Useful Healthcare Resources and Links

Healthcare Links

Please utilize the links we have provided below. If you would like to suggest additional links please contact us.

Below are links to forms you need to obtain an Illinois Nursing license as well as the contact information if you have any questions regarding the licensing process.

Illinois Department of Professional Regulation

James R. Thompson Center
100 West Randolph, Suite 9-300
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 814-2715
Fax: (312) 814-3145

Springfield Office:

320 W. Washington Street
Springfield, Illinois 62786
Phone: (217) 785-0800
Fax: (217) 782-7645

Illinois Nursing License Forms Web Site
http://www.idfpr.com/dpr/WHO/nurs.asp

Illinois Certified Nursing Aid Registry
http://app.idph.state.il.us/nar/index.htm

Illinois Registered Nurse License Renewal Web Site
https://www.idfpr.com/dpr/RENEWAL/nurs.asp

Continuing Education

American Nurses Credentialing Center
http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc

Nursing Spectrum
http://www.nursingspectrum.com

RN On-line
http://www.learnwell.org

Pharmacology

Nursing Practice

Informative Nursing Sites

Medical Algorithms
http://www.medal.org

Healthcare Organizations

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org

American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org

American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org

Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov

Emergency Cardiovascular Care
http://www.cpr-ecc.org

FDA Information for Consumers
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/morecons.html

Infectious Diseases Society of America
http://www.idsociety.org

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
http://www.jcaho.org

National Cancer Institute
http://www.nci.nih.gov

National Coalition against Domestic Violence
http://www.ncadv.org

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
http://www.nfid.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organizations
http://www.nhpaco.org

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease
http://www.niddk.nih.gov

Occupational Safety & Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.osha.gov

The Phenomenal Women of the Web
http://phenomenalwomen.com

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov

Nursing Organization Links

Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
http://www.medsurgnurse.org

Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association
http://www.astna.org

American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing
http://www.aaacn.inurse.com

American Assembly for Men in Nursing
http://www.aamn.org

American Association of Diabetes Educators
http://www.aadenet.org

American Association of Managed Care Nurses, Inc.
http://www.aamcn.org

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
http://www.aana.com

American Academy of Nursing
http://www.nursingworld.org/aan

American College of Nurse Practitioners
http://www.nurse.org/acnp

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
http://www.aanp.org

American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
http://www.aaohn.org

American Association of Office Nurses
http://www.aaon.org

American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses
http://www.aascin.org

American Association of Neuroscience Nursing
http://www.aann.org

American Association of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
http://www.aspan.org

American Holistic Nurses Association
http://www.ahna.org

American Association of Critical Care Nursing
http://www.aacn.org

American Association of Colleges of Nursing
http://www.aacn.nche.edu

American Long Term & SubAcute Nurses Association
http://www.alsna.com

American Nephrology Nurses’ Association
http://www.annanurse.org

American Nurses Association
http://www.ana.org

American Nursing Informatics
http://www.ania.org

American Organization of Nurse Executives
http://www.aone.org

American Psychiatric Nurses Association
http://www.apna.org

American Radiological Nurses Association
http://www.arna.net

American Society of Pain Management Nurses
http://www.aspmn.org

American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses
http://www.asprsn.org

Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
http://www.anacnet.org

Association of Operating Room Nurses
http://www.aorn.org

Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses
http://www.apon.org

Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses
http://www.aorn.org

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
http://www.apic.org

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
http://www.rehabnurse.org

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
http://www.awhonn.org

Case Management Society of America
http://www.cmsa.org

Endocrine Nurses Society
http://www.endo-nurses.org

Emergency Nurses Association
http://www.ena.org

Home Healthcare Nurses Association
http://www.nahc.org/hhna

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
http://www.hpna.org

International Nurses Society on Addictions
http://www.nnsa.org

International Transplant Nurses Society
http://www.itns.org

Intravenous Nurses Society
http://www.ins1.org

League of Intravenous Therapy Education
http://www.lite.org

National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists
http://www.nacns.org

National Association of Hispanic Nurses
http://www.nahnhq.org

National Association of Neonatal Nurses
http://www.nann.org

National Association of Nurse Massage Therapists
http://members.aol.com/nanmt1

National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses
http://naon.inurse.com

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners, Inc
http://www.napnap.org

National Association of School Nurses
http://www.nasn.org

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

National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.
http://www.ncsbn.org

National Federation for Specialty Nursing Organizations
http://www.nfsno.org

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

National Gerontological Nursing Association
http://www.ngna.org

National League for Nursing
http://www.nln.org

National Nurses in Business
http://www.nnba.net

National Nursing Staff Development Organization
http://www.nnsdo.org

National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing
http://www.noadn.org

National Student Nurses’ Association
http://www.nsna.org

Nurses Christian Fellowship
http://www.ncf-jcn.org

Oncology Nursing Society
http://www.ons.org

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
http://www.nursingsociety.org

Society for Vascular Nursing
http://www.svnnet.org

Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, Inc.
http://www.sgna.org

Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates
http://www.suna.org

Transcultural Nursing Society
http://www.tcns.org

Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses Society
http://www.wocn.org

Nursing Journal Links

American Journal of Nursing
http://www.ajnonline.com

American Journal of Epidemiology
http://www.aje.oupjournals.org

American Journal of Infection Control
http://www.apic.org/ajic

Advance for Nurses
http://www.advancefornurses.com

Nursing
http://www.springnet.com

Nursing Management
http://www.nursingmanagement.com

Advances in Neonatal Care
http://www.advancesinneonatalcare.org

Journal of Christian Fellowship
http://www.ncf-jcn.org

Journal of perianesthesia Nursing
http://www.jopan.org

Journal of Professional Nursing
http://www.professionalnursing.org

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
http://www.nainr.com

Pain Management Nursing
http://www.painmanagementnursing.org

Nursing Malpractice Insurance links

Help for Nurses

National Fund for Nurses in Need
http://www.NursesHouse.org

Nurse Comedy links
http://www.nurstoon.com