This
Issue's Feature Article – Sponsored by Lloyd Healthcare
Staffing The Traveling Story
By 7 Bloggers ochestrasted by Dr. Charles
I’d like to introduce a fabulous story, written by seven authors. About a month ago I had an idea – how fun would it be to start a fictional story, then send it out to a chain of waiting writers to add their own creative spins to it! I asked seven medical bloggers who frequently write some imaginative posts to build the first “traveling story” with me. I believe it may be the first of its kind on the internet. I hope you all enjoy!
Dr. Charles Begins:
Kelly awoke that morning as if it were any other. Her long blond hair was tangled into ridiculous looking ropes after a typical night of restless sleep. No more happy hours that bleed into the last call she thought to herself. I’m getting too old for this..
As she walked over to her tiny bathroom to splash some cold water on her face, a sudden queasiness overcame her. She looked in the mirror and was shocked to see her ashen color. Her eyes were bloodshot, their lids framed by a smeared charcoal mascara. What happened last night?
She was still dressed in her jeans. Plunging her hands into her pockets she found a torn piece of paper with the number 867-5309 scribbled onto it. Kelly laughed as she began singing the 1980’s classic through vocal cords that were hoarse and cracking.
But the laughing unleashed in her stomach powerful cramps. She bent over in pain, immediately knowing that something was wrong. I have to get to the hospital she thought, stumbling over to her cell phone ..........
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How About Teaching Nurses? (Getting Your MNEd Online)
By Daniel Lofald, PhD
The University of St. Augustine is
delighted to announce a new- online- Master of Nursing Education (MNEd) degree. This program is for
those with a desire to teach, but not ready to give up their employment to attend a residential
graduate school. Currently, Schools of Nursing are forced to turn away qualified students because
they lack faculty. This shortage is compounded by the reality of "Baby Boomer" nurses who are moving
into retirement at the same time the need for nursing faculty is skyrocketing. The shortage of
qualified nurse educators in not expected to abate for years to come.
Dan Lofald, PhD, Program Coordinator
for the University of St. Augustine Nursing Division, was asked to describe their program.
"There are few things more rewarding than working with young people and passing on your hard-earned
knowledge and experience to those interested and excited about working in your field. For many, a
career in teaching means better work hours and more daytime hours with the ones they love. However,
the very people most qualified to take on these new roles as nurse educators are exactly the people
who cannot put their lives, and jobs, on hold to attend a residential graduate program."........
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The next class starts in September and the Master of Nursing Education (MNEd) program is accepting
admissions for the September and January terms. The best place for details is at University of St. Augustine or (800) 241-1027 Toll Free.
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 Three Years to Redefine Insanity (Travel nursing after years of nursing )
by Cynthia Hobrock
I once thought that travel nursing was something I could never do. I suppose there is no rational reason why I had come to that conclusion, but after my family had grown and left the home, I realized I had more time on my hands. Frankly, I was getting bored and wanted to spice things up, become more adventurous.
Then one day, a friend pulled me aside and talked to me about travel nursing. Though I had never thought about it before, I knew it was something I should at least consider........
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Top Six Items of Career Advice
by
Marty Nemko
Something just happened to me that, unfortunately, has happened to many of this section’s readers: I was fired. The San Francisco Chronicle’s advertising department has decided to replace my column with nationally syndicated material.
So, I thought I’d end by giving you my Top-Six List: my six all-time favorite pieces of career advice.
#6. Don’t focus on finding a so-called dream career. Focus on getting your career non-negotiables met. It’s extraordinarily competitive to land a well-paying job in most so-called dream careers: for example, law, investment banking, acting, art, sports, nonprofit work, fashion, or TV. And once in, dream careers so often turn out to be disappointing. Because so many people want to be in those careers, bosses can demand absurd work hours, be unkind, etc..........
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