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As online education technology advances, more nurses are turning to the Web to meet their continuing education requirements. The rise in demand has led to a greater variety of options for classes, which range from high-tech interactive variations to those that are decidedly more basic—essentially web-based takes on the old-school magazines that include tests to fill out and mail in. Here’s a look at three quick and affordable ways to brush up on your nursing skills online, whether you’re a tech whiz or still figuring out this whole “Internet” thing: 1. Just the facts, ma’am Since being founded in 1999,...
There’s a reason nursing programs are rigorous. Our health care system would be in serious trouble without the broadly skilled, around-the-clock support that nurses provide daily in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and public health centers. Whether you’re just starting out as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) or rising up the ranks to become a nurse practitioner (NP), you’ll likely have continuing education classes throughout your career, including every time you renew your license. Continuing education 101 Licensing laws vary by state, but many require 20 to 30 contact hours every two years. Here is some basic but important continuing education...
You don’t need to look far to discover what it means to be a member of one of America’s most trusted professions. Although it’s usually not easy for patients to discuss alcohol abuse, a recently released study indicates that hospital patients are comfortable with having nurses conduct alcohol screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT). Don’t let the acronym SBIRT scare you. It’s essentially a short, three-part conversation about patient alcohol consumption. The first part covers how much the person being treated usually drinks. If the amount is above levels the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)...
Congratulations, prospective nursing students! If the results of a recent Gallup poll are any indication, you could be well on your way to working in one of America’s most trusted professions. In case you missed it, 84 percent of the people surveyed on the reliability of 21 professions felt that nurses were the most honest and had the highest ethical standards in comparison to folks in other fields. Pharmacists came in a distant second with a 73 percent favorable rating, and doctors were third at 70 percent. By comparison, car salespeople, lobbyists and members of U.S. Congress were tied for...
While two-year degrees aren’t in danger of going away, a 2010 Institute of Medicine report on the future of nursing has prompted increased interest in the hiring more highly educated nurses. In fact, the report’s call for an increase in the percentage of nurses with bachelor’s degrees by 2020 has prompted some employers to require that new hires have baccaulaureate degrees. The recommendation in “The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health” also led legislators in New York and New Jersey to propose a law last year requiring nurses with Associate Degrees to earn a B.S.N. within 10 years. The...
Necessity isn’t the only mother of invention. Nursing is, too. That is, if the stories of two nursing students are any indication. Both were inspired to take their studies a little bit further and fill needs they didn’t even know existed when they started school. And now they may see a little profit on the side as a result. A smartphone that prevents MRSA’s spread Not too surprisingly, Queens University of Charlotte (N.C.) student Laura Pipkin wasn’t even thinking about the possibility of making money when she came up with the idea for a smart phone application that could help...
Searching for money for school can be a serious business, but there are times when it can seem downright odd, especially when it comes to scholarships. There are thousands of scholarships out there, but there are the occasional few that are so specific you just have to laugh … or wave your arms frantically yelling, “Pick me! Pick me!” The once and former American Quarter Horse Foundation Nursing Scholarship is a good example. Unfortunately, it ran out of funding last year, but when it was a going concern, it was awarded, of course, based on membership in the AQHA as...
Choosing a first career can be a crapshoot because it’s hard to know what a job is really like until you’ve experienced it. You may be passionate about the law, until you realize the long hours could clash with your desire to have a personal life. Maybe you’ve always wanted to go into politics, but discover you don’t like dealing with constituents. By now, you know what you don’t like or you wouldn’t be considering nursing school. You may have even thought about what you like about nursing, but how can you tell if nursing is for you before you...
It’s a battle as old as the hills. Or at least that’s what some nurses say about the debate over which is better: an Associate degree (ADN) or a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN). Some favor ADNs because the programs are shorter and emphasize clinical experience, while others like the focus on critical thinking and flexibility that comes with a BSN. One of the best ways to do that is to find out more about both. The ADN at a glance Created as a way to ease a nursing shortage in post-World War II America, the associate’s degree...
Dire economic predictions aside, California soon may be the place to go for job-seeking nurses. According to the results of a recent study by the nonprofit California Institute for Nursing and Health Care (CINHC), the state received an overall grade of D for its ratio of working RNs to population size. In other words, there just aren’t enough nurses to go around. Where have all the nurses gone? Oh, they’re out there. They just aren’t working. Not yet, anyway. Ask any Californian, or indeed any American struggling to find a job, why the situation is so dismal, and the answer...
Experts say that thanks to five developments facing the nursing industry, job prospects are likely to look up in coming years. And if you’ve either just entered nursing school or are planning to go, you may be in a good position to benefit. The graying of the country’s population According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the ranks of the elderly will grow faster than any other group in the population from through 2018. And the longer Baby Boomers stick around, the more treatment they’ll need for age-related issues, whether it’s something as major as a fall or minor,...
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