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Library Catalog

• Search here for Career Books and more*
  *For a list of all books in the Career Resources Library, search by Non-LC call number and enter "CRL."
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Related Resources

• Career Education Center -- Simmons career counseling
• CareerLink-- Simmons online recruiting
• CA$H -- Simmons work study and on-campus jobline
• Alumnet Professional Connections
• School of Management Library -- additional career and business resources at Simmons
• Study Abroad Office

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Nursing

Descriptive Career Information | Job Banks and Searching Advice | Employer Directories | Associations | Graduate School Information

Descriptive Career Information

Registered Nurse - Occupational Outlook Handbook
Overview of the profession from the U.S. Department of Labor. Includes information about: General nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm

Opportunities to Care: The Pfizer Guide to Careers in Nursing
Includes information on the future of nursing, how to get started, practice areas, and information about organizations and resources.
http://www.pfizercareerguides.com/default.asp?t=book&b=nursing
*Note: The Career Resource Library in P304E has a copy of the book if you would prefer to look at a hard copy*

Job Banks and Searching Advice

AORN Career Center
Job listings for perioperative nursing jobs nationwide.
http://careercenter.aorn.org/search.cfm

Nurse Job Shop
Lists nursing jobs by state.
http://nursejobshop.com/

Nursing Spectrum
Nursing jobs by specialty and state, as well as other professional development information.
http://www.nursingspectrum.com

NursingCenter
Search the classifieds by category and state. Also includes career articles and a directory.
http://www.nursingcenter.com/home/index.asp

Nursing Job Handbook
Resume, Cover Letter and Interview advice specially tailored for nurses.
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/nursing/jobhandbookindex.html

Home Health Care Association of Massachusetts
Features job listings for Home health care opportunities in MA
http://www.mass-homehealth.org
/jobbankdisplaylistings.cfm

Campus RN
International job search for nursing and related health occupations. Also includes a search by hospital or health care provider.
http://www.campusrn.com/

All Nurses
Online Nursing Community with job boards, news, medical journal articles, etc.
http://www.allnurses.com/

Long Term Care Careers
Job opportunities website for the Massachusetts Extended Care Federation.
http://www.longtermcarecareers.org

Medsearch
Healthcare division of Monsterboard; search jobs, research companies, and more.
http://www.medsearch.com/

Wellness Connection
Professional Recruitment Service for wellness jobs.
http://www.wellnessconnection.com/

See Also: General Job Banks and Searching Advice

Employer Directories

Hospital Web
Links to all available United States hospital home pages.
http://neuro-www.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalweb.shtml

Associations

American Nursing Association
http://www.nursingworld.org/

Home Health Care Association of Massachusetts
http://www.mass-homehealth.org/index.html

Massachusetts Nurses Association
http://www.massnurses.org/

National Black Nurses Association
http://www.nbna.org/

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

National Association for Practical Nurse Education & Service, Inc.
http://www.napnes.org/

Graduate School Resources

Peterson's Online Graduate Program Resource
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com

See Also

Healthcare and Healthcare Administration

Medicine

Nutrition

Physical Therapy

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Page updated: February 29, 2008