Internet Resources For Nurses

Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, is Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, where she was Dean from 1982 through 1997. She is also Professor, Department of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. In 1990, Dr. Fitzpatrick received an honorary doctorate, Doctor of Humane Letters, from her alma mater, Georgetown University. In 2011 she received an honorary doctorate, Doctor of Humane Letters, from the Frontier University of Nursing. She has received numerous honors and awards; she was elected a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in 1981 and a Fellow in the National Academies of Practice in 1996. She received the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award 18 times. Dr. Fitzpatrick is widely published in nursing and health care literature with over 300 publications. She served as co-editor of the Annual Review of Nursing Research series, vols. 1-26; she edits the journals Applied Nursing Research, Archives in Psychiatric Nursing, and Nursing Education Perspectives, the official journal of the National League for Nursing. She edited three editions of the classic Encyclopedia of Nursing Research (ENR), and a series of nursing research digestsKristen S. Montgomery, PhD, RNC, IBCLC, is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing.

• Introduction Guidelines for Browsing the Internet, Carol A. Romano, Patricia Hinegardener, and Cynthia R. Phyillaier Part I: Professional Topics Professional Nursing Organizations, Bette K. Idemoto Nursing Administration, Patricia Hinton Walker Managed Care and Case Management, Erin V. Messett Evidence-Based Practice, Jane H. Barnsteiner and Deborah M. Joers Culturally Competent Care, Antonia M. Villarruel Nursing Informatics, Sarah Farrell and David A. Connor Nursing Education, Kristen S. Montgomery and Laree J. Schoolmeesters Returning to School: Graduate School Resources, Maria Donovan Fitzpatrick and Joyce J. Fitzpatrick Government Resources, Trudy Johnson Health Policy, Stephen J. Cavanaugh and Barbara K. Redman Leadership, Sheila C. Grossman Nursing Outcomes, Gail L. Ingersoll Research and Grant Resources, Kristen S. Montgomery Nursing Theory, Lucinda Farina and Joyce J. Fitzpatrick Nursing Classification Systems, Erin V. Messett Careers in Nursing, Jeanne M. Novotny Nursing Job Sites, Dara B. Walls Writing Resources, Kristen S. Montgomery Fundraising, Joyce J. Fitzpatrick Economics and Financing of Health Care, Patricia W. Stone and Christine R. Curran International Nursing Resources, Kristen S. Montgomery Online Journals, Jean W. Lange Nursing Publishing Companies, Eileen R. O’Shea Part II: Clinical Topics General Health Care Resources, Joan Fleitas Consumer Health Resources, Carol A. Romano, Patricia G. Hinegardner, and Cynthia R. Phyillaier Pharmaceutical Resources, Doris Troth Lippman Physical Assessment, Suzanne Hetzel Campbell Clinical Decision Making, Tener Goodwin Veenema Infants, Children, and Adolescents, Kristen S. Montgomery Women's Health, Kristen S. Montgomery Older Adults, Meredith Wallace and Kathleen Perfetto Nutrition, Kristen S. Montgomery Pain, Laree J. Schoolmeesters Mental Health, Patricia A. Wilke Critical Care, Laree J. Schoolmeesters Emergency Care, Tener Goodwin Veenema Community Health, Mary K. Bailey Advanced Practice, Emily E. Drake Primary Care, Jennifer Okonsky Palliative Care, Joan T. Panke Diabetes, Jenifer Lasman Heart Disease, Paulette Espina-Gabriel and Hussein Tahan Vascular Disease, Hussein Tahan and Paulette Espina-Gabriel Respiratory Care, Georgia L. Narsavage Genetics, Felissa R. Lashley HIV/AIDS, Carl A. Kirton and Joseph P. Colagreco Cancer, Trudy Johnson and Francoise Juste Maternity, Kristen S. Montgomery Breastfeeding, Kristen S. Montgomery Complementary and Alternative Therapies, Kristen A. Guadalupe Disaster Preparedness, Tener Goodwin Veenema Bioterrorism, Tener Goodwin Veenema Part III: Evaluation Information Web Sites with Evaluation Guidelines, Gail L. Ingersoll Appendix: Alphabetical Index of Web Sites