Widely debated in America today, healthcare is on everybody’s mind. Using a broad range of key public health indicators provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), we see just how U.S. healthcare is stacking up against 16 other countries around the globe. Source: MPH@GW
The WFOT (World Federation of Occupational Therapy) declared World Occupational Therapy Day on October 27th, 2013. World Occupational Therapy Day was first launched back on October 27th, 2010. This date has become an important date in the occupational therapy calendar to promote and celebrate… read more →
Top 10 Occupational Therapy Blogs As the manager of online recruitment and marketing at Horizon Healthcare Staffing, I’m always trying to find information about occupational therapy to share. I like to use different forms of social media, RSS feeds, alerts, and blogs to find my… read more →
The folks over at LG Chile created an ad to show just how real their 84 inch LG TV looks. They set up the TV as a “window” in the job interview room. As the interview progresses, candidates feel the office shaking and see a… read more →
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) announced that the NCLEX will be going paperless in 2014. The upcoming NCLEX Paperless Initiative will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the NCLEX program. The electronic changes should be a smooth transition and offer the… read more →
Starting nursing school has the ability to turn even the nicest of people into something different. Are you curious as to what a nursing student actually looks like? nurse-school-rankings.com created an infographic depicting the various parts of a nursing student. Here are a few things… read more →
Starting in September, MTV will be premiering a new reality show that puts nurses in the spotlight. MTV will be following travel and agency nurses as they embark on a new challenge at a new hospital in a brand new city. MTV released a synopsis… read more →
The salary and compensation of Registered Nurses has been a topic of conversation for years. Without nurses, medical care in hospitals and facilities would not be administered properly. There are nursing shortages all around the country. Because of this, the nursing profession remains steady, as… read more →
We were recently approached by a journalist at ADVANCE for Nurses magazine to contribute to an article about the recent trends in nurse recruitment. We decided to have Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Nancy Goldstein, MA, RNC, give her input. The questions that Nancy… read more →
Influenza is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. Flu seasons are unpredictable and although epidemics of flu happen every year, the timing, severity, and length of the season varies from one year to another. Flu activity most commonly peaks… read more →
