Older, Younger Nurses Bring Different Skill Sets The average age of nurses is currently 46, according to this article in USA Today. Many baby boomers have retired or will be in the next decade or so. Nursing is a very physical job, and the requirements of the job such as lifting patients and standin...
Read more →It’s National Nurses Week Photo of statue of Florence Nightingale by Tony Baggett – Fotolia.com It’s time to celebrate nurses and all that they do. It’s National Nurses week! The week runs from May 6th through May 12th, which is the birthday of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. Na...
Read more →Image courtesy of kathryn Weigel via Flickr Military Nurse Certification United States Military nurses serve the healthcare needs of both military and civilian populations throughout the world. In fact, according to the Military Health System (MHS), military nurses must be prepared to carry out the...
Read more →Nursing Shortage in Southern Minnesota Andy Dean – Fotolia.com One thing that has become clear is that there are regional trends in nursing jobs. For every article that says that the nursing shortage is over, I’ve found another one that mentions a specific region that is feeling the crunch. In a sto...
Read more →How Young Nurses Are Invigorating the Profession Samuel Borges – Fotolia Young people are deciding that they want to go into nursing in record numbers. There was a 62% increase in the number of nurses ages 23 to 26 entering the field between 2002 and 2009. And there are waiting lists at many nursing...
Read more →Nursing Programs Drawing Students Over 40 As nursing continues to be a strong profession, more and more people are turning to nursing for the first time in middle age. Some of them get into it after they’ve been fired from non-nursing jobs. Others are re-entering the workforce after a period of bein...
Read more →California Grads Having Trouble Finding Jobs Perhaps more California nurses should consider moving to Alaska? While Alaska is seeing a shortage of nurses (at least in specialized fields), many recent California nursing school graduates are having a hard time finding a job. A survey of newly licensed...
Read more →Combatting Night Shift Health Risks It’s not all bad on the night shift. Night shift nurses don’t have to deal with visitors, doctors or supervisors, and have fewer interruptions. The night hours may work best for a nurse’s family situation as well. But could working at night, when 80 percent of the...
Read more →Nursing Shortages in Alaska Alaska has added more than 11,000 health care jobs in the last decade. But they’re still seeing a shortage of nurses, especially in specialized areas like operating room nursing, according to a story by KTVA. There are an abundance of Alaskans who are qualified to take en...
Read more →Certification Signals Expertise Is specialty nursing certification necessary? What are the benefits? Must an RN be certified to compete for jobs? These are some of the questions addressed in this article on Nurse.com. There is no question that specialty nursing certification has become increasingly...
Read more →Reducing Paperwork Confusion A proposed rule would save healthcare providers and health plans up to $4.6 billion over the next 10 years, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. At the center of it is a unique identifier for each health plan. It would simplify ad...
Read more →Tips for Travel Nurses on Going Green Travel nursing can be exciting, challenging, and rewarding, but it can also be a little rough on the environment. The San Francisco Chronicle's website has a list of tips for reducing your carbon footprint. These suggestions are geared towards travel nurses, tra...
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