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There was a large protest in Chicago today, coinciding with the NATO meeting there, designed to draw attention to a proposed tax that has been dubbed the “Robin Hood tax.” It would be a .5 percent tax on banks’ transactions, with the money going to help cover the uninsured. Such a tax would yield ab...
Read more →Sergey Khamidulin – Fotolia.com This article in the Chicago Tribune looks at pediatric nursing — the benefits, the drawbacks, and some pointers on how to pursue the specialty if it is something that interests you. People who are drawn to pediatric nursing often cite the opportunities for a more pers...
Read more →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 standing for long periods can become too much for many o...
Read more →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. National Nurses Week seeks t...
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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 →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 story for the Mankato, Minnesota Fox netwo...
Read more →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 schools full of more qualified and enthusiastic...
Read more →Editor’s Letter As many of you may already know, NurseRecruiter.com is now being operated under new ownership with a new staff. We are very excited to be involved and plan to take the site to a new level. We feel the timing is not insignificant as it has occurred so near National Nurses Week. We are...
Read more →Hi everyone, I hope you’re doing well and enjoying the long awaited spring thaw (at least for those of us not living in the sun belt). This issue of Nurses4Nurses is packed with great articles so I hope you’ll take the time to ingest all the information. As is always the case, we have headline nurs...
Read more →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 being stay-at-home moms, or just want to chang...
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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 (within the previous 18 months) RNs conducte...
Read more →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 world sleeps, actually be hazardous...
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