Labor and Delivery Nurses Face New Challenges, Opportunities
As hospitals grow along with their communities, expansions have become common in labor and delivery, nursery and postpartum units. This means that jobs are plentiful for registered nurses who provide care, comfort and guidance to mothers and babies.
Nurse’s Cash-Only Clinic Improves Access to Care
Troubled by the number of uninsured people disabled with chronic, uncontrolled health conditions, a nurse practitioner in Alexandria, Virginia, took it upon herself to open a cash-only, moderately priced clinic. She now views the treatment center as a model that could help solve the country’s health care access problem.
Trauma Nurses Talk Tough to Save Young Lives
Working as a flight nurse, Joanne Fairchild, RN, AA, saw more than her share of teenagers with
catastrophic injuries, almost all occurring as a result of risky behavior. Seeing this carnage first
hand prompted her to become a crusader in a battle to end the senseless waste of young lives.
Finding the Best Places to Live in an Ailing Economy
As a nurse, you will probably never have a hard time finding a job or have to worry about standing in the unemployment line. But, unfortunately, nurses are not immune to the other challenges of these uncertain economics times. Rising gas prices, unaffordable mortgages and an overall higher cost of living are causing many people to consider moving to a city that is more affordable.
How to Recession-Proof Your Finances
Nurses are fortunate to have one of the most recession-proof careers in the professional world, regardless of how the economy is fairing. But just because your job skills are in high demand doesn’t mean that you should forget about your personal finances, especially during these uncertain economic times.
No News Isn’t Good News in the OR
Surgery can be a stressful time for patients and their families. Although patients must endure physical pain during recovery, their family members are the ones who suffer the most during the procedure itself—often pacing back and forth in the waiting room or lingering for hours before they hear news from the medical staff.