CCSF Library: Licensed Vocational/Practical Nursing: Jobs and the Profession

Professional Websites

American Nurses Association This is the site of the American Nurses Association. It provides links to the free Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (a peer-reviewed electronic journal), state nursing associations and American Nurses Foundation.

Board of Vocational Nurses and Psychiatric Assistants The California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (Board) protects the consumer from unprofessional and unsafe licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) and psychiatric technicians (PTs). Public protection is the highest priority of the Board in exercising its licensing, regulatory and disciplinary functions.

National Nurses United/California Nurses Association: News and updates for the nursing profession from the California Nurses Association

National Council of State Boards of Nursing Provides information on registration and preparation for NCLEX-PN exam.

Community Resources

Community Health Equity & Promotion
The Community Health Equity & Promotion (CHEP) Branch integrates the core public health functions of informing, engaging, educating and empowering community. The goals are to support community well-being, sustain healthy communities, and work toward health equity through sustainable change approaches, community capacity building, mobilization, and community partnerships with a racial and cultural humility lens. Through the use of comprehensive approaches across the spectrum of prevention, the Branch plans, implements, monitors, and evaluates prioritized community initiatives, including promoting active living, safe and healthy environments and community-clinical linkages, and decreasing HIV, sexually transmitted infections, viral hepatitis, and the effects of trauma. CHEP integrates quality improvement into all its efforts, with a focus on achieving health equity through results-based accountability.
San Francisco Department of Public Health
"To protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans."
San Francisco Health Improvement Partnership
This is a collaboration between San Francisco's non-profit hospitals and their Community Benefits Partnership (CBP) and Building a Healthier San Francisco (BHSF) projects; the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the University of California (CTSI), San Francisco; and the San Francisco Department of Public Health and its community health improvement process to ensure health and wellness for San Francisco residents.
San Francisco Health Network
A community of top-rated clinics, hospitals and programs that connects San Franciscans to quality health care.

Jobs and Job Outlook

Detailed Guide for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses - Job outlook, description, and wages for California (based on San Bernardino County)

Other Career Resources

allnurses: A Nursing Community for Nurses A commercial online nursing community with health care news, articles, information on education and employment, links to nursing-related blogs, and more. Includes many discussion areas.

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing - Student Career Binder A great strategy for managing your job search and career development.

UCSF Nursing Resume Samples & Resources Sample resumes, a tutorial, and links to other helpful resources.

NursingCenter Owned by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, the site provides many full text articles in its Continuing Education section. Journals include AJN American Journal in Nursing, Nursing Management and The Nurse Practitioner.

OWL at Purdue: Job Search Writing This source provides instruction and samples for writing résumés and cover letters.