Nursing Specialties & Certifications
Specialties
Resources from Nurse.com
Detailed descriptions of 9 levels of nursing practice, 33 nursing
clinical specialties, and 12 non-traditional careers for nurses. Each description
includes a job description, practice setting, client age group, diagnoses,
practice roles, desirable characteristics, challenges, desirable skills, education,
employers, and certifying organizations.
www.nurse.com/
Nurse.com's Links to Clinical Specialties and Professional
Associations/Organizations
www.nurse.com/resources/category.cfm?cat=ASSOCIATIONS
Virginia Board of Nursing
Provides information on licensing requirements,
certification/education, and testing requirements for nursing and nursing
specialties.
www.dhp.state.va.us/nursing/
default.htm
Certifications
American Nurses Credentialing Center – Certification Review
Products Catalog
www.nursingworld.org
American Nurses Credentialing Center-- ANCC Exams Handbook
www.nursingworld.org
