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NursingLink
So now that you’ve found your way to NursingLink, what exactly is there do? There are many ways to be interactive and if you need some ideas, this guide will show you exactly what there is to do in each section.
Careers
You can search our job listings to see who is hiring nurses. We’ve partnered with Monster.com to bring you the most healthcare job listings on the web. Find out how to use NursingLink to find a job. You can also add your resume to the career network, and employers will come to you. There are also some great articles about building resumes and interviewing techniques.
Also, if you’re looking to become a nurse, this page is a great place to start.
If you’d like advice from other nurses, you can post a question in the discussion section. Just click on the blue bar that says “START A NEW TOPIC.”
Education
Are you thinking about starting a career in nursing? “10 Steps to Becoming a Nurse” is our essential guide to get you started. Already in nursing school? Drop by our Student Lounge discussion area and leave a message. It’s a great way to connect with other nursing students.
Play: Videos, Games, & Quizzes
Cut to the good stuff. From humor to major government broadcasts, our videos section is informative and entertaining. In fact, you can upload your own videos to our collection, and give input into which videos should be featured on our home page. Our Nursing Trivia Game and Quizzes are designed to challenge you, and to help you become more career-savvy.
• Videos
• Nursing Trivia
• Quizzes
News
You can rate every news article that you read. Go to the box that says “Rate.” Hover over the amount of stars that you would like to give that article and click. Your rating will be automatically registered. In fact, you can start by rating this very article that you are reading! That way I will know if it has been helpful.
You can also leave a comment after any article that you read on NusingLink. Leaving a comment is a good way to start a conversation about the article.
You can submit your own news story by writing it yourself, or by providing a link to an article that you found interesting. If enough people read and rate your article it may just find its way to the front page on the “What’s Hot” list.
Training
Search our selection of training articles and CE courses. You can read the course and then go directly to our CE partner to obtain the credits. Do you have your own training or teaching materials that you would like to share? You can submit them here.
Product Reviews
You can review any of the products that you see, and you can even add products to your profile. Underneath each product there is a button that says “Add to Things I can’t Live Without.” By clicking on that button, the product becomes added to your profile. You can see from my profile that I can’t live without my Nurse Betty book purse and my Nelcor forehead pulse oximeter.
Do you have a product that you want to tell the NursingLink community about? Maybe a brand of scrubs that you love, or a medical device that you use on the job and find it to be an essential tool? You can also add your own products for review. Just click on “write a review” in the blue navigational bar and follow the steps.
Discussions
This is where much of the action on NursingLink occurs! You can start a discussion on any topic that you can think of. For instance, if you are a student, maybe you have questions about how other students are coping with their clinicals. Perhaps you are a nurse with an advanced degree and would like to find similar nurses to network with. Just start a discussion thread and people will be able to respond to your topic or question.
• Discussions
• Groups
• Photos
Community
You can search for other members here. This is also where you update your profile, and check your NursingLink mail.
If you need more ideas, or still have questions about how you can participate, please send a private message to me (Katie) and I will set you in the right direction.
Lastly, don’t forget to invite all of your friends and colleagues to NursingLink!
timber
almost 5 years ago
0 comments
Hi! thanks for the welcome message. I am an LPn and work in behavioral health. I'm also doing an online RN program. I didn't become a nurse until i was 48 years young.
kmatt12
almost 5 years ago
2 comments
Hi ! Thanks for your welcome message. I'm actually a pre-nursing student and NursingLink has helped me to find a lot of the information that I was not able to find on other websites. Thanks a bunch ! Kheyla.
melissa_dyall
almost 5 years ago
2 comments
thanks for your invitation, and welcome message. My colleague told me about this site, i find it very informative.
suziemolpn
almost 5 years ago
2 comments
Hi.Thanks for the invite et the welcome message. I started my nursing career after my youngest son had surgery .The nurse that took care of him in Frankfurt (am mein), Germany, suggested I go into nursing . I came back to the states et did . My husband was in the military at the time. I worked as a certified nurses assistant in Texas et Missouri for about 11years then I furthered my education et became an L.P.N. in Missouri in 2003. If I could remember her name I would tell her thanks . It was one of the best suggestions I ever received that I followed.She was a nurse @ 97th General Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany, If you're there thanks!!:) I now work in a nursing home in Mo et Love my job so it's fun not work if you understand what I mean. Thanks again. suziemolpn
minu
almost 5 years ago
2 comments
hi GB price, thank you for ur welcome message.
livetoride
almost 5 years ago
2 comments
Thank you so much for the welcome, Beth. This is an interesting web site and I have just begun to explore. CE are always in the back of my mind. I love the chance to learn a little more, a skill, a tidbit of knowledge, anything that will keep me up to date, help to make me a better nurse. I have been an LPN for 27 yrs. Lots of experience, lots of changes in the field, unfortuately never the time, opportunity or money to attain that coveted RN. The area of nursing that I have always loved has never been open to me as an LPN, but I have enjoyed the years I have spent in physicians offices and long term care. I look forward to participating in the discussion groups, learning what things are like in another area of nursing as well as other states or areas of my state. Thank you again for your gracious and informative welcome, now, I think I will explore some more. God Bless.
beachd
almost 5 years ago
4 comments
Hi Beth,
Thanks for welcoming me to your website. I'm most interested in net-working with other nurses; but the other options in the site look interesting, as well. I have been an RN for many years and have settled into the nitch of Legal Nurse Consulting for the past 10 years or so. I would love to know whether there are any other Legal Nurse Consultants who belong to NursingLink. Best wishes to everyone else on NursingLink who are in the healthcare field. I would welcome talking with any NurseLink members who might have questions about the field of nursing in the 21st century. God bless ya!
dgrimshaw
about 5 years ago
2 comments
Thank you for keeping me on your list, I do not mean to be a procastinator. Between my full time
job and part time business I do not have a lot of computer time. In the simplest ways, please tell
how to get started. A phone number and a schedule of classes might get me moving on this. I've
taken Math, English, and Psycology. Don't want to stop now. Thank you, Dave
TeresaRN
about 5 years ago
2 comments
Thank you for the information that can be read and discussed through nursing link. I have some ideas for a discussion forum already forming in my mind! I look forward to communicating with other nurses about their likes/dislikes, ideas and experience!
snopy
about 5 years ago
2 comments
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miniajam
about 5 years ago
2 comments
Thank you for welcoming me into the Nursing Link. Right now I'm applying for Vocational Nursing and later to do the transition to RN. It's very competitive, but I'm not giving up. I can't believe how interesting this field compared from what I used to have. This website for sure will inspired me towards this new career of mine.
lindjoy
about 5 years ago
2 comments
Hello, and thank you so much for your welcome email! I am looking forward to learning more about the site and appreciate all of the information and resources you offer. As a RN with a Bachelor's in another field and over 15 years of experience that is stable, yet progressive & varied, I am especially interested in building upon some of those areas I have most enjoyed in developing my resume and entering a new career phase. Although nursing is a field offering seemingly endless opportunities, targeting the position suitable to talent, personality and orientation is imperative and I feel confident that Nursing Link offers multiple areas of assistance toward finding that necessary fit. Thank you!
pegasusblue
about 5 years ago
2 comments
Thank you for the welcome. I've been considering a career in nursing for some time now, but I wasn't sure what area or where to start. I have a brother that was brain injured in an accident and I've been helping to care for him off and on about 14 years now. I also worked for an oxygen company for 5 years. I guess I need to get off my ____ and get my degree. Thanks I believe this site will me alot.
Mergy
about 5 years ago
2 comments
Thank you for the welcome. I'm a nurse in Mexico, but here I don't know how to do. I want to work like nurse, but my english isn't good,
spyke0201
about 5 years ago
2 comments
Thank you for the welcome, I am sure I will have many questions along the way. My nursing education was cut short 11 years ago by family and financial obligations, and now my child is in college and I am looking forward to finishing what I started. Thanks