The Nurses' Guide to Consumer Health Web Sites

by Fitzpatrick, Joyce J.; Romano, Carol Ann; Chasek, Ruth

• ISBN13: 9780826114556
• ISBN10: 0826114555
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH. Aid to the most reliable sources of health information on the Internet. The sites listed have been selected and reviewed by expert nurses in more than 40 specialties. Softcover, hardcover is not yet available. DNLM: Internet--Nurses' Instruction.

Table of Contents

Contributors	xi
Introduction	xv
Part I. The Megasites
General Health and Medical Web Sites	3	(12)
Carol A. Romano
Cynthia R. Phyillaier
Patricia G. Hinegardner
Part II. Medications
Drug Information and Medications	15	(8)
Kristen S. Montgomery
Part III. Special Topics
Adolescents	23	(2)
Ann L. O'Sullivan
Asthma and Allergies	25	(2)
Meg Smirnoff
Kim Malusis
Birth Control	27	(2)
Nancy E. Reame
Breastfeeding	29	(4)
Kristen S. Montgomery
Jane Weiser
Cancer	33	(6)
Francoise Juste
Trudy Johnson
Child Health	39	(6)
Wendy M. Nehring
Sandra A. Faux
Cynthia A. Schmidt
Complementary and Alternative Therapies	45	(3)
Mariah Snyder
Diabetes Mellitus	48	(6)
Rita G. Mertig
Diet, Nutrition, and Weight Loss	54	(3)
Karen H. Morin
Domestic Violence and Child Abuse	57	(6)
Jacquelyn C. Campbell
Dorothy Lemmey
Kathryn Chouaf
Drug and Alcohol Abuse	63	(4)
Kristen S. Montgomery
Elders and Their Families	67	(3)
Linda J. O'Connor
End-of-Life Care	70	(5)
Marianne LaPorte Matzo
Environmental Health	75	(6)
Kathleen M. McPhaul
Exercise and Physical Fitness	81	(5)
Kristine M. C. Talley
Jean F. Wyman
Genetics	86	(4)
Felissa R. Lashley
Heart Disease	90	(14)
Hussein A. Tahan
HIV/AIDS	104	(6)
Carl A. Kirton
Joseph P. Colagreco
Immunization and Screening	110	(3)
Linda Peters
Incontinence: Urinary Incontinence, Sandra Jones Neurogenic Bowel	113	(5)
Audrey J. Schmerzler
Infertility	118	(2)
Nancy E. Reame
Mental Health	120	(5)
Devon Berry
Neurological Problems	125	(3)
Graham J. McDougall, Jr.
Pain	128	(5)
Laree J. Schoolmeesters
Pregnancy and Childbirth	133	(5)
Kristen S. Montgomery
Prostate Cancer	138	(3)
Meredith Wallace
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	141	(3)
Carl A. Kirton
Joseph P. Colagreco
Sleep and Fatigue	144	(4)
Angela L. Hudson
Kathryn A. Lee
Smoking Cessation	148	(3)
Meg Smirnoff
Spinal Cord Injury	151	(4)
Jill M. Goldstein
Stroke	155	(3)
Betty J. Furr
Travel Considerations	158	(3)
Felissa R. Lashley
Women's Health	161	(10)
Diana L. Taylor
Gina M. Wade
Wound and Ostomy Care	171	(6)
Dorothy C. Visco
Susan J. Wren
Part IV. Negotiating the Health Care System
Long-Term Care Services	177	(9)
Ethel L. Mitty
Home Care Services	186	(7)
Georgia L. Narsavage
Understanding Medical Jargon	193	(2)
Sara P. Farrell
Medical Devices	195	(2)
Sarah P. Farrell
Health Insurance	197	(2)
Ruth Chasek
Appendix: Alphabetical Index of Web Sites	199	(18)
Index	217