Lots of high tech healthcare jobs are coming, if the estimated 9,000 new positions in informatics materialize in the next five years. According to projections of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, an estimated 50,000 new IT jobs will open up within five years....
Read more →It’s a stressful job, but it’s also an important one. Nurses in a program called SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) specialize in dealing with rape victims. Nurses such as Barbra Chikowore know how to put these patients at ease, from introducing herself by her first name to taking a seat on the fl...
Read more →Nurses earning their doctorates are causing headaches for some in the medical profession. After years of study and successful defense of their dissertation, nurses who want to be called ‘doctor’ are getting push back from physicians who believe that title belongs only to someone who has earned a med...
Read more →When U.S. Navy and other military personnel are deployed overseas they can thank Immunization Nurse Specialist Stephen W. Dolak, BSN, BSEd, RN for protecting them against vaccine-preventable diseases. His initiatives have dramatically improved the immunization program at the U.S. Navy's Fisher Branc...
Read more →By Christina Bravata As a nurse, you know the skills you have acquired throughout your career are crucial to the healing process of your patients. But do you realize just how important they are? A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that there is a direct correlation betwee...
Read more →I am an RN in Virginia. I, too, have seen our LPNs being phased out. In fact, I believe our floor has the highest percentage of LPNs in the entire hospital. When I graduated nursing school in 2007 and began my career, I was trained by a seasoned RN. However, during the nights when I needed help or h...
Read more →Licensed practical nursing (in some states called licensed vocational nursing) has a noble history dating back to the early 1940’s. This category of nursing began as a way to get licensed caregivers into the workforce in a shorter period of time than it took registered nurses. This was particularly...
Read more →Nurses have one of the most challenging, admirable jobs on the planet. Not only must they meet the changing demands of the workplace every day of the week, but they must also meet the demands of our ever-changing technologies and scientific discoveries by earning continuing education credits each ye...
Read more →Medical/Surgical nursing has evolved from an entry level position to an adult health specialty. It is no longer viewed as a stepping stone but rather the backbone to every healthcare institution. Considering the depth of this specialty, it is easily one of the largest groups of practicing medical pr...
Read more →Licensed practical nurses, also known as licensed vocational nurses, work under the direction of physicians and registered nurses. The role of an LPN is a supportive one that provides basic bedside care. LPNs are responsible for monitoring patient’s temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration...
Read more →Here are some of the main titles in nursing, each reflecting a different set of educational requirements: Nurse Practitioner (NP) Director of Nursing (DON) Registered Nurse (RN) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Nursing Assistant. (NA) Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)...
Read more →If you’ve been watching the Olympics at all, you may not realize that a team of top notch physicians, nurses and sports medicine professionals are busy working behind the scenes. The Olympic medical team has been tending to skiers, skaters and all athletes who are tumbling, crashing and slamming ont...
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