The NINR site provides descriptions of research and research training programs and support. Research directions are outlined and the National Nursing Research Agenda is detailed. It also provides information on midwifery and access to nursing papers in electronic form, job listings, continuing education, conference schedules, and software. The site also offers a convenient means of subscribing or unsubscribing to a number of nursing related electronic discussion forums. In addition to articles and links to other nursing related web sites, Nurseweek includes employment announcements, updated every other week, from California and Texas.
Future plans call for nationwide job listings.
The site offers a continuing education section which includes CE articles and exams. A catalog of home study courses is also available. This site is produced by the University of Michigan School of Nursing and Taubman Medical Library in a collaborative effort with the Committee on Institutional Cooperation Health Sciences Internet Working Group. Also available is a section about nursing resources including audiovisuals, periodicals, indexes, and nursing school newsletters. This site is part of the Virtual Hospital produced by the University of Iowa College of Medicine.