Monday, September 17, 2007
Shock, rootlessness and anger are just a few normal responses many feel when they lose their jobs to corporate downsizing. Since the national crisis on Sept. 11, the U.S. Dept. of Labor states that jobless claims are approaching 700,000 across the U.S.—the highest in nearly a decade.
How can you mitigate career risk—otherwise known as the pitfalls of marketplace change, economic turndowns, downsizing, personal health and life changes, and distasteful company politics that can wreck havoc with one’s life?
posted in: General Job Seeker Advice
Saturday, September 15, 2007
As the nursing shortage continues, increased tension is added to an already stressful profession. Adding to this stress is the seemingly endless need for involvement in hospital politics. People who chose nursing as their career because they wanted to give direct patient care and experience the rewards in doing so become frustrated. Facilities frequently run short-staffed, requiring nurses to work mandatory weekends, holidays, or “on-call.” Nurses are forced to use vacation or personal leave to compensate for taking low census days at the hospital. One answer to this dilemma can be found in agency nursing.
posted in: News
Sunday, September 09, 2007
There are basically two kinds of resumes: chronological and functional. This article gives descriptions of each format. However, perhaps more important than the format is the content in your resume. Read on for suggestions regarding improving the quality and strength of your resume.
posted in: Resume Tips
Friday, September 07, 2007
The U.S. is facing a severe nursing shortage, and it’s causing increased death and illness for American patients, says a report released on Sept. 5 by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), a free market-oriented nonprofit group. As baby boomers are aging and require more care, the U.S. could face a shortage of one million nurses by 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Relieving patient suffering amid the growing crisis will require both investment in U.S. nursing training and boosting the numbers of immigrant nurses admitted to the country, says the NFAP study.
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Wednesday, September 05, 2007
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is pleased to announce that the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future (J&J) is launching a new national scholarship program designed to increase the number of nurse faculty from ethnic minority backgrounds. The J&J-AACN Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars program will provide financial assistance to underrepresented minority (URM) nursing students to facilitate the completion of graduate programs and diversify the nurse faculty population. AACN’s latest data show that only 10.5 percent of full-time nurse faculty come from URM backgrounds.
posted in: News
Monday, September 03, 2007
Right now there’s a nursing shortage—and a demand for skilled nurses—that’s not going to go away. Many of the state’s nurses are older and getting close to retirement. And with the graying of the nation’s population, ever more people will be needing care. It seems that men might be stepping up ready to take on the challenge.
Men have a different perspective on things; but all nurses have the core of behaviors that complement the profession. Those core behaviors involve an ability to organize, to communicate, and to empathize with patients.
A quick survey of a few state schools—including community colleges—shows men account for about 10 percent of the students enrolled in nursing classes The reason for this is that men don’t always come to nursing in the traditional way, earning a four-year bachelor’s degree at a university or in a hospital-based nursing school.
Instead, they often switch to the profession later in life, getting an associate’s degree in nursing after taking a two-year course at a community college. No matter how they come, men are more than welcome in this admirable profession.
posted in: News