The need for certified home health aides is exploding in the United States as the population ages. Home health aides work as nurse aides for patients in patient homes, helping to preserve independence, help with health and life needs after an accident, or to aide with temporary situations such as a post-partum mother and baby. ...
Do you hate the field you currently work in? Who says that you have to stay? Choose a new career and do what it takes to enter the career you choose. Some careers offer on-the-job training, while others require formal training. Either way, though, you’ll be happier if you work in a career field that ...
More and more people are learning to speak second, and even a third, language. Not only is this great for a person who loves to travel, it also opens up the door to some great job opportunities. Companies who have international business dealings are always looking for employees who are bilingual. In the United States, ...
Previously published in Examiner on Feb 21, 2013 It is incredible that racism still exists in America in the 21st century. According to The Globe and Mail published today, a nurse in Michigan was denied the ability to treat a newborn because she was African American. The hospital where she works granted the father’s request. ...
Medical careers provide some of the best job stability in a rocky economy, and entry-level positions such as certified nurse assistant offer security for workers with lower levels of education. You don’t even need a high school diploma or a GED to become a certified nurse assistant in New York state. You just need to ...
The hardest job I have ever had was being a certified nurse’s aide. The nurse’s aide job is very labor-intensive; often there is not enough staffing, so you are forced to work alone a lot of the time. That is because nursing homes all over for the United States have nurse staffing shortages. The average ...
When I was hired as a nurse aide at a local hospital, I was required to get a PPD or tuberculosis skin test. When the results were read, it turned out I had a positive reaction. Having completed three semesters of nursing school, I knew not to panic just yet. But if you’re not a ...
