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Transition Your Career into the Healthcare Industry
Oct 04, 2024
Image provided by Unsplash The past few years have seen growing opportunities in the healthcare sector. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the healthcare field has some of the fastest-growing roles in the nation.  The governmental agency says in 2022, over 14.7 million people were employed in the medical field. Registered nurses (RN) comprised the bulk of healthcare occupations with 3.4 million. Personal care worker roles...
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Healthcare Careers That Lead to Financial Success
Oct 01, 2024
Image by Karolina Kaboompics via Pexels   Healthcare jobs dominate the salary ladder. It’s not just a popular opinion, but it’s backed by recent data. A recent publication in HealthExec backs the claim, stating that medical jobs top the list of highest-paid careers in the United States.  A career in healthcare is worthwhile if your aim is to get a job that pays well. Many people, however, believe that only physicians enjoy...
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Strategies to Balance Nursing Careers and Education
Oct 01, 2024
Image by Tara Winstead via Pexels Did the stories of Florence Nightingale—the Lady with the Lamp—inspire you to become a nurse? Or were you always interested in looking after people? Regardless of what brought you here, one thing is certain: a career in nursing is incredibly rewarding.  As a nurse, you have the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives every day. Even the financial prospects aren’t bad. Yearly, registered...
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Tips for Working Healthcare Professionals to Upskill
Sep 29, 2024
Image by RDNE Stock project via Pexels One surefire way to improve your career prospects is by upskilling yourself! The ManpowerGroup’s 2023 Workplace Trends Report has found that about 57% of workers seek to upskill themselves outside work. Besides being a career booster, upskilling can keep you competitive in the industry and help you land a higher-paying role.  Leveling up your skills is beneficial for professionals in every...
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8 Ways Nurses Can Increase Their Annual Income
Sep 23, 2024
Image by Vadymvdrobot via Freepik The thing is, a career in nursing is not for the faint of heart. As a nurse, you’d agree to that—wouldn’t you?  In your role as a bedside nurse, you are on your feet for 12 hours a day—even more on some days. Just having enough time to drink water or use the restroom is a challenge. Even taking a real lunch break is a luxury you can’t afford. But none of that seems to matter as long as you’re making a...
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10 Tips for Rejoining the Healthcare Workforce after a Maternity Break
Sep 23, 2024
Image from Pexels The journey of motherhood is a crazy, happy one. The wild sleepless nights, the struggle of breastfeeding, and trying to figure out why your baby is crying—everything is overwhelming and nerve-wracking after you give birth.  After a while, however, things start pacing down. Just as things begin to fall into place, another challenge arises—rejoining the workforce.  This is difficult for every professional. But it’s a...
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Transform Your Nursing Career: Tips to Maximize Income Potential
Sep 16, 2024
Image from Unsplash Nurses will always be in demand. No matter where you go, they’re the backbone of every medical institution, working diligently behind the scenes.  The nursing workforce makes up the bulk of the healthcare profession in the U.S. It is nearly four times the size of the physician workforce, according to the National Library of Medicine (NIH) . The history of nursing is an interesting one. Although historians can’t...
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Nursing Roles Beyond the Bedside: 6 Options to Consider
Sep 16, 2024
Image from Pexels  What floods your mind when you think of nursing? Hospital settings where professionals wearing scrubs care for patients in bed, right?  The role of nursing is associated with bedside care. But is it the only thing nursing has to offer?  While hospital setting and bedside care are central to the profession, nursing includes a wide range of roles that go beyond patient care. Those roles are just as rewarding as...
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Career Development for Nurses: How to Create a Roadmap for Success
Sep 16, 2024
Image by Wayne Fotografias via Pexels The pandemic laid bare the shortcomings of an already overburdened healthcare industry with labor shortages and failing infrastructure. Thankfully, the nursing sector has shown resilience.  Healthcare workers such as nurses realize there’s a world beyond hospital beds and sick patients. Career opportunities are becoming more accessible for newly qualified nurses. They are furthering their careers...
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The Role of Healthcare Professionals in Environmental Compliance
Sep 08, 2024
Photo by Anna Shvets via Pexels With climate change becoming an ever-growing concern, sustainability and environmental compliance standards are rapidly evolving. The relationship between climate change and healthcare is troubling, and the U.S. healthcare industry is among the top contributors to climate change, accounting for a quarter of global healthcare emissions. Professionals within this industry have a responsibility to address...
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Trends in Healthcare SEO to Watch in 2024
Sep 02, 2024
Image by Tumisu via Pixabay In the healthcare industry, the need to connect with patients online has never been more critical. As more people turn to the internet for health-related information, the importance of search engine optimization (SEO) in healthcare continues to grow. SEO helps healthcare providers enhance their online visibility, ensuring that patients can find the right healthcare services at the right time.  However, as...
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Collaborative Approaches for Healthcare Staffing Issues
Aug 07, 2024
Image by RDNE Stock via Pexels Year after year, the healthcare industry experiences a shortage of staff members. Projections show that, by the year 2032, the physician shortage will increase by nearly 122,000; by 2025 , home health aides will likely experience a shortage of over 400,000, and Nurse practitioners will additionally recede by an impactful shortage of 29,400 members. Seeing as healthcare is one of the most important...
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