Faculty Practice Resource Center

Links

Disclaimer

The following links were provided as sources of useful information for practicing NPs. For more useful links, visit NONPF’s links to other nursing organizations and community health links. If you would like to suggest additional sites to be included here, or to report malfunctioning links, please contact the NONPF office.

Practice & Treatment Guidelines   *   Practice Resources    *   Government Agencies  

Practice & Treatment Guidelines

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – Clinical Practice Guidelines
• CDC's DES Update
• CDC Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines
• Childhood Immunization Support Program
• DOIA – Dermatology Online Atlas
  Searchable database for dermatological conditions
• Health Services/Technology Assessment Text
  A searchable collection of large, full-text clinical practice guidelines, technology assessments and health information
• National Diabetes Education Program
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute – Clinical Guidelines
  Links to clinical guidelines on asthma, cholesterol, hypertension, COPD, and obesity.
• National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
• Multi-colored Simplified Asthma Guideline Reminder
  Simple and practical asthma management tool for asthma care providers.
• Self-study Modules on Tuberculosis

Practice Resources

• Building a Practice in Your Home Community
  Developed by Partnerships for Training, this site gives resources for setting up and running a healthcare practice.
• CMS On-line Guide to Covered Services for Medicare/Medicaid
  Specifies rules & regulations regarding coverage for allied health professionals (2150-2160)
• Glossary for Managed Care
  Judith A. Huntington, MN, RN
• Healthfinder
  A free guide to reliable consumer health and human services information, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Also available in Spanish.
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement
• National Nursing Centers Consortium
• National Quality Measures Clearinghouse
• Nine Ways to Conduct More Efficient Office Visits
  James Crosby, MD
• NP Central
• NP Central – NP Salary Survey
• QualityHealthCare.org
• QuitNet
  Online smoking cessation resource for patients, sponsored by Boston University
• Results of the 2003 National Salary Survey of Nurse Practitioners
  Jolynn Tumolo and Jill Rollet
• RxList
  Searchable online drug information.
• Sexuality Information Education Council of United States (SIECUS)
• STD Case Series
  Sponsored by the National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• The Roles of Academic Health Centers in the 21st Century: A Workshop Summary
  This IOM summary presents testimony of 17 experts on the trends and developments in health care, changing health care needs, and the implications for, and expectations of AHCs in how they carry out their roles in education, research, and patient care.
• Tips for Contracting
  American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• Tips for Making Good Pap Smears
  Ed Uthman, MD

Government Agencies

• Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Healthy People 2010
• National Center for Health Statistics
• National Diabetes Education Program
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
• National Institutes of Health
• Office of Minority Health
• Preventive Services Task Force

DISCLAIMER: Omissions to this list are not intended. Inclusion does not signify endorsement by NONPF. NONPF makes no effort to independently verify, and does not exert editorial control over, information on pages outside of this domain.