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ECC - Nursing: Nursing Websites

Organizations

American Nurses Association (ANA)     From The Encyclopedia of Elder Care
the only full-service professional organization representing the interests of the nation's 3.1 million registered nurses through its constituent and state nurses associations, and its organizational affiliates

National Black Nurses Association (NBNA)  NBNA serves as the professional voice for over 200,000 African American registered nurses, licensed vocational/practical nurses, nursing students and retired nurses from the USA, Eastern Caribbean and Africa.

nurse.org  Impacts the lives of nurses and nursing students by publishing thought-provoking content and launching culture-changing initiatives.

North Carolina Board of Nursing   The Nurse Gateway is a single portal used to submit all licensure and listing applications including Advance Practice approvals. Use your Nurse Gateway portal to manage your licenses, listings and Advanced Practice approvals; request inactive or retired status, submit a name or address change, access printable documents and more.

National Institute of Nursing Research  NINR supports and conducts clinical and basic research and research training on health and illness across the lifespan.

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP)  The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs is the largest programmatic accreditor of the health sciences professions. In collaboration with its Committees on Accreditation, CAAHEP reviews and accredits over 2100 individual education programs in 32 health science occupations.

Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses   With 12,000+ members strong, the Academy Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN) is the only specialty nursing organization dedicated to the practice of medical-surgical nursing.

Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board  The Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB) is a professional organization whose mission is to validate excellence in medical-surgical nursing and care coordination and transition management.

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses  

all nursing schools  This website gives basic information about different degree programs including LP, RN and BSN.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC.gov (www.cdc.gov) is your online source for credible health information and is the official Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC is committed to achieving true improvements in people’s health. CDC applies research and findings to improve people’s daily lives and responds to health emergencies—something that distinguishes CDC from its peer agencies. Working with states and other partners, CDC provides a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent disease outbreaks (including bioterrorism), implement disease prevention strategies, and maintain national health statistics. CDC also guards against international disease transmission, with personnel stationed in more than 25 foreign countries.