1. Nurse's Perspective
by Glenn A. Bruce, RN
Some Notes on Charting-A Registered Nurse's Perspective
Precise charting of a patient's symptoms and treatment can avoid major problems in the future. As a caregiver, protect yourself!
The importance of charting was...(more). |
2. Job Hunting for Anesthesiologists: A Lesson for All Physicians
by Mike Flagg
Having great credentials and being in demand are important in job-hunting. But being realistic and flexible is just as important in landing a desirable position.more). |
3. Building Your Career Success
by Calvin Bruce, CPC
Are you as successful as you would like to be? If not, take a close look at what you’re doing to build a rewarding career.
Career success doesn’t...(more). |
4. Guidelines for Internet Job Hunting
by Calvin Bruce
The Internet has begun to revolutionize every facet of society, including the medical profession. More particularly, physician recruitment has developed into a fast-growing area of Internet activity. Doctors who are...(more). |
5. Wireless Health
by Urcel Ray Fields, MPH
Personal Digital Assistants may change the face of healthcare delivery. Before you buy that "handheld," look at three immediate uses and one futuristic vision.
Four years into the Internet revolution and...(more). |
6. Rx for Success
by John Collins
Pharmacists are finding new opportunities and challenges within virtual drugstores.
Short of quaffing an egg cream at an old time soda fountain, consumers today can fulfill most apothecary needs online. This...(more). |
7. Tips For Locum Tenens
by Calvin Bruce
Working locum tenens (temporary employment) is a valuable source of income for many physicians, nurses, and related medical professionals. Other appealing aspects of taking on locum tenens assignments include flexibility...(more). |
8. Nursing Perspective
by Sherry Shinn, RN
"Real" Nursing, School Nursing
If you are a nurse looking for a challenging and rewarding career working with children and families, why not consider school nursing?
Nurses not familiar with school nursing...(more). |
9. New Challenges On Old Frontiers
by John Collins
Career opportunities and personal challenges abound at aboriginal communities throughout North America.
Nobody will ever mistake the Canadian village of Kangirsuk for Club Med. Found in the far northern reaches...(more). |
10. Interviewing the Interviewer
by Calvin Bruce
Asking probing questions may be appropriate-just be careful how and what you ask.
Job interviewing is a unique experience. It's the occasion for job seeker and employer to explore matters...(more). |
11. Transitioning from Military to Civilian Careers
by Calvin Bruce & Jerry Bishop
Finding a comfortable niche in the corporate arena often requires making significant mental and attitude adjustments.
How difficult is it to transition from military service to civilian employment? Someone separating...(more). |
12. Credit Reports and Job Hunting
by Les Rosen
Employers can request credit reports before making a hiring decision, but applicants should be aware of their rights in this regard.
Many job applicants are discovering that employers require pre-employment...(more). |
13. Little Things Make A Difference
by Calvin Bruce, CPC
Subjective impressions made prior to and during an employment interview can have significant bearing on a hiring decision.
Theoretically, hiring decisions are based strictly on objective criteria. Typically, a printed...(more). |
14. Technology Nurse Specialists
by Urcel R. Fields, MPH
Smoothly integrating nursing and computer science into professional skill set development.
The evolution of a word into the mainstream vocabulary of a society is an interesting phenomenon that many linguists spend...(more). |
15. Overcoming the Fear of Success
by Calvin Bruce, CPC
Limitations to career advancement can be self-imposed-such as harboring the fear of success.
Scores of books and articles have been written to address the topic of overcoming the fear of...(more). |
16. Job Hunting On The Internet
by Calvin Bruce, CPC
The widespread growth and consumer usage of the Internet is astounding. Not only have e-commerce companies become the darling of Wall Street; they have revolutionized many industries, including healthcare. In...(more). |
17. Before You Sign The Dotted Line
by Calvin Bruce, CPC
After completing internship, residency or a grueling fellowship program, it's always exciting to launch a full-scale job search and receive several outstanding job offers. Selecting the best offer is not...(more). |
18. A Cure for the Common C.O.L.D.
by Chris Redner
A Physician's Guide to Medical Licensure
After what may be days, weeks or (in some cases) months of procrastination, you finally decide to sit down and tackle that pesky medical license...(more). |
19. Meeting The Needs: Advanced Practice For Nurses
by Urcel R. Fields, MPH
"Nursing is love in action, and there is no finer manifestation of it than the care of the poor and disabled in their homes"---Lillian D. Wald, founder of the Visiting...(more). |
20. Transitioning from Military to Civilian Careers
by Calvin Bruce & Jerry Bishop
Finding a comfortable niche in the corporate arena often requires making significant mental and attitude adjustments.
How difficult is it to transition from military service to civilian employment? Someone separating...(more). |
21. Playing Smart Office Politics
by Calvin Bruce
Career success involves more than just meeting the requirements of a job description. It's also a matter of relating well to everyone in the work place and honoring certain unspoken...(more). |
22. Culturally Competent Care
by John Collins
While America's population is continuously evolving, nursing demographics remain overwhelmingly white and female.
America's cultural landscape is perpetually changing. While white people continue to make up the majority of the...(more). |
23. You, Inc.
by Calvin Bruce
There are two ways to view career management issues: from the perspective of working for someone else--or working for oneself. Given the dramatic changes in the healthcare industry and the...(more). |
24. New Challenges On Old Frontiers
by John Collins
Career opportunities and personal challenges abound at aboriginal communities throughout North America.
Nobody will ever mistake the Canadian village of Kangirsuk for Club Med. Found in the far northern reaches...(more). |
25. Bowing Out Gracefully
by Calvin Bruce
Leaving a medical practice is usually accompanied with bittersweet emotions. A lot depends on the circumstances behind the departure: voluntary versus involuntary, hasty or well planned, leaving on good terms...(more). |
