C-SPAN
Women's Contributions in the Civil War
Women's history is often hidden, but pupils discover the role women played in the Civil War using a series of video clips. After reviewing the interview with a scholar of women's history, class members fill out a chart and then research...
DocsTeach
Analyzing a Photograph of Clara Barton
Just who was Clara Barton? Using an archive photo from the National Archives, class members consider the legacy of the founder of the American Red Cross. The activity includes the photograph, along with prompts to help young scholars...
National Woman's History Museum
Creating a Historical Thesis Statement
A strong thesis statement not only identifies the subject of an essay but also presents a claim that must be supported with evidence. After researching how nursing has evolved in the United States since the Colonial era, young writers...
CK-12 Foundation
Applications of Linear Systems: Alcohol Solution in Nursing
Solve alcohol systems to find the right solution. The interactive allows pupils to manipulate the amount of a solution and displays the total amount in a mixture. Individuals determine the amount of each solution needed to make 15 liters...
Curated OER
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale was known as the "Lady with the Lamp" who revolutionized how patients were cared for in hospitals. This presentation provides a glimpse into her life and deeds. Use this as an example of a biographical presentation,...
Curated OER
Community Health
This resource has many links to basic concepts behind nursing and wellness. Learners will define the terms community and health to then describe the six basic elements of community health practice to be used in nursing. This is an online...
Curated OER
Nursing Test with Solutions
In this nursing test worksheet, students review prescription calculations as they respond to 60 multiple choice equations with the solutions provided below each question.
Curated OER
Developing A Dosage Range Chart For Heparin Therapy
Students develop a chart for the range of dosage used for heparin therapy. They monitor the PTT levels of patients to develop the chart for those who are taking part in anticoagulant therapy. Calculations are done to apply the chart in...
Curated OER
Florence Nightingale
Young scholars describe the contributions made by Florence Nightingale to the medical profession and to her community. They describe ways that they have helped or could help people in their community. They identify a person in need of...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Registered Nurses
Extensive information about the nursing career as well as information on many other careers. The search engine can be used to find any career listed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Lactation
Students learn about the structure of the lactating breast, and summarize the process of lactation.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Statistics and a job description for a Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses career are researched at this site. This site includes Nature of the Work, Working Conditions, Training, Other Qualifications, Job Outlook,...
Other
Florence Nightingale's Life: Timeline
Use this site to learn more about Florence Nightingale's life and work. There is a timeline provided for you to learn about her work as a nurse.
Other
Florence Nightingale: Adelaide Nutting's Introduction
Use this informative site to learn more about Florence Nightingale's life and work. "In 1939, the turn-of-the-century feminist and nursing historian M. Adelaide Nutting was asked to record an introduction to a re-release of Florence...
Other
Association of Camp Nurses
Home page of an association of professional nurses working in camp settings. Professional, educational, and research resources available. This site contains a great deal of information about nursing in a camp setting and current issues...
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source on Line: Infant Formula: Second Best but Good Enough
Offers information about infant formula including vitamins, preparation, and storage.
National Institutes of Health
U.s. National Library of Medicine: Pub Med Online Training
Learn how to gain access to MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine database of citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and preclinical sciences.
Other
National Association of Pediatric Nursing
Home of an association of professional nurses and nurse practitioners working in pediatric healthcare settings. Educational, professional, and research resources are available through this site. These include online publications and...
Other
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Homepage for an association of professional nurses working in psychiatric settings. Library resources include audio/visual, books, online journals and publications, and research projects. Educational and professional resources and web...
Other
Aorn: Homepage
Home page of an association of professional nurses working in surgical settings. Professional, educational, and research resources available. These include an online journal, current publications, research projects, and related Web links.
Other
National Association of School Nurses
Homepage of an association of professional nurses working in school settings. Educational, professional, and research resources are available. These include a newsletter, currently published articles, and current and past journal...
Other
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Home page of an association of college nursing education programs. Their mission is to improve and monitor the educational programs for nurses across the nation. Professional, educational, and research resources are included, as well as...
Other
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Homepage for an association of professional nurses working in critical care settings. Educational, professional, and research resources including current publications and many links to related resources are included on this site.
Other
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
Home page of association of professional nurses working in the home-care setting. This site includes reference to current publications and also contains information for families and caregivers regarding home healthcare issues.