The Illinois Center for Nursing (ICN) was established as part of Senate Bill 0931, an overall strategy as part of the ongoing efforts to ease the nursing shortage and improve access to quality health care for Illinois families.  The Mission of the ICN is to advocate and ensure for the appropriate nursing resources necessary to meet the healthcare needs of the citizens of Illinois.  Since implementation of SB 0931, the ICN has established an Advisory Board of Directors, a call center and a website www.nursing.illinois.gov.

The website includes information that is potentially useful to student nurses.   Information such as:

• Education Opportunities: list of all nursing schools in Illinois, with links directly to the nursing school portion of the website, where available
• Open Faculty Positions: available faculty positions and contact information for job application
• Financial Aid, Scholarships and Grants: links to various state, federal, and other financial aid opportunities
• Licensure/Renewal: a link to the IDFPR website for information on licensure
• Professional Nursing Organizations: information on various state and national nursing organizations