Nursing

Representatives from the President's Council on Jobs recently visited a health care conference in Southern California.

California has 25% fewer nurses per patients than the average for the rest of the country, earning a "C" grade on its nurse job to population ratio.

In an effort to give more health care professionals options for adding speciality degrees on their resumes, Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) in Michigan has replaced its masters program with an advanced doctor of nursing practice degree.

A new survey has found a significant increase in the number of students looking to add an advanced degree in nursing to their resumes in order to advance within the health care profession.

An increase in the number of new nursing students graduating across the country in today's tight market has made finding a job even more competitive over the past few years.

The group representing professionals in health care working in nursing home facilities is calling on the federal government to help alleviate potential industry cutbacks by slowly phasing in new regulations in Medicare funding.

In today's competitive job market, it may not be enough for those looking to advance in the healthcare field to have one speciality degree on their resumes.

Beginning this August, nursing students at Florida's Nova Southeastern University (NSU) will be able to add valuable hands-on experience to their resumes with the help of a new high-tech simulation laboratory.

Many higher education programs across the country are beginning to offer more programs to help students add an advanced degree in health care on their resume in light of a potential nursing shortage in the U.S.

Jacksonville University (JU) in Florida has announced that it will launch its first ever doctorate program this fall to answer the demand for more nursing students looking to add an advanced degree on their resume in order to enhance their careers.