News, advice, and insights for nurses and the people who hire them.
The Hiring Freeze In Nursing More news reports indicate a widespread slowdown in available nursing jobs with the primary reasons being: Nurses are taking more shifts in reaction to this economy People are avoiding the hospital to save money, reducing the current needs Nurses are putting off retireme...
Read more →Editor’s Letter Welcome 2009! It’s hard to believe the first month of the new year is almost over and even though there seems to be nothing by negative news in the media lately, a new year signifies a fresh start and hope for a better year than last. We’d like to wish everyone a belated Happy New Ye...
Read more →Violence Against Nurses An Increasing Issue Among all the other difficulties nurses deal with in their day to day work, violence against nursing staff is becoming an increasing concern. In fact, nationally crimes against nurses and health care workers are as common as assaults on correctional and po...
Read more →7 Steps to a Job Winning Resume An effective resume is an important self-marketing tool for all nursing professionals. Whether you are just out of nursing school or a seasoned professional, and no matter what area of nursing you choose, a well-written resume will open doors of opportunity for you. T...
Read more →Labor and Delivery I remember it was my first month on the Labor and Delivery deck of a small New England Naval Hospital as a Naval Nurse Corps officer. I had never worked Labor and Delivery in my 7 years prior while in civilian service and was intentionally trying to do everything by the book. My p...
Read more →Coming Soon…Gifts For Yourself or Your Favorite Nurse Did you enjoy our section in last month's newsletter about nurse slogans? Perhaps you would like to show the world how proud you are to be a nurse. Or maybe you are looking for the perfect gift to honor a fellow nurse who is retiring or just a li...
Read more →What Do People Really Think Of Nurses? These are sayings by people or unknown authors about nurses. Interested in seeing these on a T-shirt, sweatshirt, travel mug or a baby's bib? Nurse Recruiter will soon have a merchandise link on the website and give nurses an opportunity to order their favorite...
Read more →Nurses On The Go: From Emergency to Elementary After working in a state-of-the-art pediatric emergency department for thirteen years, my career took a different path…sort of. I had triplet daughters that were starting Kindergarten and with no extended family anywhere near our city, I felt that I nee...
Read more →Visiting Nurses: They Might be Angels In the last few years of my mother’s life, when she was suffering from myriad chronic conditions that had greatly decreased her mobility, my entire family – but especially my mother, the patient – was thankful for the convenience and reassurance of having a week...
Read more →Nurse Anesthetists: the Often-Overlooked CRNA Most people outside the medical field – and a good deal of those within it – are not sure exactly what a nurse anesthetist does; some may have never even heard of it, or think of them as “assistants” to anesthesiologists. Nurse anesthetists have a long a...
Read more →RN Jobs Whether you are a newly-minted R.N. or a veteran nurse, it is well-known that there are currently more Registered Nurse jobs than there are qualified professionals to fill them. If you’re on the hunt for your first nursing job or a new position, opportunities abound. But it’s important to fi...
Read more →What is it like to be a travel nurse? If you are a nurse who enjoys the challenge of working in new environments, meeting new people and gaining experience in different areas of nursing, you may be suited for Travel Nursing. Travel Nurses are, generally, assigned to positions in a location for a per...
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