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What is Nursing? Related Career Titles
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Miscellaneous Resources UNCW School of Nursing http://www.uncwil.edu/son/

 

What is Nursing?

Nursing is a discipline focused on assisting individuals, families and communities in attaining, re-attaining and maintaining optimal health and functioning. Modern definitions of nursing define it as a science and an art that focuses on quality of life as defined by persons and families. Nursing is not only concerned about health and functioning but with quality of living and dying, lived experience, and universal lived experiences of health.

Nursing is an applied science which has a unique body of knowledge that utilizes principles from the physical, biological, and behavioral sciences. The central concern of nursing is the holistic person. The focus of nursing is health promotion, maintenance, curative, restorative, supportive and terminal care to individuals and groups of all ages, taking into consideration the factors that influence them in the total environment

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Related Career Titles

Acute Care  Community Health  Mental Health 
Admin. of Educational Programs  Community/Mental Health  Mental Health Ethnic Specialist 
Admin. of Nursing Services  Correctional Health  Midwife 
Adolescent Nurse Specialist Critical Care  Neonatal
Adult Health Care  Delivery of Services- Staff Development Neurological 
Ambulatory Care  Developmental Disabilities Nursing Health Policy 
Ambulatory Child Health  Diabetes Nursing Occupational Health 
Family Nursing  Oncology  School Health 
Anesthesia  Gerontology  Pediatric 
Cardiovascular  Maternity Nursing Physiological Nursing 
College/University faculty Pulmonary  Spinal Cord Injury Nurse
Psychiatric  Rehabilitation  Transcultural Nursing 
Psychosocial Nursing  Respiratory  Trauma
Public Health Emergency Surgical Nurse Nurse Researcher
Staff Development/Educator Hospital Administrator Medical-Surgical
Primary Ambulatory Care    

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Related Major Skills

Active Listening

Critical Thinking

Able to Instruct Others

Time Management

Social Perceptiveness

Integrity

Monitoring

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Concern for Others

Adaptability/Flexibility

Independence

Stress Tolerance

Initiative

Oral/Written Expression and Comprehension

http://www.nursingskills.com

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Job & Internship Search Links

Oys’s Nursing Recruiters, http://www.i-recruit.com/drecruiters_type_nursing.htm

Pohly’s Recruiters, http://members.aol.com/pjpohly/rec-link.htm

Dmoz’s Recruiters, http://dmoz.org/Business/Healthcare/Employment/Recruitment_and_Staffing/

Access Nurses, http://www.accessnurses.com

After College

AllHealthJobs, http://www.allhealthjobs.com

Allied Health Careers, http://www.alliedhealthcareers.com

AllNurses, http://allnurses.com

American Association of Colleges of Nursing, http://aacn.campusrn.com/students/jobsearch.asp

American Nurses Association, http://www.healthecareers.com/site_templates/ANA/index.asp?aff=ANA&SPLD=ANA

National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, http://www.nflpn.org/career.html

National Student Nurses' Association, http://www.nsna.org/career/

Nursing Organizations, http://www.nursingsociety.org/career/nursing_orgs.html

CampusRN, http://uncwil.campusrn.com/students/jobsearch.asp

Careerbuilder, http://www.healthopps.com

National Institute of Health http://www.nih.gov; For internships go to http://www.training.nih.gov

Chronicle of Higher Education (Nursing Faculty Positions), http://chronicle.com/jobs/100/400/5000/

DoctorDirectory, http://www.doctordirectory.com/doctordirectory/doctors/geostate.aspx

 

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Health Care Jobs Online, http://www.hcjobsonline.com

HealthCare Job Bank, http://www.healthcarejobbank.com/

HealthCareerWeb, http://www.healthcareerweb.com/nursing_jobs.html

HealthcareRecruitment, http://www.healthcarerecruitment.com

HealthJobsUSA, http://www.healthjobsusa.com

HireNursing, http://www.hirenursing.com

Hot Nurse Jobs, http://www.hotnursejobs.com/index21.html

JobNursing, http://www.jobnursing.com

MedCareers, http://www.medcareers.com

MedHunters, http://www.medhunters.com

Medical Jobs/Healthcare Jobs, http://www.nationjob.com/medical

Medical Staffing Network, http://www.msnnurse.com

Medical Workers, http://www.medicalworkers.com

MedJump, http://medjump.com/browse/Nursing.htm

MedSearch, http://www.medsearch.com

Medzilla, http://www.medzilla.com/findjobs.html

National League for Nursing, http://jobsearch.nln.monster.com/

Nurse Recruiter, http://www.nurse-recruiter.com

NurseJobShop, http://www.nursejobshop.com

NurseJobsRus, http://www.nursejobsrus.com

 

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Nurses123, http://nurses123.com/

NursingCenter, http://lwwjobcenter.medcareers.com/seeker/search.asp

NursePath, http://www.nursepath.com/

NurseWeek, http://www2.nurseweek.com/jobs_employers/job_search

Nursing Careers Allied Health, http://www.ncah.com

NursingJobs, http://www.nursingjobs.org

Nursing-Jobs, http://www.nursing-jobs.us

NursingJobsHelp, http://www.nursingjobshelp.com/

NursingNet, http://www.nursingnet.org/

Public Health Info, http://www.sph.emory.edu/studentservice/Career.html

R.N. Wanted, http://www.rnwanted.com

UNC Health Care, http://www.unchealthcare.org/site/humanresources

U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov/jobs
www.hhs.gov/careers/students.html

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Career Planning Links

Spotlight on Careers:
http://www.nursesource.org/description.html
http://www.choosenursing.com/options/index.html
http://www.nurseweek.com/career
http://www.nursingspectrum.com/StudentsCorner/CareersInNursing

NurseUniverse, http://www.nurseuniverse.com

Nurse Zone, http://www.nursezone.com

Resume Examples, http://saawww.ucsf.edu/career/studentpostdoc/nursecvsamples.htm

Cover Letter Examples, http://saawww.ucsf.edu/career/studentpostdoc/coverlettersamples.htm

Continuing Education Requirements by State, http://www.nurseweek.com/career/cecredit.asp

NCLEX-RN, http://www.nsna.org/career/career_prep_lic.asp

Health and Medical Science Organizations, http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hea00.00.00

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Professional Associations Links

National Student Nurses' Association, http://www.nsna.org

Nursing Organizations, http://www.nursingsociety.org/career/nursing_orgs.html

Associations, State Boards, and Miscellaneous, http://www.nurseweek.com/news/weblinks.asp

American Nurses Association, http://nursingworld.org

American Association of Colleges of Nursing, http://www.aacn.nche.edu/

Honor Society for Nursing, http://www.nursingsociety.org

NC Nursing Association of Nursing Students, http://www.ncans.org

NC Board of Nursing, http://ncbon.org

NC Hospital Association, http://www.ncha.org

NC League for Nursing, http://www.uncg.edu/nur/ncln/nclnhome.htm

New Hanover Health Network, http://www.nhhn.org

NC Nursing Association, http://www.ncnurses.org

National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses, http://www.nflpn.org/

Nursing Facility Evaluation Checklist, http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Publications/pdf/hallmarks.pdf

National League for Nursing, http://www.nln.org/

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Miscellaneous Resources Link

UNCW Post-Graduate Survey - coming soon

Salary Wizard, http://www.nurseweek.com/salary

Hospital Web (hospitals by state), http://adams.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalwebusa.html

Magnet Nursing Facilities, http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/magnet/facilities.html

Local Links:

Coastal Area Health Education Center, http://www.coastalahec.org

NC Center for Nursing, http://www.nursenc.org

UNC Health Care, http://www.unchealthcare.org/site/humanresources

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