Advanced Nursing Research

Medical Websites

• American Medical Association - contains information for medical professionals such as health care advocacy, professional standards, and medical school information.
• Medical Biochemistry Page - online biochemistry textbook with an emphasis on clinical medicine.

Nursing Ethics and Standards

• ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses - from the American Nursing Association (ANA), the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements was revised in 2015.
• ICN Code of Ethics - the International Council of Nurses revised their Code of Ethics for Nurses in 2012.
• NSNA Code of Ethics - the Code of Ethics by the National Student Nurses' Association.

Health Disparities in the United States

• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities - documents and addresses differences in health status and risk factors among affected populations with research and targeted initiatives. 

Medications and Prescriptions

• Merck Manual - online medical library for healthcare professionals. 
• PDRHealth - explanations for safe and effective use of prescription and nonprescription drugs that are written for consumers. 
• RxList - the Internet Drug Index provides descriptions, side effects, and contraindications for drugs. 

Health Statistics

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention - the CDC aggregates statistics on topics such as life expectancy and chronic diseases in the United States. It also provides CDC initiatives, population surveys and indicators, and tools to sort data.
• Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare - answers the question, 'how are medical resources used in the United States?' Search by year, state, region, hospital, or topic. Topics include data about Medicare demographics, hospital usage, and surgical procedures that are presented in tables, charts, and maps. 
• Global Health Observatory - health statistics from the World Health Organization. You can find country data and statistics along with analyses of global, regional, and national health trends. 
• HCUPnet - the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, provides access to health statistics and information on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization.