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VITAL SIGNS: What It Takes To Pursue A Second Career In Health Care
VITAL SIGNS: What It Takes To Pursue A Second Career In Health Care
posted by jlittle 499 days 16 hours 18 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- When business at his Boston production company started falling off after 9/11, Robert Beeman began thinking about parlaying his love of science into a second career in health care. He hadn't planned to stay at the creative services company he co-founded 20 years ago for more than five years, and the decline in advertising clients caused him to reconsider his earlier goals.
Read more...Back Care for Nurses
Back Care for Nurses
posted by kmarshall 498 days 10 hours 32 minutes ago
Nurses are at high risk for back-related injuries while on the job. Read other informative statistics and learn tips to help treat and prevent injuries.
Read more...Federal grant to aid NU nursing program
Federal grant to aid NU nursing program
posted by jlittle 499 days 16 hours 16 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Norwich University is on the verge of securing $200,000 that could expand its nursing program by 50 percent and build 10 new nursing laboratories. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., announced the federal appropriation this weekend after working to add the funding to the House-passed 2008 Labor, Health and Human Service and Education Appropriations bill. The bill provides enough funding to expand incoming classes from 65 to 120 students each year.
Read more...Nurses at Risk for Asthma
Nurses at Risk for Asthma
posted by tnelson 493 days 13 hours 45 minutes ago
Research suggests 1 in 4 new cases linked to on-the-job exposures.
Read more...End-of-Life Hospice Care Underused
End-of-Life Hospice Care Underused
posted by tnelson 492 days 13 hours 41 minutes ago
Too few Americans entering life's final phase are availing themselves of high-quality hospice care, despite the fact that Medicare covers the expense, experts say.
Read more...Nursing Schools Reject 30,000 Qualified Applicants
Nursing Schools Reject 30,000 Qualified Applicants
posted by tnelson 505 days 10 hours 45 minutes ago
With enrollments rising for the fifth consecutive year, U.S. nursing schools turn away more than 30,000 qualified applicants in 2005. Enrollment increase falls far short of meeting the projected demand for RNs.
Read more...New Survey Shows Nurse Morale At Ten Year Low, UK
New Survey Shows Nurse Morale At Ten Year Low, UK
posted by net1978 500 days 13 hours 8 minutes ago
Nurse morale is at a ten year low according to a new survey commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing.
Read more...Nurse Burnout
Nurse Burnout
posted by kmarshall 499 days 14 hours 45 minutes ago
Learn about burnout and how to avoid it on the job.
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