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The Nursing Theory Page is a collaborative effort by an international group. They are interested in developing a collection of resources about nursing theories throughout the world. The project began on 21 May 96 and will always be a work in progress; it is frequently updated. The Nursing Theory Page simply links pages built and maintained by others who have knowledge about a theory. It contains links to resources about nursing theories, mid-range nursing theories, nursing models and links to theories from other disciplines.

This is a comprehensive ECG library. The site includes facts, definitions, examples, case studies of multiple ECG readings. This is an excellent resource for students studying nursing and medicine at all levels. It is also a good review site for practitioners that want to improve their ECG reading skills.

This learning resource, provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, provides three nursing case studies. According to the web site the "Culturally Competent Nursing Modules (CCNMs) are a case-based curriculum designed to help nurses better meet the cultural and linguistic needs of an increasingly diverse patient population. The Office of Minority Health (OMH) is supporting the development of these modules as part of their mission to 'improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of effective health policies and programs that help to eliminate disparities in health.'" The three courses are: (1) Course I: Delivering Culturally Competent Nursing Care; (2) Using Language Access Service; and (3) Supporting Advocacy for Cultually Competent Health Care Organizations. The learning modulces they provide content and CEUs and they integrate video clips and examples of different cultural scenarios, fast facts about research and stats related, cultural issues, and CLAS acts which refers students to the national CLAS document on Cultural and Linguistic Standards/ Office of Minority Health. The learning resource is free; however the user must create and login and password in order to use the resource.

The American Journal of Nursing is the oldest and most honored broad-based nursing journal in the world. Peer reviewed and evidence-based, it is considered the profession’s premier journal. AJN adheres to journalistic standards that require transparency of real and potential conflicts of interests that authors,editors and reviewers may have. It follows publishing standards set by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE; www.icmje.org), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME; www.wame.org), and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE; http://publicationethics.org/).