Nursing Education

American Nurses Association Web site

The Board of Registered Nursing protects and advocates for the health and safety of the public by ensuring the highest quality registered nurses in the state of California. --Website description

The official Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is your online source for credible health information.

Created by nurses, for nurses, this site is the premier destination for peer-reviewed nursing journals and continuing education resources based on the best evidence available.

"As a sign of its deepened commitment to worldwide medical information access and improving global health, we are making the Manuals available for free in digital form to professionals and patients. " --from the web site (About)

Link to the National Student Nurses Association website.

The Nursing Practice Act (NPA) is the body of California law that mandates the Board to set out the scope of practice and responsibilities for RNs. The NPA is located in the California Business and Professions Code starting with Section 2700. Regulations which specify the implementation of the law appear in the California Code of Regulations. --Website description

RegisteredNurseRN.com provides free NCLEX reviews, skills, school tips, & career help for students and nurses.

San Diego Sharp Hospital employment search site for medical/nursing professionals.

Description of the San Diego City College Nursing Education program of instruction.

Written from a patient perspective, this brief tutorial breaks down word roots, looks at beginnings and endings of words, and deciphers abbreviations.