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Longer Living, Healthier Pets Boost the $5 Billion Market for Pet Medications

At the center of robust global animal health product growth, the U.S. market for pet medications is going gangbusters, says a new report from market research publisher Packaged Facts, with continued double-digit sales gains predicted for the foreseeable future as all of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies move full-force into the segment, adapting human technologies and developing pet-specific... 

Is an online nursing degree looked at as a traditional degree?

labutcha69 asked: I want to know if I take an online nursing degree , will employers look at it the same as a traditional degree (going to an actual school). Has anyone currently a nurse take online classes? Thanks to all!

the shortage of registered nurses (RNs) in the U.S. could reach as high as 500,000 by 2025

Management Resource Solutions, Inc. based in Thousand Oaks, California and their franchise division Saker Executive Resources, Inc. are full service executive search firms. Both companies are helping to place qualified nurses in jobs across the country. According to The Future of the Nursing Workforce in the United States: Data, Trends and Implications, a report released by Dr. Peter Buerhaus and colleagues... 

The shortage is expected to increase dramatically

A nurse whether working in a family clinic or large hospital—is responsible for a majority of patient care. Nurses perform some of the most important duties during a patient’s stay at the hospital, from monitoring vital signs to administering necessary medications. Nurses also provide a human face to what can sometimes be a cold, sterile environment. However, in recent years there has been a vast... 

Coming to a Pharmacy Near You: New “E-Prescriptions Filled Here” Signs Mean Patients Can Give Their Prescriptions a Head Start and Reduce Time Spent at the Pharmacy

For millions of patients who make two trips to the pharmacy following their doctor’s visit — one to drop off the prescription and another to pick it up — there is good news. Taking advantage of a technology called “e-prescriptions” already in place at more than 40,000 pharmacies nationwide, a patient can choose to have their prescription electronically transmitted to the... 

StateTested Nursing Assistant, STNA – American Nursing Care – Dayton, OH

STNA – State Tested Nursing Assistants – PRN/OPT The… fantastic opportunity for new LPN graduates and nursing students. With Dayton Staffing Services you will… (From CareerBuilder)

Nursing – RN-ICU – HCA – Hopewell, VA

The ICU/CCU RN manages the nursing care of critically ill… Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing. Customer service abilities including effective… (From RightJobOnline)

About Executive Director of the National Nursing Centers Consortium

After months of frustration and misdiagnoses — slipped disc, arthritis, depression, psychosomatic illness — the woman finally was freed from her debilitating backache. The cause of her pain? Living in a cramped one-room apartment with her four children, the woman had been sleeping in a bathtub. And who solved this medical mystery? A nurse practitioner — someone who looked into the woman’s... 

Nursing Shortage Fact Sheet

The United States is in the midst of a nursing shortage that is expected to intensify as baby boomers age and the need for health care grows. Compounding the problem is the fact that nursing colleges and universities across the country are struggling to expand enrollment levels to meet the rising demand for nursing care. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is concerned about the... 

Maintain our old parent by providing nursing home in our sweat home

My friend Mike recently e-mailed, asking for advice on dealing with his dad: “My dad is now at a point where he really cannot take care of himself without a caregiver living in the home, and he refuses both to have someone move into the home or move to a nursing home. Any suggestions?” Obviously, Mike isn’t the only one with this problem. Given the choice, most older folks would cling to...