14 May 2007
by Rita Henry By the year 2014 – just eight years away – there will be 3.6 million new jobs available in the medical profession, and the bulk of those jobs – about 60% of them – will be open to those with nursing degrees of one kind or another. The demand for registered nurses is [...]
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14 May 2007
by Sara Ellis, RN, BSN The drastic shortage of nurses for the next decade is well documented. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts that an additional 450,000 Registered Nurses (RNs) will be needed to fill the present demand through 2008. By the end of the decade, 1.7 million nurses will be needed, while less than [...]
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14 May 2007
Nursing can, at times, be a very stressful, intense and hectic job. There are all types of things that affect the day-to-day stresses of a nurse; staffing shortages, hospital protocol, corporate rules and regulation, lack of self confidence, and that one nurse that has a higher level of training than you and makes your life [...]
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13 May 2007
Providing quality health care delivery is growing more and more complex and requires the knowledge and talents of physicians, nurses, and the expertise of a diverse group of allied health providers. There are hundreds of professions in health care besides nurses and physicians. As you may know, there are extreme workforce shortages among healthcare providers [...]
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13 May 2007
by Josh Stone The medical field has always offered great career opportunities and provides not only job security but favorable incomes. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Registered Nursing is the number 1 Career in the Top Ten Occupations with the Largest Job Growth. Nurses promote health, prevent disease, and help patients cope with illness. They [...]
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13 May 2007
Baby Boomers are turning sixty this year. Of the 3.4 million babies born between 1946 and 1964, 2.8 are still very much alive and projected to live another twenty years – at least. Baby Boomers currently make up over 26% of the total United States population, and their aging is already making significant impacts throughout [...]
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13 May 2007
by Jean Feingold People who want higher education but who don't live near a college or university offering courses they want used to be out of luck. No more. Now it is possible to study almost any subject online. It may require more self-discipline to pursue a degree this way. However, students at online [...]
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13 May 2007
by Shaan Randow If you have the self-determination and drive to listen well and study harder then you can learn in a live university or an online school. But some people seem better suited than others for distance learning programs. Researchers have found that one of the factors that contributes to an effective distance learner in [...]
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13 May 2007
"Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participation in shaping health policy and in patient [...]
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13 May 2007
by Rita Henry According to the Occupational Outlook guide, the nursing profession is among the fastest growing of all career paths. Within nursing, the single specialty expected to grow by leaps and bounds is gerontology. The aging of the baby boomers has increased the average age of the typical patient. According to one survey, patients [...]
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