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nursing [n.]
Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles.
International Council of Nurses
This page provides links to information and resources for units and topics covered in this subject at a range of Australian universities. It does not attempt to include all these. Be aware some units/topics have different titles in different universities, even though content may be the same or similar. Australian information is supplied wherever possible.
They are at undergraduate level and listed in alphabetical groupings for ease of access. Some information may be useful at a higher level.
In addition, there are journals, search engines, reference material and other general information where these are seen to be relevant.
Additional unit material will be included as time permits.
If you are aware of any worthwhile information which is not included, suggestions or additions are welcome and will be given every consideration.
A - F
Associations, Unions, Other Nursing Groups
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
‘A peak body to facilitate a national approach to nursing and midwifery regulation. The ANMC works with state and territory Nursing and Midwifery Regulatory Authorities in evolving standards for statutory nursing and midwifery regulation’. - Australian Nursing Federation
Home base for nurses in Australia. News, services, publications. - National league for Nursing
American. research, publications, journal, career information, Nurse Educator information, more. - Royal College of Nursing, Australia
Education, scholarships, nursing resources, news, information about the college and its chapters. - The Australian Nurse Teachers’ Society
‘Professional group, with membership representing Nurse teachers in all arenas, academic and clinical. ANTS seeks to promote professionalism in nursing practice and to raise critical issues related to teaching the discipline of nursing’. Check The Nurse Teacher Competencies here. - The College of Nursing
‘Professional body to represent, assist, educate and support nurses. Membership spans every Australian State and Territory, and 17 countries worldwide’. - The Student Nurse Forum,
American. Information, much still relevant to Australian conditions and those who travel to North America for work.
Clinical Supervision
- Clinical Governance and Clinical Supervision
Document. University of Manchester. - Clinical Supervision in Nursing
- Welcome to our Clinical Supervision in Nursing Pages
‘Our primary aim is to help promote and support the development of clinical supervision in nursing’. Resources, book store, other health links.
Databases & Information Portals
- Allnurses.com !
News, discussions, job information, health library, links in categories from Nursing Boards to Miscellaneous Resources. - Cinahl Information Systems
‘Information on selected sites of interest to nursing and allied health professionals, researchers & students and others. Information for each site includes hyperlinked URLs, organisation and website descriptions’. - Hardin Meta Directory - Nursing
Links in large, medium and small listings, other areas. - Hodges Health Career - Care Domains
‘Investigate this web site. We trust you will recognise the relevance of Brian’s work to health & social care professionals, patients, carers and other agencies. HCM has great potential as a means to capture the multicontextual nature of health care’. The Resources page has links under several headings, other resources. - Infolinks : Nursing
By subject, related areas, more. - Martindale’s Virtual Nursing Centre
Links for aspects of nursing. Journals, courses, teaching modules, more. - Health Central
Search Engine, journals, texts, simulations, interactive learning cases, quizzes, Ask an Expert. All after Free Registration. - Intute, Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health
Alphabetical listing, Search Engine, MedHist, BioEthics Web, tutorials, blog, PSCI-com. - Nurse.com : Where Nurses Always Come First
News, resources. - Nursing Careers Allied Health
‘Feature[s] courses, education and employment opportunities from hundreds of universities, teaching hospitals, as well as private and public facilities Australia wide’. - Nursing Education Resources
Fairly good collection. The most valuable may be The Insider’s Guide to Your First Year n Nursing. This has a range of PDF douments on various topics. - Nursing Portal - Nursing Links
‘Sites that are easy to navigate, quick to download and contain updated relevant information. Best sites will get the most prominent exposure’. - Nursing Reference Centre
Select by name from either Subject or Database by Name lists. ‘Offers staff nurses, nurse administrators, nursing students, nurse faculty and hospital librarians the best available and most recent clinical evidence from thousands of full-text documents’. Free Trial available.
- Nursing Resources
Links, journals, guides, tools, reference materials, web resources, documents. - Nursing Resources on The Web
Links listed in a range of directories. Quite extensive. - Nursing Sites on the World Wide Web
- Nursing Standard
‘Professional home for nurses on the net’. News, courses, links, journals, professional development, searchable archive, information for students, jobs, careers. - RCNA Links
Links including government sites, healthcare organisations, nursing organisations, registration boards, employment sites, more. - Real Nurse - Resources
Directories on topics from humour to resources. - References for Medical Notes
Fee-based and Free material through links under specific headings. - ResourceNurse.Com
Professional forum, continuing education information, career centre, reference centre, books, live programs, nursing leadership, links. - Selected Nursing Websites
Health Sciences Library, UB Libraries. ‘Links lead to other pages with more extensive listings. - Virtual Nurse : Online Nursing Portal
5 000+ links to all matters nursing.
Emergency Medical & Nursing Information
- eMedicine Journal - Emergency Medicine
Topics include Allergy & Immunology, Infectious Diseases, 27 other areas. - Emergency Nursing World !
Articles, links, recent topics, clinical research, book reviews, other links.
Ethics & Ethical Information
- Ethical Issues
National Health and Medical Research Council. Ethical issues, how to handle them. - ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses
International Council of Nurses. For other language versions visit the Code of Ethics for Nurses page.
G - L
General Sites
- Bringing Nurses Back into the Workforce
All information required, including information on bonuses. Download an Application Form or other material available. - Health Topics
From Webhealth. A multitude of areas in directories. - Impacted Nurse
Unauthorised. However, a valuable place to have a bitch about something when there is nowhere else. - NursePortal.net
Nearly 900 links related to nursing, especially in the US. Everything covered including education, boards, nursing homepages, blogs, jobs, specialty positions, more. - Nursing Assistant Guides
‘The [site’s] goal is to give prospective students easy access to the best information available on Nursing degree programs. Tt offers an extensive campus listing of schools offering Nursing degrees as well as helpful career information’. US-based. - Nursing Books
Elsevier Health. Published and forthcoming titles. Check Online Resources and other links from the menu at the bottom. - Nursing Careers, Occupations, and Nurse Employment Descriptions
While US based, ‘the following list includes the most popular and growing career fields in nursing as well as nursing specialities’. Extensive information. -
Nursing Degrees
Covers information about Nursing, Nursing Schools & Degrees, Nursing Career Advice, Certification and Tests and Getting a Nursing Job. While a number of aspects are peculiarly American, other areas could prove interesting and of value. - Nursing Resources
Annotated links to these from Medi-Smart which also has information for student nurses, career information, Ask a Nurse and more. - The Nursing Page
Links grouped under headings including Nursing and Health, Journals, Publications and Databases, Organizations, etc.. - Play Therapy
Pages on the basics, then links to other sources.
Journals, Articles & Reports
- Advances in Nursing Science
Online journal, Fee-based - British Journal of Nursing
Abstracts, tables of contents, some articles. - Evidence-Based Medicine
Annotated links and PDF documents recommended by the University of Adelaide. - Graduate Research Online Journals
Access Graduate Research in Nursing and Research for Nursing Practice here. - International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing Research
- Journal of Gerontological Nursing
‘Forum for all aspects of gerontological nursing with original clinical articles and the latest research. Continuing Education Quiz, special sections on geropsychiatry, legal issues, book reviews, and product focus categories provide a total guide to the field in a full-colour magazine format’. - National Review of Nursing Education 2002
Our Duty of Care. Available online and as a PDF document. - Nursing Journal Contents
University of Adelaide. Links to journals and PubMed subject Bibliographies. - Nursing Review
Online version of print magazine. View a Free Sample. Fee-based. - The Changing Image of Australian Nursing
Article. Jacqueline Bloomfield. This source is Fee-based. - The Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice
Online journal, current issue, archival copies. Abstracts/full-text articles from all. - The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing
‘Free, peer-reviewed, international, online publication that addresses pertinent topics affecting nursing practice, research, education and the wider health care sector’. - The Patient Profession, Time
for Action
Parliament of Australia Senate Committee, Inquiry into Nursing. Copy in either Word or PDF. Broken into chapter and Appendix sections.
M - R
Nursing News
- 100 Best Sources for Nursing News
While US based it covers a wide range of areas from nursing through drug information and careers. - NursePoint: News - Australian & International Nursing & Health News
From Elsevier Australia. - Nursing News [Nurse In Australia]
Nursing Theory
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Nursing Theories
Use the drop down menu in the centre of the page to select the theory information you are seeking. - Nursing Theory
Various nursing theorists, more links. - Nursing Theory Page
University of San Diego. Nursing theories, links to Literature Search Tips, resources, teaching tools, other theory sites.
Nursing Overseas
For other links, check Working Overseas, especially the section dealing specifically with medical employment.
- Aya Healthcare
‘Committed to help you find the best travel nursing jobs, per diem nursing jobs and permanent nursing jobs across the USA’.
Previously known as Access Nurses. - MedStaff Travel Nursing
‘Placing travel nurses and healthcare professionals across the USA, offering the best travel nursing jobs’. - Nurse-Jobs.US
Positions in all American states. Requires Registration, but this appears to be Free.
Research in Nursing & Related Fields
- Best Practice in Allied Health
Joanna Briggs Institute. ‘A collaborative approach to the evaluation of evidence derived from a diverse range of sources, including experience, expertise and all forms of rigorous research and the translation, transfer and utilisation of the best available evidence into health care practice. Has grown steadily to include state collaborating centres within Australia, as well as Hong Kong, New Zealand, United States, Scotland, China, South Africa, Spain, Canada, Thailand and England’. - International Paediatric Nursing Research Network
‘Initiative to promote quality health care for children and their families’. - N3ET
National Nursing & Nursing Education Taskforce. ‘The N3ET website was integral to the Taskforce’s commitment to inform and consult with key stakeholders, the general public, the nursing and midwifery professions and the education community during its operation from 2004 - 2006. Information and publications on the N3ET website leave a solid foundation for the nursing and midwifery workforce’. - The National Institute of Nursing Research
‘Supports clinical and basic research to establish a scientific basis for the care of individuals across the life span, from management of patients during illness and recovery to the reduction of risks for disease and disability’. - Nursing Humour
‘Websites created by nurses and others in order to bring an element of levity to the nursing profession. Since nursing can be a highly stressful job, why not take the time to unwind with a good laugh’. - Nursing & Nursing Research
Annotated links to information. HardinMD site. - Royal Windsor Society for Nursing Research
Online workshops, research information, more. ‘Nurses Enhancing Nursing Research at the Global Level Through Internet Technology’.
S - Z
State & Territory [Australian] Information
- Ausmed Nursing Conferences and Education
‘Nurses looking for professional development and education opportunities will find the wide variety of Australian conferences, textbooks and online resources of immense value’. - Australian Nursing Education Links
24 education centres for nursing in Australia. Specific links for each. - Health New South Wales
Provides information about nursing matters from scholarships to Midwifery, Aboriginal Nursing, more. - Nurse Practitioners
Australian College of Nurse Practitioners page. N3ET Position Statement Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Practice Guidelines The role in states can be seen from these Victorian and West Australian sites. - Registering as a Nurse in Australia
Example from Western Australia, providing information for overseas nurses and links to other information.
Registration
Link to the National Body that now registers nurses in Australia. This took place as of 1 July 2010.
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
AHPRA is the new national body covering this area. The Nursing and Midwifery Board is one of thye National Boards whis is part of this. - Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
‘The functions of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia include : registering nursing and midwifery practitioners and students; developing standards, codes and guidelines for the nursing and midwifery profession; handling notifications, complaints, investigations and disciplinary hearings; assessing overseas trained practitioners who wish to practise in Australia; approving accreditation standards and accredited courses of study’. Some relevant pages on the site include :
- Accreditation
‘Accrediting education providers and programs of study for the nursing and midwifery profession’. - FAQs and Fact Sheets
- Forms
Includes Registration Forms. All are PDF documents. - Internationally Qualified Nurses and
Midwives
Downloadable document included. - Registration Transition
- Nursing and Midwifery Board, NT
Still contains information about training and employment.
- Study Nursing Online Australia
Complete online study via Charles Sturt or Curtin Universities. - Territory Nurses & Midwives
Careers, professional development, vacancies, information about living and working in the Northern Territory.
Tutorials
- ABG Tutorial
Free if not being done for credit. - Cyberanatomy Tutorials
22 tutorials from neck lumps to a knee examination. University of Newcastle, UK. - ECG Learning Centre in Cyberspace
Tutorial, test, feedback, more. - Headstart in Biology
‘A Free internet course in Biology for Biology and Nursing Students. It assumes you are not familiar with biology, nor for that matter, with science. All we ask is that you answer a few simple questions to register as a user of the course. It is composed of five BioGalleries and a BioViews section’. - Health and Medical Basics, Tutorials and Nursing
Links to tutorials covering First Aid to DNA, Blood & Cells to Medical Technology. - Human Anatomy and Physiology
An Online Examination. ‘Visually Learn About the Human Body Using Our Interactive Flash Animations’. All systems covered. - Medical Self-Study Tools
Access tutorials, downloadable tools. - Nursecom
‘Empowering nurses through continuing education’. Tutorials, links to skill development, an ECG Simulator, other nursing and medical sites, educational technology. - NursingCentre
‘More than 700 continuing education activities and thousands of clinical articles from 50 leading nursing journals published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins’. - Nursing Informatics Competencies
A work in progress, but to include more customized tutorials for nurses. - Nursing Tutorials
22 annotated links to tutorials. - Pharmacology Maths
‘To Navigate through this site, click on the Go Figure or Back buttons’. Find other tutorials on this Second Page, while you can also find extensive assistance at the Pharmacology Maths for the Practical Nurse page. - RNstudents.com : Nursing Resources
Annotated links to tutorials and demonstration on Nursing Anatomy. - School of Nursing Tutorials
4 tutorials consisting of quizzes with associated help as required. - Tutorials and On-Line Learning
Annotated links to sites containing both tutorials and online learning.