News, advice, and insights for nurses and the people who hire them.
Editor’s Corner, July 2007 I hope you all had a great 4th of July. Around where I live, we had overcast skies but the fireworks were great as usual. As we head into the warmest days of the summer, I hope you’ll have the opportunity to take a few days off here and there and make it either to the pool...
Read more →It is an intricate situation… Most states or local administrative regions do not have enough funds to check up and monitor all those who need medical treatment, especially those suffering from chronic diseases like diabetes and asthma. So what if a pharmaceutical companies puts up the funds to have...
Read more →Nurses have always been at the front lines of the “healthcare battle field” more so than anybody else. They are the ones in close touch with patients and their families. They are the ones who are holding the pulse of the healthcare system on a day to day basis. Thus it is also natural that there is...
Read more →Nurses work hard yet most of the time they are also painfully aware that working hard in itself is not enough to communicate well with other actors within the healthcare system plus patients and their families, to avoid errors, administer the right medication and save lives. A major obstacle to prov...
Read more →Hi everyone, and I hope you’re doing well. Schools back in session and life is getting back to normal as we move in to the fall months. As I noted in our last issue, you can look forward to some exciting changes to NurseRecruiter.com over the next few months and we’re very excited. Not only will you...
Read more →Staffing ratio debates have been going on for a number of years now. States like California have already ratified such ratios but without adding any real teeth to the law. Massachusetts has been battling for more than a year trying to get legislation passed. So what are the issues, how does it impac...
Read more →SITE NEWS Hi everyone, hope this newsletter finds you doing well and enjoying the summer months. Albeit the heat is really on these last few days. Well I guess it beats all the hurricanes of this time last year. We have some very exciting changes coming to NurseRecruiter.com in the next few months s...
Read more →The National Council State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) convened an Invitational Forum today to collaborate with more than a dozen organizations. The purpose, to discuss the role that state boards of nursing play in the regulation of nursing education. The NCSBN was armed with studies and research to a...
Read more →Having attended the National Council State Board of Nursing annual convention this month, I was once again reminded of the divisiveness of the nursing profession and the importance for us, at all levels of practice, to come together with a united voice. I know that it seems an impossible task, but I...
Read more →I once thought that travel nursing was something I could never do. I suppose there is no rational reason why I had come to that conclusion, but after my family had grown and left the home, I realized I had more time on my hands. Frankly, I was getting bored and wanted to spice things up, become more...
Read more →Dear Colleague, It is with great pleasure that I send to you my best wishes for a great National Nurses Week to you. It is a celebration to the noble profession to which you have dedicated yourself. A profession rich with tradition and committed to an ever evolving process of improving the quality o...
Read more →Just as certain secrets can help you write a dynamic cover letter, there are also key strategies for sending email cover letters. Here are those strategies. Know the rules of a dynamic cover letter. Before you even think of sending an email cover letter, first make sure you understand all the rules...
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