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The demand for nurse practitioners is exploding—here’s why The healthcare role has seen significantly higher growth than even that of primary care doctors.
Research conducted by healthcare recruiter Merritt Hawkins found that nurse practitioners ranked as the most recruited healthcare industry role for 2013; the first time that this profession landed in the top twenty list of research carried out by this firm. Since then, the role of nurse practitioner has certainly met and even outdone expectations to reach a 30% rate in growth between 2010 and 2020. In fact, the growth of nurse practitioners as a healthcare role has been significantly higher than that of primary care doctors. So, why exactly are nurse practitioners enjoying such high demand? 1. Changing Demographics In 2015, a report carried out by the American Association of…
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Why you should consider a second career as a nurse Becoming a nurse is one of the most selfless and rewarding acts a person can undertake — and it's not too late.
Thinking about a career change? Many people find themselves unhappy in their existing roles, and this could be for any number of reasons. Still, it is essential to realize that you are not trapped in one industry, and you might find it easier to switch to another career than you might have imagined. One career worth looking at is nursing — a popular second career with so many people because it bring so many rewards. Read on. First of all, why nursing? Nursing is a brilliant second career choice for many different reasons, such as: There is currently a shortage, so demand is high You get to work with lots…
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Sorry, girl, you can’t have it ALL But there's a trick if you stop thinking in terms of individuals, and start thinking about family.
Ann Marie Slaughter has written a piece for the Atlantic bemoaning the fact that once you have children, you have to take some responsibility for those children. And that really put a cramp in her professional plans. She WANTS IT ALL, and she has a very clever plan to get it. She will simply change the basic psychology of human beings, so that women can have EVERYTHING they want without having to trade anything for it. Here’s the thing Slaughter is missing: NO ONE GETS TO HAVE IT ALL. It’s ridiculous to even expect such a thing. What does it mean to have it all anyways? For Slaughter, it means…
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Are your life and relationship all planned out? I have spent many years questioning the things I thought, as a child, were certainties in life.
Do you have a life plan, or are you one of those people who decides to just see where things take you? Are you ticking things off on a list, or are you constantly re-evaluating what you want and need? As kids, many of us plan out our future life – e.g. school, college/university, job, marriage, house, kids – but then there comes a time when you start questioning that plan. But we all still need to know where we’re heading, right? I have spent many years questioning the things I thought, as a child, were certainties in life. I knew I definitely wanted to go to university but, other…