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PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi

PubMed Tutorial
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/pubmed_tutorial/m1001.html

Nursing

Minnesota Board of Nursing
http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/home.do?agency=NursingBoard

Medscape for Nurses (requires free registration)
http://www.medscape.com/nurses

American Nurses Association
http://www.nursingworld.org

Rural Nurse Organization
http://www.rno.org

Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
http://www.rnao.org/

BMC Nursing (requires free registration)
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcnurs/

Essential Nursing Resources (ICIRN)
http://icirn.org/Homepage/Essential-Nursing-Resources/Essential-Nursing-Resources-PDF.aspx

The Joanna Briggs Institute
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/

The Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library
http://www.nursinglibrary.org/vhl/

Nursing Theories
http://www.sandiego.edu/nursing/research/nursing_theory_research.php

Consumer Health Information

Allina Hospitals & Clinics
http://www.allina.com

Medlineplus
http://www.medlineplus.gov

NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
http://www.noah-health.org/

Healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov

Family Village
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx

Dictionaries

Link to Merriam Webster dictionary
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html

Medical Dictionary
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com

Drugs & Medical Therapeutics

Minnesota Drug Assistance - Minnesota RxConnect
http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/home.do?agency=Rx

Merck Manual
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/

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Allina Library Services Catalog (network or remote access required)

University of Minnesota
http://www.lib.umn.edu/

Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov

National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

Quality

HCAHPS Guidelines
http://www.hcahpsonline.org/gaguidelines.aspx/

Hospital Quality Alliance
http://www.hospitalqualityalliance.org/

Institute for Health Care Improvement
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/PatientCenteredCare/

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
http://www.jcaho.org

Picker Institute
http://www.pickereurope.org/

HIPAA
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/

The Leapfrog Group
http://www.leapfroggroup.org

Rural Health

Minnesota Rural Health Association
http://www.mnruralhealth.org/

Minnesota Rural Urban Connections Project
http://mnruralpartners.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/mn-rural-urban-connections-project-pleasehelp-us-spread-the-word/

Rural Policy Research Institute
http://www.rupri.org

State Government

State of Minnesota 
http://www.state.mn.us/

Minnesota Department of Health
http://www.health.state.mn.us/

Minnesota Statutes
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/pubs/

U.S. Government

Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov

CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov

Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.fda.gov

Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of
http://www.hhs.gov

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
http://www.nih.gov

National Guideline Clearinghouse
(Practice Guidelines)
http://www.guidelines.gov

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/