Preceptorship advice

Daytonite, BSN, RN · Sep 13, 2007

there are lots of stickys on this and the general nursing student discussion forum. now is a good time to go through the posts on these threads and explore some of the links, bookmark ones that look like they would be helpful for you. pm me if there are websites you would particularly like to have in your orificenal. i have a file of general medical weblinks that i will reprint below. also, i downloaded the pdf file of a powerpoint presentation that was given to train preceptors on how to be preceptors (never hurts to know what the job description is of the boss). i can only send it as an attachment to an e-mail. you cannot post your personal e-mail address on the forums, but you can send it to me in a pm and i will send this pdf file to you if you are interested in seeing it.

please don't be scared. you will remember more than you think. keep in mind that none of us remembers everything. that's why we have reference books. the place to start is to look at what your syllabus for the nursing class sends you to!

for sites aimed more at the consumer (easier to read and understand!):

medline plus (use the search box) http://www.medlineplus.gov/

healthfinder (use the search box) http://www.healthfinder.gov/

medicine net diseases & conditions a to z index http://www.medicinenet.com/diseases_and_conditions/article.htm

medicine net symptoms & signs a to z index http://www.medicinenet.com/symptoms_and_signs/article.htm

medicine net procedures & tests a to z index http://www.medicinenet.com/procedures_and_tests/article.htm

the mayo clinic

http://www.mayoclinic.com/

health a to z - diseases and conditions page (use the search box) http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requesturi=/healthatoz/atoz/dc/index.jsp

aetna intelihealth (use the search box) http://www.intelihealth.com/ih/ihtih/wsihw000/408/408.html

peacehealth consumer information (use the search box) http://www.peacehealth.org/

all refer.com health http://health.allrefer.com/

genesis consumer health information http://www.genesishealth.com/conditions/index.aspx

emedicinehealth first aid and consumer health information list of topics from a to z http://www.emedicinehealth.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=60185

encyclopedia of surgery http://www.surgeryencyclopedia.com/index.html

lab tests online http://www.labtestsonline.org/

finding answers to your questions about surgery http://surglinks.com/index.html

answers.com http://www.answers.com/

for sites aimed more at healthcare personnel:

national institutes of health http://www.nih.gov/

the various institutes and links to them: http://www.nih.gov/icd/

merck manual of diagnosis and therapy (use search box) http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/sections.jsp

family practice notebook (use search box) http://www.fpnotebook.com/index.htm

medicine net diseases & conditions a to z index http://www.medicinenet.com/diseases_and_conditions/article.htm

cleveland clinic disease management project (only major diseases)http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/diseasemanagement/medicineindex.htm

emedicine http://www.emedicine.com/ (you may have to register to view articles, but registration is free)

web md index list of tests http://www.webmd.com/a_to_z_guide/medical_tests.htm

web md index list of medical conditions http://www.webmd.com/a_to_z_guide/health_topics.htm

web md index list of symptoms http://www.webmd.com/a_to_z_guide/health_symptoms.htm

surgical tutor.org (links are at left and top of page) http://www.surgical-tutor.org.uk/default-home.htm?core/trauma/shock.htm~right

http://library.med.utah.edu/webpath/webpath.html - the internet pathology laboratory for medical education

merck manual of diagnosis and therapy http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/sections.jsp

merck manual of medical information http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html

merck manual of geriatrics http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmg/contents.jsp

cdc - national center for chronic disease prevention and health promotion

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/

national library of medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nlmhome.html

cdc list of topics http://www.cdc.gov/az.do - includes national statistics

national center for health statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/default.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/sites.htm - more websites for statistics and information

national guidelines clearinghouse (for guidelines on procedures, etc.) http://www.guideline.gov/browse/gawithdrawn.aspx?st=a

http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/about/sitemap.aspx - national clearinghouse for alcohol & drug information of the u.s. department of health and human services and samhsa

wilipedia - topics in medicine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/portal:medicine

online medical dictionary http://www.online-medical-dictionary.org/

whonamedit.com http://whonamedit.com/ large listing of eponyms and historical medical information

who (world health organization) for third world disease information and statistics http://www.who.int/en/