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How to Find
Materials about
Employment Opportunities in Nursing Nursing 101
A Select Guide to Finding Resources
Guides to Research
| Discussion Groups | Education and Student Aid
| Handbooks | Indexes and Abstracts
| Journals | Library Online Catalog
| Newspapers |
Nursing Boards | Professional Organizations
| Statistics (employment) | State and Local Wages
| Wages, JobSearch, etc. | Additional Resources
GUIDES TO NURSING RESEARCH
Clamp, Cynthia G. L. Resources for
Nursing Research : an Annotated Bibliography. London : Library Association
Publications, 1991. RT 81.5 .C52 1991 REFERENCE
Strauch, Katina. Library Research Guide to Nursing : Illustrated Search
Strategy and Sources, 2nd ed. Ann Arbor : Pieran Press, 1992. RT
81.5 .S77 1992 REFERENCE
STATE NURSING
BOARDS
National Council of State Nursing Boards
http://www.ncsbn.org/
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Alphabetical Master List of Nursing Associations
http://www.registerednurses.org/associations1.htm
NursingCenter
http://www.nursingcenter.com/
Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses http://amsn.Inurse.com/
American Association of Colleges of Nursing http://www.aacn.nche.edu/
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners http://www.aanp.org/
American Nurses Association http://www.nursingworld.org/
American Academy of Nursing http://www.nursingworld.org/aan/index.htm
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses http://www.aacn.org/
American Nurses Association http://www.nursingworld.org/
American Psychiatric Nurses Association http://www.apna.org/
Association of Operating Room Nurses http://www.aorn.org/
Emergency Nurses Association http://www.ena.org/
National Association of Neonatal Nurses http://www.nann.org
National League of Nursing http://www.nln.org/
Oncology Nursing Society http://www.ons.org/
Worldwide Nurse http://www.wwnurse.com/
PROFESSIONAL DISCUSSION GROUPS
NRSING-L
Discussion of nursing and health care informatics, computer-assisted learning, and various other nursing and health care-related topics.
SUBSCRIPTION listserv@NIC.UMASS.EDU
SNURSE-L
This international list for student nurses discusses trends and issues in nursing, professional development, and events of the National Student Nurses Association and enhances communication between undergraduate student nurses and nursing student leaders
SUBSCRIPTION listserv@listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu
RN-JOBS
The list is connected to the web site Nurses' Call's Employment pages to provide information concerning professional nursing employment. All positions announced on Nurses' Call's Employment Pages, as well as those sent between list members.
SUBSCRIPTION majordomo@NPL.COMP
HANDBOOKS AND DICTIONARIES OF OCCUPATIONS
Dictionary of Occupational Titles, 4th ed. United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Washington, D.C. : The Bureau, 1991. HB 2595 .A5 .D554 1991 REFERENCE
A comprehensive source of occupational information which includes educational requirements, aptitudes, reading, mathematical and language skill requirements.
Occupational Outlook Handbook. Washington, D.C. : Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
[annual]. L 2.3/4:[date] GOVDOCS REFERENCE Also in desktop folder "Government Information"
The OOH describes what workers do in a particular position, training and educational requirements, earnings and job prospects.
Occupational Outlook Handbook. Washington, D.C. : Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
On the WWW http://www.bls.gov/ocohome.htm
INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS
Expanded Academic Index. COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS
A "user friendly" way to find information on opportunities in nursing
CINAHL Information System for Nursing and Allied Health Literature COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS http://camellia.shc.edu/byrne/elibrary.htm
Authorized SHC users only. Proxy required for off-campus access.We recommend using the online Thesaurus to identify search terms
Append AND sb=c to your search to find journals on the "core list."
The primary index for nursing research
EMPLOYMENT, WAGES AND EARNINGS
RN-JOBS
The list is connected to the web site Nurses' Call's Employment pages to provide information concerning professional nursing employment. All positions announced on Nurses' Call's Employment Pages, as well as those sent between list members.
SUBSCRIPTION majordomo@NPL.COMP
National Nurse Search
http://www.nursesearch.net/nursejob.html
National NurseSearch specializes in the search and placement of experienced RN's and Physician's in all areas for hospitals nationwide. Positions include Peri Operative Nurses, OR Techs, OR Nurse Managers, OB-GYN Nurse Managers, ER Managers, ICU Nurse Managers,Director of Nursing, Nurse Educator's, Nurse Practitioners, etc.
Employment and Earnings. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Washington, D.C. : The Bureau. 1987-present. L 2.41/2: GOVDOCS STACKS
Monthly statistics on employment, unemployment, hourly and weekly earnings by industry.
Nursing is classified as a "service" industry, SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) 805, 8052.
Occupational Outlook Quarterly. U.S. Department of Labor. HF 5382.5 .U5 .U2 PERIODICAL
In addition to Employment and Earnings, this is an excellent resource for the current and future employment picture. Look for this title when you search in Expanded Academic Index.
The Registered Nurse Population : Findings from the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, Health Resources and Services Administration. Washington, D.C. : The Administration, 1994. HE 20.9302:R 26/992 GOVDOCS REFERENCE
Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1934-present.
HA 202 .A1 REFERENCE DESK
Use the Index to find references to statistical tables on nursing.
STATE AND LOCAL WAGES
1992 Census of Service Industries. Geographic Area Series. Alabama. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Washington, D.C. : The Bureau, 1992. C 3.257/2:SC 92-A-1 GOVDOCS REFERENCE
See various tables under SIC 8051, 8052, 8059 for AL and Mobile County
Employment and Wage Estimates, Mobile, Alabama. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
http://stats.bls.gov/oes/msa/oes_5160m.htm
Forbus, Philip R. 1994-1995 Wage Survey of Mobile and Baldwin Counties. Mobile, AL : Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, 1994. VERTICAL FILE
Occupational Compensation Survey: Pay Only, Mobile, AL. (biennial). U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Washington, D.C. : The Bureau. 1988-present. L 2.122/1:M 71/ GOVDOCS STACKS
JOURNALS, NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER PERIODICALS
How to Find Nursing Journals in the Library
Browsing job postings in professional journals is an excellent way to keep abreast of employment opportunities.
How to Find Employment Opportunities for Nursing in Newspapers
How to Find Employment
Opportunities for Nursing in Other Journals
Often employment projections, salaries, and other valuable statistical
information may be found using general periodicals.
NURSING EDUCATION AND STUDENT AID
American Nursing Informatics Association http://www.ania.org/
Mosby's review questions for NCLEX-RN. St. Louis : Mosby-Yearbook
RT55 .M65 1995 REFERENCE
Subject: Nursing--Examinations, questions, etc
Peterson’s Guide to Graduate Programs in Business, Education, Health and Law. Princeton, N.J. : Peterson’s
Guides, 1992. L 901 .P46 1993 Book 6 REFERENCE DESK
Scholarships and loans for nursing education [annual]. New York : National League for Nursing Press.
RT73 .L6 S34 [year] REFERENCE.
Subject: Nursing--Scholarships, fellowships
Subject: Nursing--Study and teaching--United States
National League for Nursing. NLN accreditation : public accountability, shared values. New York : National League for Nursing, 1994. RT73.7 .N38 1994 REFERENCE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Nursing Shortage : Strategies for Nursing Practice and Education : Report of the National Invitational Workshop. Rockville, MD : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professionals, Division of Nursing, 1988.
HE 20.9302:N 93/8 GOVDOCS STACKS
Health United States. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. Hyattsville, MD : National Center for Health Statistics.
HE 20.7042/6: GOVDOCS REFERENCE
An annual report of health status, health care resource use, and vital statistics from DHHS agencies.
ONLINE CATALOG SUBJECT HEADINGS FOR NURSING
You may wish to locate book materials on specific types of nursing to gain a general understanding of the nature of the work. The following are just a few of many possible Library of Congress Subject Headings for nursing
Cancer nursing
Family nursing
Geriatric nursing
Home nursing
Intensive care nursing
Nursing care
Pediatric nursing
Psychiatric nursing
Surgical nursing
SHC Online Library Catalog (WWW version)
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