Nursing Resources

The Internet offers a vast assortment of resources that can help nurses and nursing students keep up to date with happenings in the nursing profession, stay on top of current healthcare issues and interact with peers. The links below offer access to a wealth of materials and references from the leading nursing organizations, associations and publishers.

General Online Nursing Resources

• AllNurses.com
• American Association of Critical Care Nurses
• American Nurses Association
• American Nurses Association's Bill of Rights for Registered Nurses
• American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics
• Futures In Nursing The Futures In Nursing Web site is for Pennsylvania Students. You will find important education, student aid and career information related to nursing, in addition to various certificate and degree programs available to help you reach your goals. Also included is a Career Specialization section to help make you aware of the career options available and help you "fine-tune" your nursing career to match your individual interests and skills. 
• MastersinNursing.com Guide to accredited Colleges offering a Master of Nursing Degree. MastersinNursing.com was built because prospective students often have questions about the various Masters Degrees offered in Nursing. Existing lists on the Internet were not comprehensive or easy to find, and many sites had outdated information and links. This site is updated and changed on a consistent basis with information garnered from Nursing Professors and Schools in the United States. It is a one-page alphabetical site that is very easy to read and use. It lists every accredited school that offers a masters degree in nursing, as well as a short description for each school to help guide future students in their search.
• National League for Nursing
• National Student Nurses Association
• Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow
• NursingCenter.com
• RN to BSN Programs:  This site lists 590+ RN to BSN degree programs (searchable).
• Masters in Nursing Programs: This site lists lists over 2,000 Masters in Nursing programs (searchable).
• Student Nurses Association of Pennsylvania

Nursing Research

• Academic Center for Evidence Based Nursing (ACE)
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (CEBM) How tos for every step in EBP process.
• Centre for Health Evidence Users guide for EBP from JAMA. How to critique and use different types of evidence articles.
• CINAHL
• The Cochran Foundation
• National Guideline Clearinghouse
• National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health
• Virginia Henderson Library