Nursing Resources: Patient Education
Resources for anyone affiliated with the University of Iowa College of Nursing or University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Jennifer DeBerg
Understanding Medical Terminology
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Dictionary of Cancer TermsAn alphabetical guide to more than 6,000 cancer terms. Published by the National Cancer Institute.
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Understanding Medical TermsAn online tutorial for health consumers from the National Library of Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Patient Information
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FamilyDoctor This website is operated by the American Academy of Family Physicians. FamilyDoctor has information on numerous health topics as well as health tools and videos.
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Healthfinder U.S. government sponsored fact sheets on healthcare and diseases. Includes online checkups, health observances, health news and more.
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MedlinePlus from the National Library of Medicine Consumer health information provided by the National Library of Medicine. MedlinePlus includes information on over 750 health topics, drug and supplement information, a medical encyclopedia, dictionary, directories, and links to other resources.
Understanding the Research Process
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A Consumer's Guided to Taking Charge of Health InformationTen important questions to help you evaluate health information and the reasons you should ask them as you read medical research reports. Developed by the Harvard School of Public Health.
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Understanding Medical ResearchThis website contains a wealth of introductory information about medical research. Selected for health consumers by the National Library of Medicine, a part of the National Institutes of Health.