Career Resources For Nurses And Nursing Students
Organizations The Certify Nurses For General Or Specialized Practice
Canadian Nurses Association
The only group in Canada that certifies nurses. Covers over 15 nursing specialties.
American
Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
A very established group that has certified over 70,000 nurses since the
1960's, AACN gives exams for all critical care specialties including pediatric, neonatal and acute care nurse practitioner.
Several cardiac nursing specialties have recently been added.
National Certification Corporation For Maternal Child Nurse Practitioners and
Specialists (NCC)
In existence since the mid 1970's, NCC has certified more than 80,000 nurses in all areas of
neonatal, obstetric, maternal newborn nursing and women's health care.
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and National Board on Certification and
Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA)
AANA started way back in 1931. Today, there are over 35,000 Certified
Registered Nurse Anesthetists.
Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
Today there are over 25,000
certified oncology nurses in the US. ONCC develops teaching and certification programs for them, and evaluates programs
developed by various schools for this specialty.
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
Offers a voluntary certification program for operating room nurses. It operates the Competency & Credentialing Institute which provides education, but not an official certificate, for
surgical nurses.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
A subgroup of the American Nurses Association, the ANCC gives tests for certification in over 40 different specialties, and
provides certification for everything from basic nursing and nurse practitioners up to very targeted, advanced
specialties.
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
The biggest
membership program for Nurse Practitioners in the US. AANP operates a certification program that gives national comptetency/credential exams for
geriatric, family and other nurse practioner specialties.
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)
Offers exams for certification as a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse and
Certified Pediatric Nurse.
The Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB)
A group that offers 11 basic and advanced certifications in ostomy, wound and continence nursing.
The American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)
Provides Certified Nurse-
Midwife and Certified Midwife examinations.
American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants (AALNC) and American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board (ALNCCB)
The Associate of Legal Nurse Consultants gives the Legal Nurse Consultant Certified credential via its certification board.
Currently about 3,500 nurses have this certification.
Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC)
Givies certification in dialysis and nephrology nursing.
HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification Board
Dermatology Nurses' Association (DNA)
Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN)
American Radiological Nurses Association (ARNA)
Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association (HPNA)
Infusion Nurses Society (INS)
Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates
National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses' (NAON)
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)
Other Professional Nursing Groups
American Assembly For Men In Nursing
American Association Of Nurse Attorneys
Organization of lawyers students and others who are focused on legal issues in health care.
National League For Nursing
Group for nursing faculty at colleges and other facilities engaged in nursing education.
National Student Nurses Association
Aids in thee professional development of nurses and facilitates the entrance of new nurses into the profession.
Visiting Nurse Associations Of America
A nationwide association of nonprofit Visiting Nurse Agencies for nurses engaged in home-based care.
American Nurses Association
Represents over 5 million US nurses through 54 constituent groups. Promotes rights of nurses in workplace, career
opportunites and advocates nurses issues to state and national lawmakers.
Medi-Smart
Extensive list of learning resources and aids for student nurses.
NCLEX Test & State Nursing Boards
Get information, or register online for NCLEX tests
Interesting flash card study aid for getting ready to take NCLEX
An excellent review of what happens on the day you take the NCLEX Test from
the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
Interactive map to help you find all US State Boards of Nursing
Vocational and Registered Nursing Training, Health Care Training - Unitek College - Unitek College provides health care career training in Vocational Nursing, LVN to Registered Nursing, Associate Degree Nursing,
Medical Assistant and Pharmacy Technician.
Top Online Programs In Nursing:
Indiana State University
ISU is the state university of Indiana, located in Terre Haute. It has received high ratings for many years from Princeton Review and other publications. Right now it's one of the most progressive state schools in terms of online learning, with a variety of degree progams. It's nursing program offers up to 10 hours of credit via a "professional portfolio evaluation," a mechanism through which experienced nurses can demonstrate their knowledge to receive credit in certain areas. Indiana State offers LPN to BSN and RN to BSN programs online.
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Kaplan University
Kaplan is a large school specializing in online career training, owned by the Washington Post Company. It offers degrees in many different areas. For licensed nurses, if offers an RN to BS program, or an RN to MS "bridge" degree. Nursing master's degrees are also offered in:
- Gerontology
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- MS Nurse Educator
- Informatics
- Nursing Administration
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Georgetown University
Georgetown, located in Washington D.C., is one of the oldest and most famous private universities in the country. In the online world, it specializes in masters of science programs for nurses:
- MS Adult Gerontology
- MS Family Nurse Practitioner
- MS Nurse Educator
- MS Nurse Midwifery
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American Sentinel University
ASU is a popular choice among our readers, partly due to the great affordability of it's online RN to BSN program. RNs can enroll with no work experience, and may get credit transfer for any previous courses they have taken. American Sentinal's nursing programs have accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
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