Respiratory Nursing Society

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Respiratory Nursing Chat/Forum Site **NEW**

Attention RNS members! RNS has joined the Nurse Arena chat forum so that we can have access to information dealing with the care of respiratory patients. This site is funded by Altana Pharma and it will be moderated by myself. It's a members only forum so you don't have to worry about spammers or any unsolicited information being posted. Go to http://www.nursearena.net and click on the "sign up" button. After entering your information select "Respiratory Nursing Society" as your affiliation. Once I verify your status then you will have the opportunity to network with other respiratory care professionals from around the world. Please feel free to email me with any questions. Can't wait to see you there.

Casey Norris - Pulmonary Clinical Nurse Specialist, and President Elect of RNS Board.

American Lung Association

To access the American Lung Association WEB Site go to: www.lungusa.org

American Thoracic Society

To access the American Thoracic Society WEB Site go to: www.thoracic.org

American Assocation of Respiratory Care

Go to: www.aarc.org

Health Directory, Healthy Living

To access Health Directory, Healthy Living Information go to: www.HealthBegin.com

Respiratory Care Journal

Go to: www.rcjournal.com

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Publish Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation. Excellent annual educational conference
Go to: www.aacvpr.org

FOCUS on Respiratory Care

Go to: www.foocus.com This is a group that publishes a journal intended in particular for respiratory care managers.

American College of Chest Physicians

Go to: www.chestnet.org

Alpha 1 Association

Go to: www.alpha1.org

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Go to: www.cff.org

National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute

To access the NHBLI WEB site go to: nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/index.htm

Asthma Guidelines from Expert Panel Report II are located here.

Emphysema Foundation

Emphysema Foundation WEB site is: www.emphysemafoundation.org

Asthma Organizations and Information

Allergy & Asthma Network (mothers) go to: www.aanma.org
Asthma & Allergy Foundation, go to: www.aafa.org
Asthma Information from University of Chicago, go to: asthma.bsd.uchicago.edu/
AMA Asthma Information, go to: www.ama-assn.org/special/asthma/treatmnt/treatmnt.htm

Pulmonary Patient Support/Education Sites

Pulmonary Paper is a WEB site for people with COPD. Pulmonary Paper is also published as a 12 page bimonthly newsletter. To access site go to: www.pulmonarypaper.org
COPD Support www.copd-support.com/
Pulmonary Education & Research Foundation also has a patient publication. www.perf2ndwind.org/index.html
2nd Wind Lung Transplant/Lung Reduction Association www.2ndwind.org
The Breathing Space, go to: www.combivent.com
COPD Support Group/Forum, go to: www.egroups.com/list/copd/info.html
Chesire Chronic Lung Disease Info, go to: www.cheshire-med.com/programs/pulrehab/rehinfo.html
Medlineplus, see under Disease and Drug information
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization www.caringinfo.org

Care.com

Care.com is a premiere source of trustworthy care options for every family member, from elderly parents to children, and even pets. Care.com's Senior Care Directory provides a comprehensive listing of resources by state in seven categories: health care, housing resources, transportation resources, home care, end-of-life care, legal resources, and financial planning and management. In addition to the Senior Care Directory. Care.com also provides access to caregiver listings as well as articles and advice for seniors, their families, and their caregivers.

American Association of Critical Care Nurses

www.aacn.org

National Jewish Center

www.njc.org

Nursing WEB Sites

These sites come from nursing journals and other sources. They have many resources for nurses including specialty nursing organization lists, books, journals, nursing news, etc

Pharmacology WEB Sites

Pharminfo Net (drug info including treatment guidelines and disease info) www.pharminfo.com
Drug Formulary (drug prices) www.intmed.edu/drug/html
RxList (lists of most common prescribed drugs in U.S.) www.rxlist.com
Pharm WEB www.pharmweb.net
Drug Info www.druginfonet.com
FDA Drug Information www.fda.gov/cder/drug/defautl.htm
Medlineplus www.medlineplus.gov
Clinical Pharmacology 2000 cp.gsm.com

Disease and Drug Information WEB Sites

Medscape www.medscape.com
Medmatrix www.medmatrix.org
Mediconsult www.mediconsult.com
WEB MD www.webmd.com
Merck www.merck.com
Centers for Disease Control cdc.gov/
WebPath (awesome pathology slides) www.medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html
National Guidelines Clearinghouse www.guideline.gov/index.asp
Medlineplus (more consumer based) www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

End of Life Care WEB Sites

Palliative Care Nursing (Nursing Leadership Academy for End-of-Life Care www.palliativecarenursing.net
Stop Pain (this WEB site includes pathways, flowsheets, resources, and quality improvement) www.stoppain.org
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) www.aahpm.org
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization www.NHPCO.org
Hospice Foundation of America www.hospicefoundation.org
The Association for Death Education and Counseling www.adec.org
Alabamians for Better Care at Life's End www.abcle.org
California Coalition for Compassionate Care www.finalchoices.calhealth.org
Connecticut Coalition to Improve End-of-Life www.canpfa.org/endoflife/index.htm
District of Columbia Partnership to Improve End-of-Life Care www.dcha.org/eol.htm
Kokua Mau www.Kokua-mau.org
Improving end of Life Care in Iowa www.public-health.uiowa.edu/endoflife/
Living Initiatives for End-of-Life Care www.lifeproject.org
Journey's End-A Kentucky Partnership of Quality End of Life Care www.journeysendky.org
Maine Consortium for Palliative Care and Hospice www.mcpch.org
Nevada Center for Bioethics www.unr.edu/ncehp
New Hampshire Partnership for End-of-Life care www.fhconline.org
North Carolina Coalition on End-of-Life Care www.carolinasendoflifecare.org
Matters of Life and Death Project-North Dakota www.ndmed.com
Improving Quality of Care for our Most vulnerable Population www.chcr.brown.edu/commstate/homepagewithframes.htm
Partnership to Improve End-of-Life Care in Utah www.carefordying.org
The West Virginia Initiative to Improve end of life care www.wvinitiative.org
Community-State Partnerships to Improve End-of-Life Care www.midbio.org
Book on Deathcare mancstra.tec.nh.us/deathcare/

Library Search

Medline (free literature search) medical, nursing, other professional healthcare journal article searches.

www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/freemedl.html

Book Companies

Mosby, go to: www.mosby.com
Saunders, go to: www.harcourt-international.com
Lippincott/William Wilkins, go to: www.wwilkins.com
F. A. Davis, go to: www.fadavis.com
Sage, go to: www.sagepub.com
Springer Publishing Company, go to: www.springerpub.com/prod.aspx?prod_is=44446