The nursing profession enjoys a high rate of approval in the court of public opinion as a profession of “honesty and ethical standards.” Unfortunately, despite the public’s esteemed view of registered nurses, this perception has not inspired legions of individuals to enter the profession and boost the number of nurses in the country. The present […]
The United States is going to need 5.6 million new healthcare workers by 2020, according to a new study be researchers at Georgetown University. All but 1 million of those new workers are going to require post-secondary education, according to this article on Nurse.com. The report’s lead author explains that there are really two labor […]
More and more hospitals are requiring that their nurses have at least a bachelor’s degree in nursing, according to this article in the New York Times. Jennifer Matton, for example, is working as a nurse right now. However she is working at a hospital that has the bachelor’s degree requirement, so she’s fitting classes in […]
This article in Forbes questions whether nursing has been overhyped as a career. It concludes, however, that nursing is still extraordinarily strong, even if the ebb and flow of jobs has not progressed exactly as predicted. Many nursing schools increased their enrollments due to predictions that there would be a major nursing shortage starting about […]
Generational theory “explains that the era in which a person was born affects the development of their view of the world”. People born in the same era tend to have similar value systems, which drive attitudes and behavior. This knowledge can be valuable in terms of staff retention. Knowing what individuals of different generations value […]
An article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel points out that nursing may offer may options than many people realize. With nursing projected to grow faster than most other occupations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more and more people are taking a serious look at this profession. Wendi Jakubiak is a registered nurse and a […]
The nursing shortage is not uniform right now, as some geographical areas have plenty of nurses while others don’t, and some fields or specialties are facing shortages while others aren’t. One field that is currently looking for more nurses is mental health. The associate vice president of behavioral health services at a hospital in New […]
The question of whether nurse practitioners should be allowed to practice independently is being debated in Nebraska. Many nurse practitioners argue that there are many benefits to being able to work without physician oversight. Meanwhile, many physicians are concerned that nurses are “trying to get by legislation what physicians earned with education,” as a doctor […]
Medical care is usually easy to access in major metropolitan areas, but can be much more difficult to find in rural areas. And when minor ailments are left untreated, they can escalate into medical crises that require a costly trip to the emergency room. Pasco County in Florida has developed a new Mobile Medical Care […]
With each passing year the nursing profession loses a higher number of nurses to retirement than it can replace, and facilities have been actively working to identify retention strategies. While some nurses retire early to pursue other careers, it appears that there are ways to encourage nurses to remain in the profession. A study conducted […]
