All UK Nurses Will Need Degree in 2013
The Health Minister in Great Britain announced today that as of 2013, all nursing candidates must have completed a three year degree program at an accredited college of nursing. At the moment, most of the nurses in Britain obtain a diploma in nursing studies and then sit for the licensing exam.
Health Minister Ann Keen [...]
Health Care Jobs in Georgia
Georgia’s Augusta Chronicle reports that for people who have the right educational credentials, there are lots of jobs in the health care sector. Bob Livonius, the CEO of Medfinders, a health care staffing and recruiting company, said he sees a need for certified nursing assistants, home health aides and personal companions who work in [...]
A Snapshot of the Top 50 Jobs in Indiana
Indiana’s Department of Workforce Development has released a list of the top fifty jobs in the state based on several statistical factors for both long and short term job growth and salary growth. The figures were laid out in detail recently at a breakfast in Fort Wayne for high school guidance counselors hosted [...]
What’s a Jobless Recovery?
If you have been watching the headlines parade by in recent weeks you’d think the American economy has once again surfaced, sputtering for air. It’s been record days on Wall Street, a $1 billion quarter from Ford, as well as banks (B of A) and insurance companies (AIG) who took billions in federal subsidies [...]
Not Just for Doctors: Graduates Needed to Fill Array of Health Care Careers
Health care: in a variety of ways, it’s in a state of flux in our country. One such way is the health care field’s viability as a career option. There is a fierce personnel shortage within the field, and both traditional and online colleges alike are struggling to attract the students needed to catch up. [...]
MetLife Foundation Donates $200,000 Grant to Medical Students for Geriatric Training
Yesterday, we discussed the rising demand for physical therapists as the country’s large population of baby boomers continues to age. That said, tough there are many in-demand careers out there outside of the basic doctor/nurse paradigm, there are more career paths within said paradigm than one might think. We’re talking about specializations, and one of [...]
Physical Therapy a Promising Prospect for Career Changers
With our country’s current economic crisis, many people are turning to the rapidly growing field of health care to look for stable and well-paying jobs. One thing many people doesn’t realize, however, is just how many different career options exist within health care, beyond the basics of doctor and nurse. BusinessWeek is reporting a rising [...]
Physical Therapy Students Can Look Forward to a Bright Future
In general, a health care degree is an excellent investment for the future these days. The market is huge, and capable hands are majorly in demand. That said, some fields of study are even more promising than others: among these is the field of physical therapy.
“The job outlook is very, very good for people in [...]
School Nurses a Concern During Flu Epidemic
There have been several news stories recently about the shortage of school nurses. Most of these articles are generated by the fact that a new school year is starting just as the swine flu epidemic is starting to impact substantial numbers of people, and schools are a prime location for the spread of contagious [...]
The Five Hottest Medical Jobs that Require an Associate’s Degree
One of the ways to chart out a new career or a career change into the medical field is to look at the projections for needed professionals provided by the U.S. Department of Labor. They have released a report on Tomorrow’s Jobs that highlights the business sectors for high employment growth on a macro [...]
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