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	<title>Top Colleges Blog &#187; Nursing</title>
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		<title>Associate&#8217;s Degree: Your Passport To A Great Job</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/03/02/associates-degree-great-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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Oh, those Recession Blues!  High unemployment and an increasingly competitive job market.  Rising expenses and lower expectations. So where is the light at the end of this tunnel?  It might be a whole lot closer than you think!
The U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that literally hundreds of thousands of new, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Healthcare Markets Hiring</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/02/25/top-healthcare-markets-hiring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The need for healthcare services has always been a popular field to enter into, especially in these times where the baby boomer retirement is slowly at an increase. Those looking for employment along the healthcare environment—even if it isn’t nursing—might have found the right place, because here are just the top healthcare markets looking to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployed?  25 Companies Are Hiring NOW!</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/02/22/unemployed-25-companies-are-hiring-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/02/22/unemployed-25-companies-are-hiring-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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While unemployment and job creation are a top priority from the White House to Main Street, there are signs that things are beginning to improve.  In a survey conducted by CareerBuilder at the end of 2009, 20% of the employers surveyed said they were poised to begin hiring in 2010.  
In announcing candidate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing Camp: Innovation In Recruiting Students To Health Care Professions</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/02/21/nursing-camp-recruiting-students/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/02/21/nursing-camp-recruiting-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Thinking about a career in nursing?  Does the idea of being part of a health care team appeal to you?  Are you intrigued by some of the opportunities this ever-expanding field offers?  In many places, the demand for nurses far outweighs available professionals, creating a demand for trained nurses and candidates for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White House Announces Nearly $1 Billion In Grants, Expanding Healthcare Information Technology &amp; Job Training</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/02/12/healthcare-it-and-job-training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2010/02/12/healthcare-it-and-job-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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If you’re considering a career in the healthcare industry, there is some good news coming out of Washington. The Obama administration just announced that nearly $1 billion in Recovery Act funds have been allocated for healthcare information technology (IT) and job training in the healthcare field.  
The awards were announced in a joint statement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debunking Male Nurse Myths</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/12/26/debunking-male-nurse-myths/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/12/26/debunking-male-nurse-myths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a man who is considering pursuing nursing as a career? If so, you may be second guessing your decision based on a number of myths that have been floating around regarding the profession of nursing. Here&#8217;s a look at a few of those myths and the truth behind them.

Myth #1: All Nurses are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama Tackles Unemployment At White House Economic Forum</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/12/05/obama-convenes-economic-forum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/12/05/obama-convenes-economic-forum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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What are the three things at the top of many Americans&#8217; wish list? It wouldn’t be overstating it to say jobs, jobs, and more jobs &#8212; and President Obama has sent the message that he&#8217;s on the case.
Countering mounting criticism that hot-button issues like Afghanistan have distracted his administration from the unemployment situation, President Obama [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pros and Cons of Becoming a School Nurse</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/29/the-pros-and-cons-of-becoming-a-school-nurse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/29/the-pros-and-cons-of-becoming-a-school-nurse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have an interest in medicine, but you would also like to work within a school setting? If you don&#8217;t want to be a teacher, but you still want to find a way to touch the lives of our future generation, you might want to consider becoming a school nurse. Before you head off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surprising News On The Job Front</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/23/newsjobs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/23/newsjobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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For the Class of 2009, the news on the job front remains grim.  Newly minted college graduates are facing 40% fewer job prospects, according to a recent study from Michigan State University.  With the national unemployment rate topping 10%, the outlook appears anything but rosy.  However, before throw up your hands in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Bill Means More Responsibility and Jobs for Nurses</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/13/health-care-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/13/health-care-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patients and medical staff are going to be seriously effected by the healthcare overhaul.  Nearly 30 million newly insured people will want to go to the doctor or hospital for check ups and care, while physicians will be stretched beyond their means on how to handle this sudden influx.  That is when nurses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Push for Legislation to Set Nurse/Patient Standards Means More Jobs in the Future</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/13/jobs-for-nurses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/11/13/jobs-for-nurses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For every Massachusetts legislative session in the last 12 years, a bill to set nurse-patient rations has been brought before the state and rejected.  However this, like the recession, seems to be coming to an end.  Citizens and nurse groups are fed up, while the sentiment around the country seems to be pushing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Factory Worker Makes Career Change To Nurse &#8211; Now is &#8220;without worry&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/18/factory-worker-makes-career-change-to-nurse-now-is-without-worry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/18/factory-worker-makes-career-change-to-nurse-now-is-without-worry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scott Sakall is one of the many Americans who decided on a career change because of the ailing economy.  However his was a change that was a little less typical than engineer to teacher  for instance.  Mr. Sakall was a factory worker for 10 years who then changed to become a nurse. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Says Nurses are &#8220;bedrock&#8221; of Medical Profession</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/18/41981/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/18/41981/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama has always had a deep admiration of the medical field.  He knows that both doctors and nurses are the fighting force in America’s health services sector.  For this reason, he’s spent much of the past few weeks with doctors and nurses as he tries to push health care reform into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dummy Patients, Clever Nurses. State of the Art Teaching Facilities for Nurses</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/12/teaching-facilities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/12/teaching-facilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/?p=38601</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the New York Times, Nursing is listed as the fourth-most-popular major in the Princeton Review’s forthcoming 2009 “Guide to College Majors.”
To learn more about Nursing Schools, click here!
Beeping, shouting and flashing; this class room is not for the fainthearted. More reminiscent of an episode of E.R. than a lecture hall, this is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can you cut it? How to adjust to a job in Healthcare</title>
		<link>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/12/can-you-cut-it-how-to-adjust-to-a-job-in-healthcare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/10/12/can-you-cut-it-how-to-adjust-to-a-job-in-healthcare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>icepop1</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/?p=38471</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you heard a colleague or superior refer to something as “a matter of life or death?” How do you think you would handle it if this were actually true? Healthcare professionals have some of the most important and stressful jobs imaginable. Their responsibilities go beyond that of other professionals and they [...]]]></description>
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