No matter your age, educational level or salary, it is possible to enjoy a good book. If you are looking from some great reads, here are 25 fictional books on nursing:

1. Shroud for a Nightingale: This book, by P.D. James, is a mystery about strange murders taking place at a nursing school. An interesting read for the mystery lover.
2. Cherry Ames: Read these great books from a bygone era. Published between 1943 and 1968, you can follow the adventures of this nurse as she moves from job to job and solves mysteries.
3. Echo Heron: Echo Heron is an author who writes a number of books about nursing and medicine. She writes non-fiction as well as fiction. Her fiction books are great reads for nurses that love medical thrillers.
4. The Healer’s War: Elizabeth Ann Scarborough writes this fictional book based on her own experiences as a military nurse in Vietnam. It’s an interesting and lively book that rings true — even if it is fiction.
5. Critical Care: An interesting book about the happenings in critical care by Richard Dooling. While it follows a young resident, there is plenty in here for nurses to relate to and enjoy.
6. No Other Medicine: An interesting book about health care corruption. It’s a novel, but it rings true today when you look at the issues in health care. The book is written by Gail Ghigna Hallas, a Registered Nurse and Ph.D. A compelling read all the way through.
7. Nursing a Grudge: This mystery by Chris Wells is about a grouchy old man who finds himself at a party — and someone ends up dead. The suspect might be in an assisted living facility. But what happens if it is shut down and the killer moves away?
8. The Nursing Home Murder: Ngaio Marsi writes this interesting thriller and mystery about the murder of a member of Parliament when a visit to a hospital is made. There are a number of suspects — including a nurse — in this murder mystery. Who is the killer?
9. Molly Eiderdown’s Journal: This fictional account of life in a nursing home is written from a patient perspective. An interesting look at what goes on in the mind of an old woman who finds herself in a nursing home. Great insight.
10. Hospital of Bamboo: If your thing is romance, this book by Juliet Shore might do the trick. This is a Harlequin Romance, and offers you a little escape into an exotic locale to enjoy love and longing.
11. Ruth Fielding: This series of books was written with the pen name Alice B. Emerson, but was authored by three different people. Plucky and brave, a girl named Ruth Fielding has a number of adventures in a variety of careers. She spent some time as a nurse during the war, though, and these can be interesting and nostalgic novels.
12. The Complete Manual of Things That Might Kill You: This is a great humor book. A look at how to self-diagnose for the hypochondriac in all of us. If you have a sly and irreverent sense of humor, this is the book for you. The Devil’s Dictionary for nurses and other health care professionals.
13. Sue Barton: This series of books by Helen Dore Boylston follows the spunky, red-haired Sue Barton as she learns to be a nurse and has a successful career and family. This series can be a breezy read for someone looking to enjoy a little bit of escapism into the world we saw from 1936 to 1952. Sue Barton has ups and downs, and uses her skills to help others, as well asserts independence.
14. Undercover Nurse: A definite guilty pleasure, this book by Jane Converse is about a narcotics rehab nurse who finds herself increasingly involved in a web of trafficking and corruption. Will Gail Arnold be dragged down with her patient?
15. Standard Care: Written from a doctor’s perspective, this serious novel nevertheless has plenty of relevance for nurses. It’s all about the health care crisis we have in America, delving into ethics and cut-throat policies at a for-profit hospital.
16. Star Wreck V: The Undiscovered Nursing Home: If you like sci-fi parody, this might be the book for you. Leah Rewolinski and Harry Trumbore put together the story of the U.S.S. Endocrine as it looks for the nursing home of legend. Funny.
17. Lions and Tigers and Nurses: This novella by Amy Glenn Vega addresses some of the realities of the nursing profession. It’s a story of peer to peer conflict in amongst nurses in a health care setting.
18. Beyond All Price: If you like historical fiction, this novel by Carolyn Schriber is a great choice. She bases her story on the life of Nellie M. Chase, a Union nurse in the Civil War. A moving novel that will have you cheering for the heroine’s bravery and compassion.
19. The Orange Tree: A heartwarming book by Martin Ganzglass that features the friendship between an older Jewish woman and her nurse, a Somali woman. It’s a book about seeing beyond cultural differences and to the heart.
20. Tom’s Year at the Nursing Home: After falling, Tom is placed in a nursing home. This book by Theresa Edmund is about overcoming despair.
21. Poor Mrs. Rigsby: After being left by her husband, Sally Cox becomes a CNA and gets a job at a rest home. She finds out a secret about Mrs. Rigsby, who has a great deal of money. When Mrs. Rigsby dies, Sally has a choice. This book by Kathy Herman turns into a mystery.
22. American Nurses in Fiction: An Anthology: Great collection of short stories about nurses in fiction.
23. Winged Victory for Nurse Kerry: Another classic romance novel involving a nurse.
24. Daughters of War: The first book in Hilary Green’s Leonora Trilogy has this high spirited socialite helping care for soldiers just before WWI.
25. Burden of Memory: In this mystery by Vicki Delany, Elaine Benson finds herself in the middle of murder mystery involving her efforts to help a Canadian nurse with her memoirs of her time serving in WWII.

To help those considering a move into the world of the registered nurse, we have gathered the below 25 reasons to become an RN. They include many statistics, figures, and even words of wisdom from registered nurses themselves on the subject. So whether you’re looking for an anecdote or just some serious salary information, they are all contained below.

Statistical Reasons to Become an RN

Get the numbers and statistics on becoming an RN below.

1. Job Opportunities
   According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, overall job opportunities for registered nurses are expected to be excellent. This means that demand for nurses is expected to rise higher than the average for other jobs. There are also loads of other stats on the career such as educational qualifications, salary, and job prospects here.
2. Salary
   According to Salary.com, the average national salary for a registered nurse is currently $65,246 per year. This figure is for a full-time staff nurse. But it doesn’t include bonuses such as health insurance, retirement plan, and others.
3. Experience Counts
   As with any other job, the more years of experience a registered nurse has, the better the pay. This graph from Payscale.com illustrates just that. Those who are just starting out as an RN earn between $38,356 and $52,224 in average annual salary. However, those who have been in the field for 20 years or more earn $51,147 to $74,142 in salary.
4. Many Paths, Many Pays
   Because an RN works in many fields, check out this salary report from Indeed. They currently list the average salary for an RN as $71,000. Scrolling down can tell you the pay for many other specialties in registered nursing from RN LVN Nurse ($50,000) to RN Operating Room ($80,000).
5. State of Salary
   While the above may seem promising, average salary for an RN often has a lot to do with which state the nurse receives their license to practice in. This salary chart gives potential RNs the opportunity to get an idea of salary by state from Alabama to Wyoming.
6. Job Security
   The economy may rise and fall due to all sorts of external and internal factors, but nursing is one of the few career paths that is little effected. According to this report by the “Missoulian,” actual registered nurses report that they are not worried about downturns in the economy. And even if they do lose their jobs, they are confident in their ability to find another one.
7. Satisfaction Almost Guaranteed
   How many other jobs can have 83 percent of people reported as being satisfied? According to Medscape, that was the number of registered nurses who reported being everything from very to a little satisfied with their profession. Click the article to get the entire report, as well as corresponding figures.
8. Two Years to Spare?
   With many career paths taking four to six and even eight years of schooling, costs in total tuition and in wages lost while studying can add up to far more than previously thought. With one of the most common paths to becoming a nurse being the associate’s degree, it can take only two years to get a degree in nursing, along with being qualified to take the national nurse exam.
9. But Wait, There’s More!
   If you are already an LPN (licensed practical nurse), you already have the foundation to turn your current credentials into an RN license. This article puts the time at one and half years to become an RN, but this can be lessened if applicable courses have been taken and can transfer over.

Rhetoric Reasons to Become an RN

Numbers can be great, but sometimes words can best put why a career is fulfilling, with the below emphasizing registered nurses.

10. Signing Bonuses
    How many other jobs will give you a bonus just for getting hired? Some employers are so desperate for qualified nurses, they can hand out thousands of dollars in bonuses up front just for committing to a job. In fact, the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps offers $25,000 for nurses who pass their test.
11. Shift Happens
    Sean Dent is a nurse and checks in with Scrubs Mag to write all about why he is a nurse. Out of the many reasons given, he focuses on the variety of shifts a nurse enjoys. With only imagination and choice being limits, shift work is one of the most fulfilling elements of being a nurse for him.
12. Flexibility Factor
    While many jobs force candidates into a nine to five work week, registered nurses are exempted from this. There are many hours in which they can choose to work including evenings, nights, weekends, and even the traditional work load. All Business even reports that many RNs choose to work part time.
13. Goals Matter
    The blogger known only as alsal41 describes why they became a nurse here. At the age of 47, they completed their life’s desire and write all about it. A history of their fondness of the medical field and why it matters now is also shared.
14. Inspiration is All Around
    Nurse Ratched’s Place is one of the top nursing blogs in all the web. In this entry, Mother Jones shares why she is a nurse. Old idols and inspiration for new, younger nurses are all included.
15. Repeat History
    In order to learn how nurses make a difference, stop here to see how they did it in the past. Working Nurse includes the history of nursing, including the RN, in this entry. Florence Nightingale, the Civil War, and even the very first nursing student are all taught.
16. Love What You Do
    Angela Brook shares mental happiness with today’s nurses on her blog. In this entry, she shares why she loves her career for Nurses Week. Some of the many reasons include the patients, families, satisfaction, and team she gets to work with.
17. Leadership
    One of the many misconceptions on nursing is that they are just there to follow doctor’s orders. Stephanie Winters, a nursing student, shares why an RN license is an important stepping stone to furthering a degree and the cause of healthcare. Her future plans for combining a nursing career and MBA are also shared.
18. Why I’m a Nurse
    Anyone can write about why being a nurse is great, but Kim Kuebler goes a step further here. In this video for YouTube, she discusses why she is a nurse in person. Opportunities and achievements she has accomplished are shared.

Other Reasons to Become an RN

Get the best of the rest in other reasons to become an RN below.

19. You Can Only Go Up
    The RN license is a stepping stone to many other nursing professions such as nurse practitioner and advanced practice nurse. The “Statesman” reports on which type of nurses can actually earn more than their M.D. counterparts. Long story short: a salary well into the six figure range is offered.
20. Top Ten Not Just for Letterman
    So which of the nursing careers are the best paying? Check out this article from Nursing Link to see which and how much. Although extra nursing credentials are often required, the RN is a must for entering into advanced practice.
21. Work Abroad
    While opportunities to study abroad can be limited and costly, this is not true for the travel nurse. They work on a contract basis and can be sent across the country and globe. It is also an excellent way for recent graduates to decide where and what field they would like to practice in.
22. Equal Opportunity Abound
    Although nursing may have started out as a womanly profession, the term “male nurse” is now becoming less and less common. “The Chicago Tribune” reports on the trend of men entering the nursing profession and which they are most likely to enter into.
23. Above and Beyond
    If you are looking for a way to volunteer and really put your nursing skills where they are needed, there are many opportunities for you. Service Leader includes an in-depth student paper on the subject. Sections include letting the nursing process work for you, values, volunteer protections, and even a section on volunteering abroad.
24. Best Nurse Ever
    So what makes a nurse stand out in today’s times? Braden at the Emergency Room Blog shares the secret to what truly makes a nurse great. Actual experiences and patient quotes are shared.
25. Nurse Quotes
    Because every job has its own inside jokes and lingo, stop here. Life Tips shares quotes just for and by nurses. Everything from the hilarious to the inspirational is shared.

And the above 25 reasons to become an RN are just a stepping stone. Everyone from those considering a career path in nursing to students to nurses looking to move up can all find unique reasons of their own to become an RN.

The following ten television series about nursing, listed in alphabetical order, are either currently airing or have ceased production. In the latter case, you can find many of the shows repeated on television or online. In fact, one show is aired only online.

1. ER (1994 — current): Since its inception in 1994, “ER” has focused on the professional development and personal lives of a shifting cast of emergency department (ED) and surgical physicians, and the personal life of one ED nurse, at County General, the main public hospital in Chicago. ER has generally portrayed nurses as competent, caring health workers and avoided the most obvious stereotypes. But the show’s physician-centric approach has led to a continuing failure to give viewers an accurate or complete picture of the vital role nursing actually plays in modern health care. NBC renewed ER for a 15th and final season in April.
2. Hawthorne (2009 — current): The doors of Richmond Trinity have close permanently. That’s the dramatic reality that opens the second season of TNT’s medical drama, Hawthorne, told from a nurse’s point of view. This June, the hit series returns with star and executive producer Jada Pinkett Smith (The Women, The Matrix trilogy) as Christina Hawthorne, a Chief Nursing Officer ready for battle on the front lines of a war against declining patient services and hospital budget cuts.
3. Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (1954 — 1955): Janet Dean (Ella Raines) is a nurse who has been recently discharged from the U.S. Air Force. She becomes a private nurse and travels around the country treating not only patients physical ailments but also their mental ailments. This series featured vignettes about the nursing profession at the end of each of the series’ 39 episodes.
4. M*A*S*H* (1972 — 1983): Although this series, based upon Robert Altman’s film of the same name (1970) focused on a surgical unti near the front lines in the Korean War, one character may have offered more to the perception of nursing than almost any other character in this series. Chief Nurse Major Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit) offered authority, nursing skills, and commitment to the patients’ well being, and as the show went on she grew increasingly sympathetic.
5. Nurse (1980 — 1982): The series, set in New York City, tells the dramatic story of Mary Benjamin (Michael Learned), a middle-aged widow who attempts to begin a new life by resuming her career as a head nurse at Grant Memorial Hospital. This was a short-run series based upon romance and drama.
6. Nurses (1991 — 1994): Susan Harris developed and produced this sitcom as a spin-off of Empty Nest (a spin-off from Golden Girls). The show revolved around a group of nurses working at the same Miami hospital as Empty Nest’s Dr. Harry Weston. NBC canceled the show after its third season after ratings failed to improve. Stars included Stephanie Hodge as Sandy Miller, Mary Jo Keenen as Julie Milbury and Ada Maris as Gina Cuevas.
7. Nurse Jackie (2009 — current): This runaway hit Showtime Original Series protrays Nurse Jackie (Edi Falco from The Sopranos) as a pill-popping super nurse who also is a wife, mother and ex-lover to the hospital pharmacist. The cast includes Eve Best as Dr. Eleanor O’Hara; Merritt Wever as Zoey; Peter Facinelli as Dr. Cooper Paul Schulze as Eddie, the pharmacist and Haaz Sleiman as a gay male nurse. The June 8, 2009 series premiere was Showtime’s most-successful premiere ever, with 1 million viewers for the premiere and over 350,000 for the repeat broadcast. The series is in its third season, and Showtime already has ordered a fourth season.
8. Nurse TV (2005 — current): This is the first Web-based reality show that aims to recruit more nurses to address the nursing shortage. NTV provides nurses, healthcare professionals and consumers with an in-depth look at the real-life medical drama of a profession where every second counts. NTV debuted with the travel nursing docu-drama, 13 WEEKS, winner of the 2006 Media Award from the American Academy of Nursing. More than 3.5 million viewers have tuned in online to watch the story of six travel nurses on assignment in Southern California. Launched in the fall of 2008, NurseTV hit the small screen with its nationally-syndicated television program.
9. RAN: Remote Area Nurse (2006): This TV mini-series is an Australian television program filmed entirely on Masig Island (Yorke Island) in the tropical Torres Strait north of the Cape York Peninsula, the northern-most part of Australia (State of Queensland), and the border with Papua New Guinea. First aired in early 2006 on Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) television, it follows the life of Helen Tremain (Susie Porter), the Remote Area Nurse, charged with providing medical services to the remote Torres Strait Islanders community.
10. The District Nurse (1984 — 1987): This series was produced by BBC Wales and shown on BBC One between 1984 and 1987. The series was a period drama created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland and starred Nerys Hughes as Megan Roberts, the titular district nurse fighting to improve living conditions for the people living in a poverty-stricken mining town, Pencwm, in South Wales during the late 1920s. The School scenes were filmed at Pont-y-gof school in Ebbw Vale, shortly before the old school was demolished. The children and teachers at the school were involved in the first two series. The outdoor school and street scenes were filmed at a small village near Tredegar. Most of the houses used have now been demolished, however the street still remains.

If you are looking to increase your knowledge as a nurse, you can do so by using online resources to continue learning. There are a number of great resources that can provide you with knowledge and support. Here are 40 great online libraries and resource collections to help you improve yourself as a nurse:

Nursing Libraries

These libraries are especially designed as repositories of knowledges aimed at nursing. They provide you with great insights and references to different aspects of nursing.

1. Nursing Tools for DUMC: Get access to a number of resources especially for nursing from the Duke University Medical Center Library.
2. Internurse: Search a library of nursing articles from around the web. Great resources from the U.K.
3. Nursing Library at Yale: Resources aimed at nurses from Yale Medical. Plenty of great information.
4. Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences Library: A great resource from Yale, this nursing library also includes great resources in pharmacy and general health science.
5. Nursing Library: Access to nursing theories, care plan examples and more, this nursing library offers a number of tools and resources.
6. Nursing Biology Library: A nursing library with an emphasis on biology. A great resource for any nurse looking for a solid scientific knowledge base.
7. Nursing Objects Library: Learn more about nursing, nursing success and even get access to some humor.
8. Nursing: This research guide and library from Virginia Commonwealth University offers access to a number of helpful resources that any nurse can make use of.
9. Virtual Library Health Sciences — Urbana For Nursing: Virtual nursing library with resources on a number of subjects related to nursing and better patient care.
10. Nursing: This nursing resource from the Medical University of South Carolina is full of information and resources that nurses can use to enhance their health care abilities.

Medical Libraries and Publication Resources

In addition to nursing libraries online, there are also sources of other medical publications. Medical libraries can provide a wealth of information, and there are other web sites that offer you the chance to search through publications, looking for information and knowledge that can be of use.

11. Welch Medical Library: A number of great medical resources from Johns Hopkins. Includes nursing tools as well as general medial information.
12. PubMed: One of the best resource collections of peer-reviewed journal articles out there. Great source of medical information.
13. National Library of Medicine: The National Institutes of Health has this great medical library that anyone can access. Great resource for nurses.
14. Library of the National Medical Society: A great online resource for medical and health care information. Perfect for nurses.
15. The Doctors’ Medical Library: Great resource for nurses as well as doctors. Includes health care basics, as well as other helpful information.
16. Weill Cornell Medical Library: Resources, journals and more related to medicine. A helpful resource for nurses — or anyone else.
17. eMedicine: This medical reference collection from Medscape is a reputable source of information. Learn about any subject, and become a better nurse with your knowledge.
18. Moody Medical Library: Offers access to ebooks, and other great resources that nurses and other health care professionals can make good use of.
19. Bio-Medical Library: A great library resource from the University of Minnesota. Perfect for nurses and others working in health care.
20. NYU Health Sciences Library: Provides e-resources, access to journals and databases, and other useful tools for researching and learning.

Nursing and Medical Open Courseware Collections

If you are interested in learning in a more structured way, you can make use of nursing and medical open courseware collections. These free resources can help you learn more about the human body — and how to care for it. Great resources for any nurse.

21. UMass Boston OpenCourseWare: Get access to different courses in nursing, biology and psychology. Very useful for nurses.
22. Health Sciences and Technology: MIT offers open courseware on heath topics that can be useful for nurses.
23. JHSPH Open Courseware: Get access to helpful courses and resources from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
24. Tufts School of Medicine: A great resource collection of opencourseware classes on medicine. You can also get access to courses from the school of nutrition science.
25. Webcast.Berkeley: You can look through these great courses from Berkeley. Webcasts of a number of courses, including health and medicine courses.
26. Open & Free Courses: Carnegie Mellon University offers great courseware opportunities. Nurses especially can benefit from biology, biochemistry and research methods.
27. Health and Social Care: Check out these great open courseware offerings from The Open University. You can also take helpful psychology courses.
28. Stanford: Go to Standord’s iTunes University and see great video and hear awesome audio related to a number of subjects, including health and medicine.
29. Medicine: Watch e-seminars and more with this opencourseware collection from Columbia University.
30. U-M Open Educational Resources: The University of Michigan provides great opencourseware classes on medicine, nursing and public health.

Nursing Communities: Collective Knowledge

In addition to more formal libraries and collections, you can also take advantage of nursing communities that provide a wealth of collective knowledge. Get information resources, and look through collections of answers to nursing collections, while getting pointed in the right direction.

31. Nursing Center: You can get access to articles, news, and journals. Offers a nursing library online, and other helpful resources.
32. Nurse Zone: Access articles, resources and collections of information.
33. American Nurses Association: News, research, career opportunities and other helpful resource collections.
34. Nurse.com: You can get access to collective knowledge in the forums. You also get access to career and job collections, and continuing education help.
35. Exceptional Nurse: Access different resources, articles and more related to nursing.
36. All Nurses: Plenty of information, resources and more related to nursing.
37. Cybernurse: A collection of resources on a number of subjects related to nursing.
38. Advance for Nurses: Resources, articles and helpful hints on nursing. A great web site to visit.
39. Nurse Connect: A collection of resources on career, helping patients and more. Includes forums.
40. Board of Registered Nursing: This is a great information resource from Canada.

Professional Dietitians

1. Cheryl Forberg, RD: Forberg is a James Beard award-winning chef, a New York Times bestselling author and the nutritionist for NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.”
2. Diana Dyer, MS, RD: A multiple cancer survivor and registered dietitian, Dyer also is the author of A Dietitian’s Cancer Story.
3. Diary of a Mad Dietitian: A registered dietitian’s “zany, irrepressible adventures in dietetics, nutrition, and healthcare.”
4. Dieting Dietitian: A registered dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition shares her experiences with dieting and nutrition.
5. Eating RD: Kristen is a registered dietitian with a passion for culinary adventures, new recipes, food photography, fitness and sports nutrition.
6. From A Dietitian’s Perspective: Anthony Sepe is a nutrition entrepreneur who shares his knowledge with readers.
7. Inspired RD: A beautiful site and a focus on the wellness side of nutrition and fitness by Alysa.
8. Katherine Isacks, Registered Dietitian, LLC: Isacks’ focus is wellness and disease risk reduction via healthful food choices, physical activity, and weight control.
9. Sarah Krieger a Registered Dietitian’s Blog: Sarah Krieger is a licensed and registered dietitian practicing in the Tampa-St. Petersburg Florida Metro Area.
10. Susan B. Dopart MS, RD: Dopart is a nutrition and fitness expert who has been in private practice for more than 15 years.
11. Swanky Dietitian: Another Kristen shares her love and knowledge of food and nutrition.

Nutrition Help

1. Disease Proof: This blog belongs to Dr. Joel Fuhrman, MD, and serves as a forum to promote discussion on diet, fitness, health and green living.
2. Eat for Change: Shannon has practiced and now imparts information about Nutrition Balancing.
3. Food on the Brain: Sit back and enjoy this blog, perfect for those individuals who are “obsessing about lunch while you’re eating breakfast, read cookbooks like fiction, and never go to a strange city without at least a dozen restaurant recommendations.”
4. Integrative Nutrition Blog: Joshua Rosenthal, MScEd, offers a blog with his site on integrative nutrition.
5. Kindred Nutrition: Amy Goldsmith RD, LDN, provides individual and group nutrition coaching, corporate wellness, grocery tours and Pantry Makeovers.
6. Nutrition and healthy eating: The Mayo Clinic offers this blog, maintained by Jennifer Nelson, MS, RD and Katherine Zeratsky, RD.
7. Nutrition in the Schools: This blog is part of a national endeavor to reverse a disturbing health trend of unhealthy school lunches.
8. Nutrition Network Blog: The Nutrition Blog Network is a collection of blogs written by registered dietitians.
9. Nutrition Unplugged: Get practical information on health, nutrition, and food from an RD in the nation’s capital.
10. Performance Nutrition: Marie Spano, MS, RD/LD, FISSN, CSCS is one of the leading sports nutrition and nutrition communications experts in North America.
11. Practical Nutrition: Janet Helm is a writer, an RD and a mother of twins. She translates nutrition science into intelligible words and healthy food choices.
12. The Ethicurean: On a quest to look for tasty things that are also sustainable, organic, local, and ethical? Try following this blog, started in 2006.
13. Toby Amidor Nutrition: Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in clinical nutrition and dietetics from New York University.
14. W8less: “Weightless” is maintained by Stella Metsovas, a former National USA swimmer and nutrition specialist.

Education and Research

1. 1,000 Days: This site and its blog supports international experts and advocates working to improve early nutrition.
2. 1st Endurance: First Endurance was started by two racing fanatics (a cyclist and a triathlete) with a healthy obsession for sports nutrition.
3. Dietitians Online Blog: Dietitians Online was created to acknowledge the dedication and talents of the Registered Dietitian on the Internet.
4. FDA Transparency Blog: Learn about food and drug regulations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
5. Moderation Nation: The Hershey Center for Health & Nutrtion launched Moderation Nation to help people gain access to practical tips, tools and resources for achieving energy balance (nutrition and physical activity).
6. Oregon Health & Science University Blog: This blog is your gateway to all things research at OHSU, including new NIH-wide policies, upcoming grants, special events, upcoming workshops, and more.
7. Today’s Dietition: This site features timely articles on a wide range of nutrition topics including culinary trends, long-term care issues, new products and technologies, clinical concerns, career strategies, and research updates.
8. USDA Blog: The United States Department of Agriculture can keep dietitians abreast of government projects in this arena.

Organizations and Institutions

1. American Council for Fitness & Nutrition: Tap into this blog as well as the entire site for programs, research, news and information about the Healthy School Partnership.
2. American Institute for Cancer Research Blog: Get your daily updates on diet, weight, physical activity and cancer.
3. American Dietetic Association: This link leads to a list of blogs written by registered dieticians at ADA.
4. American Society for Nutrition: A number of bloggers write for the ASN blog. This is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing together the world’s top researchers and clinical nutritionists together to advance knowledge and application of nutrition.
5. Culinary Arts Applied Nutrition: This is the course homepage for the Applied Nutrition class for Delcastle Culinary Arts.
6. International Confederation of Dietetic Associations: With a national dietetics association Member in over 40 countries, ICDA is widely recognized as the international organization for dietetics professionals.
7. Nutrition Research Project: This organization represents a unique stance in plant-based nutritional research by advocating a high nutrient, whole food, vegetable based diet.
8. T. Colin Campbell Foundation: For more than forty years, Dr. T. Colin Campbell has been at the forefront of nutrition research. His legacy, the China Project, is the most comprehensive study of health and nutrition ever conducted.
9. Vegetarian Nutrition: The Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association manages this blog.
10. World Health Organization: This site provides constantly updated news on health and nutrition worldwide. They have pages on Nutrition, Diet and Nutrition Disorders.

Diet and Nutrition News

1. Daily Diet Blog: Use this site to obtains daily dieting, weight loss product reviews and nutrition news.
2. Diet News Blog: This blog offers news as well as information about diets and diet reviews.
3. Healthy Eating & Nutrition News: Get the latest health, healthy eating, nutrition news, data, studies and research from around the world for nutritionists and those interested in healthier lifestyles.
4. iHealthBulletin News: Dr. Zebrun, whose special interests include nutrition, exercise, CAM, preventive medicine, and mental health, edits this blog.
5. NPR Health: NPR is watching topics such as school lunches, gastric bypass surgery, treadmill desks and public policy.
6. Self Nutrition Data Nutrition News: A list of news items from a useful site. Check out their tools and blogs.
7. The Nutrition Post: An online nutrition newspaper that contains a variety of topic listings.

If you are interested a career as a nurse, it can help to know about other options for health care and healing. Here are 40 great sites for home remedies:

General Information on Home Remedies

From duct tape for warts, to all natural cures, these general web sites offer interesting insights into the items you have around the house — and how they can be used to improve your health.

1. My Home Remedies: Get great idea about remedying different discomforts at home. Recipes, thoughts and remedies.
2. WebMD: You can get some good home remedy ideas and tips from a trusted source in health information. Includes information on home remedies that might not actually work as promised.
3. MedlinePlus: Find information about which home remedies work, and different idea about how to treat yourself. Good information from a trusted source.
4. Mayo Clinic: This renowned clinic offers some articles and information on home remedies. Also, find out with home remedies don’t work.
5. GrannyMed.com: A look at home remedies and natural cures for different ailments. Search feature helps you find what you are looking for with relative ease.
6. Great Home Remedies: Keep up with the latest home remedies, and learn more about taking care of ailments at your own house.
7. Health.com: This health site offers some home remedies, as well as critiques of some of the remedies that might not work as well.
8. Health Panorama: A look at different aspects of health, including home remedies and other options for living a better life. Feel better and live healthier.
9. Home Remedies: Get access to information about how you can heal yourself at home. Plenty of home remedy ideas and information on treatments that you can do at home.
10. HealthyWomen: Articles and more about different home remedies can be found on this web site. They have been providing a full range of health and wellness information for more than 20 years.
11. Home Remedy Queen: Ideas, advice and more about how you can cure simple ailments at home. Plenty of interesting remedies, and how to use them to best effect.
12. In House Remedy: Home remedies and natural preparations for you to use to enhance your health.
13. Barefoot Lass’s Home Remedy Page: A look at how you can cure common ailments using stuff that you have around the house. A great, practical resource.
14. Home Remedies for You: Includes natural beauty tips as well as home remedies. Great ideas on natural health and beauty.

Natural Home Remedies

If you are more interested in natural home remedies, including insights into naturopathy, TCM and homeopathy, these web sites can provide you with information on going natural in your healing.

15. Earth Clinic: Focuses on folk remedies that have been in use for centuries. Helpful hints on natural healing and remedies, and how natural healing can help you.
16. Simple, Home Remedies: This online encyclopedia offers principles of natural health and a number of home remedies.
17. NaturalCures.com: Find out more about natural cures, and what’s available to you. Alternative treatments to a number of common ailments.
18. Living the Natural Path: A look at herbal remedies, as well as naturopathic medicine. Learn more about natural healing that you can do at home.
19. Natural Therapy Web: Learn about natural healing and different practices that can help you at home.
20. Naturopathy Online: Find out more about naturopathic medicine and what you can do to improve your health.
21. Natural Remedies: Find out how you can use natural items to cure different ailments.
22. ABC Homeopathy: Learn more about homeopathic medicine, and get ideas for how you can treat different ailments.
23. Classical Homeopathy: Looks at natural health care and information about home remedies and other information.
24. Traditional Chinese Medicine: Learn about natural cures, as well as herbal therapy and things you can do at home to be healthier.
25. TCM Basics: Understand the basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine and get ideas for what you can do at home.
26. Natural Home Remedies: Get some ideas and more about organic remedies, and natural home remedies.
27. Natural Home Remedies: Get help finding different natural home remedies.

Herbalism Web Sites

Interested in how herbs can help you heal? Use these web sites about home remedies and herbal healing to learn how to improve your health. Includes information on starting and maintaining a herb garden, as well as how to use herbs for health.

28. Rosemary’s Sampler: Learn about teas and herbs, and how they can help you.
29. The Family Herbalist: Find out about growing herbs, and using them for different purposes.
30. Herbal News Magazine: Stories, information and more about herbs and more. Interesting information on herbal curies and home remedies.
31. Natural Herbs Guide: You can learn about natural herbs, and how they can be used in remedies, and for better health. Includes a section on Chinese herbs.
32. Alternative Nature Online Herbal: A guide to herbs, how they are used, and remedies that help you live healthier, and cure ailments.
33. Herbal Remedies: This helpful chart from Gardens Ablaze is a very useful resource. Find out about which herbs can help treat different conditions and diseases.
34. The Medicine Hut: Learn about herbal remedies, and how you can improve your health with the help of herbs.
35. Herbal Remedy: Information on herbal remedies, home herbal recipes, and more that can help you achieve better health naturally.
36. Witchen Kitchen: This blog is meant to help the beginning herbalist. Get tips on herbal healing, growing your own herbs, and using them to best effect.
37. HerbWorld Online: Learn how to grow herbs, as well as market your own herbs elsewhere and find tips from others.
38. The Herbalist: Find out about herbs, mixing elixirs, and using herbs in your home remedy efforts. A great resource.
39. Herbal Health Secrets: Head on over to learn more about herbal healing, as well as get tea recipes and more.
40. Eat More Herbs: Learn about herbs and their healing properties. Also includes herbal tea remedies.

General Nursing

These nurses have a lot to say about nursing, and about life in general. You can get insights into a variety of nursing fields and experiences when you follow these nurses on Twitter.

1. @not_ratched: This spunky nurse has some irreverent insights and thoughts.
2. @creatures57: Learn more about life, nursing and…drumming. An interesting nurse with plenty of interests to tweet about.
3. @ElderCareRN: You will have to get permission to follow these tweets, but they are interesting and thoughtful.
4. @ali_rn: Tweets about being a mother and nurse. Plenty of interesting things to read here.
5. @allseeingjamus: Funny take on nursing and on life. This U.K. nurse has some great observations.
6. @marachne: Specializing in palliative care, this nurse has insight into death and dying, as well as thoughts on politics and life.
7. @karlaRN: This grandma knows about nursing and has plenty to say about living life.

Labor and Delivery, Nurse Midwife and Breast Feeding

If you have interests related to childbirth, these nurses are great resources. Follow these nurses to learn more about having children, and about other issues that come with the territory.

8. @nursemidwife: Plenty of insights into all things midwifery and women’s wellness. Tips, ideas and more.
9. @sherrycnm: This certified nurse midwife shares thoughts on politics, health care reform, life and lactation.
10. @birthnbabynews: This nursing assistant professor and midwife tweets about natural born kids and breastfeeding.
11. @Ehretha: This L&D nurse offers plenty of interesting thoughts on children, life and nursing. Sometimes funny insights into her own love.
12. @ldjemixon: This student nurse works in labor and delivery, and tweets about the craziness of life. And life can get pretty crazy.
13. @Doulakath: She’s not a RN, but this doula’s insights on birth are interesting.

Emergency Department and Critical Care

Life in the emergency room can be hectic, and life in critical care can get very fast paced. These nurses know what it’s like to take care of those who have serious injuries or illnesses. ER nurses, as well as NICO and ICU nurses, share their thoughts online.

14. @NurseDan: Good luck trying to keep up with this ER nurse and PhD student. Learn more about health innovation as well.
15. @nursewendy: This ICU nurse offers interesting insights on nursing while working on a master’s degree in women’s health.
16. @Nicurnmama: Updates from this fun NICU nurse. Also, she juggles. A fresh perspective.
17. @Cynical_Nurse: Snarky tweets from this ICU nurse, who also provides services as a critcal care transport RN. Confronting some of the horrors of life with humor.
18. @MikeERNurse: Insights from this emergency department nurse who has plenty of interesting things to say about life and nursing.
19. @nursingpins: Nursing history and information on nursing items collections from this critical care nurse.
20. @Emergiblog: The Twitter account of the author of one of the most well-known emergency nursing blogs.
21. @ernurses: News tidbits from the world of emergency room nursing. Plenty of interesting — and off the wall — headlines.

Nurse Practitioners

If you want to go beyond being a registered nurse, and into a more autonomous situation, you can continue your education and become a nurse practitioner. If you are interested in life as a NP, these Twitter feeds can give you a good idea of what goes on.

22. @trempy: This nurse practitioner is into kayaking and dogs, and offers insights into health and life.
23. @StephenNP: Interesting range of health interests for this nurse practitioner.
24. @candydye: This NP blogs about health and beauty, providing great ideas and health tips.
25. @kchoma: Insights from this women’s health nurse practitioner. Includes thoughts about her efforts to get a doctorate of nursing degree.
26. @NurseOnThis:Thoughts on being a NP, as well as political thoughts from a conservative perspective.
27. @lucichick: This sports fan and music snob tweets about a number of things, including her experiences as a NP.
28. @maxenurse: Updates from this British nurse practitioner.

Nurse Consultants

There are a number of RNs that have acumen in other areas as well. These professionals include consultants that can help you with nursing-related legal issues, or with business issues.

29. @learae: You can get some business coaching from this nurse entrepreneur. Get an idea of what could be next for you — and how to get there.
30. @HeckmanMedical: Get advice from this certified legal nurse consultant and NP.
31. @Vickie_Milazzo: Offers helpful hints on legal nurse consulting, and on problems that might affect you.
32. @joycollins: Provides insights on legal issues. This writer provides helpful, easy to understand ideas.
33. @BonnieRN: Health consultant with great insights that can help you in your nursing efforts. A great resource.
34. @vpmedical: Not only can you learn from this legal consultant and RN, but you can also get life care planning information. Versatile talents.

Nursing Career and Networking

Get insights and help regarding your nursing career. If you are ready to take the next step, these Twittering nurses can help. Also includes some nursing students.

35. @JenRN: This nurse teacher provides great insights into becoming a nursing student. Helpful hints for those looking to take the next step — whatever it might be — in a nursing career.
36. @NurseJanIAm: Great networking and professional information from this nurse working with the California Nurses Association.
37. @WorkingNurse: Articles, job postings and more related to the career field of nursing.
38. @minoritynurse: Learn more about a nursing career, and about networking, when you are a minority.
39. @MedSurgNurses: Networking, news updates and career tips from the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses.
40. @nurse_careers: Just what it sounds like: job listings, career ideas and more.

Voltaire

The early French writer and historian Voltaire had much to say about medicine: some of it good and some bad. Voltaire was famous for his wit as well as for being one of the early fighters for civil liberties. About medicine, Voltaire wrote:

1. “I know of nothing more laughable than a doctor who does not die of old age.”
2. “Men who are occupied in the restoration of health to other men, by the joint exertion of skill and humanity, are above all the great of the earth. They even partake of divinity, since to preserve and renew is almost as noble as to create.”
3. “Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing.”
4. “The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.”

Jonathan Swift

Swift was an Irish born writer and satirist who lived at about the same time as Voltaire. He had these words of wisdom about medicine.

5. “The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman.”

Ben Franklin

One of our country’s elder statesmen, Franklin had a lot to say about a lot of things. And, he, too was known for seeing the humor in situations. Franklin said the following:

1. “God heals and the doctor takes the fee.”

Mark Twain

Twain was one of America’s best known writers and humorists. He writing often had a bite to the humor. He wrote the following about a doctor with whom he was acquainted:

7. “He has been a doctor a year now and has had two patients, no, three, I think — yes, it was three; I attended their funerals”.

Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway was another of America’s great authors. He was typically a master at understatement, but his scathing quote about bad doctors was pretty direct.

8. “I have noticed that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another’s company and aid in consultation. A doctor who cannot take out your appendix properly will recommend you to a doctor who will be unable to remove your tonsils with success.”

Matthew Prior

Matthew Prior, the English poet and diplomat joked of medicine:

9. “Cured of my disease, I died last night of my physician.”

George Herbert

George Herbert was a Welsh poet and priest. He gave some sound advice about being honest with your doctor.

10. “Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer.”

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov was a famous Russian writer. He is best known for his plays, but he had many famous quotes about a variety of subjects, including medicine.

1. “Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.”
2. “When a lot of remedies are suggested for a disease, that means it cannot be cured.”

James Bryce

James Bryce was a famous British jurist, historian and politician.

13. “Medicine is the only profession that labours incessantly to destroy the reason for its own existence.”

Proverbs

Even some old proverbs are about medicine.

14. Chinese Proverb – “It is easy to get a thousand prescriptions but hard to get one single remedy.”
15. Chinese Proverb – “No man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself.”
16. Chinese Proverb – “The superior doctor prevents sickness; The mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; The inferior doctor treats actual sickness.”
17. French Proverb – “A surgeon should be young a physician old.”

These are just a few of the many quotes out there about medicine and doctors. Some are humorous, some are wise and some are downright mean. But, the sheer number of them is proof enough that the profession is one that has always been noteworthy.

This list is categorized, and each link is listed alphabetically within those categories.

Personal Blogs

1. A Boy, A Girl, A Virus: A story and guide to educate the public about sexual health, based upon a relationship.
2. A Positive Voice: A woman’s account of growing up HIV positive, the struggles and victories of living each day.
3. A River Runs Through It: River Huston is an award-winning poet, journalist, performer and activist who travels through the U.S. speaking on sexuality, communication and other issues.
4. Adrienne’s HIV Blog — Hivine’s Weblog: HIVINE is written by HIV positive women who still have a “sense of humor.”
5. Bonus Round: This blog, one of the first to deal with HIV/AIDS, describes the hardships and struggles of living with AIDS.
6. Letters to the Empire: This blogger is “particularly intrigued by that quintessentially postmodern phenomenon, ‘HIV’ & Aids, & the entire tangled web of conflicting human interests surrounding it.”
7. My Unusual Journey With HIV: A lawyer by profession, the author discusses how self-care, friendships and relationships affect gay men living with and under the threat of HIV.
8. My Journey With AIDS: An account of being diagnosed and surviving with HIV/AIDS compounded with childhood/adult trauma
9. Positive Indeed: Richard discusses how the power of humor and a positive attitude can be antidotes against HIV/AIDS.
10. Queer Poz and Colored: Chronicles a poet, playwright and blogger’s experiences dealing with his fear and self-stigma.
11. Still Arriving: Nominated for Best Health Blog, this blog chronicles the author’s use of medications and their side effects.
12. Voice Of One: This blogger details how she dealt with being diagnosed HIV positive after being newly married and 11 weeks pregnant.
13. Welcome to Surviving HIV — Nelson Vergel’s Blog: This HIV activist posts articles and interviews that he deems important and not widely discussed.

HIV/AIDS Blog Sites

14. HIV/AIDStribe: These bloggers focus on HIV/AIDS on a site that includes groups, health information, galleries and more.
15. nam Aidsmap Blog: This blog is just one educational tool in a site that contains information about HIV.
16. POZ: Short for “positive,” POZ is a national, award-winning magazine and blog site for people living with, and affected by, HIV/AIDS.
17. TowleRoad’s AIDS/HIV Hub: This site, geared toward homosexuals, focuses on AIDS and HIV in this blog.
18. Visual AIDS: A blog showcasing the artwork of AIDS patients to inspiring dialogue and support.
19. Volunteer Positive: The Volunteer Positive community empowers people affected by HIV to be engaged global citizens.
20. Volunteering At Project Transitions: A collective blog by volunteers dedicated to ensure that AIDS patients and their families receive housing and hospice.
21. Who’s Positive: A compilation blog supported by many contributors living with AIDS.

Treatment

22. Aid Watch: The Aid Watch blog is a project of New York University’s Development Research Institute (DRI).
23. AIDS Policy Project: This blog focuses on science-based AIDS research and research-related topics and is intentionally written for a general audience.
24. AIDS Treatment News: This blog carries the latest information about AIDS treatment.
25. AIDS Walk — AIDS Treatment Information: This blog covers various AIDS and HIV treatment ideas.
26. AIDS.ORG: The mission of AIDS.ORG is to help prevent HIV infections and to improve the lives of those affected by HIV and AIDS.
27. AIDSmeds: This site carries news, information and tools to provide people living with HIV with necessary information for empowered treatment decisions.
28. David Barr: This blogger goes into detail about the treating HIV in its early stages.
29. HIV and ID Observations: Dialogue open to medical matters concerning HIV/AIDS.
30. HIV Testing News: This new blog focuses on news about treatments, tests and more, with links to learn how to get tested for HIV/AIDS.
31. HIV/AIDS: This blog was created by the Stanford School Of Medicine to help educate and inform the public about HIV/AIDS news and developments.
32. HIV/AIDS Skepticism: This blog points to evidence that HIV is not the necessary and sufficient cause of AIDS.
33. Intellectual Property Watch AIDS: This directory provides all articles written about AIDS and treatment drugs.
34. The HIV viral load blog: This is a blog about HIV viral load monitoring and increasing access for everyone. Written for professionals by employees of Cavidi.
35. The Open Society Foundations Blog: This blogger shares 30 years of experience and offers hope for improved human rights and justice.
36. Treating HIV: This blog is maintained by LEXIVA, a company that produces a protease inhibitor for HIV patients.

Information And Resources

37. AIDS Action Committee’s Blog: Created to educate health professionals and the public about HIV prevention, provides services for infected women, children and men.
38. AIDS/HIV Blog: A guide created by an HIV/AIDS nurse educator and author. Highly informative.
39. All About HIV/AIDS: Use this blog to learn the basics about HIV and/or AIDS.
40. blog.AIDS.gov: A lengthy and detailed blog concerning research, new media and information for conferences and events.
41. Criminal HIV Transmission: A collection of published news stories, opinion, and resources about “so-called ‘HIV crimes’.”
42. HEAL London: HEAL London is a non-profit voluntary organization whose primary purpose is to provide support and education to people diagnosed HIV+ or with illnesses that have been classified as AIDS.
43. HIV Prevention Justice Alliance: This blog represents a network of organizations advocating for effective and just HIV prevention policies for the United States.
44. HIV This Week: This blog is from the office of the Chief Scientific Adviser to UNAIDS.
45. Keep a Child Alive: This blog talks about lifesaving medications and care to children and families living with HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.
46. Male Circumcision and HIV: This blog provides a place for a public health policy debate on the linking of male circumcision and HIV/AIDS.
47. MedWorm’s HIV Blog Tag: Use this resource to find blog entries focused on AID and HIV.
48. Oxfam Archive for the ‘HIV/AIDS’ Category: This is Oxfam’s blog about AIDS from a global perspective.
49. The AIDS Beacon: The Beacon provides objective and unbiased news and other information related to AIDS and HIV for patients and their families.
50. The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS: This is a worldwide alliance of civil society groups, networks of women living with HIV, women’s organizations, AIDS service organizations and the UN system.

1. USC Gerontology: Interviews with recent graduates of USC Davis’ Gerontology program.
2. What is Gerontology: Learn all the facets that make up the field of Gerontology. Gerontology is a wide ranging field, with many different types of job opportunities.
3. Healthbeat: Gerontology: This video from Healthbeat features a gerontologist discussing her work.
4. USC Davis: Gerontology: John Walsh: John Walsh, professor of Gerontology at USC Davis, discusses the profession and the program at USC Davis. This video focuses on the lifestyle of older adults. This video stresses how, with proper medical care, the last years of a person’s life can be the most fulfilling and enjoyable.
5. Why is Gerontology Important to Me?: This video discusses gerontology and its importance in medicine and in creating an active lifestyle for older adults.
6. A Day in the Life of a Gerontological Nurse: Learn about gerontological nursing from this “day in the life” video.
7. Stroke Treatments in Gerontology: Learn about the advancements in treatments for stroke in gerontology patients.
8. Geriatrics: Dementia, Delirium and Depression: Learn about depression, dementia and delirium, three problems that are common when treating older patients.
9. Careers in Aging: Learn about the different career opportunities in the field of Gerontology and aging in this video from USC.
10. Evelyn’s Life Story: Hear about life from a woman who was born in 1900. This is the first of four videos about Evelyn and her life. If you enjoy this one, you can find the other three parts on You Tube, too.
11. Gerontology and Feeling Older: Bess Mae Jones discusses issues in gerontology and aging. This video covers a wide range of issues facing older adults in America, particularly important as our population ages.
12. Aging in America: This video talks more about how America’s population is aging and the effects of it. This video gives an enlightening look at the challenges our country faces as we begin to have the oldest population our country has ever known.
13. Oldest Validated People: This video shows the people who have lived to be the oldest, and had it validated.
14. Societal Issues for Seniors, Success in Aging: This video talks about some of the social issues faced by older people, and how they can live full lives as they age.
15. Will You Care for Me?: This video and song does a good job of expressing the sentiments of older people as they find themselves aging and alone.
16. The Art of Aging: Celebrating the Authentic Aging Self: This is a very interesting video from a couple of artists who are embracing aging and working to encourage others to do so as well. Their work celebrates the wisdom of the older individual.
17. Healthy Brain Aging: This video from UC Davis explores healthy brain aging. It discusses the diversity in brain aging and how there are so many levels of cognitive ability in older adults.
18. Why Fight Aging: This video from Dr. Aubrey de Grey discusses keeping the brain healthy as we age so that getting older is an enjoyable time of life, full of activity and life.

Gerontology is a rewarding field. In many cases, people who are aging are alone, and look to their medical professionals and care takers as friends and companions. Working with them provides and emotional fulfillment in addition to a professional one. Careers in the field of gerontology and aging are growing, and job opportunities are easy to find. If you choose gerontology, you’ll be embarking on a career that is secure and fulfilling.