LibGuides: Surgical Technology: Recommended Websites

Professional Organizations

Dailymed
National Library of Medicine's DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts). This website provides a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date, look-up and download resource of medication content and labeling found in medication package inserts.
MedlinePlus Drug Information
Provides information about prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines. Includes side effects, dosage, special precautions, and more.

Cochrane Reviews
An international network of professionals providing systematic reviews of primary research. This website provides abstracts and summaries of reviews only, not full-text.
National Health Information Center
A health information referral service that aims to put health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with organizations that can best help them.
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

When evaluating the credibility of Internet websites for evidence-based nursing practices, you should ask many questions:

Who is the intended audience?
Is the information from a recognized authority? e.g. American Diabetes Association
Does the authority or organization providing the information state its purpose? Check for an About Us link.
Is the information complete, accurate and scientifically valid? Note the date it was last updated.
Is the author biased or trying to sell something. Domains or web addresses of .edu, .gov, and .org are often better than .com
Will the information help the patient?

For more information on evaluating websites, check out these links:

-A User's Guide to Finding and Evaluating Health Information on the Web from the Medical Library Association
-Guide to Healthy Web Surfing from Medline Plus