allnurses.com suggestions from users

[Brian]

Hi everyone,

We are in the process of planning a site redesign and adding a few new features to the site. We value your input and I would love to hear some some suggestions of things that you would like to see on allnurses.com.

Please reply with your suggestions. Thanks

[nightingale, RN]

Love this board and love the fact that you re asking... do not have anything to add in the way of new suggestions....

ditto on the shopping but do not want pop ups or more commercials....

making it easier for the less informed is a great suggestion made by others... I think it is very easy to navigate but have spent the time on it and it did take a while to figure out when I first came on board... so I like the suggestion for new board user info....

profile option variation for friends versus general info is a good point also...

:) :) :) B.

[Q.]

EMAIL.

[CEN35]

omg!!! shopping????? like there is not enough ebay and other stuff out there? think i am gonna get sick!

as far as the board being too complicated? take a few times to understand something new, and they would find out that it's fine. people may use that as an excuse, but fact is............it's probably more of a comfort level (i.e. they like what they are used too).

i think it's fine!

me :)

[OBNURSEHEATHER]

I can't access "View New Posts" or "View Today's Active Threads". I hope this is only temporary. There are just too many threads for me to possibly check them all individually.

Everything else I like... including all of the wonderfully outspoken people here

Heather

[Brian, ASN, RN]

Thanks for all the wonderful suggestions, they are very helpful! Keep them coming :)

Here are some of the features we do plan to implement:

• Free web based e-mail - like [email protected]
  
• a "My allnurses.com" section, where you can customize a personal page with specific links
  
• and yes, shopping
  
• and much much more (more details as time goes on)
  

(OBNURSEHEATHER), Yes the new post link is a temporary glitch, we are having problems with our search feature right now, so we shut it off).

[kaycee]

I think overall this board is great and fairly easy to understand if you have the time to play. I would however as someone else suggested like to have a tutorial or easier explanation of some of the options. Especially how to change size of text and color and how to insert pictures ect. I am computer illiterate to some extent and I'm sure there are others. I love all the other ideas too. Thanks Brian for all your hard work!!!

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

I see you have temporarily disabled Search.

Would it be possible to have a search for JUST a key word and not word AND nickname. Sometimes I want to find a topic, but can't remember who posted.

All in all this is one of the easiest forums to use. I go to many and this has them beat hands down!!

P

[Brian, ASN, RN]

Originally posted by P_RN

Would it be possible to have a search for JUST a key word and not word AND nickname. Sometimes I want to find a topic, but can't remember who posted.

P_RN,

You always could do a keyword only search, you didnt have to seach by username. Hopefully the search feature will be back up soon

[RNKitty]

How about the ability to log off from every page? Sometimes I read this at work when it is slow, and at times I have to jump and run. I would like to quickly log off so no-one else can post under my name, but I have the darndest time finding the log off option. Maybe it is just me!

[live4today, RN]

Hi Brian,

I think I have already posted a separate post commenting on how much I LOVE this website! :) Without a doubt, it is THEE best nursing website that I am a constant user of. I could mention others, but that is not necessary since one has nothing to do with the other. People will go where they feel comfortable on the internet websites, and I find allnurses website to be very 'nurse friendly' and very 'user friendly'.

Perhaps for those who find it difficult, allnurses could have them 'click on' an area where simple follow through directions are explained for the new users, and those who aren't yet use to how this site operates.

Habits are hard to break, especially if a person becomes use to a certain way of doing things, but once a person catches on to the way 'something out of norm for them' operates, they often grow to love it, or at least adapt to it without too much grumbling.

Although I don't shop on the internet (yet), a shopping site would be nice, I suppose. :)

I love the idea that allnurses is going to have an email and personal home page for each of their users. Great idea! This would certainly come in handy for the allnurses staff that have been so kind in handling the private messaging and the emailing of other users comments by forwarding those comments directly to a user's email site without giving up that information. I love you guys/gals for doing this, but having an allnurses email address would definitely simplify things even more, I would think. :)

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ALLNURSES: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! :)

[joannep]

Hi Brian, I love all of the ideas mentioned.

When the shopping comes on line could you please have it available internationally.

Joanne

[Jenny P]

Brian, whatever you do, DO NOT add pop ups!. I still don't have cookies (as I told you about a year ago, my son got rid of them permanently), so everytime I come on here, I have to deal with the Nursezine ad pop up. It is a pain.

Sometimes I wonder if there are too many choices for topics; it seems that some topics don't have any interest for long periods of time at a stretch, then little bursts of activity. Directions on how to use some of the features would be nice.

I really enjoy this site, don't "fix it" too much!

Jenny