Health and Medicine

The following are a selection of useful web sites for the fields of Nursing, Dental Assistants, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Radiography, Respitory Care, and Patient Care.

Nursing

Virtual Hospital

http://www.hv.org/welcome/aboutus/index.html

A digital health sciences library to help meet the information needs of health care providers and patients.

Nursing Standard

http://www.nursing-standard.co.uk/

Professional home for nurses on the net, providing research papers and articles from the Nursing Standard Journal published by RCN Publishing.

Nursing World

http://www.nursingworld.org/

The official website for American Nurses Association.  Brings you the world of nursing at your fingertips.

National Institute of Nursing Research

http://ninr.nih.gov/ninr

Nursing Job and Salary Information

http://www.Nursing-Jobs.com

Dental Assistants

American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA)

To advance the careers of dental assistants and to promote the dental assisting profession in matters of education, legislation, credentialing and professional activities which enhance the delivery of quality dental health care to the public.

http://www.dentalassistant.org/

Dental Assisting National Board (DANB)

The Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. (DANB) is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to promote the public good by providing credentialing services to the dental community.

http://www.danb.org/

Dental Assistant Jobs

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http://www.dentalassistantjobs.com

Nutrition

The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) is located at the National Agricultural Library (NAL), part of the US Department of Agriculture. FNIC's web site provides a directory to credible, accurate, and practical resources for consumers, nutrition and health professionals, educators and government personnel.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/

Nutrition.gov

This is a brand new website and is still in the testing phase.  Keep your eye out for this new site.

http://www.nutrition.gov/

American Society for Nutritional Sciences

http://www.nutrition.org

Includes archives from the Journal of Nutrition.

Nutrition Navigator

http://navigator.tufts.edu/

A rating guide to Nutrition Websites.

Physical Therapy

American Physical Therapy Association

http://www.apta.org/

The goal of the American Physical Therapy Association is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education.

Journal of American Physical Therapy Association

http://www.ptjournal.org/

The Journal of American Physical Therapy Association is the official publication of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and is an international, scholarly, peer-reviewed journal.

Radiography

Digital Radiography

Site for use primarily for educational purposes in the medical imaging field. 

http://www.life.rmit.eduau/mrs/DigitalRadiography/

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

US Dept. of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Excellent resource for information about the Radiography Field, job opportunities and the training required.

http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos105.htm

Respiratory Care

AARC- American Association for Respiratory Care.  A professional membership association for respiratory care professionals, Respiratory Care and all allied health specialists interested in cardio pulmonary care

http://www.aarc.org/

NBRC- National Board for Respiratory Care evaluates professional competence of respiratory therapist.

http://www.nbrc.org/

Patient Care

Patient Care helps physicians provide effective and efficient care for their patients. Articles focus on practical issues in clinical care.

http://www.paitentcareonline.com/be_core/p/index.jsp