Delaware Nurses Association is a constituent member of American Nurses Association and a charter member of Center for American Nurses

Research Grants

The American Nurses Foundation (ANF) Research Grants Program: Each year, through our Nursing Research Grants program, the American Nurses Foundation provides funds to beginner and experienced nurse researchers to conduct studies that contribute toward the advancement of nursing science and the enhancement of patient care. Awards are given in all areas of nursing, including healthy patient outcomes, health care policy development, critical care, gerontology, women’s health, community and family intervention.

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Information from AHRQ's research helps people make more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.

GrantsNet: GrantsNet is an Internet application tool created by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Grants Management and Policy (OGMP) for finding and exchanging information about HHS and other Federal grant programs. GrantsNet serves the general public, the grantee community, and grant-makers (i.e. state and local governments, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and commercial businesses). GrantsNet provides a variety of Department-wide grants policies governing the award and administration of grant activities, publishing these in grants policy directives, regulations, and/or manuals.

Research Information Sites

ANA Recognized Terminologies and Data Element Sets

Frequently Asked Questions About Standardized Terminologies

  1. What is the difference between a minimal data element set and a standardized terminology?
  2. Why should nurses care about an information infrastructure for nursing?
  3. Can the individual professional nursing make a difference?
  4. What can the individual professional nurse do to ensure an information infrastructure for nursing?
  5. What can nursing specialty organizations do to support an information infrastructure for nursing?
  6. How should nurses unite on this issue? Nationally and internationally.

ANA Quality Indicators

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Health Level 7 (HL7)

National Committee Vital Health Statistics (NCVHS)

Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT)

Unified Medical Language System (UMLS)

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

National Institute of Nursing Research

CDC Wonder: WONDER provides a single point of access to a wide variety of reports and numeric public health data.

National Institutes of Health

Combined Health Information Database: CHID is a bibliographic database produced by agencies of the National Institutes of Health. They provide titles, abstracts, availability information, and education resources, as well as links to online versions of government health publications and contact information for national and international rare disease patient support organizations.

US National Library of Medicine

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Last modified: 8/6/08