Nursing Topics Canterbury Medical Library

Canterbury Medical Library is in the process of developing this Hot Topic. The list below provides links to the websites of some of the key organisations involved with nursing.

Nursing Guidelines & evidence-based practice

• The Joanna Briggs Institute
• Registered Nurses of Ontario, Canada

Professional organisations

• Midwifery Council of NZ
• Te Kaunihera o Nga Neehi Maori o Aotearoa | National Council of Maori Nurses
• New Zealand Nurses Organisation
• New Zealand Nursing Council

Reliable patient advice web sites that you can recommend with confidence

• Kids Health
• MedlinePlus (USA)
• National Institute on Aging
• Organ donation
• Patient UK
• Skin conditions

Other useful sites

• General NZ statistics
• NZ Ministry of Health
• NZ Health statistics
• Nursing Dissertations from various NZ universities– many are available free online
• Prescribing information – datasheets for medicines in NZ

Tools for assessing the quality of internet sites

• Discern
• JBI checklists
• CASP checklists
• CRAAP Test