Frustrated Nursing Grads
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPRecently I was speaking at a hospital talking to nurses recently recruited and heard their frustrations in not being able to work in the area of their choice.
Indeed, where once nursing grads could essentially write their own ticket and choose from several attractive job opportunities, some looking to enter our profession have had [...]
Retain Nurses with Life Balance
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPA few weeks ago I had the privilege of presenting 4 sessions throughout the day for nurses at East Texas Medical Center, offering them tools for work-life balance. This hospital knows that happy healthy nurses sign on and stay on.
Their commitment to caring for their staff so remarkable, they gifted each nurse with a copy [...]
Stimulus Funds To Train Medical Workers
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPNew funding has been proposed in order to decrease the effect of health care worker and nursing shortages. The United States Labor Secretary, Hilda Stolis, has declared the government’s plans to release 220 million dollars of federal stimulus funds to training programs for workers in the medical profession.
The Labor Secretary revealed plans to stimulate the [...]
Recession or Not..We Are Short of Nurses
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPDespite the recession, most hospital executives believe there are still too few physicians and nurses in the United States, and the shortages will grow worse if access to healthcare becomes universal.
In a survey of 285 hospital chief executive officers conducted by AMN Healthcare, the nation’s largest health care staffing company, 95 percent of hospital CEOs [...]
Why Do You Want to be a Nurse?
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPI just read the the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics says we’ll need 24% more nurses in the next 6 years! Mindful of the worst job market in more than 25 years, many students enrolling in colleges and universities are considering majors that they believe will land them stable careers…that’s why many choose nursing.
But it [...]