Founded in 1996, allnurses.com is the leading networking site for nurses and nursing students. We thank you, the allnurses members, who over the years have helped us to become the largest online nursing community where nurses and nursing students from around the world can network with one another and share their knowledge and experiences.
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allnurses.com has accomplished a lot in the past 20 years of its existence. Founded in 1996 when the internet was in its infancy, allnurses has become the largest online community and peer-to-peer networking site for nurses and nursing students around the world. We are very excited and proud to announce that earlier today allnurses surpassed the 1,000,000 registered members mark. We are all pleased to see this tremendous growth.
Our members are what has made allnurses so successful in achieving this and so many other previous milestones. We have several members who have been with the site throughout their nursing school days and continue to participate on the site throughout their nursing career, sharing their knowledge and experiences with others. Many of our seasoned members see allnurses as "their community", a place where lasting friendships are made and stories are shared.
Students often find their way to allnurses while searching for a nursing school, seeking help with the challenge of classes or clinicals, or looking for advice on how to study for NCLEX. It is a great place for students to network with other students as well as interact with nurses.
Ninety-nine percent of the content on allnurses.com is user generated, with topics ranging from personal stories to career advice, student questions to professional educational opportunities. The site averages approximately 375 new users and topics per day.
The continued growth of the allnurses community tells us that we offer the right resources, networking opportunities, and content that nurses are looking for. We are always open to suggestions on how we can improve the site.
Besides the allnurses forums, our network also includes additional resources such as the Nursing Insights e-newsletter, Facebook pages for allnurses.com and Nurses Rock, and a robust Jobs website where users can create job alerts and upload their resume to facilitate their job search. These allow followers to engage in conversation about serious nursing topics as well as more fun, lighthearted subjects. allnurses in continually enhancing the site for an improved mobile experience for its users which allows nurses to stay connected and find immediate answers and information they need while on-the-go.
For those of you who have been with us for awhile, THANK YOU. You have seen us go through many changes and growing pains. For those who have been members for only a short time, we hope you stay around.....and invite your friends. We have lots of new things in the plans for this year and years to come. Let's see how soon we can reach the next million members.
