Health on the Net Code of Conduct
ResourceNurse.Com subscribes to the Health on the Net Code of Conduct, your assurance that the health-related information we provide is accurate, current, and unbiased. At all times, ResourceNurse.Com strives to exceed the HON Code of Conduct. The HON principles and our policies are listed below. Please feel free to contact us at info@resourcenurse.com with any questions about the HON Code or our policies.
Principle 1:
Any medical advice provided and hosted on this site will only be given by medically trained and qualified professionals unless a clear statement is made that a piece of advice offered is from a non-medically qualified individual/organisation.ResourceNurse.Com, has sought out the leading experts in the field of nursing science and practice. The clinical information presented in our CE programs and Reference Center has been peer-reviewed by our experts for current relevance and accuracy. We cannot extend this degree of review to our discussion areas or to any links that take you off of the ResourceNurse.Com server, but every effort is made to assure that all links remain active. Clinicians using ResourceNurse.Com’s web site are reminded to apply their own clinical judgment and follow institutional policy.
Principle 2:
The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.ResourceNurse.Com is not a consumer healthcare web site. Materials published on the site are intended for the use of licensed healthcare personnel and students pursuing courses of study that will lead to becoming licensed healthcare professionals. Anyone using the ResourceNurse.Com site is encouraged to seek the advice of their physician or other qualified health provider with any questions they may have regarding a medical condition and to never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something published on the ResourceNurse.Com website. ResourceNurse.Com does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the web site.
Principle 3:
Confidentiality of data relating to individual patients and visitors to a medical website, including their identity, is respected by this Website. The Website owners undertake to honour or exceed the legal requirements of medical information privacy that apply in the country and state where the Website and mirror sites are located.ResourceNurse.Com strives for the highest degree of confidentiality and privacy for our users. First, we never disclose specific customer information to our sponsors. Second, all CE exam and evaluation materials are encrypted and kept offline, to assure confidentiality. All clinical content published on the ResourceNurse.Com web site is carefully reviewed to assure that no specific patient or institutional information is disclosed. Visitors who participate in public areas of the web site are encouraged to maintain confidentiality suitable for a professional setting at all times. Additional information is available in our Privacy Policy.
Principle 4:
Where appropriate, information contained on this site will be supported by clear references to source data and, where possible, have specific HTML links to that data.All continuing education programs are fully-referenced as required by the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center’s requirements for continuing education programs. Many have links directly to the source documents within the courses themselves and from the reference pages. As appropriate, information published elsewhere on the site is linked and referenced so nurses can find out more about the topic at hand.
Principle 5:
Any claims relating to the benefits/performance of a specific treatment, commercial product or service will be supported by appropriate, balanced evidence in the manner outlined in Principle 4. above.ResourceNurse.Com does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the web site. Editorial content is never influenced by any sponsor. Commercial advertising is not permitted in the public areas of the site (bulletin board, etc.) except in the form of contracted banner ads. ResourceNurse.Com cannot be responsible for the content of any public areas, nor for content contained on sites linked to ResourceNurse.Com.
Principle 6:
The designers of this Website will seek to provide information in the clearest possible manner and provide contact addresses for visitors that seek further information or support. The Webmaster will display his/her E-mail address clearly throughout the Website.
Contact information is available in the Customer Support area and a link is available on all primary pages allowing you to email us directly. We’d love to hear from you, and will always attempt to offer clarification or further information as needed. Course authors can be reached through ResourceNurse.Com e-mail.
Principle 7:
Support for this website will be clearly identified, including the identities of commercial and non-commercial organisations that have contributed funding, services or material for the site.Please see the About Us area for a full disclosure of sponsorship policies and list of sponsors. Financial sponsorship of this web site in no way influences editorial policy or site content.
Principle 8:
If advertising is a source of funding it will be clearly stated. A brief description of the advertising policy adopted by the website owners will be displayed on the site. Advertising and other promotional material will be presented to viewers in a manner and context that facilitates differentiation between it and the original material created by the institution operating the site.While we accept commercial advertising to help keep our CE costs low, ResourceNurse.Com will not publish “educational” or “clinical” information on the web site that cannot be substantiated by the peer review process from any source, including commercial advertisers and sponsors. Any information sponsored by a particular sponsor or advertiser is clearly delineated as being so, and all authors are required to list any relationships with the manufacturers of any products specifically mentioned in their presentations. This information is available upon request. Please note that we cannot be responsible for information published on advertiser’s web sites.