Tag Archives: Registered Nurse

How to Get PCCN Certification

The AACN Certification Corporation is the certifying body that is separate but closely related to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. This body exists to provide specialized nursing certification to various types of registered nurses. An RN with experience in progressive bedside care for acutely ill patients can take an exam to get PCCN certification. […]

Top 5 Most Needed Medical Jobs

The economy remains slow across the entire developed world, and some industries are feeling the pain harder than others – but the medical industry is scarcely feeling it at all. As a whole, a medical professional has greater job security and opportunities for advancement than nearly any other working professional today, but even within the […]

What it Takes to Become a Registered Nurse

If you like helping people, you might have considered looking into nursing schools for a career you truly enjoy. But did you know that becoming better educated can have a dramatic impact on your personal bottom line? Getting a college education, whether an Associate’s degree, bachelor’s or master’s degree can lead to significant gains in […]

Interview with a Kansas Registered Nurse

At 5 foot tall with hair the color of flames she was an easy choice for this interview article. Her name is Marie S. and she is a Registered Nurse in Wichita Kansas. Marie S. went to college and Nursing School in Wichita Kansas and holds an Associates in Applied Science in Nursing from Butler […]

Think Twice Before Becoming a Surgical Technologist

Now this seems a bit negative, but it does point to some interesting things happening around technology. It can take almost as much schooling to become a Registered Nurse but the earning potential of an RN can be double or even triple that of a surgical technologist. . Probably the main reason for this is […]