Nursing & Healthcare

2011 Career Fairs & Events

OUTLOOK

2011 Healthcare Employment Outlook

While healthcare employment has held up well in the recession, several factors will continue to constrain job growth and limit career mobility in 2011.

7 high-paying nursing jobs

Want to earn a healthy paycheck in nursing? Get the right advanced education and training to pursue one of these seven well-paying careers.

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Resume Tips for Healthcare Professionals

Your healthcare resume must show evidence of skills, experience and a commitment to quality, as well as an ability to evaluate yourself, your peers and your department.

Healthcare cover letter dos and don'ts

First impressions count, so a dynamite cover letter can be the difference between success and failure in your healthcare job search.

The many faces of business casual
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Trimming super-size with half-orders, plate colors: Call it the alter-ego of super-sizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile of rice or noodles _ even when the smaller amount cost the same.
WHO calls for final push against leprosy: The World Health Organization warned Monday that the battle against the age-old scourge of leprosy is not yet over, with more than 5,000 new cases reported yearly in the Western Pacific, where the disease was declared eliminated in 1991.
Injured boomers beware: Know when to see doctor: It happened to nurse Jane Byron years after an in-line skating fall, business owner Haralee Weintraub while doing "men's" push-ups, and avid cyclist Gene Wilberg while lifting a heavy box.

Reducing teen traffic accidents: Healthy Kids: Driving with friends in the car can triple a teen’s risk for a fatal crash. N.J. and Pa. have beefed up their regs, but new studies from CHOP suggest that it takes more to protect young drivers.
Trimming super-size with half-orders, plate colors: Call it the alter-ego of super-sizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile of rice or noodles _ even when the smaller amount cost the same.