Why so many are giving up on child care work and what it will mean for everyone else.
The first children arrive at 5 am. It’s still dark out, and they’re sleepy, but their mom has to get to New York for her shift in the emergency room. Katherine Lantigua gives each of the kids a bottle or a sippy cup, and then they nap until the others start to arrive, around 7. From there, it’s a whirlwind.
Lantigua and her...
(BPT) - The number of baby boomers, a demographic with 52 million people who are 65 and older, is projected to double by 2060. Many from this group will want to stay in their homes. In fact, a recent AARP study from November 2021 finds that 77% of older adults want to remain in their homes for the long term. That’s where caregivers come in. They can help seniors gain independence, not lose it. This article busts some...
IntelyCare, the largest digital staffing platform for nursing professionals seeking per diem positions, today announced the availability of the IntelyCare Credential Passport, a new tool that allows nurses to securely maintain and access their required documentation for credentialing in a single, easily accessible location. Touting the most rigorous credentialing process in the healthcare staffing industry, IntelyCare fully credentials staff...
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’...
By Lynne Nichols, opinion guest column. • April 10, 2020 1:36 pm
As a nurse myself, I can’t help but wonder how the fallout from the current COVID crisis might affect the nursing profession as a whole. I foresee the post-COVID setting having one of two primary trajectories: an exacerbation of our current nursing shortage , or a great influx into nursing.
Sadly, I fear the former: that COVID-19...
According to a recent guide in America, there has been a huge increase in the number of executive nurses over the past few years. They are now considered as one of the most important professionals in our health care system, and this will continue for years to come.
Executive nurses are the most senior nurses in a healthcare organization. These nurses are responsible for the paperwork side of the health care system, and they play an...
A leadership coach shows how you can get the most out of your network.
“Building relationships is not just a critical career skill but a critical life skill,” says Rebecca Zucker, Stanford Graduate School of Business alumna and partner at leadership development consultancy Next Step Partners .
“One of the biggest mistakes people make is to bifurcate their personal and professional...