Medical Dictionary - "This online medical dictionary is the medical reference for MedicineNet.com, containing easy-to-understand explanations of over 16,000 medical terms. This online medical dictionary provides quick access to hard-to-spell and often misspelled medical definitions through an extensive alphabetical listing."
Link to the Nursing database guide, including Pharmaceuticals.
Harcum College, Library, Nursing Resources - an all-inclusive site that covers many topics relating to nurses and nursing students. Take time to scroll through this site.
The Internet Public Library, Health & Medical Sciences - covers all aspects of human and animal health and medicine.
Links to Nursing Care Plans, Care Planning Software and Case Studies
The Nursing Theory Page - Hahn School of Nursing & Allied Health (U of San Diego) - “The Nursing Theory Page is a collaborative effort by an international group interested in developing a collection of resources about nursing theories throughout the world. The project began on 21 May 96 and will always be a work in progress. The Nursing Theory Page simply links pages built and maintained by others who have knowledge about a theory.”
RNCentral: Care Plan Corner - "Are you a student in need of some ideas for your care plans? Are you required to use standardized care plans at work and need some ideas? If you answered yes then this is the place for you! These are only suggested, pre-defined care plans. You may copy, save, print and modify them any way you wish." At the bottom there is a blank plan to use to create your own.
The Student Nurse Information Center - "dedicated to providing nursing students with some helpful information and links to other resources on the Internet."
Writing Your Paper
Use the Researching, Evaluating, Citing(APA), Writing, and Check Form links located under the Subject Guides link on the left. There you will find:
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Notes and tips on researching
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Guides to evaluating Internet websites as well as articles
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Tips for content, structure and grammar
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A number of citing links in various formats with plenty of examples. (Note: If you do not cite the research/articles you used to write your paper, you will be plagiarizing.)
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A checklist link for questions to ask yourself concerning the structure and content of your paper after you have finished writing it. Remember to also make use of the Writing Center located in the R building, in the Academic Support Center.