• Bioethics Resources on the Web - From the National Institute's of Health (NIH), links to a wide range of sources providing background information and various positions on issues in bioethics.
  Web Address / URL: http://bioethics.od.nih.gov/

• Bioethics Topics - This site from the Department of Medical History and Ethics at the University of Washington School of Medicine provides links to information on a wide range of topics such as: Advance Directives, End-of-Life Issues, Maternal/Fetal Conflict, Mistakes, and Spirituality and Medicine. Web Address / URL:
  http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/index.html

• ANA The Center for Ethics and Human Rights - Part of the American Nurses Association (ANA), this site provides an overview of the Center's activities and programs designed to increase the ethical competence and human rights sensitivity of nurses.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.nursingworld.org/ethics/

• Medical Privacy: National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information - This site from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services provides access to a variety of materials regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Web Address / URL: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/

• National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) - "The purpose of the NCSBN is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing."
  Web Address / URL: https://www.ncsbn.org/index.htm

• New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) - Select the "Nursing Practice Issues" links to access links to NYSNA Position Statements, and Practice Alerts.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.nysna.org/index.htm

• Nursing Laws, Rules & Regulations - This site from the New York State Education Department Office of the Professions provides links to a summary of the requirements for licensure and links to license application forms that can be printed directly from the web.
  Web Address / URL: http://www.op.nysed.gov/nurse.htm

• Personal Medical Records - This site from MedlinePlus® offers the following categories of information pertaining to personal medical records: Overviews, Latest News, Specific Issues, Related Issues, Organizations, Law and Policy. Web Address / URL:
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/personalmedicalrecords.html

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