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A Dictionary of Nursing

Web links

Here is a list of recommended web links, arranged alphabetically by the relevant dictionary entries.

 A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U W

A  Top

abortion
http://www.mariestopes.org.uk/Content/Womens_services/Aborti...
Explanation of induced abortion from Marie Stopes International UK

acupuncture
http://www.acupuncture.org.uk
Website of the British Acupuncture Council, the UK's main regulatory body for the practice of acupuncture

advocate
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/Healthandsocialcar...
Explanation of an advocate's role in mental health care from the Department of Health

Alcoholics Anonymous
http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.co.uk
The AA website

allergy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/allergies
Explanation of what allergies are and how they can be treated from a BBC website

Alzheimer's disease
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk
Website of the Alzheimer's Society

anorexia
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealt...
Explanation of eating disorders, including downloadable leaflets, from the Royal College of Psychiatrists

asthma
http://www.asthma.org.uk
Website of the charity Asthma

attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
http://www.chadd.org
This US website focuses on people with ADHD

autism
http://www.nas.org.uk
Website of the National Autistic Society

B  Top

bedsore
http://www.nice.org.uk/CG029
NICE guidance on the treatment of pressure sores

benchmarking
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publicatio...
Explanation of the benchmarking of health care from the Department of Health

bleeding time
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/27000450/
Explanation of blood clotting tests from a comprehensive health information website

blood transfusion
http://www.blood.co.uk
Website of the National Blood Service

breast cancer
http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk
Website of the charity Breast Cancer Care

British Sign Language
http://www.signstation.org
This interactive website explains British Sign Language

C  Top

cancer
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org
Website of Cancer Research UK

CEMACH
http://www.cemach.org.uk/AboutUs.aspx
Website of CEMACH

centile chart
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40001849/
More information about centile charts

cerebral palsy
http://www.scope.org.uk
Website of Scope

cerebrovascular accident
http://www.stroke.org.uk
Website of the Stroke Association

Chief Nursing Officer
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Aboutus/Chiefprofessionalofficers/Ch...
Chief Nursing Officer's page on the Department of Health website

Clostridium
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/Healthandsocialcar...
A guide to Clostridium difficile from the Department of Health, including the ways in which it can cause infection

coeliac disease
http://www.coeliac.co.uk
Website of Coeliac UK

colostomy
http://www.colostomyassociation.org.uk
Website of the British Colostomy Association

cot death
http://www.fsid.org.uk
Website of the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
http://www.cjd.ed.ac.uk
Website of the national CJD surveillance unit

cystic fibrosis
http://www.cftrust.org.uk
Website of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust

D  Top

dementia
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/Facts_about_dementia/What_is_de...
Information about dementia from the Alzheimer's Society

Department of Health
http://www.dh.gov.uk
The Department of Health website

depression
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealt...
Explanation of depression, including downloadable leaflets, from the Royal College of Psychiatrists

dermatology
http://www.bad.org.uk
Website of the British Association of Dermatologists

diabetes
http://www.diabetes.org.uk
Website of Diabetes UK

dietetics
http://www.bda.uk.com
Website of the British Dietetic Association

Down's syndrome
http://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
Website of the Down's Syndrome Trust

E  Top

Environmental Health Officer
http://www.cieh.org
Website of the Chartered Institute for Environmental Health

epilepsy
http://www.epilepsy.org.uk
Website of Epilepsy Action

erectile dysfunction
http://www.sda.uk.net/downloads/Impotence_or_erectile_dysfun...
Factsheet about erectile dysfunction published by the Sexual Dysfunction Association

ethics
http://www.nursing-ethics.org
An introduction to ethics for nursing students from the International Centre for Nursing Ethics

ethics committee
http://www.nres.npsa.nhs.uk
Website of the National Research Ethics Service

evidence-based practice
http://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/centres/evidence/cebn.htm
Website of the Centre for Evidence based Nursing, University of York

F  Top

family planning
http://www.fpa.org.uk
Website of the Family Planning Association

first aid
http://www.sja.org.uk
St John's Ambulance website

G  Top

genetic screening
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/POSTpn227.pdf
Overview of the principles of genetic testing from the Houses of Parliament website

Gillick competence
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/332/7545/807
Explanation of Gillick competence in the British Medical Journal, with links to journal articles

gynaecology
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/topic/gynaecology/?node=7118&wor...
Guidance from NICE focusing on gynaecological conditions

H  Top

HIV
http://www.bodypositive.org.uk
An HIV information website

homeopathy
http://www.homeopathy-soh.org
Website of the Society of Homeopaths

human rights
http://www.un.org/rights
Details of human rights from the United Nations website

hydrocephalus
http://www.asbah.org
Website of the Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

I  Top

ileostomy
http://www.the-ia.org.uk
Website of the Ileostomy Association

immunization
http://www.immunisation.nhs.uk
The NHS immunization website

incontinence
http://www.continence-foundation.org.uk
Website of the Continence Foundation

infection
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG2
NICE guidance on infection control

intermittent self-catheterization
http://www.incontact.org/fact-file/intermittent-self-cathete...
Explanation of ISC for people with continence problems

International Classification of Diseases
http://www.who.int/classifications/icd/en/
An outline of the ICD from the World Health Organization

J  Top

jaundice
http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40000831
Details of the signs, symptoms, and differential diagnosis of jaundice

L  Top

learning disability
http://www.bild.org.uk
Website of the British Institute for Learning Disabilities

leukaemia
http://www.lrf.org.uk
Website of the Leukaemia Research Fund

living will
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/RightsAndResponsibilities/Death/...
Information about living wills from a UK government website

lupus
http://www.uklupus.co.uk
Details of SLE from The Lupus Site

M  Top

macular degeneration
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/public...
Information about macular degeneration from the Royal National Institute of the Blind

Makaton
http://www.makaton.org
Website of the Makaton vocabulary development project

mammography
http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/testing/mammograms/inde...
Explanation of the procedure in the diagnosis of breast cancer

measles
http://www.measlesinitiative.org/index3.asp
More information about measles from this multiorganizational international website

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
http://www.mhra.gov.uk
The MHRA website

meningitis
http://www.meningitis.org
Website of the Meningitis Research Foundation

Mental Health Act
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2007/20070012.htm
Latest information about the Mental Health Act 1983 from the Office of Public Sector Information

minimally invasive surgery
http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/patient_information/faqs/different_s...
Explanation of minimally invasive surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons

MRSA
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/Healthandsocialcar...
A simple guide to MRSA from the Department of Health

multiple sclerosis
http://www.mssociety.org.uk
Website of the Multiple Sclerosis Society

myocardial infarction
http://www.bhf.org.uk/living_with_heart_conditions/understan...
Details of MI from the British Heart Foundation

N  Top

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
http://www.nice.org.uk
Details of recommendations and guidance from the NICE website

national service frameworks
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Policyandguidance/Healthandsocialcar...
Details of NSFs for specific conditions

NHS Direct
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Information about common illnesses and details of local health-care providers from NHS Direct Online

Nursing and Midwifery Council
http://www.nmc-uk.org
The NMC website

nutrition
http://www.nutrition.org.uk
Independent evidence-based advice on healthy eating from the British Nutrition Foundation

O  Top

oesophagogastroduodenoscopy
http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/html/Gastrointestinal.html
Interactive explanations of this procedure from BUPA

osteoarthritis
http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk/AboutArthritis/Conditions/Os...
Explanation of osteoarthritis from Arthritis Care

P  Top

parkinsonism
http://www.parkinsons.org.uk
Website of the Parkinson's Disease Society

phenylketonuria
http://www.pku.com
This US website includes the diagnosis of PKU by the Guthrie test

-phobia
http://www.beyondfear.org
Website of Beyond Fear

plastic surgery
http://www.baaps.org.uk
Website of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons

podiatry
http://www.feetforlife.org
Website of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists

pregnancy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/having_a_baby/pregnancy_index...
Details of pregnancy from a BBC website

premenstrual syndrome
http://www.pms.org.uk
Website of the National Association for Premenstrual Syndrome

prostate gland
http://www.cancerbackup.org.uk/Aboutcancer/Screening/ThePSAt...
Description of the prostate gland from Cancerbackup

psychosomatic
http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org
Website of the journal Psychosomatic Medicine

Q  Top

quadriplegia
http://www.apparelyzed.com/paralysis.html
Peer support for people with spinal injury from a US website

R  Top

radiotherapy
http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=166
Explanation of radiotherapy from Cancer Research UK

respiratory syncytial virus
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/revb/respiratory/rsvfeat.htm
Factsheet about RSV from the US Centers for Disease Control

rhesus factor
http://www.blood.co.uk/pages/e13basic.html
Explanation of the Rh factor from the National Blood Service

rheumatoid arthritis
http://www.arthritiscare.org.uk/AboutArthritis/Conditions/Rh...
Explanation of rheumatoid arthritis from Arthritis Care

S  Top

SARS
http://www.hse.gov.uk/biosafety/diseases/sars.htm
Information about SARS from the Health and Safety Executive

sexually transmitted disease
http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/hiv_and_sti/stide...
Explanation of STDs from the Health Protection Agency

sleep apnoea
http://www.britishsnoring.co.uk
Website of the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association

spina bifida
http://www.asbah.org
Website of the Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

stillbirth
http://www.uk-sands.org
Website of the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society

T  Top

thalassaemia
http://www.ukts.org
Website of the Thalassaemia Society

tracheostomy
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=371
Explanation of tracheostomy from NHS Direct Online

transcultural nursing
http://www.culturediversity.org
Website of Cultural Diversity in Nursing

transfusion
http://www.blood.co.uk
Website of the National Blood Service

transient ischaemic attack
http://www.stroke.org.uk/information/all_about_stroke/what_i...
Explanation of TIAs from the Stroke Association

trauma
http://www.trauma.org
Website of the British Trauma Society

tuberculosis
http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/tb/menu.htm
Explanation of TB from the Health Protection Agency

U  Top

ultrasonography
http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=150
Further explanation of the procedure from CancerHelp UK

W  Top

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/en
The WHO website