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Eight Tips for Building, Maintaining, and Leveraging Your Professional Relationships

Jan 14, 2020

A leadership coach shows how you can get the most out of your network. “Building relationships is not just a critical career skill but a critical life skill,” says Rebecca Zucker, Stanford Graduate School of Business alumna and partner at leadership development consultancy Next Step Partners . “One of the biggest mistakes people make is to bifurcate their personal and professional...

It’s the Year of the Nurse and Midwife: Why does it matter?

Jan 10, 2020

When the World Health Organization designated 2020 — the 200 th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth — as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, we were thrilled. Of course, we at The DAISY Foundation are among the nursing profession’s most ardent cheerleaders , so we think every year is the Year of the Nurse. But the focus the WHO is putting on nursing is important, not only to nurses...

Stress Management For Nurses

Jan 08, 2020

Nursing is a rewarding profession, but it can also be a stressful one. There are several factors that contribute to stress in the nursing profession, such as long shifts, maintaining a work-life balance and being called to help with unexpected medical emergencies. Each of these unique facets of a nurse’s job has the potential to contribute towards stress and nurse burnout. What is Nurse Burnout? Nurse burnout is...

A Guide to the Various Nursing Degrees and Licenses

Jan 07, 2020

A nurse's academic credentials heavily influence job prospects, experts say. IF YOU ARE FASCINATED by the art and science of providing quality health care and feel compassion for individuals who suffer from health problems, a career as a nurse may be a great fit for you. There are multiple academic pathways into the nursing profession, "which is both a good thing and something that does cause lots of confusion,"...

The Skills Companies Need Most in 2020—And How to Learn Them

Jan 06, 2020

What skills does the workforce value most? At LinkedIn Learning, we surfaced timely data from our network of over 660+ million professionals and 20+ million jobs to reveal the 15 most in-demand soft and hard skills of 2020. So whatever your goals are for 2020— to take on a bigger project, start a new job , lead a team— learning these skills can help get you stand out for that next...

How to Approach Career Change in 2020

Jan 04, 2020

THE YEAR 2020 COULD BE your time to make a career change. In a 2019 survey of working Americans who recently went through a career transition, online job board Indeed found that 88% reported "they are happier since making their move." With such a high approval rating (or just a bit of "surely the grass is greener" thinking), it is easy to be bullish about career change. The new year will kick off with a high employment rate,...

How to Find Free Money for Graduate School

Jan 02, 2020

Scholarships, tuition waivers and grants are a few ways to offset the cost of graduate school. ABOUT 40% OF ALL graduate students in the U.S. received grants – a form of financial aid that doesn't need to be repaid – for college in the 2015-2016 academic year, according to the most recent data available from the National Center for Education Statistics released in 2019. That's much lower compared with undergraduate...

31 Best Specialty Career Choices For Nurses

Jan 01, 2020

These 31 nursing careers were selected due to their impressive salary, work setting, and high demand, if you’re searching for a career in nursing, this list may help you discover the route that’s right for you. *All salary data is sourced from Indeed.com 1. Certified Dialysis Nurse One of the fastest growing specialties, a certified dialysis nurse assists individuals who have severe problems with their kidneys. How to...

Employment Law Changes For 2020: What American Workers Need To Know

Dec 31, 2019

While American workers ring in the new year by toasting champagne and making resolutions, their employers will be scrambling to ensure that they’re in compliance with the more than two dozen federal and state laws set to go into effect on January 1, 2020. Here are some of the most noteworthy. Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Provisions By raising the standard salary level from $455 to $684 a week, this rule...

50 Cities Where Nurse Practitioners Earn The Most Money

Dec 23, 2019

How Much Do Nurse Practitioners Make a Year in the Top-Paying Cities As with many other occupations, California cities make up much of the list of the top-paying cities for nurse practitioners. However, there is great geographical variety. Cities like Yuma, Arizona and Springfield, Ohio are a bit unexpected. Check out the list below of the 50 cities where nurse practitioner salaries are the highest: New Bedford, Massachusetts :...

The Importance of Diversity in Nursing

Dec 13, 2019

Nurses are essential to meeting the growing demand on health care in the United States. But according to an Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Health, Advancing Change , the health care system needs a “greater emphasis” on increasing diversity of the workforce and ensuring that nurses are able to provide culturally relevant care. To do this, one recommendation calls for mentoring programs. That...

Top 25 Best Online Nursing Informatics for 2019

Dec 11, 2019

The variety of specializations in nursing means that there is a place in nursing for nearly every kind of interest and skills, from research to law to technology. Nursing informatics, in particular, has become one of the most in-demand and fastest-growing nursing specializations . Nursing informatics is where nursing and Big Data meet; NI specialists are responsible for wrangling, organizing, and analyzing the...

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