16 days ago by LeAnn Thieman, CSP

Stable growth in the healthcare industry means good things in terms of nurse recruitment and nurse retention. The healthcare industry is one of the nation’s fastest-growing, surviving the economy’s drastic plunge in 2008 and prospering in the years since. Between 2007 and September 2011, while total ...

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23 days ago by LeAnn Thieman, CSP

I’m always thrilled to hear of healthcare jobs on the rise – especially within the nursing profession. Driving growth in ambulatory services is a number of factors. Technological advances have enabled a greater number of health problems to be treated by outpatient doctors and nurse practitioners. A ...

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31 days ago by LeAnn Thieman, CSP

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) reported an increase in nursing school enrollment throughout the past decade, yet qualified nursing school applicants continue to be turned away from colleges and universities. AACN reports that in 2009, nursing schools rejected nearly 55,000 qu ...

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38 days ago by LeAnn Thieman, CSP

Travel nurse agency, American Traveler, announced in October a year-over-year increase of 56 percent in nurse job employment, which included both staff RN positions and travel nurse jobs. The increase, said Clinical Resource Manager, Deborah Bacurin, RN, is due to larger healthcare employers rebound ...

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43 days ago by LeAnn Thieman, CSP

Corporate wellness programs that encourage people to take steps to prevent the onset or worsening of a health condition and to adopt healthier lifestyles, have steadily grown in the past few years, according to the latest MetLife Annual Employee Benefits Trends Study. Nearly half of employers offer ...

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59 days ago by LeAnn Thieman, CSP

121,000 new job ads for Registered Nurses were posted by employer s and staffing agencies in May, up 46% from May last year, according to Wanted Analytics. About 10% were ads placed for positions at hospitals, where turnover rates for RNs average 14%. Last April the Bureau of Labor Statistics report ...

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67 days ago by LeAnn Thieman, CSP

Despite significant job losses in nearly all major industries, in April, 2011, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the healthcare sector of the economy is continuing to grow. Hospitals, long-term care facilities, and ambulatory care settings added 37,000 new jobs in March, the bi ...

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72 days ago by LeAnn Thieman, CSP

According to current statistics, nursing still remains a highly desirable career choice with plenty of future growth potential. So why can’t I find a job? some ask. Many of today’s nursing positions are calling for higher education and knowledge of technology. The nursing shortage is projected to co ...

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80 days ago by LeAnn Thieman, CSP

Hospitals nationwide are turning to advanced-practice nurses to care for patients more and more. Among the factors contributing to this trend: An anticipated shortage of primary-care doctors, reductions in hours residents are allowed to work, and an expected increase in demand for medical services b ...

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86 days ago by LeAnn Thieman, CSP

The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future – launched by Johnson & Johnson in February 2002, is designed to enhance the image of the nursing profession, recruit new nurses and nurse faculty, as well as help retain nurses currently in the profession.The Campaign will mark its 10th anniversar ...

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