Nursing Career Information

This is general information regarding licensure, certification, and career resources which may prove helpful in your search.

Services and Resources

Licensing
Certification
NCLEX Preparation
Career Resources
Career Fairs
Relocation Resources
Salary Calculators
Job Posting Sites
US Regional Job Postings
Federal Employment Opportunities
International Employment Opportunities
Associations
General Nursing Sites
Continuing Education

Licensing

How to Get a License
This site, from the American Journal of Nursing Career Guide Online contains information on obtaining licenses from each state board of nursing.
National Council of State Boards of Nursing
This site contains NCLEX examination information and an interactive NCLEX candidate diagnostic profile. It also includes position papers by the National Council, searchable databases of National Council publications, state nurse practice acts and nursing regulations, and resources for health care consumers.
Preparing for Licensure as a Registered Nurse
This site gives tips about preparing for the nursing exam.

Certification

Although licensing allows one to practice nursing, certification is reserved for professional achievement in defined clinical specialties. The following sites offer credentialing information

Your Guide to Certification
This is part of the American Journal of Nursing Career Guide Online and contains certification information for each area of nursing.
American Nurses Credentialing Center
This site provides information about the ANA Certification Program and catalog information and applications for board certification in specialized fields of nursing.
Nurse Week: Includes AANC certifications as well as many others (e.g., lactation specialist, diabetes educators, etc)
Certified Nurse Educator Exam
Provides information for those who want to become certified nurse educators.

NCLEX Preparation

Career Resources

There are many career resources on the Web. Use a search engine of your choice (e.g. Altavista, WebCrawler, Yahoo, Excite, AOL). Please keep in mind that this is a general list and cannot be guaranteed by Columbia University School of Nursing. It is, however, a good place to start the process and access job requirements, salaries and regional particulars.

AdvancedPracticeJobs.com
Explore Health Careers
Medical/Health Care Jobs
Nation Job is a job search service that lets you search by employer, location,
position type, salary, key-word, and more.
MEDWEB
This site maintained by Emory University is very complete, both for employment sources and general nursing information.
The Monster Board
This is the largest general employment site on the web. The HealthCare section is also huge and contains job listings as well as resume help, health news, and other resources.
Nightingale
From the School at the University of Tennessee Knoxville; this site offers nursing positions and pointers to more information.
NP Central Employment Opportunities
This is a site specifically for nurse practitioners and is organized by specific area of practice and location.
Springhouse Career information
This is a searchable classified ads site for nursing jobs worldwide. It also provides career articles and information about travel nursing.
National Association of Colleges and Employers
This site contains relocation resources and links to JOBWEB.
Career Builder
Good general resume and interview tips. Articles about hiring policies, financial aid. Also contains multiple job search engines.
National Institutes of Health
Employment opportunities at the NIH.
Columbia University Human Resources
CollegeGrad.com
General career information.
HealthCareer Web
Career opportunities in all health fields.
New York State Department of Health
Information about job opportunities in the NYS DOH. Also lots of links to other sites.
Nurse Degree Hunter
Nursing Salary Statistics
NursePractitionerjobs.net
Searches thousands of nurse practitioner jobs from local companies - updated daily.
Ultimate Nurse Forum
Nursing Directory

Career Fairs

Relocation Resources

Salary Calculator

Job Posting Sites

AfterCollege
Finding a Job in Nursing
This site offers basic tips on finding a nursing job.
Medjump
Nurse Recruiter
Nursing Spectrum
Nursingjobs.com
Nursingjobs.org
Nursing Jobs.us
Nursezone.com
www.pa-exchange.com
Focuses exclusively on Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.
RN.com
Travelnursing.com
Travel Nursing Source
Travelnursesnow.com
Travel Nurse Across America
Travel Force Staffing
www.campusrn.com
www.advancefornurses.com
www.careerjet.com
www.ayatravelnursingjobs.com
www.nurse-jobs.us
www.nurseportal.net
www.rnvip.com
Resources for travel nurse employment opportunities.
Nurse-Recruiter.com
Job Search USA
www.bannerhealth.com/careers

US Regional Job Postings

HCR Manor Care
Offers a range of nursing home, rehabilitation and other healthcare job opportunities.
NYCityworks.com
A New York City regional job board.
www.newjerseyjobs.com
www.connecticutjobs.com
www.californiajobs.com

Federal Employment Opportunities

International Employment Opportunities

Associations

These are direct links to professional organizations and associations.

General Nursing Sites

American Association of Colleges of Nursing
This is the organization that represents schools of nursing.
A Healthy Employment Future
BLS: Health Care and Other Service
The Caring Space.com
Exceptional Nurse
Facts about the Nursing Shortage
Magnet Nursing Facilities
Minority Nurse
National League for Nursing
This is the NLN site and provides incite into the politics of nursing and future trends. There are also abstracts of articles presented at NLN conferences.
The New York-Presbyterian Hospital
This is the web site for the NYP Hospital - a fun site for alumni to visit.
Nurse Practitioner Central
Nurse Practitioner
Roanoke College is the source of this page that is all about the duties of nurse practitioners.
NurseConnect
NurseTogether.com
Nursing Specialties
Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow
NursingNet
Nursing Spectrum Magazine
This site is published by Nursing Spectrum magazine and is basically a summary of the written magazine. There are articles about careers, chat rooms and links to other career sites.
Nursing Specialties
The Mayo Clinic describes many nursing specialties on this page.
Nursing World
American Nursing Association Code of Ethics - read-only, must purchase printed copy
Nurse Zone
Nursing Websearch
Registered Nurse Fact Sheet
Registered Nurses Summary Report
The Best Nursing Programs
Training in the United States
UltimateNurse.com
University of Buffalo Health Sciences Library
Nursing sites on the World Wide Web from the Health Sciences Library at the University of Buffalo Libraries contains general, useful information and links to other sites.
Unusual Nursing Jobs
The Caring Space.com

Continuing Education

Sites that contain on-line courses for continuing education credits.

World Wide Learn
Contains a large directory of online education.
NursingCenter.com
General site with links to all nursing journals and large selection of CE offerings. Part of Lippincott, Williams, Inc.