New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing

Helpful Web Links For Nurses

The following are helpful links that are designed to assist you in obtaining information about New Jersey nursing programs, scholarships for nursing school, becoming a member of your professional nursing organization, updates on the latest research in nursing, regulatory and policy changes, and other useful information.

New Jersey Schools of Nursing

Associate Degree Nursing Program
http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nursing/adegree.pdf
Diploma Nursing Programs
http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nursing/dipschool.pdf
Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Programs
http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nursing/bacschools.pdf
Institute for Nursing
http://www.njsna.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=5
Best Nursing Degree
http://www.bestnursingdegree.com/

The New Jersey Department of Health and Human Services (http://www.state.nj.us/health/quality)

Funding Your Education

Institute for Nursing (http://www.njsna.org/InstituteforNursing/inscholarship.html)
National Student Nurses Association (http://www.nsna.org/foundation/index.asp)
Sigma Theta Tau (http://www.nursingsociety.org/career/scholarships_opps.html)
New Jersey League for Nursing (http://www.njln.org/scholarships/scholarships.htm)
Choose Nursing (www.choosenursing.com/paying)
National League for Nursing Foundation (www.nlnfoundation.org)
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (www.aacn.nche.edu)

Professional Nursing Associations/Certifications

Nurse Scribe (www.enursescribe.com/org3.htm)
Nursing Center (http://www.nursingcenter.com/prodev/ce_certification.asp)
National League for Nursing (www.nln.org)
The American Organization of Nurse Executives (www.aone.org)
American Nurses Association (www.nursingworld.org)
Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow (www.nursesource.org)
The National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, Inc. (www.nflpn.org)
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (www.ncsbn.org)

Regulatory/Licensure

New Jersey Board of Nursing (http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/nursing.htm)
Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (www.cgfns.org)

Research

National Institute of Nursing Research (www.nih.gov/ninr)
National Institute of Health (www.nih.gov)
Medscape (monthly summaries of nursing research) (www.medscape.com)

Public Policy

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (www.ahrq.gov)
Bureau of Health Professions (http://bhpr.hrsa.gov)
Health Resources and Services - Division of Nursing (http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/)
Healthy People 2010 (www.healthypeople.gov)
American Association of Critical Care Nurses (www.aacn.org)


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