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100 Useful Twitter Feeds for Nursing Students

August 3rd, 2010

Nursing education is an ongoing process. Even if you're enrolled in a nursing school, your learning should extend beyond the classroom. You can stay tuned in to nursing any time by just following these Twitter feeds for nursing students.

Health & Nursing News

Find health and nursing news on these Twitter feeds.

@NYTimesHealth: Find warnings, vaccines, and other health articles from the New York Times.
@health: Follow @health for news from Health News Blog.
@msnbc_health: Find health headlines from MSNBC.
@HealthHive: @HealthHive has live health news.
@AmJnurs: You'll find relevant articles for nurses on the American Journal of Nursing tweets.
@WebMD: Find valuable health information from @WebMD.
@DiscHealthPR: Discovery Health offers links and discussions on health topics.
@medlineplus4you: Medline Plus has the latest news and information on health and medicine.
@goodhealth: @goodhealth features Health Magazine.
@digg_health: See what's popular in health news from @digg_health.
@NEJM: Read tweets from the New England Journal of Medicine.
@AmerNurse2day: American Nurse Today is the official journal of the American Nurses Association.
@NursingTimes: Read this feed about news and opinions from Nursing Times.
@NPRhealth: Check out this Twitter feed for the latest health news.
@CDCemergency: Get prepared for and respond to national public emergencies with @CDCemergency.
@WSJHealthBlog: This blog offers an excellent source for health and healthcare news.
@WorldwideHealth: @WorldwideHealth is an alternative medicine and health hub.
@cnnhealth: Find the latest health headlines here.

Jobs

Check out these Twitter feeds to find resources for your nursing career.

@GetNursingJobs: @GetNursingJobs has jobs, careers, and community.
@RNsearch: @RNsearch is an online career concierge for nurses.
@NursesJobs: @NursesJobs tweets tips and job listings for UK nurses.
@NursingJobsPlus: Find the nursing job you're looking for with @NursingJobsPlus.
@Nursingjobcast: You will stay up to date on nursing jobs with @Nursingjobcast.
@onwardhealth: Find nursing and physical therapy jobs with @onwardhealth.
@TexasNurseJobs: Find nursing jobs throughout Texas with @TexasNurseJobs.
@WorkingNurse: Check out Working Nurse to find articles and jobs for nurses.
@trustaff: @trustaff places nurses in facilities nationwide.
@rnjob: Read this feed to find out how to become an RN and find nursing jobs.
@travelnursejob: TravelMax Nursing is a travel nurse staffing agency for direct placement and travel nursing jobs.

Educators

Learn about nursing from those who teach it best.

@HeatherRN: Heather is a nurse educator.
@HarvardHealth: Harvard Health discusses the latest in news and developments.
@UTMedSchool: Follow UT's medical school to stay on top of research and more.
@sumedicine: @sumedicine has tweets from one of the nation's top medical schools.
@harvardmed: Check out @harvardmed to find research and faculty clips.
@SarahStewart: Here you'll find tweets from a health professional and educator.
@vusm: @vusm shares the official tweets from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

Students

Follow along in the nursing school experience with these nursing student Twitter feeds.

@CTStudentNurse: Irene is a soon to be nursing student.
@Kat_SN: Kat is a nursing student from North Carolina.
@MyRoadtoRN: Be nice to Hope-she might be your nurse someday.
@NurseKarma: @NurseKarma is a mom, wife, and nursing student.
@HeatherErhard: Heather is going to school for nursing and works at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Information & Resources

Check out these Twitter feeds to find nursing information and resources.

@nursingideas: @nursingideas has ideas and passion for improving nursing.
@Ausmed: @Ausmed shares health care education and learning tools for nurses.
@nursingbooks: @nursingbooks highlights the best nursing books out there.
@minoritynurse: @minoritynurse has career, education, and health resources for diversity in the nursing community.
@diseaseaday: Learn about a new disease every day on @diseaseaday.
@DermNursing: This institute is an educational forum for nursing practice and patient care.
@NurseJobsUSA: Read this feed to find fresh nursing job listings.
@freenursetutor: @freenursetutor has free educational tools for nursing students and instructors.
@InformedNurse: This is the Twitter page for the RN Pocket Guide.
@druginfo: This community shares drug related questions and stories anonymously.

Nurses

Learn from these nurses on the front lines.

@Emergiblog: Kim McAllister discusses emergency nursing.
@linda_miner: Linda is a nutritionist and wellness guide.
@GeekNurse: This engineer turned into a psych RN.
@JennaMahanayRN: Jenna tweets about nursing, health, and more.
@podmedic: Jamie Davis is an RN paramedic, educator, podcaster, and speaker.
@Nicurnmama: Laura somehow manages to juggle being a NICU nurse with motherhood.
@TeriRN: Teri specializes in hospice travel nursing.
@ernursek: Nurse K is your friendly neighborhood ER nurse…who is also critical.
@mrsmc: This nurse likes bourbon.
@interponurse: This nurse works in healthcare information technology.
@marandalee: @marandalee is a SuperNurse.
@PMRN: @PMRN is a PM and RN.
@KenBBavier: Ken is a critical care RN and Duke alum.
@crzegrl15: Here you'll read about the life of a flight nurse and Commander in the US Army Reserve.
@NurseForHealth: Suzan is bringing back the DO NO HARM philosophy of medicine.
@ChristianNurse: @ChristianNurse points out news and resources for Christian nurses and more.
@nursemidwife: Angel is a Certified Nurse Midwife specializing in health and wellness.
@karlaRN: Karla is an RN, mom, and grandma.
@shototsu: Alicia left IT to become a nurse.
@impactednurse: Ian Miller works in the ER of a teaching hospital in Australia.
@nursepickle: @nursepickle offers her perspective on nursing.
@NurseDan: Dan Weberg is an ER nurse with a masters in healthcare innovation.
@humglum: @humglum works as a prison nurse.

Organizations

Get the official word from these organizations and institutions.

@NurseJanIAm: Jan is an oncology RN working for the California Nurses Association.
@happyhospitalis: Explore a happy hospital through this Twitter feed.
@NIHforHealth: Read this feed for updates from the NIH.
@NationalNurses: @NationalNurses has tweets from National Nurses United.
@mayoclinic: Find news, articles, and more from the Mayo Clinic.
@aorn: @aorn offers tweets from the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses.
@whonews: Find out about pandemics, outbreaks, and world health from the World Health Organization.
@MedSurgNurses: Follow the AMSN for adult health and medical surgical nurses.
@FutureofNursing: @FutureofNursing discusses solutions for improving quality and patient care.
@NotesOnNursing: @NotesOnNursing offers the Hartford Foundation's look on health and medical issues for older adults.
@AmerMedicalAssn: Check out the AMA's tweets about the latest health issues.
@AmbCareNursing: Follow the AAACN for tweets about excellence in ambulatory care.
@MedicalConnect: Read tweets from the Worldwide Medical Association here.
@RedCross: Find safety tips and more from the American Red Cross.
@connectedhealth: @connected health works on delivering quality patient care outside of the traditional medical setting.
@ANNAnurses: ANNA advances nephrology nursing practice.
@LIVESTRONGCEO: Doug Ulman is the President and CEO of Livestrong.
@WebMD_Blogs: WebMD shares a variety of health information.

Fun & Community

Experience the lighter side of nursing in these feeds.

@FunnyNurse: Here you'll find a humor magazine for nurses.
@nurseuncut: Nurse Uncut is a site for nurses, by nurses.
@allnurses: This nursing community has more than 416,000 nurses connected.
@WhatNursesDo: Read this feed to find out what nurses do.
@medxcentral: @medxcentral is a healthcare social networking service.
@NursesDailyDose: Read this Twitter feed to find funny nursing anecdotes.

Reform

Check out these Twitter feeds to learn about health care reform.

@2healthguru: Gregg Masters is a health system reformer.
@michlr: Michael Rosseel became a nurse to change healthcare through care redesign and e-learning.