HealthLinks Homepage

HealthLinks, May 2008

UpToDate subscription to be canceled June 30, 2008 due to extraordinary price increases. Please see UpToDate Alert for more info.

Efforts are underway to find a funding strategy and an UpToDate model that is affordable and acceptable to the UW.

Celebrate Nursing

National Nurses Week is May 6 - May 12, ending on Florence Nightingale's birthday
Check out interesting facts about nursing
Nurses voted #1 by Americans
The nation's nurses top the list in Gallup's annual survey on the public perception of honesty and ethical standards of various professions
UW School of Nursing
- UW School of Nursing consistently ranks #1 in US News & World Report annual surveys of graduate schools
- Marla Salmon chosen as dean of UW School of Nursing
Nursing Reference Center
A new electronic resource offered by the Health Sciences Libraries that includes:
- Evidence-Based Care Sheets
- Quick Lessons
- Drug Information
- Practice Guidelines
- Research Instruments

Provided by HSL News: UW Health Sciences Libraries' News. For full story click the item title.

Measuring Your Impact
Healthlinks has a new how-to page that discusses journal and author impact factors.
UpToDate Alert
UpToDate subscription to be canceled June 30, 2008 due to extraordinary price increases. Click on the title of this article for more information.
Masters Nursing Students!!
Study exploring contributions of UW Libraries and librarians seeks volunteers for focus groups: Nursing students in the final 3 quarters of the Masters Program. See flyer for more information....