nurses

For the ninth year in a row, nurses topped the list of professions that Americans consider the most ethical, according to a new Gallup poll released Friday. Who do Americans trust least? Car salesman and members of Congress.

In this recession, we've grown used to the idea of a job shortage. But according to a Northeastern University study, in the next few years, there won't be a shortage of jobs -- there will be a shortage of people to fill them. What job tops that list? Nursing. In the next 10 years, America will...

One of the few bright spots in the job market during this Great Recession has been health care. Month after month, the industry has added jobs. In May, 8,000 health-care positions were created, a slight dip of the average of 20,000 a month over the past year. David Alexander, president of Soliant...

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I worked my way through nursing school in the 70's by waiting tables at a steak house in Colorado Springs. It was great money, about $12-20 per hour, and included a free meal and drink. When I graduated, I took a job at a large hospital in Denver for $5.67 per hour. I quickly realized that I made...

Although I usually pack a book (or a couple of books) for my rides on the subway, I sometimes like to put the book down and take a peek at the other passengers and their books. While the tastes of my fellow riders tend toward romance novels, action adventure tomes, and "literary" fiction, a very...