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ICONS - Definitions: "
Nurses, Nursing Education, and Nursing Workforce:
Definitions *
Endorsed by ICONS December 2005

A. Regulatory terminology
B. Education-related terminology
C. Nursing services/care delivery terminology
D. Health care delivery system terminology
E. Managed care models of health care provision terminology
F. Employment terminology
G. Nurse supply terminology
Appendix A: Employment settings

* Definitions do not reflect the official policy or position of any one agency or organization participating in ICONS.
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Imperial College London - Scientists find stronger evidence for link between cat faeces and schizophrenia

Imperial College London - Scientists find stronger evidence for link between cat faeces and schizophrenia: "Researchers have found stronger evidence for a link between a parasite in cat faeces and undercooked meat and an increased risk of schizophrenia."

Mental Health Act | Borderline Personality Disorder

BBC - bbc.co.uk homepage - Home of the BBC on the Internet

Adopting Online Nurse Scheduling and Staffing Systems

Rare Pediatric Disease Database

Combined Health Information Database

The University of Iowa College of Nursing

The Center for the Advancement of Health

Obesity grows in all American states except Oregon

Placebo triggers powerful painkillers from the brain: Study

Good quality olive oil contains natural painkiller: study

STOP Sex Offenders! | Survivors of Abuse - Internet Resources

Evidence-Based Practice

Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)

AHRQ WebM&M: Case & Commentary

NY Times Examines Hospital Compliance With Medical Guidelines

Drug interfering with viral genetics shows promise in treatment of SARS

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Psychology Today: Leaning on Caffeine

Psychology Today: What is Good Brain Food?

Painkiller Update: What You Need to Know - Health and Medical Information produced by doctors - MedicineNet.com

The HeartMath Report

Health and consumer groups call for an integrated health care system, USA

Response to ADHD Medication May Be in The Genes

American Journal of Health Promotion

American Journal of Health Behavior

Condom errors increase gonorrhea risk among men - Yahoo! News

Sci-Tech Today - Health - Experts Call for Health I.T. Leadership

HealthandAge -- MarketPlace

RssASAP.com

NIMH: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Home Page

High Anxiety Levels...Can Be Deadly - Depression symptoms, causes, and treatments including clinical and manic depression.

Major new UNC-based drinking water study suggests pregnancy fears may be overstated

Simple hospital reminder system reduces urinary catheter use, cutting risk of infection, and cost

A structure of antidepressants' binding sites

Enduring Chronic Pain: Nobody Should Have to Suffer

Waist size is associated with the metabolic syndrome in children

Study Assesses Risk for Death Associated with Two Kinds of Kidney Dialysis

FlashExtensions - Video Tutorials - Flash, ActionScript & Related Technologies

Moderate alcohol consumption boosts brainpower: study

Valproic acid might make HIV curable: study

Even drinking small quantities when pregnant could irreversibly harm the baby: Study

Testosterone: Testosterone replacement therapy prescribed for the treatment of low testosterone

medbroadcast.com

Depo-Testosterone Cypionate

Anabolic Steroids . com, The world's leading information provider about Anabolic Steroids

An End to Medical Forms? - Editorial - CIO

Medicare Claims Must Fully Comply with HIPAA by Oct. 1 - CIO News Alerts - Blog - CIO

A Brief Overview of Bariatric Surgical Procedures Currently Being Used to Treat the Obese Patient

Evaluating the Patient With Chest Pain: The Value of a Comprehensive History

Hospital Nursing: Bone up on fat embolism syndrome

WOUND & SKIN CARE: G tube care: Managing hypergranulation tissue

Chinese couple mistake son for a girl for 13 years. 15/03/2004. ABC News Online

Medical Education Ring

Nursing Student's Homework Help

Medical and Health RSS/XML News Feeds

Map Sex Offenders - Free US Sex Offender Registry Mapping System

Smoking in Pregnancy Raises ADHD Risk for Child - Yahoo! News

Depression linked to previously unknown dopamine regulator - Hope for potential new target for antidepressants

Discovery of new dopamine action may yield alternative psychiatric drugs

My Way - Health

Short height linked to increased suicide risk - Yahoo! News

Study: Male Circumcision Lowers AIDS Risk - Yahoo! News

Univision.com and Google Partner Focusing on Search in Spanish

Finally. Google. Feeds. [UPDATE] - The Unofficial Google Weblog - google.weblogsinc.com _

Scientist Who Linked Smoking, Cancer Dies - Yahoo! News

Testosterone Patch Improves Sexual Desire

Inflammatory response linked to glucose levels

ADHD - FDA expands indication for ADDERALL XR� (CII) confirming safety and efficacy in adolescents

Internet Trial Questions Herbal Remedies for Anxiety and Insomnia

Successful Electronic Medical Record Systems Require Thoughtful Implementation

Patients Treated with Dignity Report Higher Satisfaction, Treatment Adherence, and Receipt of Preventive Care

Web handbook - Building in universal accessibility + checklist

Adware Tries to Climb Out of the Muck

A case for building an electronic medical record database

Immigrants do not overwhelm healthcare - study - Yahoo! News

Advanced Job Search | Indeed.com

Fostering Stable Relationships, Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Could Help Reduce Number of HIV Cases Among MSM, Editorial Says

Computers and the Internet

Poland doctors flock to the UK and Western Europe

lastRSS.php - PHP RSS parser/reader

Hospitals Worldwide - Hospitals Search

Significant drop in heart disease deaths in Poland

WellPoint

'Hospital-at-home' concept does not save money or improve outcomes, study finds

Hepatitis C responds best to combo of ribavirin and interferon, study concludes

How to Almost Guarantee Your eBook Market Success - Self SEO

HubMed

SpamStopsHere Announces HIPAA Compliant Anti-Spam for Medical Professionals - Self SEO

Everything About HubMed

Coping with Childhood Sexual Abuse || kuro5hin.org

100 Most Wired Hospitals - CIO News Alerts - Blog - CIO

CDC - Hoaxes, Rumors

Hepatitis C Action

Specific regions of brain implicated in anorexia nervosa, Univ. of Pittsburgh study

Computers - Poor placement does not compute in medical exam rooms

Men in denial over expanding waistlines

Is there a connection between faith and health?

Blogging The Fifth Nail

PHP Tutorial - Databases in PHP - MySQL in PHP - Picking a DB

Databases in PHP - MySQL in PHP - Running Some Queries

MedReader - Home

Flies on speed (methamphetamine) offer insight into the roles of dopamine in sleep and arousal

Dieting linked to increased wealth, study finds

Bloomberg.com: Canada

Xinhua - English

Boys, too, suffer long-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law -- Advocating for the Civil Rights and Human Dignity of People with Mental Disabilities

Contact > Health RSS News

Male hormones not tied to women's libido - Yahoo! News

Health and Medical Information produced by doctors - MedicineNet.com

Health and Medical RSS Feeds and News Syndication from MedicineNet - Index

FirstGov for Kids

CHID: Simple Search

Health Web site launches online diagnosis - Yahoo! News

Antidepressants stop repeat heart attacks-study - Yahoo! News

Intellectual Property Is Costing Me My Life || kuro5hin.org

U.S. officials urged to speak out about ADHD drugs - Yahoo! News

Obesity costs soar tenfold to $36.5 billion in US - Yahoo! News

Mamma.com Conquers Deep Web: Launches Innovative Health Search Site in Beta

mamma Deep Web Health Seaerch Engine

mamma

Combination of diabetes, depression ups death risk - Yahoo! News

Caffeine cuts nighttime diabetes problem - Yahoo! News

ABA - ABA Commission on Law and Aging

Healthy Lifestyles May Help Prevent Alzheimer's - Yahoo! News

Nicotine affects brain like heroin: study - Yahoo! News

MRI shows up brain differences in bipolar disorder - Yahoo! News

Studies show ways to predict, prevent Alzheimer's - Yahoo! News

Births do not rise during full moon: study - Yahoo! News

Love In Action Intl, Inc. Evil with alot of good makeup.

Love In Action Intl, Inc.

Abortion drug may be useful for severe depression - Yahoo! News

Raich and the Future of Medicinal Marijuana || kuro5hin.org

interactiveHealthRecord D

Patients Skip the Clipboards with Online Medical Records

Red meats up chances of colorectal cancer; fish lowers it: study

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference on Manifestations and Management of Chronic Insomnia in Adults,June 13-15, 2005

Chronic Insomnia Baffles Sleep Experts - Yahoo! News

Friends better than family to help you to live longer - Yahoo! News

Sci-Tech Today - Science - Autopsy: Schiavo's Brain Irreversibly Damaged

Depression worsens health of adult asthmatics - Yahoo! News

A good night's sleep may be good for memory - Yahoo! News

movabletype.org : TrackBack Explanation

Diabetic men at risk of low testosterone - study - Yahoo! News

New diabetes drug aids blood fats as well as sugar - Yahoo! News

Study confirms red meat link with bowel cancer - Yahoo! News

The top health news articles from Yahoo! News

Sci-Tech Today - Health - U.S. Closer to Online Medical Records

Laugh your way to leanness

Study says that calcium rich foods prevent PMS

Journals

Breathing measurements

Explain the differences in how to perform and what each measures between peak flow meters and incentive spirometers.

Free Online ICD9/ICD9CM codes and Medical Dictionary

FAQs about Standard Code Sets

FirstGov.gov Reference Center: RSS Library: Data and Statistics RSS Feeds

Medicare Learning Network - Coding Educational Resource Web Guide

Love wins out over sex, scientists say

Doctors miss heart, depression link - Newindpress.com

Recreational use of Viagra can lead to AIDS - Newindpress.com

Those old crooners were right, love really can make you crazy

- Forbes.com

Hospitals Worldwide - Hospitals Search

Labs

Explain different lab groups and what might indicate what in simple terms.

Peak Flow

Things to consider:

How to treat prisoners

Restraints

How to use a peak flow meter- most don't know proper way

What lactolose does

Types of insulin

Different types of depression.

Why different types of antidepressant medications work. Basically there are three chemical imbalances or combination of the three that cause depression. Seritonin, dopamine, and nor-epinepherine. Slowing down the reuptake of one or more of these results in a higher concentration of the chemical(s). Different antidepressants do this differently. This does/does not address bipolar?

Albumin

This posting will start with albumin tubing issues and then lead to K+ and Mag concerning the difference between mg and mEq. We give mEq and you buy mg at the store.

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