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These are links Andrew references frequently. They are for educational purposes only. Please contact a health professional or an attorney for medical or legal advice.
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Please see individual Department Specialty & Individual Nurse Listings by State, Nursing Jobs Directory,
pages for more links and Alternative Therapy.
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By Advance Practice Degree or License or Status:
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By Body System:
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Direct Patient Care Resources, http://www.nursefriendly.com/aaa/
Abuse, Direct Patient Care Resources, http://www.nursefriendly.com/abuse/
Acute Poisoning, Drug Overdose, Direct Patient Care Resources
Adjustment Disorder, Symptoms, http://www.4nursing.com/adjustment
AIDS & HIV, Direct Patient Care Resources
Autism, Autistic Children, Developmental Disorders, Neurological Resources
Alzheimer's Disease, Direct Patient Care Resources
Anesthesia & Sedation, Direct Patient Care Resources
Aneurysms, Arterial Vascular Malformations, Direct Patient Care Resources
Anxiety, Direct Patient Care Resources
Bee, Wasp Stings, Insect Bites, Direct Patient Care Resources:"Although many different types of insects in the United States are able to inflict a poisonous bite or sting (meaning they are venomous), the insects most likely to cause medical problems are bees (including the domestic honey bee, its Africanized "killer bee" race, and the bumble bee), wasps (including paper wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets), and ants (including the fire ant). These insects are all in the Hymenoptera order, and thus stings from them are occasionally called Hymenoptera stings."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/stings
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Bleeding (Rectal), Hematochezia, Symptoms, Directory, Health, Medical, http://www.legalnursingconsultant.org/rb
Blood Transfusion, Direct Patient Care Resources
Bone Marrow Aspiration, Direct Patient Care Resources
Broken Rib, Fractures of Ribs, Chest Trauma, Thoracic Injuries:"Simple rib fractures are the most common injury sustained following blunt chest trauma, accounting for more than half of thoracic injuries from nonpenetrating trauma. Approximately 10% of all patients admitted after blunt chest trauma have one or more rib fractures. These fractures are rarely life-threatening in themselves but can be an external marker of more severe visceral injury inside the abdomen and the chest."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/rib
Cancer, Direct Patient Care Resources
Cardiac Arrhythmias, Direct Patient Care Resources
Caregivers, Direct Patient Care Resources
Cardiac Catheterization, Direct Patient Care Resources
Charting & Documentation-Nurses Notes, Direct Patient Care Resources
Chest Trauma, Broken Rib, Fractures of Ribs, Thoracic Injuries:"Simple rib fractures are the most common injury sustained following blunt chest trauma, accounting for more than half of thoracic injuries from nonpenetrating trauma. Approximately 10% of all patients admitted after blunt chest trauma have one or more rib fractures. These fractures are rarely life-threatening in themselves but can be an external marker of more severe visceral injury inside the abdomen and the chest."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/rib
Circumcision, Circumcised Babies, Pediatrics, Children, Kids
Clinical Trials, AIDS & Cancer, Etc, Direct Patient Care Resources
Congestive Heart Failure, Direct Patient Care Resources
Constipation, Direct Patient Care Resources
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), Direct Patient Care Resources
Conscious Sedation, Direct Patient Care Resources
Cystic Fibrosis
Decubiti Ulcers, Direct Patient Care Resources
Dehydration, Direct Patient Care Resources
Developmental Disorders, Autism, Autistic Children, Neurological Resources
Diabetes, Endocrine Disorders, Direct Patient Care Resources
Eating Disorders, Direct Patient Care Resources
Echocardiography, Direct Patient Care Resources
Endocrine Disorders, Diabetes, Direct Patient Care Resources
Enteral Tube Feedings, Direct Patient Care Resources
Fingernails & What They Say About Your Health
Foley Catheterization, Direct Patient Care Resources
Epilepsy, Epilectic Seizure, Convulsions
Fractures of Ribs, Broken Rib, Chest Trauma, Thoracic Injuries:"Simple rib fractures are the most common injury sustained following blunt chest trauma, accounting for more than half of thoracic injuries from nonpenetrating trauma. Approximately 10% of all patients admitted after blunt chest trauma have one or more rib fractures. These fractures are rarely life-threatening in themselves but can be an external marker of more severe visceral injury inside the abdomen and the chest."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/rib
Gastric, Peptic, Duodenal Ulcers, Ulceration, Direct Patient Care Resources
Gynecology, Menstruation, Menstrual Cycles, Periods, Womens Health, Direct Patient Care:"Menstruation (a period) is a major stage of puberty in girls; it's one of the many physical signs that a girl is turning into a woman. And like a lot of the other changes associated with puberty, menstruation can be confusing. Some girls can't wait to start their periods, whereas others may feel afraid or anxious. Many girls (and guys!) don't have a complete understanding of a woman's reproductive system or what actually happens during the menstrual cycle, making the process seem even more mysterious."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/menstruation
Head Injuries, Direct Patient Care Resources
Hematochezia, Rectal Bleeding, Symptoms, Directory, Health, Medical, http://www.legalnursingconsultant.org/hematochezia
Hyperlipidemia (High Cholesterol), Direct Patient Care Resources
Hypertension, Direct Patient Care Resources
Incontinence, Direct Patient Care Resources
Infection Control, Direct Patient Care Resources
Infertility, Contraception, Fertilization, Direct Patient Care Resources
Insect Bites, Bee, Wasp Stings, Direct Patient Care Resources:"Although many different types of insects in the United States are able to inflict a poisonous bite or sting (meaning they are venomous), the insects most likely to cause medical problems are bees (including the domestic honey bee, its Africanized "killer bee" race, and the bumble bee), wasps (including paper wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets), and ants (including the fire ant). These insects are all in the Hymenoptera order, and thus stings from them are occasionally called Hymenoptera stings."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/stings
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Intravenous Therapy, Direct Patient Care Resources
Larsons Syndrome (Larsens)
Latex Allergy, Direct Patient Care Resources
Mechanical, Physical Restraints, Direct Patient Care Links,
http://www.nursefriendly.com/restraints
Mechanical Ventilation, Direct Patient Care Resources
Medications, Direct Patient Care Resources
Menstrual Cycles, Periods, Menses, Menstruation, Womens Health, Gynecology, Direct Patient Care:"Menstruation (a period) is a major stage of puberty in girls; it's one of the many physical signs that a girl is turning into a woman. And like a lot of the other changes associated with puberty, menstruation can be confusing. Some girls can't wait to start their periods, whereas others may feel afraid or anxious. Many girls (and guys!) don't have a complete understanding of a woman's reproductive system or what actually happens during the menstrual cycle, making the process seem even more mysterious."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/menstruation
Menstruation, Menstrual Cycles, Periods, Womens Health, Gynecology, Direct Patient Care:"Menstruation (a period) is a major stage of puberty in girls; it's one of the many physical signs that a girl is turning into a woman. And like a lot of the other changes associated with puberty, menstruation can be confusing. Some girls can't wait to start their periods, whereas others may feel afraid or anxious. Many girls (and guys!) don't have a complete understanding of a woman's reproductive system or what actually happens during the menstrual cycle, making the process seem even more mysterious."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/menstruation
Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy, Direct Patient Care Resources
Necrotizing Fasciitis, Direct Patient Care Resources
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, Psychiatric & Mental Health Links, Direct (Bedside Nursing) Patient Care:"Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, is an anxiety disorder and is characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Repetitive behaviors such as handwashing, counting, checking, or cleaning are often performed with the hope of preventing obsessive thoughts or making them go away. Performing these so-called "rituals," however, provides only temporary relief, and not performing them markedly increases anxiety."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/ocd/
Patient Noncompliance, Direct Patient Care Resources
Periods, Menstruation, Menstrual Cycles, Womens Health, Gynecology, Direct Patient Care:"Menstruation (a period) is a major stage of puberty in girls; it's one of the many physical signs that a girl is turning into a woman. And like a lot of the other changes associated with puberty, menstruation can be confusing. Some girls can't wait to start their periods, whereas others may feel afraid or anxious. Many girls (and guys!) don't have a complete understanding of a woman's reproductive system or what actually happens during the menstrual cycle, making the process seem even more mysterious."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/menstruation
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Physical and Mechanical Restraints, Direct Patient Care Links,
http://www.nursefriendly.com/restraints
Pulmonary Emboli, Direct Patient Care Resources
Pulse Oximetry, Direct Patient Care Resources
Rectal Bleeding, Hematochezia, Symptoms, Directory, Health, Medical, http://www.legalnursingconsultant.org/rb
Reproductive Health, Menstruation, Menstrual Cycles, Periods, Womens Health, Gynecology, Direct Patient Care:"Menstruation (a period) is a major stage of puberty in girls; it's one of the many physical signs that a girl is turning into a woman. And like a lot of the other changes associated with puberty, menstruation can be confusing. Some girls can't wait to start their periods, whereas others may feel afraid or anxious. Many girls (and guys!) don't have a complete understanding of a woman's reproductive system or what actually happens during the menstrual cycle, making the process seem even more mysterious."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/menstruation
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Restless Legs Syndrome RLS, Diseases, Conditions Medical Disorders, Neurological
Restraint Use, Physical, Mechanical, Direct Patient Care Resources
Rib Fractures, Broken Rib, Chest Trauma, Thoracic Injuries:"Simple rib fractures are the most common injury sustained following blunt chest trauma, accounting for more than half of thoracic injuries from nonpenetrating trauma. Approximately 10% of all patients admitted after blunt chest trauma have one or more rib fractures. These fractures are rarely life-threatening in themselves but can be an external marker of more severe visceral injury inside the abdomen and the chest."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/rib
Skin Conditions, Dermatology Issues, Dermatologists, Direct Patient Care Resources
Sexual Health, Social Health, Direct Patient Care Links
Sleep Medicine, Sleeping Disorders, Snoring Disorders
Sleeping Disorders, Sleep Medicine, Snoring Disorders
Smallpox
Snoring Disorders, Sleep Medicine, Sleeping Disorders
Social Health, Sexual Health, Direct Patient Care Links
Speech Disorders, Direct Patient Care Resources
Sponge Counts, Direct Patient Care Resources
Stress, Direct Patient Care Resources
Thoracic Injuries, Chest Trauma, Broken Rib, Fractures of Ribs:"Simple rib fractures are the most common injury sustained following blunt chest trauma, accounting for more than half of thoracic injuries from nonpenetrating trauma. Approximately 10% of all patients admitted after blunt chest trauma have one or more rib fractures. These fractures are rarely life-threatening in themselves but can be an external marker of more severe visceral injury inside the abdomen and the chest."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/rib
Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
Urinary Tract Infections, UTIs, Urological, Gynecology, Genitourinary
Violence & Violent Patients, Direct (Bedside Nursing) Patient Care
Vulnerable Adults Acts
Wasp Stings, Insect Bites, Bee, Direct Patient Care Resources:"Although many different types of insects in the United States are able to inflict a poisonous bite or sting (meaning they are venomous), the insects most likely to cause medical problems are bees (including the domestic honey bee, its Africanized "killer bee" race, and the bumble bee), wasps (including paper wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets), and ants (including the fire ant). These insects are all in the Hymenoptera order, and thus stings from them are occasionally called Hymenoptera stings."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/stings
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Wasting, Weight Loss, Direct Patient Care Resources
Women's Health, Direct Patient Care Resources
Womens Health, Menstruation, Menstrual Cycles, Periods, Gynecology, Direct Patient Care:"Menstruation (a period) is a major stage of puberty in girls; it's one of the many physical signs that a girl is turning into a woman. And like a lot of the other changes associated with puberty, menstruation can be confusing. Some girls can't wait to start their periods, whereas others may feel afraid or anxious. Many girls (and guys!) don't have a complete understanding of a woman's reproductive system or what actually happens during the menstrual cycle, making the process seem even more mysterious."
http://www.nursefriendly.com/menstruation
Woundcare, Direct Patient Care Resources
See also:
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD):"The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), a 501(c)3 organization, is a unique federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan" diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service."
National Organization for Rare Disorders
55 Kenosia Avenue
PO Box 1968
Danbury, CT 06813-1968
Phone Number: (203) 744-0100
Tollfree: (800) 999-6673 (voicemail only)
TDD Number: (203) 797-9590
Fax Number: (203)798-2291
E-mail Contact: orphan@rarediseases.org
http://www.rarediseases.org
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Created on June 13, 1998
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