Individuals currently in the nursing profession and those who are thinking about a career in nursing can benefit from the wealth of information available on the Internet. Government resources, professional societies, discussion groups, career data, nursing statistics, nursing duty descriptions, and much more are available at the touch of a button. This is a categorized list of some of the best websites that have been designed to benefit both current and future nurses. It should be helpful to anyone working in the nursing profession or who wants more information about nursing today.
General Nursing Sites
Nurse.com — Nurse.com has a lot of general information on nursing, including current news and much more.
Nursing Job Source — Nursing Job Source is a good place to find nursing positions in the United States.
Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health — Sites that are helpful for nursing education and research can be found on this page.
Nursing Theory Page — The University of San Diego hosts this site collecting various theories of nursing from around the world.
Sutter Health: Nursing — This page gives information on the duties of nurses, the benefits of a nursing career, and resources for a nursing education.
Government Resources
HHS: Nursing — Information on grants for nursing education and other government help are found on this page from the Department of Health and Human Services.
National Institute of Nursing Research — This is a U.S. government institute devoted to research related to the nursing industry.
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission — Though not a government agency, the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission is an important government-recognized body that accredits nursing schools in the United States.
Nursing at the NIH Clinical Center — Information on nursing at the U.S. government’s largest research hospital can be found on this helpful site.
PubMed — Nurses may find this site with links to medical articles helpful in increasing their knowledge so that they might better serve their patients.
Professional Organizations
American Academy of Nursing — The American Academy of Nursing is a highly selective professional organization that works to educate the public about the nursing profession.
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses — Critical care nurses will probably find this professional association devoted to their work helpful for career development.
American Association for the History of Nursing — This professional society is devoted to the history of nursing and how it can inform current and future patient care.
American Nursing Association — The American Nursing Association is one of the largest professional groups of nurses in the United States.
ANIA-CARING — ANIA-Caring is a professional organization of nurses interested in improving care through health informatics.
Emergency Nurses Association — The Emergency Nurses Association is a professional organization made up of nurses who work in emergency rooms around the United States.
International Association of Forensic Nurses — This is the homepage for a professional society devoted to those nurses who are used in forensics to help solve crimes.
National League for Nursing — Those who are especially interested in nursing education should find this association devoted to educating nurses most helpful.
National Association of School Nurses — School nurses play a vital role in the health of students around the country, and this is a professional society for these nurses.
National Student Nurses Association — Mentoring is especially important in educating new nurses, and this professional association is dedicated to mentoring the nurses of tomorrow.
Oncology Nursing Society — Nurses who work in cancer wards, oncologists’ offices, and other oncology-related workplaces may want to join the Oncology Nursing Society.
Sigma Theta Tau — Sigma Theta Tau is the National Honor Society for nursing.
Transcultural Nursing Society — Helping nurses to develop the skills needed to serve other cultures is the goal of this professional nursing organization.
Discussion Groups and Forums
All Nurses — This page is a discussion forum for nurses and nursing students, and it also has other helpful resources.
CyberNurse — CyberNurse has provided a moderated place to discuss nursing issues since 1997.
NRSINGED — This online discussion group and mailing list is geared toward those in nurse education.
Nurse Anesthetist Forums — These forums are dedicated to discussion about issues that nurse anesthetists must deal with.
Nurseres — Kent State University provides this moderated discussion group for nurses involved in research.
NurseZone.com — Registered nurses should find these discussion forums especially helpful for keeping up to date with nursing news and other topics.
Ultimate Nurse Forum — Nurses can speak with other nurses about issues related to their profession on this large discussion forum.
Nursing Statistics
BLS: Registered Nurses — This publication on registered nurses from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics includes statistics related to the field of registered nursing in the United States.
Minority Nursing Statistics — Iowa State University hosts this page with summary statistics on minorities in the field of nursing.
National Center for Health Statistics — This website from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has pages with many different healthcare and nursing statistics.
Nurse Licensure and NCLEX Examination Statistics — Statistics on nurse licensure rates and results of the NCLEX exam to be licensed as a nurse are found on this site.
Nurses by the Numbers — A colorful chart on this page gives some good statistics on nurses in relation to the general population.
Nurse Salary and Nursing Salaries Statistics — Allied Physicians provides this statistical information on nursing salaries in the United States.
Nursing Faculty Shortage Statistics — The statistics listed here demonstrate that the U.S. is suffering a shortage of nursing faculty as well as a shortage of nurses.