Guides: RN-to-MS Nursing Research Guide: Organizations

Professional Nursing Organizations

Use these links to help keep current, find out more about nursing issues and research, find jobs, and identify opportunities for additional training, networking and professional development:

Public & Administrative Nursing Bodies

More sources for identifying and exploring nursing news & issues, and for finding specialized nursing & health-related reports & other literature that may not be discoverable using article databases.

Association for Healthcare Research Quality: Tools, Recommendations & Resource Links
Tools, Recommendations, and Resources for professionals in hospitals and health systems
National Institute of Nursing Research
Useful information & links relating to publicly-funded national and international nursing research programs & news.
National Institute of Mental Health
Information & links for publicly-funded national and international mental health research programs & news.
National Institute on Aging
Information and links from the principal Federal agency responsible for leading and funding research, training and information dissemination relating to aging and older people. NIA's scope specifically includes Alzheimer’s disease research.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Links to main research agencies and programs within the principal U.S. Government agency for health protection, including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration; the Health Resources and Services Administration; and the National Institutes of Health - including The National Institute of Nursing Research.