Nursing Schools Near Me is an educational resource built for nursing students at every stage of their journey — from choosing a program to passing the NCLEX and advancing into specialty practice. We exist because nursing education content on the internet is often written by people who have never worked a clinical shift. We wanted something better.
Who we are
This site is independently operated. We have no financial relationship with any nursing school, program, or clinical employer listed or discussed here. Our school listings and program information are published as a resource; we do not accept payment for placement or favorable coverage. Our revenue comes from display advertising only.
Our author
Lindsay Smith, AGPCNP researches and writes the clinical and educational content on this site. Lindsay is a board-certified Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP-BC) — a credential issued by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) to advanced practice nurses who have completed graduate-level training in primary care across the adult lifespan, from young adults through older populations.
Before transitioning to advanced practice, Lindsay worked as a registered nurse in acute care settings. That clinical background informs how she writes: content is grounded in what nurses and nursing students actually encounter in practice, not abstracted from it. She writes about nursing education because she's been through the system herself — the pre-reqs, the program selection, the NCLEX, the first years on the floor — and knows what information was hard to find and what was easy to get wrong.
Our editorial standards
All clinical content on this site is researched against authoritative primary sources before publication. We cite federal health agencies (NIH, CDC, HRSA), professional nursing organizations (NCSBN, ANA, AANP, AACN), and state boards of nursing for regulatory information. For content covering medications, clinical criteria, or nursing procedures, we cross-reference at least two primary sources.
We do not cite other nursing education blogs as primary sources. We do not publish clinical claims that cannot be traced to a primary source.
How we handle updates
Clinical guidelines change. Licensing requirements change. NCLEX pass rates and program accreditation statuses change. Each article displays its last-modified date, and when guidance or regulatory rules shift, the relevant content is flagged and updated within 30 days of the change becoming publicly available. If you spot something that's out of date, tell us — we take corrections seriously.
What this site is not
Nursing Schools Near Me is an educational resource, not a clinical decision tool. Nothing on this site replaces the clinical judgment of a qualified nurse, the protocols of a healthcare institution, or the advice of a licensed healthcare provider. The medical disclaimer in the footer of every page is not boilerplate — we mean it.
For full details on how we research and maintain our content, see our methodology page.