According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there are more than 2.5 million practicing nurses in the country; overall, nurses make up the largest workforce in the healthcare industry. In the field of nursing, there are many different career options and types of nursing jobs to choose from. For many registered nurses, job security [...]



Are you a working nurse who is not satisfied with your current state of affairs in terms of career position and even pay? You like many other health professionals could be here and you just do not have time to study and give yourself a chance of moving up. In order to move up you [...]



With layoffs looming and the economy slowing, many job seekers who want stability are turning to the health profession. The demand for nurses grows higher every year, with an aging nursing force retiring and not enough new nurses coming into the profession. Nurses are needed in public and private schools, hospitals, doctors offices, clinics, prison [...]



Online schooling is becoming increasingly popular. The benefits of studying at your own pace, in a scenario of your own choosing, are becoming known to more people who wish to attain higher levels of education, like trade certification and even college degrees. However, there are some jobs that one can’t train for simply by sitting [...]



Nursing is a very stressful, hectic, and intense job; it is no wonder that a lot of new nurses get burned out easily. There are a lot of things that adds to the stressfulness of the hospital environment, particularly the nursing job, such as hospital protocol, staffing shortages, corporate rules, unpleasant co-workers, unreasonable superiors, competitiveness, [...]





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Hi my fellow friends. Karen here and I have been an RN for over 5 years. Most of those years were spent in home health care as a field nurse, a nursing supervisor and in quality improvement. I love to write and have written 3 books. My first book was The Everything New Nurse Book. I also write for about 5 websites and was the Guide to Nursing at About.com for 3 years until they decided to combine nursing with other health care careers.