The Health Care Reform bill contained a provision to double the number of Federally Qualified Health Centers, and each of them will need nurses and nurse practitioners to provide primary care to under-served populations. Read more about the number of new centers and the opportunities for nurse practitioners and nurses…

Despite shortages, nurses not finding work as quickly – author Susan Abram addressed how difficult it was becoming for new graduate nurses to find nursing jobs in California where as many as 40 percent of new nursing graduates may not find work as quickly as they thought..

Florida’s nursing education programs continued to turn away vast numbers of qualified applicants even while healthcare employers were also forecasting considerable growth in nursing positions. The top five nursing specialties for which growth is expected to be highest are as follows…

The registered nursing profession comprises the largest number of healthcare workers in the United States, and many more are needed. Job growth can be attributed to technological advances, and an increasing elderly population. RN’s in California enjoy the highest earnings nationwide.

Despite the fact that the healthcare sector has continued adding more jobs during the recession, new nursing grads worry about their career prospects. This article offers creative nursing career opportunities outside the box.

Referencing a recent NOW on PBS show, this article takes a pragmatic look at the nursing shortage, the recession, the lack of nursing faculty, and related factors new grad nurses need to be aware of.