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American Nurses Association (ANA)
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the premier organization representing the interests of the nation's 4 million registered nurses. ANA exists to advance the nursing profession by: Fostering high standards of nursing practice; Promoting a safe and ethical work environment; Bolstering the health and wellness of nurses; and Advocating on health care issues that affect nurses and the public.
ANA Scope and Standards of Practice
This page from the ANA website defines the scope of practice for nurses and provides resources to support standards of practice.
AACN Essentials
The AACN Essentials outline the necessary curriculum content and expected competencies of graduates from baccalaureate, master’s, and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs.
TeamSTEPPS Pocket Guide
Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (STEPPS) is an evidence-based framework to optimize healthcare team performance.
Congress.gov
Search current legislative activities from current and past Congresses.
Additional Websites
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
The CDC is the nation’s health protection agency. Its mission is to save lives and protect people from health threats. The CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects the nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.
Mayo Clinic - Nursing Research Division
Mayo Clinic nurse scientists engage in clinical research to improve the health of patients and their caregivers across the life span and to generate knowledge that supports processes to deliver optimal health care.
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
The mission of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) is to promote and improve the health of individuals, families, and communities. To achieve this mission, NINR supports and conducts clinical and basic research and research training on health and illness, research that spans and integrates the behavioral and biological sciences, and that develops the scientific basis for clinical practice.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
NIH Library
The NIH Library is an open stacks biomedical research library, whose collection and services are developed to support the programs of the National Institutes of Health and selected U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agencies. The NIH Library provides access to over 14,000 electronic journals, 150,000 eBooks, and over 50 databases. The NIH Library provides services in 3D printing, bibliometrics, bioinformatics, custom information solutions, data management & analysis, document delivery, editing, emerging technologies, reference questions and literature searching, specialized librarians, systematic reviews, training, and translations.
Trip - Clinical Search Engine
Trip is a clinical search engine designed to allow users to quickly and easily find and use high-quality research evidence to support their practice and/or care.
