Probably not. Consider these reasons why a job during med school could cost more than it pays.
Many students worry about how to pay for their education, particularly during periods of inflation and concerns about possible economic recession. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the average medical school debt for 2021 graduates was $200,000 – excluding undergraduate debt – and most schools...
Fostering a culture where employees feel safe and ensuring access to behavioral healthcare services can help hospitals and health systems address healthcare workforce challenges, AHA said.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has released the first of three reports detailing how hospital and health system leaders can help address healthcare workforce challenges by supporting worker wellbeing and behavioral health and...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Gallup Honesty and Ethics poll showed that nursing has been rated the most trusted profession for the twentieth year.
The poll is a reflection of the trust Americans have in their nurses even through the pandemic. According to a news release from Baystate Health, in the United States, there are nearly 4.3 million registered nurses and marks one of the highest-paying professions. Baystate...
The best way to honor National Nurses Week is to shine the spotlight on a handful of Hawai‘i’s finest caregivers.
Since the days of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole, nurses have played an essential role in societies. Often viewed as the very heart of health care, these professionals are beloved for the countless and vital services they provide — from conducting routine physical exams and taking detailed medical...
It's possible to rekindle the passion of doctors and nurses in providing care, even as many eye an exit.
Worries over the state of the American medical workforce has been a dominant theme at the HIMSS annual healthcare conference, overshadowing the typical futuristic discussions about the potential of technology in the industry.
Attendees in Orlando this year instead returned again and again to the foundation of the medical system...
Brandon Collings was introduced to nursing as a 10-year-old child, after his father was critically injured in a motor vehicle accident.
It was nurses, he recalled, who briefed the family when they arrived at the hospital following the accident and also after every single one of what seemed to Collings like a lifetime of surgeries. Nurses were there to update them on his father’s condition, to support Collings’...
When Canadians Rana Allawnha and her sister Rodanna first began travelling stateside as children, they never dreamed they’d cross the border to save lives as adults. “Our parents owned a convenience store in southwest Detroit,” says Rana. “So, growing up, it wasn’t unusual for us to be in the U.S. every day.”
Today, both sisters retain dual Canadian/American citizenship. Rana is a Registered Nurse at...
South Dakota is projected to have the seventh-highest nurse shortage in the U.S. by 2030, and is ranked as having the lowest median salary for registered nurses.
In a state with low pay and a high need for nurses even in pre-pandemic projections, the state’s nursing schools are working to combat the shortage by expanding program offerings and ramping up recruitment and retention efforts during the ongoing...
While nearly every industry has felt the impact of COVID-19, our health care workers, including our nurses, have been on the front lines for more than 18 months. While the proliferation of vaccines mercifully stemmed new cases for a short while, the rise of the Delta variant has demonstrated this fight is far from over.
What makes the task placed before our nurses all that more impressive is the fact that even before the pandemic began,...
Hiring was much weaker than expected in April. Wall Street thinks it’s a blip, but there could be much deeper rethinking of what jobs are needed and what workers want to do on a daily basis.
From Wall Street to the White House, expectations were high for a hiring surge in April with potentially a million Americans returning to work. Instead, the world learned Friday that just 266,000 jobs were added, a...
WINCHESTER, Va. (WDVM) — This week’s Career in Demand features Registered Nurses .
A day in the life of a registered nurse typically involves working 12 hour shifts for three days a week. Registered nurses complete tasks such as checking vitals and administering medication. One of the most important parts of the job is interacting with each patient.
“Really, they’re the individuals that are just the...
PROVIDENCE, RI — Several Rhode Island lawmakers and members of the health care industry are calling for changes in the state's nursing homes. The Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Care Act would create minimum standards for staffing and patient care hours.
According to Adanjesus Marin, an activist with Raise The Bar, said Rhode Island ranks 42nd in the country in terms of the hours of care nursing homes residents receive and is...