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www.nih.gov/ninr
Web site of the National Institute for Nursing Research. A first
stop for planning nursing research projects. CRISP, an online database
of federally funded biomedical research projects, allows users to
see where the money has already been allocated. Lists of funding
programs are also available. Users can also access the National
Library of Medicine's PubMed and Medline Plus databases for electronic
literature searches. For the novice researcher, there is an online
research training program.
www.ahcpr.gov
Web site of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The
State and Local Policymakers Liaison program provides resources
to assist in educating legislators about healthcare issues. Research
topics and Fact Sheets include material that would be helpful in
educating both consumers and legislators about particular health
issues that have been well researched. Need data to explain the
scope of persons affected with a particular health problem? The
HCUPnet and MEPS tabs provide access to statistics about hospital
utilization (searchable by diagnosis or procedure) and medical expenditures.
www.archives.gov
Web site of the United States National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). Want to read the Federal Register from the comfort of your
own home? This is site. Users can also access all of the historical
records of Congress, so that you can trace the progress (or death)
of a particular piece of legislation. There is also a section on
grant funding available that might be of value to WOC/ET nurses
interested in beginning to catalog and archive the important records
of our specialty.
www.cdc.gov/nchs
Site of the Center for Disease Control's National Center for Health
Statistics. This is a comprehensive source of data from large national
surveys suitable for secondary data analysis. Of particular interest
to WOC/ET nurses will be data regarding insurance coverage among
persons under age 65, as we work to advocate on behalf of persons
with need for medical supplies. Preliminary data from Healthy People
2010 will also be found here, so WOC/ET nurses can follow progress
on the Pressure Ulcer goal.
www.talkingquality.gov
Web site of the Work Group on Consumer Health Care Information.
This is a very helpful site in preparing data presentations for
UOA, civic or other lay groups. Site guides users through the process
of preparing to present information in a way that might help consumers
understand it, and motivate them to work for legislative action.
www.surgenongeneral.gov/sgoffice.htm
Web site of the Office of the Surgeon General of the United States.
Links to the United States Public Health Service, Healthy People
2010, and Healthfinder, a consumer information site are here. The
News and Public Affairs section of the site provides access to press
releases and talk papers that are excellent public policy resources.
There is also a section on the Office for Human Research Protections
that will be of interest to all WOC/ET nurses conducting or assisting
in research activities.
www.guideline.gov
Web site for the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC), a public
resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is
sponsored jointly by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
the American Medical Association, and the American Association of
Health Plans. The absence of a nursing presence is precisely why
nurses need to be aware of these guidelines, which will undoubtedly
be used for public policy decisions that may affect patients. WOC/ET
nurses who have been in practice for a few years can recall the
use of "science" to justify non-payment for behavioral interventions
for urinary incontinence. Users can subscribe to a weekly e-mail
update service. There is a section with evidence reports, which
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www.mchlibrary.info/alert/archives.html
This is the legislative alert archives section of the Maternal and
Child Health virtual library, a project of Georgetown University's
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. This
site will be of particular interest to WOC/ET nurses who practice
in primarily pediatric settings.
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