Legislative
Resources
House
of Representatives: information on members of the
House of Representatives, House Committees and legislation.
U.S.
Senate: information on members of the Senate, Senate
Committees, and legislation.
THOMAS:
bill summary, status, and text of congressional bills and public laws.
General
Accounting Office (GAO): studies and reports about
how to ensure accountability of the federal government and improve its performance.
Congressional
Budget Office (CBO): reports and analyses of congressional
budget and cost issues.
Office
of Management and Budget (OMB): information about
the President's budget proposals and management policies.
The
White House: information on Executive Branch initiatives
and policies.
Federal Agency Sites
National
Institutes of Health (NIH): information on grants
available to colleges of nursing, links to various NIH institutions, and the latest
health information.
NIH
Guide: The NIH Guide is available on
NIH's Office of Extramural Research (OER) Homepage.
National
Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): information
on extramural research programs, training opportunities, the advisory council
and The Outreach newsletter.
Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS): information
on grants available for colleges of nursing and current DHHS research.
The
Bureau of Health Professions: information on grants
available from the Division of Nursing.
Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): information
on grants available for colleges of nursing.
Department
of Education: information on projects sponsored
by DoEd and student financial assistance.
Indian
Health Service (IHS): information on grants available
for colleges of nursing, scholarships and loan repayment programs for nursing
students.
Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): information
about the agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid.
Department
of Labor: information about workforce issues and
policies.
Department
of Veterans Affairs: information about the veterans
health system and services.
Federal
Register: Rules, Proposed
Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive
Orders and other Presidential Documents.
Department
of Homeland Security: information about the mission
and purpose of homeland security.
Bureau
of Labor Statistics: presents economic and labor
statistics of the United States workforce.
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): information
about protecting the health and safety of people and providing credible information
to enhance health decisions.
Other
Related Sites
National
Library of Medicine (NLM): information on grants
available to colleges of nursing, research activities and NLM services.
MEDLINE:
Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, this site is one of the most comprehensive
bibliographic databases online. Medline contains bibliographic citations and author
abstracts from the past four years from biomedical journals published in the United
States and foreign countries. The database covers many fields, including nursing
and the health care system. Over 33,000 records are added each month with material
from "special list" journals like the Internationl Nursing Index.
Library
of Congress: information on how to research at the
Library of Congress.
Institute
of Medicine (IOM): information and advice concerning
health and science policy.
American
Council on Education (ACE):
represents broad higher education policy concerns; regulatory issues, budget,
appropriations, student aid, testimony presented.
The
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJ): information
about research grants to study health care issues.
Joint
Commission on Accrediation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO):
information about the safety and quality of care provided to the public due to
health care accreditation.
Johnson
and Johnson Capaign for the Fututre of Nursing:
information about careers in nursing.
Congressional
Quarterly (CQ): information and insight on government
and politics.
Roll
Call: news about Capitol Hill and politics in Washington.
Washington
Post: news about Washington, national politics and
policy.
Nurse Portal: links to various nursing sites.
Access Nurses Travel Nursing Jobs: leading nurse staffing agency, servicing healthcare facilities in all 50 states.
Nursing Jobs: offers permanent, per diem, or travel nursing jobs.
