Stimulus Funds To Train Medical Workers
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSP, February 16th, 2010New 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, CSP, February 5th, 2010Despite 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, CSP, January 29th, 2010I 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 [...]
Millions of Jobs in Healthcare!
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSP, November 20th, 2009While many jobs were lost last year, jobs in health care fields actually increased. Over the last eight years, of the 3 million new jobs in the private sector, 2.5 million of those were related to health care.
Experts agree this trend will continue. And the good news is, health care jobs can’t be outsourced like [...]
Who are Your Role Models?
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSP, November 10th, 2009This is the first time in the history of our country that we have 4 generations of nurses all working together. In creating my new keynote, What’s This Generation Coming To? I’ve learned enormous amounts about how we “seasoned” nurses can help retain the “new” ones.
Considering that 20% of first year nurses quit, we need [...]
