Chapter 6: The Newest Nursing Specialties



Chapter 6: The Newest Nursing Specialties

Use the links below to complete the internet exercises for this chapter.

Internet Exercise 6-1

Specialty nursing organizations have created The Nursing Organizations Alliance (The Alliance). Find the website and review the extensive list of specialty nursing organizations. Select two nursing specialties of interest to you and examine the available content at the hyperlinks. Do the organizations have an advocacy committee or staff?

Internet Exercise 6-2

Use your information seeking skills to locate the website of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

1. Identify which accreditations ANCC has achieved and by which accrediting bodies.

2. Examine the criteria for accreditation from one of the accrediting bodies.

3. Find the nursing specialty of most interest to you, and review the posted test content outline that nurses can review in preparation for that specialty certification.

4. Which of those topics have you already studied as part of your current educational program? Which are new?

Internet Exercise 6-3

Use your information seeking skills to locate the website of the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA)

1. What continuing education programs are announced on the website?

2. Which schools of nursing have been endorsed by AHNA?

3. If you were looking for a new position as a holistic nurse, which one of the job postings would be most enticing and why?

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