It’s a brand new year, which means more opportunities to earn nursing degrees!  It is only a matter of determining what is the greatest need in the nursing industry, as well as what you will be most comfortable earning.  Nursing degrees range from pediatric degrees to geriatric degrees.  Far from being generalized, like so many [...]

With the economy in the position it is currently in, many people have had more of an incentive to continue on with a higher education, more specifically in programs in nursing and criminal justice (in which there have been a high demand of employees).  As a result, nursing programs have become more advanced and offer [...]

Becoming a nurse is a big career move and one that will impact both your life and your future patient’s life.  Therefore, learning what is out there first can make a big difference in deciding what school to attend and what hospital or clinic to do your fieldwork training at. 
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Studies have recently come out that indicate which careers are most suitable for balancing a career and a family for women around the country.  Surprisingly, medical careers were the top ranked within the study, as once women get past the grueling hours of the first years, they are able to settle into a career in [...]

Most nursing students are well aware of the stories of Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton; in fact, these women might be the reason a vast majority of students decide to be nurses.  Their early dedication to the nursing industry is evident in their lasting namesakes and a wonder of how they were able to accomplish [...]

Nursing jobs have become somewhat glamorized by Hollywood over the recent increase of hospital shows within the past few years including ER, Grey’s Anatomy, and Scrubs.  While the surgeons take over much of the time on Grey’s Anatomy, nurses are still a huge part of the show, and some of the main characters of ER [...]

By Alisa Johnson
OCD is an anxiety disorder characterized by obsessions and compulsions (or rituals) which interfere with one’s social, school, or occupational functioning. Some of the symptoms include fear of contamination, fear of disease, repeated checking, rituals to avoid bad things happening, fear of not having things you might need, obsession with order and symmetry [...]

By Alisa Johnson
According to as Associated Press article, “Study: Being obese can take years off your life”, an Oxford University study on obesity has proved obesity can cause premature death and could be as bad for you as cigarette smoking.  The results of this study are the culmination of multiple studies—fifty-seven, to be exact—of almost [...]

Neuroscience has offered many health care professionals the opportunity to be involved in one of the most revolutionary changes in medicine.  Neurosurgical nurses are further involved in progress as they work to assist doctors in their struggle to cure both psychiatric problems and more deeply rooted medical problems.   Psychiatric conditions such as depression and obsessive [...]

 As you are faced with the unthinkable prospect of losing a loved one, you are likely overcome by so much emotion you can no longer function properly. Every moment is spent attempting to prepare for, and waiting for, someone to die. You want be near that person because you don’t know how much [...]