Top 30 Web Tools Every Nurse Practitioner Should Bookmark

A nurse practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse that has an advanced medical education as well as advanced training in medical diagnosis and treatment. While they can perform many of the same functions as a doctor, their services are limited to the diagnosis and treatment of common illnesses and chronic diseases, as well as preventative care. In this arena, NPs need all the support they can get in spreading the word about their services. In that vein, this list of the top 30 Web tools that every NP should bookmark offers organizations, journals, online support systems and directories that can help the NP start and maintain a successful career.

Online Support

1. Advance for Nurse Practitioners: This online journal provides practical peer-reviewed clinical articles as well as news and practice advice for NPs.
2. Clinical Evidence: Clinical Evidence is one of the world’s most authoritative medical resources for informing treatment decisions and improving patient care.
3. Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc.: Fitzgerald Health Education Associates, Inc. is an NP-owned company dedicated to helping the nurse practitioner achieve certification and to maintain professional competence.
4. General Practice Online: Stay on top of clinician news with this site, part of Priory Lodge Education, LTD.
5. JAMA Archives: Delve into the archives for the publication produced by the American Medical Association.
6. National Guideline Clearinghouse: This public resource was designed by the government for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
7. NP Central: Learn more about organizations, jobs, and NP education at this site focused on nurse practitioners.
8. NP Clinics: List your clinic at this site’s directory that includes Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Practitioner clinics throughout the country.
9. Resources for Nurses and Families: An intense database filled with a variety of materials. Search for “nurse practitioner” to find specific articles and resources.
10. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners: JNP provides a highly credible resource to help nurse practitioners stay current with the clinical and policy concerns affecting their day-to-day practice.
11. The Journal of Family Practice: This Web site represents a peer-reviewed scientific journal specifically intended to meet the needs of the specialty of family medicine.
12. The New England Journal of Medicine: NEJM is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.
13. The Nurse Practitioner: This is a journal of American primary care focused specifically to the NP.
14. UpToDate: UpToDate is an evidence-based, peer-reviewed information resource available via the Web, desktop/laptop computer and mobile device.
15. Wellness Nurse Practitioners: Use this site to list your clinic or services.

Organizations

16. American Academy of Nurse Practitioners: AANP represents the interests of the more than 135,000 NPs currently practicing in the U. S. and continually advocates at local, state, and federal levels for the recognition of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, and personalized healthcare.
17. American College of Nurse-Midwives: ACNM is the professional association that represents Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives in the United States.
18. American College of Nurse Practitioners: ACNP’s membership structure consists of both individual nurse practitioners as well as national and state NP organizations.
19. American Nurses Credentialing Center: ANCC provides individuals and organizations throughout the nursing profession with the resources they need to achieve practice excellence.
20. Assocation of Clinicians for the Underserved: ACU encompasses a broad range of health professionals serving diverse patient populations in widely varying practice settings and geographic areas.
21. Association of Faculties of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners: AFPNP is a national organization of nursing educators who teach in pediatric, family and school nurse practitioner programs, and who work together on relevant practice and educational issues.
22. Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association: GAPNA (formerly NCGNP) represents nearly 10,000 certified advanced practice nurses who work with older adults in a wide variety of practice settings.
23. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners: NAPNAP is the professional association for PNPs and other advanced practice nurses who care for children.
24. National Institute of Nursing Research: The NINR is dedicated to improving the health and health care of Americans through funding of nursing research and research training.
25. Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education: NPACE’s goal is to improve healthcare in the U.S. by providing continuing education and professional enrichment to nurse practitioners, advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, and students.
26. Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation: NPHF’s mission is to improve health status and quality of care through nurse practitioner innovations in education, research, health policy, service, and philanthropy.
27. Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health: NPWH is a trusted source of information on nurse practitioner education, practice, and women’s health issues.
28. National Rural Health Association: NRHA is a national nonprofit membership organization with a mission to provide leadership on rural health issues.
29. Society of Critical Care Medicine: This organization is the largest multiprofessional organization dedicated to ensuring excellence and consistency in the practice of critical care. Focus is on a wide variety of professional care, including NPs.
30. The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties: NONPF is the leader in education for preparing a quality NP workforce to meet evolving societal health needs.