Advanced Practice Nursing

NLNAC is responsible for the specialized accreditation of nursing education programs (Clinical Doctorate, Master’s Degree, Baccalaureate Degree, Associate Degree, Diploma, and Practical Nursing program).

Officially recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a national accreditation agency.

This website was launched January 1995 by Judy Norris, who is a retired professor of nursing at the University of Alberta in Canada. The original vision and history of the site can be found at the History of QualPage. The site has many resources about qualitative research and is regularly updated. It has a broad range of news and links so that you can find a variety of information on qualitative research. Please drop by from time to time and see what's new. I hope that you enjoy navigating Qual Page.

The mission of NINR is to promote and improve the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations. NINR supports and conducts clinical and basic research and research training on health and illness across the lifespan.

Formerly known as the Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library, this site offers free open access resource for all nurses. It is the realization of Sigma Theta Tau International’s goal to offer nurses, in all roles around the globe, online access to reliable nursing information that can be easily utilized and shared.

Eastern Nursing Research Society (ENRS) was established in 1988 as a forum for nurse researchers to promote and support regional nursing research in the Northeastern United States.

The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the world’s largest, on-going telephone health survey system, tracking health conditions and risk behaviors in the United States yearly since 1984.

Information on Nursing Theory and Nursing Theorists

A research-based tool that helps you develop and assess communication material for your intended audience.

PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to 1948. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources

Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, is the most comprehensive resource for nursing and allied health literature.

The TRIP Database began in 1997 as a result of the work of the founders (Jon Brassey and Dr Chris Price) in answering clinical questions, using the principles of evidence based medicine.

Health literacy- the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions. Anyone who needs health information and services also needs health literacy skills to:
• Find information and services
• Communicate their needs and preferences and respond to information and services

The Three A’s:
Health information should be: Accurate, Accessible, Actionable