Nursing Research/Theory
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. Information from AHRQ's research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
The mission of this agency is to support research designed to improve the outcomes and quality of health care, reduce its costs, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to effective services. Content:
Cochrane Library (Evidence Based Research)
The Cochrane Library is updated quarterly and includes reliable and up-to-date information on the effectiveness of interventions that include drugs, therapies, diagnosis, screening, the organization of healthcare and health promotion. It provides information and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care. It consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine databases, including:
- the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Cochrane Reviews)
- Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
- The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL)
- The Cochrane Database of Methodology Reviews (Methodology Reviews)
- Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA)
- NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED)
- Cochrane Methodology Register
For more detailed information about the Cochrane Library click this link Cochrane.
Community of Science
Community of Science (COS)is the leading Internet site for the global R&D community. COS brings together the world's most prominent scientists and researchers at more than 1,300 universities, corporations and government agencies worldwide. Click on image above to go to COS.
Some services and databases provided include a
- Funding Opportunities database,- the largest source of grant information on the Web
- Community of Science Alert Service which lists research funding and R&D procurement opportunities from the Commerce Business Daily and The Federal Register,
- an Expertise Database, which provides comprehensive, detailed information about the research expertise, background, skills, interests, and contact information of researchers from around the world
EndNote Tutorial
EndNote software is designed to help researchers organize their references and create bibliographies. It is available on all Learning Center computers. Click on the link above in order to learn more about EndNote and find out about classes that the UT Library teaches.
Evidence-Based Medicine Introduction
This tutorial is intended for any health care practitioner or student who needs a basic introduction to the principles of Evidence-Based Medicine. Upon completion of this self-paced tutorial, the student will be able to:
- define Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)
- identify the parts of a well-built clinical question
- identify EBM searching strategies that could improve MEDLINE retrieval
- identify key issues that help determine the validity of the results of a study
The tutorial was designed by the Duke University Medical Center Library and the Health Sciences Library, UNC-Chapel Hill.
Evidence Based Practice Resource Center
The primary intent of the Evidence-Based Practice Resource Center is to provide nurses a guide to identify, critically appraise and use evidence to solve clinical problems. It also can assist nurses, especially advanced practice nurses, who are helping others in developing evidence-based practice protocols.
This site includes:
- Definitions of best medicine, evidence based medicine and evidence based practice; origins of EBM
- Process Model
- Problem Identification
- Evidence Search
- Critique
- Synthesis
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Resources on the internet
- Integrated Reviews of research relevant to oncology
This site was developed by the Oncology Nursing Society.
Human Subjects Tutorial
This free, web-based course presents information about the rights and welfare of human participants in research. The two-hour tutorial is designed for those involved in conducting research involving human participants. It satisfies the NIH human subjects training requirement for obtaining Federal Funds. You will have the option of printing a certificate of completion from your computer upon completing the course.
International Council of Nurses (ICN)
The International Council of Nurses is a federation of national nurses' associations (NNAs), representing nurses in more than 120 countries. Operated by nurses for nurses, ICN works to ensure quality nursing care for all, sound health policies globally, the advancement of nursing knowledge, and the presence worldwide of a respected nursing profession and a competent and satisfied nursing workforce.
ICN Research Network
What Will the Network Do?
The network will be an evolving and continually updated forum and a resource that will:
- identify trends in nursing/health research,
- provide opportunities for exchange of research knowledge and experience,
- promote ICN's and others' work in research, and
- organise meetings and conferences.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 17,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, JCAHO is the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care. Since 1951, JCAHO has developed state-of-the-art, professionally based standards and evaluated the compliance of health care organizations against these benchmarks.
Learning Center Audiovisual Listing for Nursing Research
Click above for a listing of videotapes, cds and other media available at the Nursing School Learning Center that deal with nursing research and theory. Some programs include Nurse Theorists CD Series, Nursing Theory - A Circle of Knowledge, Protecting Human Subjects, Research Training - Preparing Nurse Scientists.
Medscape
Medscape provides professional information for the nursing and medical professional. Must register with name and password. There is no cost.
Some of Medscape's key features include:
- Nurse Specialty Pages
- Continuing Education, free of charge, approved by ANCC
- Conference Coverage
- Daily professional medical/nursing news in your specialty
- Free subscription to Medscape's newsletters, weekly email newsletters that highlight what's new in your specialty on Medscape
- Nursing Journal Scan
- Professional medical news from Reuters, Medscape Medical News, and medical news journal publishers
National Guideline Clearinghouse
Offers access to over 600 evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on common treatments and conditions developed by medical specialty societies, professional associations, public and private organizations, government agencies and health care organizations. The database provides detailed search options along with the ability to browse by disease/condition, by treatment/intervention, or by the name of the guideline developer.
In addition, the NGC database offers a feature that allows the user to create tabular comparisons of guideline summaries. The NGC also contains syntheses of guidelines covering similar topics, noting areas of agreement and disagreement.
National Institute of Nursing Research
List of funded grants; links to schools of nursing, highlights in nsg research, legislative info.
CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) is a searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions.
The National Institute of Nursing Research supports clinical and basic research to establish a scientific basis for the care of individuals across the life span-from management of patients during illness and recovery to the reduction of risks for disease and disability, the promotion of healthy lifestyles, promoting quality of life in those with chronic illness, and care for individuals at the end of life. NINR accomplishes its mission by supporting grants to universities and other research organizations as well as by conducting research intramurally at laboratories in Bethesda, Maryland.
National Nursing Registry
The Registry of Nursing Research is an electronic research resource that contains information and abstracts from over 16,000 studies. Click on the green Search Abstracts tab. Searches can be done by (1) specific researcher (2) keyword or (3) research title (
Try doing a search for Lynn Rew. Click on the site above. In the Search box type Lynn Rew.
Nursing Theory
This page is a collaborative effort by an international group of RNs, nursing professors, and other persons interested in nursing theory. Their goal is to develop a collection of online resources about nursing theories throughout the world. The project began on May 21, 1996 and continues to be a work in progress. The Nursing Theory Page links pages built and maintained by others who have knowledge about a theory. Some of the theorists included are:
- Erickson
- Fitzpatrick
- Henderson
- King
- Leininger
- Levine
- Neuman
- Nightingale
- Orlando
- Peplau
- Roy
- Watson
- Mid Range Theories
- Nsg Models
Nursing Theory Page - Clayton State University
This page was compiled by Dr. Lisa Wright Eichelberger, a nursing professor at Clayton State University School of Nursing in Georgia. It contains "some of the most used links to information about nursing theorists on the web." Some of the theorists included are Faye Glenn Abdellah, Boykin and Schoenhofer, Corbin and Strauss, Virginia Henderson, Dorothy Johnson and others. There is also a Nursing Theory Art Gallery.
Nursing Theorist - Overview
This page was compiled by the Cardinal Stritch University Library in Wisconsin. It contains bibliographies on some leading nursing theorists.