Nurses have battled the image of being doctor’s helpers for so long and sometimes it seems as if we have broken through that barrier, and other times it feels as if we are being stuffed right back into that box. Whether or not Congress ever gets the health care reform passed, there are many changes that must take place in order for the quality and affordability of health care to improve and meet the challenges of this new decade and beyond. Nurse practitioners have grown to be one of the most well respected branches of the nursing profession and yet the public has yet to come to the same conclusion.…
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How to Become a Nurse
In the next few weeks some of the points I’m going to address revolve around How to Become a Nurse which is a series of articles I wrote that I know is not comprehensive enough. Nursing is a terrific profession. It’s far from perfect and there are many good and bad points to it. But I challenge anyone to find any job that doesn’t have just as many ups and downs. I have often said and will repeat, nursing is one of the most rewarding professions, but at the same time it is also one of the most physically and emotionally challenging! Nursing is NOT for everyone! But for those…
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Does Flight Nursing Appeal to You?
I have often been asked about Flight Nursing and how to find more information on this field. Resources have been far and few between, but I recently discovered a flight nurse who blogs about her adventures and is in the process of posting more information about this exciting field of nursing. Please enjoy her blog and subscribe to the RSS feed or bookmark it. She has a lot of valuable information to share with nurses and those who desire to become nurses! And while you’re exploring: Emergiblog has a great edition of Grand Rounds, Volume 4, Number 19 this week with links to many fascinating nurse blogs.