Online Companion: Fundamentals of Nursing Standards and Practice 2E

Web Links

Anorexia nervosa
http://anorexia.allbio.org/
This site has links to articles, publications other websites on the topic of anorexia which is an example of a health problem that arises from body image distortion.

American Psychiatric Nurses Association
http://www.apna.org
This organization is for nurses who specialize in dealing with individuals whose mental illness relates to issues of self-concept.

North American Nursing Diagnosis Association
http://www.nanda.org
This site is sponsored and maintained by the professional group that is concerned with development and revision of the official NANDA Nursing Diagnosis list.

Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
http://coninfo.nursing.uiowa.edu/nic/overview.htm
This site of the homepage of the NIC project. Based at University of Iowa Center for Nursing Classification, the project is developing a comprehensive and standardized language that describes treatments that nurses perform in all settings.This site may provide ideas for nurses on interventions to promote positive self-concept for clients.

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
http://www.aarp.org
This advocacy group for older people emphasizes the positive aspects of being older in America.