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Career Seekers' Complaints...and My Responses
By Marty Nemko
Last week, I tried to answer job seekers’ main complaints. But what if you don’t even know what sort of job to seek? Here are my responses to common complaints of people still trying to figure out what they want to be when they grow up.
Everything that sounds good requires a long back-to-school stint. Well, yes if you want to be a brain surgeon, teacher, or priest. But in most fields, a percentage of people don’t the usual degree: engineers who learned on the job, lawyers who had a mentor and therefore were able to sit for the bar without going to law school, executives who never finished college, etc. If you acquire lots of learning from “You U” (mentorships, conferences, reading, etc.) do an aggressive job search, and tout what you learned at You U (“I prioritized substance over form”), you may end up with a cool career without a long back-to-school stint.
But let’s say you do have to go back to school...........
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 Online Degree Programs
By Conrad Lopez
Nurses can now get degrees from a top university and doi it all online. These programs are surprisingly affordable and you can work at your own pace.
Are you a busy professional that just does not have time to attend classes in person?
Are you a TRAVEL NURSE who is on the move but needs to upgrade your credentials?
To get information on the following programs just click on the link and fill out the short form. We will make sure the information is provided to you. And good luck!
LPN to RN
RN to BSN
LPN to BSN
Master's Degree Programs Article continues...  Do I Want To Be an RN or an LPN?
By Andrea Jones
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Licensed practical nurses (LPNs), care for the sick, injured, convalescent, and disabled under the direction of physicians and registered nurses.
Most LPNs provide basic bedside care. They take vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration. They also treat bedsores, prepare and give injections and enemas, apply dressings, give alcohol rubs and massages, apply ice packs and hot water bottles, and monitor catheters. LPNs observe patients and report adverse reactions to medications or treatments. They collect samples for testing; perform routine laboratory tests, feed patients, and record food and fluid intake and output. They help patients with bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene, keep them comfortable...................
Article continues...  Veteran Nurse Tries Travel 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.
Having run the typical rat race and having not achieved some goals I had envisioned, I was quickly drawn to the financial benefits of travel nursing. After all, if the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result each time, $18 an hour was proving truly insane. So with this goal in mind, I made a decision...................... Article continues...
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