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
| 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 |
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 |
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
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/
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
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
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
Nurses123, http://nurses123.com/
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
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
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
Professional Associations Links
National Student Nurses' Association, http://www.nsna.org
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/
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
Local Links:
Coastal Area Health Education Center, http://www.coastalahec.org
UNC Health Care, http://www.unchealthcare.org/site/humanresources
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