Use the following links to access resources of interest to CGN students and faculty. Note that documents are provided in pdf format. To download a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, please visit WesternU's Plug-Ins page.
AACN Position Statements
- Educational Mobility
- Certification and Regulation of Advanced Practice Nurses
- A Vision of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Education: The Next Decade
Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
- American College of Nurse Practitioners
- California Association for Nurse Practitioners
Professional Journals
Jobs and Career Information
- WesternU Career Resource Center
- AfterCollege Career Network for WesternU
- NP Central
- Careers.Org
- Job Hunt
- Proven Resumes Career Center
- The Riley Guide
- Monster.com
- CampusRN Jobs and Externships Rescource Center
- NursingJobTips.com
Loan Repayment
Reference Desk
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Merck Manuals
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus
- PDRNet
- Stanford Medbot Search Tool
Online Bookstores and Medical Equipment Vendors
Medical and Health Information Sites
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Clinical Pharmacology
- DocGuide
- Health on the Net
- MyOptumHealth
- Health Central
- MedExplorer
- Medical Matrix
- MedicineNet
- MedMark
- Medscape
- Yahoo! Health Page
Libraries and Online Databases
- Western University Library
- Library Searching Skills (702K pps file)
Note: Access to electronic resources is governed by license agreements which restrict use to Western University of Health Sciences Authorized Users and to individuals who use Western University's facilities. For this reason, when you are accessing electronic resources from off campus, you will need a username and password to log in. Contact the library at (909) 469-5323 to obtain your log in information.
- Federal Library Sites
- Library of the National Medical Society
- National Library of Medicine
- RxList
- Welch Medical Library (John Hopkins Medical Institutions)
Student Resources
Graduate Education
- Challenges and Opportunities for Returning Students
- Self-Direction: The Key to Success in Distance Learning
- Transforming Personal Goals into Study Plans
- Managing Your Time
- Stress Management
Study and Presentation Skills
- Getting into Good Study Habits
- A Look at Learning Style
- Collaborative Learning Strategies
- Preparing for the National Certification Exam
- Guidelines for Oral Presentations
- Resources for Writing Academic Papers (online tutorial)
- Writing Tips
APA Publication Style
- APA Format
- Basics of APA Style (online tutorial)
- APA Sample Paper
- What's New in the 6th Edition (online tutorial)
Self-Service (Banweb)
Blackboard
- Online Blackboard User Guide for Students (also available through the Tools link in each course)
- Tips for Writing Good Discussion Comments in Blackboard
- Using the Safe Assign Plagiarism Checker in Blackboard
Classroom Technologies
Computing
- CGN Student Computer Requirements
- Troubleshooting Technical Problems
- Computer Security
- Campus Printers
- Campus Wireless Map
- cnet Downloadable Software
Internet and Web
- Introduction to the Internet
- World Wide Web Basics
- Searching the Web
- Evaluating the Quality of Online Information
- Internet and Web Resources
Clinical Skills
HIPAA GuidelinesTutorials
- Protecting Patient Privacy (Powerpoint presentation - 602k)
- HIPAA Privacy and Confidentiality - 56k (Video presentation - 7.8Mb)
- HIPAA Privacy and Confidentiality - 128k (Video presentation - 20.2Mb)
Assessment Skills Self-Evaluation Forms
- Health History
- Mental Status
- General Survey
- Skin
- Head and Neck
- Eyes
- Ears
- Chest and Lungs
- Breast
- Cardiovascular and Axillae System
- Peripheral Vascular System
- Abdomen
- Musculoskeletal System
- Neurological System
Patient Assessment Form
Faculty Resources
Distance Education
Web Sites
Facebook connect
Association of Academic Health Centers
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