Tips for Landing the Nursing Job You Want
Some nurses are finding it more challenging than ever before to land the job they want. Until recently, opportunities were plentiful in almost every nursing specialty and even nurse graduates were virtually guaranteed a job wherever they pleased, straight out of nursing school.
RWJF Study Shows New Nurses Dissatisfied Yet Optimistic
Newly licensed nurses often encounter frustration with their new positions, citing unexpected situations, demanding assignments, a relentless pressure for speed and lack of respect, according to a new Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded study.
UIC Nursing Professor Named Red Cross 'Hero'
Geraldine Gorman, assistant professor of health systems science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, was named the first-ever Nurse Hero by the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago.
Recession Crimps Job Availability for New Nursing Graduates
As recently as the summer of 2008 new nursing graduates were reveling in the perks of a hot job market, easily finding work in a favorite specialty on a preferred shift rotation. In a matter of months, due to the country’s dramatic economic downturn, the job climate has cooled considerably.
What Makes New RNs Stay on the Job?
Nursing turnover is costly for hospitals and newly licensed nurses tend to leave their employers more frequently than any others. Can anything be done? Fortunately, yes. A new national study has shed some light on why these RNs may choose to leave and what hospitals can do to keep them on the job.
A Look at New Nursing Technologies and Trends
Nursing technology has transformed the way nurses work and continues to evolve, along with the roles that nurses play in today’s health care arena. According to various studies and surveys, technology in the nursing world has increased patient satisfaction and overall outcomes, reduced clinical errors and decreased the amount of paperwork that nurses were once required to perform.