Identifying Nursing Blogs that MatterTop 25 Influential Nursing Blogs
Purpose
When it comes to health care providers creating content online, physicians aren’t the only ones taking part. Nurses are using blogs to share their stories from the frontlines of health care, lend insights into various specialties and work environments, and make connections with other nurses.
Why do nursing blogs matter and why should we identify the most influential?
Whereas each blogging nurse may have her or his own favorite nursing blogs to read (often evidenced by their blogrolls), we thought it would be helpful to those outside the network of nurses to have a list of the most influential nursing blogs.
That’s why we have identified and ranked the 25 most influential nursing blogs of 2010. These nurse-written blogs have demonstrated the most reach and influence.
Methodology How do we measure influence?
Subscribers InLinks PageRank
Influence
In an attempt to make our rankings as objective as possible, we used 3rd-party metrics to assess influence:
• Subscribers (Google Reader)- the number of people who have subscribed to the blog through Google Reader
• InLinks (Yahoo! Site Explorer)- the number of links back to content provided on the blog
• PageRank (Google)- a ranking of site’s overall importance
Methodology How do we measure influence?
Subscribers InLinks PageRankInfluence
Each of these three measures were given equal weight by converting Subscribers and InLinks to 0-10 scores. PageRank is already measured on a 1-10 scale, with 0 recorded when no rank available, so PageRank did not need converted.
So a nursing blog’s total Influence Score is between 0 and 30, with 30 being most influential.
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Nursing Blogs Top 25 Influencers
Subscriber Score
InLinks Score
PageRank displayed as dot size
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1317
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Some influential nursing blogs have a great number of subscribers, and others have a multitude of links back to them. The most influential have both, as well as high PageRank displayed as dot size in this graph.
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#1 code blog
SubscriberScore
10InLinksScore
10PageRank
Score
4
Influence24
“I have been an Intensive Care nurse for 11 years.
“This blog is about my experiences as a nurse, and the experiences of others in the healthcare system - patients, nurses, doctors, paramedics.
#2 It shouldn’t happen in health care
SubscriberScore
9InLinksScore
6PageRank
Score
6
Influence21
“Max is an Paediatric Nurse who got lost, ended up in A&E, then somehow as a Nurse Practitioner in General Practice.
“The original idea was to develop a site to collate funny tales that happened in health care.
#3 Nurse Ratched’s Place
SubscriberScore
5InLinksScore
10PageRank
Score
4
Influence19
“I write composite stories about many different people that I’ve cared for over the years.
“This website is privately operated and was designed to provide personal information, views and commentary about the author’s life experiences.
#4 madness: tales of an emergency room nurse
SubscriberScore
4
InLinksScore
10
PageRankScore
5Influence19
“the adventures of a veteran nurse in an inner city ER
#5 Emergiblog
SubscriberScore
3InLinksScore
10PageRank
Score
5
Influence18
“My name is Kim McAllister, and I’m a registered nurse in the San Francisco Bay area. I graduated in 1978 with my ADN and have been a nurse for 32 years.
“The purpose of Emergiblog is to give me a forum to discuss my experiences as a nurse in the emergency department and other topics related to nursing.
#6 Adventures of GuitarGirl RN
SubscriberScore
10
InLinksScore
4
PageRankScore
4Influence18
“Guitar (and now bass)-playin' rock-and-roll emergency room RN. I pulled the trigger and now I have a public blog. Scary.
#7 REBIRTH
SubscriberScore
10InLinksScore
4PageRank
Score
4
Influence18“
I am a new nurse-midwife hoping to make my mark in improving maternity care for women, babies, and their families.
#8 Digital Doorway
SubscriberScore
6InLinksScore
9PageRank
Score
3
Influence18
“I am a nurse, writer, Laughter Yoga Leader, and Health & Wellness Coach.
“A digital venue for creative expression, nursing adventures, reflections, thoughtful reverie, thoughtless repose, and other flotsam and jetsam
#9 PixelRN
SubscriberScore
3InLinksScore
10PageRank
Score
4
Influence17
“I used to be a nurse. I used to blog about nursing. Now I have three very small children to take care of so I make art to try and stay sane.
#10 Call Bells Make Me Nervous
SubscriberScore
10InLinksScore
2PageRank
Score
4
Influence16“
I’m a shiny new nurse working my first job in the ED.
#11 Impacted Nurse
SubscriberScore
2InLinksScore
10PageRank
Score
4
Influence16
“Ian Miller is a registered nurse with nearly 23 years experience working in the Emergency Department of a major teaching hospital in Canberra Australia.
“Ian Miller hopes to offer up an eclectic mix of reflections, tutorials and articles. They are intended to educate, to stimulate some introspection, to inform and amuse.
#12 Weird Nursing Tales
SubscriberScore
10InLinksScore
1PageRank
Score
4
Influence15
“I was an RRT for 10 years, and have been an RN for the last 18 years. I have worked in many hospitals over the years from 1,000 beds to 60 beds. Currently, I work as a Critical Care Float Nurse at a mid-sized hospital in mid-western North Carolina.
#13 Travel Nurse Aim
SubscriberScore
2InLinksScore
8PageRank
Score
5
Influence15“
My name is Amy (my husband calls me Aim; ergo the title of my blog) and this blog details my life as a travel nurse, wife and mom.
#14 My Strong Medicine
SubscriberScore
7InLinksScore
4PageRank
Score
3
Influence14
“I am a Registered Nurse and a Certified Athletic Trainer.
“This blog is my way of contributing my voice to the world, sharing my adventures as a nurse, conveying a sense of fit health, while staying strong.
#15 The Man-Nurse Diaries
SubscriberScore
8InLinksScore
1PageRank
Score
5
Influence14 “I write about my experiences of being an RN or a student, and those of others.
“RN since: 2/2010Arena: trauma ICU
#16 Head Nurse
SubscriberScore
2InLinksScore
7PageRank
Score
4
Influence13
“Brain on the top, spine down the back.
“Since I came out with the news that I HAVE CANCER (echo chamber effect), I've gotten a hopload more followers and readers.
#17 At Your Cervix
SubscriberScore
1InLinksScore
9PageRank
Score
3
Influence13
“I currently work in a very large teaching hospital in the labor and delivery unit, as a registered nurse.
“I also like to write about my gastric bypass surgery adventures, my subsequent weight loss, and the complications I've faced. I write about my travels and trips in the U.S., and I like to write about basically whatever pops up in my head!
#18 Life in the NHS
SubscriberScore
3InLinksScore
6PageRank
Score
4
Influence13
“I have been a nurse for more than 25 years (yes really), recently moved into a new job so am now finding out about the world of commissioning in a UK Primary Care Trust.
#19 BonnieRN Blog
SubscriberScore
6InLinksScore
1PageRank
Score
4
Influence11“
I am a Nurse Consultant with an Independent Practice in Grand Junction, Co Serving Adults with Disabilities and Geriatric Clients in Care Management.
#20 A Place I Call Home
SubscriberScore
3InLinksScore
4PageRank
Score
3
Influence10“
Smalltown RN
#21 RehabRN
SubscriberScore
4InLinksScore
2PageRank
Score
4
Influence10“
RN living down on the farm with Dahey, Bubba, WildDog and other wild animals, working at the Hotel Rehab to pay the bills and get material for this blog and for my standup comedy routine (if I had the time to do it...maybe when I retire!)
#22 Gotham Nurse
SubscriberScore
5InLinksScore
0PageRank
Score
5
Influence10
“Your average generally agreeable guy, registered nurse, dual citizen and queer geek just returned to Manhattan for a stay after an amazing 3 years in Canada.
“Trials, triumphs and tribulations of a nurse and dual citizen spending some time in Gotham.
#23 New Nurse Insanity: Fundus Chop!
SubscriberScore
5InLinksScore
1PageRank
Score
3
Influence9“
I've been a nurse for a little over a year, and it's amazing how much I've learned in such a short time- and even more amazing how much I still need to learn!
#24 Lost on the Floor
SubscriberScore
0InLinksScore
5PageRank
Score
4
Influence9
“Wanderer is a Charge Nurse on a busy telemetry unit somewhere in metro Portland. He reads, he writes, he cooks and is a passionate bicycle commuter.
“This is the story of a new nurse navigating the road to success and competency on the floor of a cardiology unit at a large metro hospital. It is about successes, failures and the realization that this is for real.
#25 The Nurse Practitioner’s Place
SubscriberScore
3InLinksScore
2PageRank
Score
3
Influence8“
Married, proud mother of four. I am a Family Nurse Practitioner (not to be mistaken for a "Quacktitioner", somewhere in Florida.
Nursing Blogs Top 25 Influencers
Influence Rank
Blog Title URL
1 code blog http://www.codeblog.com
2 It shouldn’t happen in health care http://maxenurse.wordpress.com
3 Nurse Ratched’s Place http://www.nurseratchedsplace.com
4 Madness: Tales of an Emergency Room Nurse
http://emergency-room-nurse.blogspot.com
5 Emergiblog http://www.emergiblog.com
6 Adventures of GuitarGirl RN http://guitargirlrn.blogspot.com
7 REBIRTH http://rebirthnurse.blogspot.com
8 Digital Doorway http://digitaldoorway.blogspot.com
9 PixelRN http://pixelrn.posterous.com
10 Call bells make me nervous http://pakazoid.blogspot.com
11 Impacted Nurse http://www.impactednurse.com
12 Weird Nursing Tales http://weirdnursingtales.blogspot.com
Nursing Blogs Top 25 Influencers
Influence Rank
Blog Title URL
13 Travel Nurse Aim http://travelnursingjob.blogspot.com
14 My Strong Medicine http://mystrongmedicine.com
15 The Man-Nurse Diaries http://mannursediaries.blogspot.com
16 Head Nurse http://head-nurse.blogspot.com
17 At Your Cervix http://atyourcervix.blogspot.com
18 Life in the NHS http://lifeinthenhs.wordpress.com
19 BonnieRN Blog http://bonniern.com
20 A Place I Call Home http://latitude49.blogspot.com
21 RehabRN http://rehabrn.blogspot.com
22 Impacted Nurse http://www.impactednurse.com
23 Gotham Nurse http://www.nursematt.net
24 New Nurse Insanity: Fundus Chop! http://themountainsarecalling.blogspot.com
25 The Nurse Practitioner’s Place http://arnp.blogspot.com