Articles in Nursing Shortage
Last week I discoverd that many community colleges are being forced to end their LPN programs due to budget constraints, and those who still have LPN programs had long wait lists. Here's what I ended doing about that...
Despite shortages, nurses not finding work as quickly - author Susan Abram addressed how difficult it was becoming for new graduate nurses to find nursing jobs in California where as many as 40 percent of new nursing graduates may not find work as quickly
A Philadelphia RN says the lack of a BSN degree led to his being turned away from several jobs. Unfortunately, this situation is not unusual anymore. Learn how the the BSN-in-10 policy will affect your nursing career and what actions you can take to prote
Today's LPNs are finding it harder than ever to compete with RNs for hard-to-find hospital jobs. This article gives an overview of new hospital policies, advances in outpatient services, and the health care settings that are projected to have the greatest employment growth for LPNs in the future.
We recently chatted with Sandy Summers RN, MSN, MPH about her book, Saving Lives: Why the Media's Portrayal of Nursing Puts Us All at Risk. In the same conversation, Summers explained in detail how negative media portrayals of nurses ultimately impacts th
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is widely accepted as the doorway to professional nursing. Yet only about 40% of all nurses hold baccalaureate degrees. If you pass through the BSN doorway, you will join a select group of nurses..
