Section #1 – Resume Tips & Advice You Can Use Right Now
After years of hard work, you are finally graduating with a nursing degree. You can breathe a sigh of relief because all of those grueling hours of studying, class time and clinicals are over. However, now that you have finished nursing school it is time to start thinking about getting a job. This presents itself Read More…
The Importance of an Excellent Nurse Cover Letter
When you are looking for that great nursing job keep in mind that competition is very tight. Most healthcare facilities have implemented hiring freezes because of the poor economy. Therefore, your application may be one in a pile of hundreds. So how do you get an employer to consider you for the job? If you can include an excellent nurse cover letter with your resume this is a great start.
A cover letter is like a sales page that is selling you to your prospective employer. Read the full cover letter article here…
An Excellent Nursing Resume is Critical to Commanding a Great RN Salary
Looking for a great nursing job can be stressful not to mention tiresome. Just a few years ago, nursing jobs were everywhere. There was a significant nursing shortage in the U.S., and it was common for hospitals to offer sign on bonuses to attract nurses to their facility. This led to a huge increase in the number of people going back to school to become nurses. But times have changed. There is still a nursing shortage but most hospitals and healthcare facilities are cutting down on their staff in order to save money. They are now running departments with a minimal number of nurses. This is why it is more important than ever you have an excellent nursing resume if you want to get ahead of your competition and get that job that pays an excellent RN salary. Read the full article here…
When to Write a Nursing Cover Letter
A nursing cover letter is usually an important component of a targeted job search. In a targeted search, candidates take the time to research those facilities that will provide the best match in terms of job goal, location, benefits, and work culture. An effective cover letter is one which is tailored, not only to the job opening but to specific information regarding the company itself. Read More…
The Benefits of Full-Service Resume Writers
There’s no doubt that resume writing is indeed a difficult task. Yes, you know what you’ve done and what you’d like to do, but you never can tell what a potential employer is looking for and what your resume says to another person. You’re not alone. Virtually everyone has questions about their current resume and whether or not it’s sufficient in today’s market. This is why so many people turn to a professional resume writing company. Read More…
Who Can Benefit From Resume Creation Software
Recent graduates, first-time resume writers, and many other people often feel over-whelmed at the thought of creating a resume. If you’re starting from scratch, and not just expounding on an existing resume, it can be quite a daunting undertaking. The first thing they do is hop online and find the first resume builder they come across and begin to create the perfect resume right? Wrong. Resume creation software can be your best friend and worst enemy all in one. The key is knowing when and how to use it properly. Read More…
The Benefits of Resume Writing Books
If you’ve ever been to Barnes & Noble, Borders, or any major book store, you’ve probably seen countless books on how to create the perfect resume. You’re not sure which one to buy because they all look alike and you basically just go for the one with the best cover and a price to match. Some of you find them to be highly beneficial, and the rest of you just sift through information that you already knew and try to figure out a way to get your money back for an obviously used book. Read More…
10 Great Tips to Improve Your Resume
Resume writing is an act of frustration and fear for some people because they do not really know how to convey their experiences, qualifications and skills to stand out among the other thousands of resumes that the employer has to look at. And rightly so. The value of a powerful, high-quality, keyword-rich resume cannot be underestimated. Read More…
Tips For A Student Nurse’s Resume
Learn all you can about the company you’re applying to, then try to make your resume the answer to their need. Make sure you go to the company’s website first and get a feel for the company. The “Frequently Asked Questions” link will provide answers to questions that can help you with both your resume and the interview. Try not to make your resume more than one page. Read More…
How to Make You Resume Stand Out
A good nursing resume is one that meets the job specification for which it is intended. It is one that highlights the important points related to the proposed job application and adds more than what the employer is actually looking for. Read More…
How a Nursing Resume Differs From a General Business Resume
Most resumes are usually scanned through by the employer, rather than read. Employers don’t have time to read every resume on their desk. So you should make your resume stand out by including bulleted items and words or phrases that get the attention of the hiring manager. Read More… 
Section #2 – Nursing Career Advice & News
A Career in Forensic Nursing
Forensic nursing is a relatively new specialization that combines aspects of criminal justice with health care. Duties of forensic nurses may include crime scene investigation, treatment of crime victims, and take on the role f detective within a clinical health care setting to assist police in apprehending perpetrators. A primary role of a forensic nurse is to help victims with emotional and physical recovery while ensuring their rights are protected. Forensic nurse investigators are gaining more and more credibility within the court system, which has resulted in higher conviction rates, along with d fewer crime scene mistakes. Read More…
Graduate Nursing Programs Allow for Specialization
Nurses with advanced degrees qualify for specialized areas of practice. In addition to the rewards and challenges of an advanced career, these professionals are enjoying significantly higher income. With a demand for nurses in every area from Law to Research, colleges and university are designing Master’s and Doctoral degrees to prepare RNs for these professions. Read More…
5 Ways to Increase Your Nurse Salary
Even during touch economic conditions there are strategies you can employ that will increase your nurse salary. Keep in mind that you need to consider the total compensation package and not focus solely on hourly pay. For example, is tuition reimbursement offered? CEU/CME reimbursement? Scope of health benefits? Retention bonuses? Performance Incentives? Shift differentials? Method #1: Focus is now being placed on nurses who are at the “mid-level” provider level. Certain practice areas, such as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP),) and Doctor of Nurse Practitioner (DNP) all earn higher salaries than other specialty areas. These and other mid-level positions are helping to fill in the void created by the reduced numbers of primary care physicians. Read More…
Nurse Anesthetist Salary and Career Overview
Each year, greater than 26 million patients undergo a procedure that requires the use of anesthesia. In many cases, the anesthesia is administered by a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). As anesthesia specialists, CRNAs administer anesthesia before, during and after surgical procedures, as well as monitor important bodily functions. CRNAs are advanced practice registered nurses. Since 1998, CRNAs are required to have specialized graduate-level training in anesthesiology. Salaries of Nurse Anesthetists are relatively high due to the significant degree of responsibility the position entails. The job outlook for nurse anesthetists is excellent as the demand for CRNAs far outstrips the current supply. Read More…
Magnet Recognition provides benchmark for nursing excellence
Twenty years ago, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) implemented a pilot Magnet Recognition Program. Developed with the intention of recognizing hospitals and health care organizations that provide nursing excellence, the Magnet program would also collect and assess information about successful nursing practices and strategies. These could be built into education and certification programs. Read More…
RN Case Managers and High Nursing Salaries
RN case managers organize and administer patient health care needs on behalf of insurance companies. They create long-term care plans to ensure the continuing health and well-being of claimants. Read More…
Alternative Healthcare Careers for Nurses
Are you a nurse considering a career change? The healthcare field offers many career opportunities arising not only from the aging of the population, but also from technological advances, and the expansion of healthcare services outside of hospital settings. Read More…
Tips on Interviewing for Medical Positions
The primary goal of any job search campaign, including that within the health care sector is to garner the all-important interview. Whether you are seeking a position within hospital administration, a clinical role such as doctor or nurse, or even a clerical position, the interview is the pivotal point in your entire job search effort. Depending on how well you perform during this meeting, you will either advance or damage your candidacy. Read More…
The Role of a Nurse Liason in Long Term Care
Nurse liaisons within Long Term Acute Care Facilities (LTAC) act as advocates on behalf of patients. They are also considered to be troubleshooter ensuring smooth communication between health care providers, patients and their families. Read More…
Social Networking for Nursing Job Seekers
Almost one in three hiring managers now use social networking sites as part of their screening process. This gives your Facebook page new significance! Read More…
Nursing Salaries — An Overview
Registered nurses make up the largest sector of health care professionals holding 2.6 million jobs in 2008. Read More…
An MD Shortage and The Health Care Bill
With the health care bill now passed through both the House and Senate it is estimated that about 30 million people currently without health insurance will be able to see a doctor. However, there may not be a sufficient number of primary care physicians to care for this increased patient load. Studies show that the number of students enrolling in family medicine fell more than 25% between 2002 and 2007. Read More…
Tips For Online Job Applications
As you progress in your search, you will realize that online applications have become the norm for most employers. Some online applications link from postings on job boards. But even if you go directly to the employer’s site, expect to complete you application online. This can even be true if you are applying in person. Many human resource departments have kiosks with terminals where you complete your application. Read More…
Your First Year Sets The Stage
Any new graduate will have a tough transition from classroom to work place. That is doubly true for nurses, who have to grow up in a career where life and death issues are the norm, not the exception. According to author Barbara Arnoldussen, RN, MBA, the pathway to a successful nursing career starts long before your first day on the job. To insure that you get started on the right foot in your new career, Arnoldussen advises newly minted nurses to be deliberate and prepared at every step along the path to landing that first job. Read More…
Career Development Issues For Nurses
For most people, salary is the primary concern when seeking to make a job change. However, there are a variety of additional considerations which are equally important in ensuring long term job satisfaction. Take some time to review your needs with regard to each of the factors listed below and then devise a strategic plan so that you can focus your job search only on those opportunities most aligned to the needs you have defined. Read More…
Nursing Career Outlook for 2010
The state of the nursing profession is that there is clearly a shortage of manpower. In July 2008, the American Health Care Association compiled a report titled, “The 2008 Nursing Facility Staff Vacancy, Retention and Turnover Survey.” In it, the AHCA found long term care shortage in all degrees of the profession. Specifically, and maybe most troubling for the system there was a vacancy rate of 16.3% from Staff Registered Nurses. This translates to over 135,000 open jobs in the nursing market based on 2008 figures. Read More…
Discipline, Bureaucracy & Integrity
Recently, the Federal Government started a database called the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank. This grouping of information is being amassed to assist the healthcare industry in highlighting nurses and other health care providers who, through honest errors or negligence have been written up in various hospitals and medical facilities. Read More…
#3 Daily Living, Stress, Trials and Tribulations
Some Unexpected Benefits Of A New Job
- Better Health Reduce your stress related illnesses and job worries and feel better right away.
- New Friends You’ll always have friends on the job. Now you have more.
- Better All-around AttitudeYour family, friends and coworkers will appreciate this. Read more..
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