" Back of book copy: This book will help you find the most reliable sources of health information on the Internet. The sites in this book have been selected and reviewed by expert nurses in over 40 specialties. Sites have been reviewed for accuracy, currency, sponsorship, ease of use by the general public, and availability in languages in addition to English. The result is a treasure of information sources for patients and health care professionals. For professionals: This book will help you find the most reliable sources of health information on the Internet for your patients. All the sites in this book have been selected and reviewed by expert nurses in over 40 specialties, most of them nursing educators with doctoral degrees. Sites have been reviewed for ease of use by the general public, accuracy, currency, sponsorship, and availability in languages besides English. The result is a treasure of information sources, all judged accurate and current by knowledgeable professionals. For consumers: This book will help you find the most reliable sources of health information on the Internet. All the sites in this book have been selected and reviewed by expert nurses in over 40 health specialties. Sites have been reviewed for ease of use by the general public, accuracy, currency, sponsorship, and availability in languages besides English. The result is a treasure of information sources, all judged accurate and current by knowledgeable professionals. All purpose: This book gives both the professional and patient a tool for finding reliable health information on the Internet. All the sites in this book have been selected and reviewed by expert nurses in over 40 specialties, most of them nursing educators with doctoral degrees. Sites have been reviewed for ease of use by the general public, accuracy, currency, sponsorship, and availability in languages besides English. The result is a treasure of information sources, all judged accurate and current by knowledgeable professionals. "

This new edition of the award-winning guide to the web for nurses is nearly double in size and twice as useful! Expert nurses in more than 50 content areas have carefully selected and reviewed nearly 400 web sites available in their specialty areas --- resulting in an authoritative guide to the best the web has to offer for the professional nurse. Each web description includes a summary of the site, intended audience, sponsor, level of information, and relevance to nurses. The book also indicates sites which can be referred to patients.

This is an annual listing of over 3,000 consumer-centered healthcare Web sites. As it is assumed that the reader already holds a functional knowledge of the Internet, site entries simply include an address and, in most cases, a brief description of site content. The editor's mission is to provide a search-efficient pathfinder to numerous healthcare sites. While other works have comparable aims, this seems to be the most comprehensive compilation of healthcare sites available. This fact, buttressed by ease of use, seems to ensure the editor's objective is met. Although this book is expressly geared to the layperson, one may also assume it has considerable relevance to various other actors in the healthcare field, including physicians, allied health specialists, nurses, and information professionals. The book is categorized, alphabetically, by subject area. Between a good recognition of what terms are most familiar to users, and a sound method of organization, the book is built well for efficiency. Moreover, a number of helpful Web site pictures are included. As for shortcomings, one must consider the curious omission of any discussion about the methodology for choosing sites. There is also no mention of non-English or bilingual healthcare sites. This good book is comprehensive, well organized, and would seem quite helpful to the inquisitive healthcare consumer. Notably, what the book loses in depth, it gains in reach. While other works such as Linden's Dr. Tom Linden's Guide to Online Medicine (McGraw-Hill, 1995) or Wood's Health Care Resources on the Internet: A Guide for Librarians and Health Care Consumers (The Haworth Press, 2000), provide greater depth on certain sites or types of sites, Davis' treatment of specific pages is, by design, cursory. In short, the editor does well with what he intends to do. Considering the nature of the Internet, the updating of this work is vital and intended by the editor to occur annually. -James R. Scott (Dowdy Review Services).

This award-winning guide to the web for nurses is an authoritative guide to the best the web has to offer for the professional nurse. Each web description includes a summary of the site, intended audience, sponsor, level of information, and relevance to nurses.

How can nurses make best use of the Internet? This book assembles over 20 nurse experts to describe how the Internet can be integrated into clinical practice, staff development, nursing management, continuing and academic education, research, and more. An abundance of practical tips and strategies are provided, from the basics of getting started to the more complex problem of ensuring patient and employee confidentiality. Students, clinicians, educators, and nurses of every specialty will find this a crucial resource for making the most of the Internet.

This unique textbook integrates statistical concepts into evidence-based clinical practice and patient management. Research concepts and techniques are drawn from epidemiology, bio-statistics, and psychometrics, as well as educational and social science research. Clinical examples throughout the text illustrate practical and scientifically sound applications of the concepts. Data tables and research vignettes highlight statistical distributions involving probability. Methods to locate and utilize web-based information relevant to clinical research are discussed, and web URLs are provided. Further learning is encouraged by the inclusion of suggested activities, recommended readings, references, and a comprehensive glossary of research terms. Additional resources are available at a Connection Website, connection.LWW.com/go/stommel.