Ranking popular nursing sites
There a lot of peeopl out thre who have litte knowledge on nursing websites..so decided to solve this issue.Below are the website and their info.
) AllNurses.com
Alexa Ranking: 3,301
Ownership: AllNurses.com is privately owned and operated. The website was started in 1994 by then nursing student Brian Short. He currently serves as the company’s CEO and the company reported having 4 full time employees as of May, 2014.
AllNurses.com is a forum website. Like other forum websites, registered users are able to create new topics and engage in conversations on those topics. Users can create unique user names that allow them to maintain their anonymity, or they can use their real names. With few exceptions, forum topics and discussions are made public which means they are indexed by search engines and can be viewed by anyone whether they are registered with the website or not.
AllNurses.com provides nurses with a support network, and allows them to exchange industry and career related information and advice. The site also advertises job postings. According to Alexa, the site currently gets over 3 million monthly unique visitors and 10 million monthly pageviews. That’s a lot! The website states it has over 900,000 registered members and they have a Facebook Fan-page with over 340,000 likes.
- ATItesting.com
Alexa Ranking: 8,537
Ownership: ATItesting.com is owned by Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC.
ATItesting.com is the portal for Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC. The company offers nursing education delivery systems for schools and faculty and preparation courses for nursing students. NCLEX test prep is a big part of what they provide.
- NursingWorld.org
Alexa Ranking: 13,824
Ownership: This is the website of the American Nurses Association, a full service professional organization representing the interests of America’s registered nurses.
As the website for the largest professional organization for nurses, NursingWorld.org provides information on a wide range of topics including careers and credentialing, practice, ethics, health, safety, policy, advocacy, and more.
- Nurse.com
Alexa Ranking: 16,877
Ownership: Nurse.com is owned and operated by OnCourse Learning, which is one of the largest continuing education companies in the industry.
Nurse.com provides a host of services including job postings, continuing education unit courses, nursing related news, and an event calendar for seminars, webinars and career fairs. Nurses can create a profile which can be kept private, public, or viewable to employers only. Be sure to read their privacy policy so that you know exactly how they use the information you store on their site.
- ScrubsMag.com
Alexa Ranking: 19,128
Ownership: ScrubsMag.com and it’s print magazine counterpart Scrubs are owned and operated by Strategic Partners, Inc. Strategic Partners manufactures and markets medical uniforms, medical foot-ware and school uniforms.
ScrubsMag.com describes itself as “the nurse’s guide to good living.” The website provides information on a wide range of topics including career advice, nursing school, beauty, style, health, fun, quizzes and giveaways. They have many Registered Nurses that contribute articles and serve as editorial advisers. Scrubs has a Facebook fan-page with over 317,000 likes.
- Medscape.com/Nurses
Alexa Ranking: 807
Ownership: Medscape is owned by WebMd which is a publicly traded company providing health related news, advice and expertise.
We’re sort of taking a guess on this one. The Alexa Ranking is for Medscape.com which accounts for all services under the scope of the website. The nursing portal is just one part of the whole service.
That said, the nursing portal offers tons of great industry reporting on recent advancements, new studies, and expert information on healthcare topics directly related to the nursing field. The site also provides drug calculators, a drug interaction checker, a pill identifier and tons of other useful tools. To top it all off, they also provide CME and Education content.
- AACN.org
Alexa Ranking: 24,539
Ownership: AACN.org is the website of the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, a specialty nursing organization representing the interests of nurses who care for acute and critically ill patients.
AACN.org provides a litany of information relevant to critical care nurses and the organization in general. The site provides Evidenced-Based Resources, Clinical Toolkits, information about grants, standards and various policy related issues. It’s also a membership site for organization members.
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