This article is the second on a series on healthcare today. This installment focuses on the differences between RN (Registered Nurse) and LVN/LPN (Licensed Vocational/Practical/Professional Nurse) and what it means to you. Much media attention has been focused on the lack of nurses, as mentioned in the first article on this series. However, much of ...
Nursing school is known for being very intense, with a massive amount of information crammed into a very short time period. Many people find it very hard to hold down even a part-time job while attending nursing school, because they need to set aside so much time for school and studying. Unfortunately, this means that ...
With more issues of health on the rise in our children, more and more school boards are now requiring a school nurse to be on the school premises during the school hours. If you enjoy working in the health field or working around children, this job is the one to be had. However, there are ...
The AACN Certification Corporation is the certifying body that is separate but closely related to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. This body exists to provide specialized nursing certification to various types of registered nurses. An RN with experience in progressive bedside care for acutely ill patients can take an exam to get PCCN certification. ...
At 5 foot tall with hair the color of flames she was an easy choice for this interview article. Her name is Marie S. and she is a Registered Nurse in Wichita Kansas. Marie S. went to college and Nursing School in Wichita Kansas and holds an Associates in Applied Science in Nursing from Butler ...
Nurses Week, which will be celebrated nationwide May 6-12, is a chance to honor those wonderful men and women who spend long hours on hard linoleum floors, tending to the sick and injured. If you have a nurse in your life — and even if you don’t — you might want to celebrate Nurses Week ...