What you should know and do before going to a Nursing Job Fair? by trazonkurt

If you are tired of going on every door of a hospital or any institution that offers preventive care as an applicant why not try attending a Nursing Job Fair. There is a big chance for you to get hired in a Nursing Job Fair for there is lot of job offers.

Now a day, it is very common to hear a Nursing Job Fair conducted for it is an excellent way to gather nurses and hospitals all over the world.

Before attending the Nursing Job Fair here are the things that you should know and do;

· Prior to the event look for enough information about the job fair, the possible organization that attend, the site and necessary document that needed. This will give you enough idea on what you want and what you are going to do.

· Dress yourself in a most presentable way that is professionally. Fix yourself before going to the location for it is usually a common thing to have an instant interview in a job fair.

· Have a list of the companies that may attend the said event and make your own list of companies where you are interested visiting.

· Arrive early this will help yourself be familiar with the location. Particularly the booth of the companies that attracts your interest. With this you can save time during the fair proper.

· Always prepare yourself in a spot interview. It might be your lucky day during the job fair. That’s the reason why it is good if you have already research something about the company that you are interested most so that you have enough background during the interview.

· Mingle with other people that attend the job fair, an exchange of ideas will help you decide better.

· Don’t forget to bring updated copy of your resume see to it that necessary information is present. Double check your resume don’t let topographical errors or misspelled words ruined your application.

To start a Nursing Job what you should do? by trazonkurt

As a newly hired nurse you were able to experience a lot of expectation from you and co-nurses. To ensure success in your work try to listen to several advices from the experienced nurses in the field. They can help you in one way or another particularly when it comes to your performance as a preventive care provider.

Here are some tips to start your Nursing Job:

1. Enhance your Orientation – Grab learning opportunity that comes your way. Since you are new in the field orientation is always present, try to listen and understand during the orientation if you find it difficult for you to absorb the ideas presented ask other staff to reorient you. Note there’s no harm in trying and asking for as long as it can help you improve yourself.

2. Work with your Mentor – Try to be cooperative to the mentor assigned for you. As much as possible work closely with her/him. For you’ve learned a lot from your mentor especially taking about wisdom as an expert in that field they have a lot to share so learn from it. Mismatch do occur if it happens ask politely to the unit manager if there is a possibility to change a mentor but prior to that do your best to work hand in hand with your current mentor in a harmonious way.

3. Think several times before taking an action – If you are turn between situations that we consider as a unhealthy dynamics think several times before you take an actions see to it that the result of your action is positive and beneficial, so think of a good solution don’t go for an actions that might put you in unhealthy condition.

4. Bond with your Team – Get to know the people that surrounds you especially your co-workers. Find time to mingle with them this create a friendly environment, this will help you from being a lone and bored. Offers a service if you think they need a help for in return they do the same.

5. Be Teachable – Don’t pretend that you know everything. Don’t hesitate to ask questions if you think you need some answers. Accept ideas and opinions of others. Be willing to be taught.

6. Keep your eyes open – Be observant in the environment that you belong specially in your practice setting. Being keen observer is not bad for as long as you learned from what you see and notice. For with that you will know what will works and what will not.

7. Set Priorities – List down the priorities that you have in your life and work. Then put first things first.

8. Make friends – Don’t be selected when choosing friends. Be friendly in the community that you belong makes friends in high and low places. Don’t think that you are superior than others for everybody are equal consider individual differences.

9. Recharge your batteries – To be a better and effective nurse takes time to distress.

10. Evaluate your performance - In every work that you do it is not always a guarantee that you are effective for sometimes you commit mistakes. What is important is that you evaluate yourself. Note that there is a room for improvement so to be more effective in your nursing job learns from your mistakes.

Want to Get a Nursing Job? Try this by trazonkurt

Due to economic crises that the world faces finding a job to earn a living seems too difficult. But if you have that perseverance in what you do it is not impossible. If you are one of the certified and registered nurse out there and willing to get a nursing job try this.

· Personalized yourself to the interview, prepare a resume that shows yourself just like a package deal. Personal Attributes, work history and a summary of your educational background, awards achieved and trainings attained.

· Taking about your resume see to it that you double check the entry. Make sure that there are no typographical errors or misspelled words because its presence in your resume can have a great effect on your application.

· Don’t be too desperate when applying a job. When sending your resume sent it in a format requested. Don’t ask for a fax number when you are supposed to send it via email. Read and understand the job advertisement.

· Make a cover letter. It should have the requirements outlined for a particular position that you apply.

· For the interview, research in advance about the hiring hospital and facility. Know its mission statement, goals, objectives and vision. With this it can help you during your interview for you can share knowledge to the interviewers and it also help you familiarize yourself about the facility so that if you’re lucky and get hired you have already an idea about it.

· Before the interview, a day or two days in advance try to find the location. Be acquainted with the location and the route so that on that big day during the day of the interview you arrive on time. This help you ease that tension and stress on the day of the interview.

· During the day of the interview be there 15 minutes before the schedule don’t be late.

· Dress up yourself in the most presentable way. Fix yourself before you arrive the building.

· Make a portfolio where everything that you need is compiled thus includes a clean copy of your resume and cover letter, letters of recommendation, and training documents. Hand it to the interviewer right after your interview and don’t forget to say thank you. This well leaves a good impression about you.

What are the Primary Values in the Code of Ethics for Nurses? by trazonkurt

Code of Ethics specifically is about ethical behavior that a person should follow and its behavior varies from one to another depending on what the situation calls for. It comprises of values that will contribute to the development and goodness of a person and community.

There are eight primary values that make the structure of Nursing Code of Ethics.

· Ethical Care that is Safe and Competent – Life is what they care for, and preventive care is what also they offer. It is one of the values that nurses should posses for with this they can perform their ethical duties and professional obligation to their clientele.

· Health and well-being – Part of nurses’ work is to ensure healthy body in the person they serve. So, nurses who have a value on health and well-being are more focused on their task so that optimum health level can be achieved.

· Choice – This is the value that makes nurses learn to respect the choice of the persons that surrounds them for they are simply present to serve a preventive care, give their best on what they do and helps persons to express their health needs. They can also extend a help in giving valuable information that can help other in decision making.

· Dignity – In this nurses learn to advocate respect treatment to person as a human being.

· Confidentiality – In their field of work nurses exhibit the secrecy of information or safeguard the information they got about their patient as a part of professional relationship. Revealing some information can somehow be done with the patients consent.

· Accountability – This is another value that bound within the Code of ethics for nurses. This shows full responsibility in every action they take as a part of the execution of their duties. Therefore their actions should be consistent with their standard practices and professional responsibility.

· Quality Practice Environment – Nurses are known for its systematic field of work. They value their quality practice environment that it should be equipped with the necessary resources to ensure safety, respect and support in all persons involved in their work. They also value the organizational structure so that information should pass according to the channel in flow of chart.

Code of Ethics for Nurses – What is it for? by trazonkurt

Every career that you pursue always has its code of ethics to be followed. In particular the code of ethics for nurses [Registered Nurse (RN), Nurse Practitioners, Head Nurse, License Practical Nurse, Home Nurses, Nursing Aide, and Newborn Nurse] is composed of a set of ethical behavior that these nurses are expected to perform. For them this code of ethics serves as their main guide in performing their duty and obligation and also their light in their decision making especially if the situation calls for ethical matters.

It also helps each nurse to internalize their work through self evaluation and self reflection regarding ethical nursing practice and a good means to provide peer review and feedback.

Another purpose of the code of ethics for nurses is to provide a basis for their ethical standard, where in they can give quality services and practice within the environment they work with.

Therefore upon earning the nursing degree it is a must that you as a nursing student are already aware and knowledgeable enough with this code of ethics. Even the smallest details of this, you should be familiar so that upon employment you already have an idea of what you are going to do and ready to face the challenges that awaits you.

It also serves as a general rule that will ensure effective and ethically good practice for nurses. In order to help develop their professional practice and growth, sensitivity to every ethical question should also be a part of nurses’ basic education. This will serve as mirror to each and every one of them especially if they are in a situation where proper actions, decisions, and ethics are involved.

Always remember that as a nurse in your daily life you are dealing with individual person, community, agency and society so attention to ethics at various levels should be the nurse priority.

What can you Get as a Travel Nurse? by trazonkurt

If you are a professional nurse looking for an exciting job and aim to work from one nation to another, willing to explore in your chosen career and want to work with best facilities try Travel Nursing. This job is usually a three months contract, from that idea even though it is not considered as a stable job the best thing of it is that you as a nurse after a finished contract can again apply as a travel nurse anywhere in the part of the world.

The good thing of being in the travel nursing is that many benefits are available for you. Like, you are top pay, great bonuses, have a chance to experience living in different cities or states across the country. You also experience freedom in choosing your way of living or lifestyles. Most companies offer you the best and most comfortable homes to live in, some health and life insurance, offers continuing education programs, 401k plans, also offers clinical support and incentive programs.

In line with your professional growth it gives you opportunity to enhance your ability for you are exposed to new skills and practices using the best facilities from a variety of clinical settings. As also mentioned earlier the different programs given by the companies will help you gain more knowledge, concepts, ideas and theories that can be a part of your hands on practice.

As a travel nurse it also helps you enhance you’re intra-personal and inter-personal relationship among people that surrounds you. From patients whom you meet you will learn a lot from them especially about their culture and lifestyles thus make you aware of whom you are dealing with and have a wider idea about individual differences. In co- workers you were able to meet more travel nurses that come from the different part of the world, which/ where in you can exchange some ideas for each of you have different work experience thus widen your horizon as a professional nurse. Making friends out of them is also exciting especially if your group of friends is from different races.

Want to Explore the World? Try Travel Nursing by Maria Tracy Pedrera-Cardeno (trazonkurt)

In spite the fact that there are so many certified and professional nurses around the world still higher demands of nursing services is still an issue. Nursing shortage is extremely experienced all over the world. If you are a license nurse, seeking for a job and want to explore the world why not try Travel Nursing.

One of the opportunities that can bring you to different part of the worlds is through Travel Nursing. This widens your horizon as you try to explore and travel from one country to other as a part of your nursing job.

Nursing as a profession or career opens you to a short term job across the world. It is one of the best opportunities for you if you want to enjoy life settling from one country to another at the same time earning money for a living.

Travel nurses are usually paid by top dollars in just a short period of time. Even though it is not considered to be a stable job for it just last for 3 months still it can help you to earn a living and enhance your professionalism. You will have a chance to be trained in an environment where best facilities for health care are available since most countries who hired travel nurses have prestigious facilities.

Going back to the duration of work of travel nurse as mentioned earlier it is usually a 6-13 weeks contract, therefore the exciting point of this is that you have a chance to work again as travel nurse to another location its just like your having a vacation at the same time working. But, then if your job is satisfactory and you show excellence on what you do you have a chance to be hired as full –time nurse for there are some hospitals that hire a travelling nurse and later turn it into a full – time nurse.

Tips to Get a Nursing Job by Maria Tracy Pedrera-Cardeno

Nursing job is one of the well demand professions across the world. Its population of Registered, Professional and Certified Nurse is extremely increasing. Thus make the competition for a nursing job position close, where few of them are hire, some are under employed and the rest are unemployed. If you are one of the nurses around the world seeking for a right nursing position for you, you must know some basic requirements to get a Nursing Job.

There are some tips that can help you get a Nursing job.

One of it is on attitudinal aspect as a person; learn to be persistent, patient and flexible when applying a job. Persistent in such a way that you show eagerness to apply and willingness to take any job related to your nursing dream. Don’t insist on what you want if you are just an applicant. Be patient on waiting for the result of your application don’t rush everything. Apply also flexibility as an applicant that once you where given the chance to have the work during calls of duty learn to perform your task, obligation and responsibility.

Have a long term plan with regards to your career. As you work notice some improvement in your performance and get lesson from your previous job that well help you improve yourself. Set a career plan that will encourage yourself to perform better to enhance your professionalism.

Then, in order for you to be a valuable resource in an agency or institution you belong as a nurse passing the NCLEX is a primary requirement and for you to be an asset you have to take several trainings for professional growth it gives additional point to your portfolio.

Lastly, stay connected from the school and place where you come from. Thus include your previous work environment; people behind this can give you links where you can find best nursing job.

Nursing World - What are the Basic Requirements to Get There? by Maria Tracy Cardeno

Nursing is one of the noble professions known to mankind. Its nature of work shows a hard work and dedication as a public and private servant. Each nurses around the world aims to serve those who need them with passion and heart. But, aside from that fact, they are looking forward to explore in the world of nursing. So the question now is in the Nursing World - What are the Basic Requirements to Get There?

Here are some basic requirements that you need to know in order to qualify yourself and get in the Nursing World.

· License to Practice the Profession – Basically, after graduating from college where you struggle hard just to finish the degree, the next step in order for you to be a professional and certified nurse is you have to pass the board examination for nursing and this is the final test you have after you graduated from that degree.

· Code of Ethics for Nurses - Every nurse is bound with the code of ethics it serves as their rule in life as professionals. Upon practice and for every action that you take as a call of duty or a part of your work code of ethics for nurses should properly observe and followed.

· Work Experience – Having a record of work experienced can help a lot if you are looking for a new job these serve as your reference where you can ask a recommendation from your previous employer. Work experience also can be a basis on how effective your performance is as a nurse. So, it is important to note that love of work in everything you do must be one of the top list attitudes you have so that good feedback will be receive at the end of the job.

· Set of Test – There are several tests that you have to pass as a part of the requirement in getting a job in the Nursing World. Most tests are given by the agency that you apply. Passing those means you are in the next level in your profession or you can qualify to be in the Nursing World.

· Attitudes – It is an inner personality of a nurse. Taking about attitudes, you should be nurtured with the good attitudes that can help you improve yourself and your performance as a health aid. Since your main goal is to give a preventive care to all patients especially those who needs your service most you should exercise awareness on what you do 24/7 for you are one of the person with the patient, be protective and patience in every actions you do and reactions you receive. You should be generative. Where your knowledge on what you do and decide is necessary.

· Laws of State – Lastly, if you get to be in the Nursing World you should give time to yourself to be acquainted with the working laws of the state you are assigned it help you internalize your work environment and it leads to knowing the culture and norms of the place which is very important in maintaining good relationship to people.

If you think you can meet these requirements then you are ready to be in the Nursing World.

Know the Different Types of Nursing Job? by Maria Tracy P. Cardeno

Globally speaking nursing profession is demand in the market of education for across the world thousands of nurses are hired and their services become necessary. In particular within the United States every year, all states need thousands of qualified nurses. They are absorbed in different hospitals whether it is public or private one.

If you are a student planning to take and pursue a nursing profession you must know the nature of different types of nursing job.

Taking about Nursing Job there are of different kinds that you can choose from it is based on your specialization , expertise and ability. Therefore it is important that you have to look and consider the different options of nursing job that suits your interest and ability. Note that you will not be effective in a particular field if you are not familiar with it.

Professional Nurse has many faces some of these are;

· Registered Nurse (RN) - The biggest number or group in the health care workers. Directly they extend their service in patients and patient’s families. Their main task is focus on patient’s evaluation and monitoring.

· Nurse Practitioners - Commonly known as care givers. They are the primary person in the health care unit who can diagnose and treat injuries and illnesses. They can also prescribe some medications.

· Head Nurse – They are considered to be as Nurse Supervisor. Their main responsibility is to supervise every activity of the nurses within their care. They are also responsible in making and setting the work schedule, designating and assigning duties to nurses and must ensure that the nurses within their jurisdiction have the appropriate training that is necessary in their work.

· License Practical Nurse – They are responsible for taking vitals and monitor patients. They do dressing the wounds, giving enemas and bathing to patients.

· Home Nurses – Patients with condition as Alzheimer’s disease, home nurses are called for they can manage nursing care for residents.

· Nursing Aide – they are also known as nursing assistant basic work is assigned to them such as serves meals, dress and bathe patients, make beds take temperature and blood pressure and other support activities to nurses.

The different types of nursing job mentioned above will help you in your decision making in choosing a specialization.

How to Attain Happiness in One's Life by Maria Tracy P. Cardeno

Happiness is what everyone looking for as the ultimate goal in their lives. The question now is as you walk the path of life have you meet your happiness.

Life is a precious gift of God. Each person is thankful for they see the beauty of the world they live in. As a person we struggle in day to day in order to survive, and part of it is to aim for riches that can satisfy our needs and popularity so that everybody will look up to. But the question is "Are you happy in your life"?

In the Hierarchy of Needs of human being, as a person the top most is happiness, which according to some philosophers it is the ultimate goal of man in his life.

There are several ways on how to attain happiness in one's life.

· Understand you’re self - Know yourself, your dreams and goals in life. Start taking a move in order to reach your dreams. Move to make change in your life for the better. Identify your strength and weaknesses as a person. Enhance that strength and overcome that weaknesses make it an asset to you. Be aware of individual differences where in each one is a unique person. Therefore don’t compete with anyone else rather compete to yourself. Ask what you can do. This will help you reach your goal in life and make you live happily.

· Understand other – Always have a space in your life for other people, be aware that in order to survive you have to be with somebody. Study the lives of the people that surround you for with this you come to understand them and learn from them. Learn from their life experiences this will serve as a mirror as you walk the path of life.

· Be contented and value things– Contentment is in the mind of the person but the reality beyond it is everyone is doing their best to improve their way of living. In here the idea of contentment is more on inner individual aspect, where in you value what you have in life aside from the fact that you are still looking for more. Once valuing is present in your life the door for goodness will open thus you attain happiness.

· Have a healthy mind – Always have a healthy mind free from worries and anxiety. Peace of mind is important to stay mentally fit in everyday living. Healthy mind also contributes a lot in making good relationship with other. Success in your career or in everything that you venture relies on your healthy mind.

· Have a healthy body - Believe in the idea that if you want to be happy and achieve your main goal in life set your mind on it and your body will follow. Healthy body is one of the most significant elements in maintaining your joyful life. You can reach that dreams with the help of a healthy body for actions you take is always possible. There is no word as impossible actions in your vocabulary for you will be determined to take even the risk just to reach that dreams which will make you happy. Therefore determination is driven by the mind and body.

· Take time to re-examine your self – Give yourself a space and time. Devote this for re-examining yourself. Start with the actions you take. See to that every action you take is for a common good. Always remember there is a room for improvement. This will help you a lot for you will learn from your past.

Think now what makes you happy? It’s not yet too late. Happiness lies in your hand.

Do You Qualify to be in the Nursing World? by Maria Tracy Pedrera-Cardeno

Taking nursing as a course in college is not an easy choice. The course itself requires a lot of effort and perseverance so that at the end you become successful, fruitful and effective in the chosen career. After graduation the question now is are you ready to face the challenge as a nurse? Do you qualify to be in the Nursing World?

The basic qualification to be a certified nurse is passing the board examination. After that you are bound with the code of ethics of nurses which you have to follow and it is humanitarian in nature. Planning to work abroad requires you to pass another set of examination, with this you are up to the next level in your career. This is your first step to be in the Nursing World.

Knowing the fact, nurses in their own field are more concern about the life and health of their patient for at hand they are one of the primary person aside from the doctor who is 24/7 attending the development and recovery of the patient in other words they are pro-life for what they deals is life itself, so patience and awareness is one of the quality that a nurse should posses. Mental Attentiveness, Physical Fitness and Nursing Knowledge are also important. In practice, nurses should be a person who is generative, protective and well nurtured for they are practicing the preventive care.

Nurses in the nursing world also signifies a person who is skilled and has a compassionate heart to be a caregivers willing to extend his/her time, effort and helping hand to some strangers who need their service most.

Aside from this, working as a nurse in a new surrounding several challenges awaits you for you have to know in details the laws of the state regarding workers, health assistant or providers and be familiar with the culture and norms of the society you are in so that you have an idea of what you are going to do in your nursing job, how you are going to deal with the people around you particularly the patients and work effectively and ethically right in respect to their state law.

If you are willing to belong in the Nursing World, those are some few challenges that you have to face. Now, are you dare to challenge yourself for this?

My only advice is that works with your heart then everything will be a success.