Work Online from home and enjoy the freedom

The internet has allowed us the opportunity to explore information on any subject we desire. It is also a place for entertainment and education. How about work? You will be surprised to find the many great jobs available over the internet that you can do from home. These are great opportunities for those who have small children, don’t have transportation, or just prefer working at home. For most online jobs you can set your own hours.

Working online requires the individual to be organized and self motivated. It can be a comfortable place to work in your pajamas and you can take a quick brake to start a load of laundry. However, too many distractions can prevent you from fulfilling your work duties as outlined.

If you work online, you might be able to get a deduction on your income tax for the cost of the internet, home office space, and any supplies you might use to get your job done. It is very important to keep track of your income as well as your expenses. Keep any receipts to verify these expenses if you need to.

To make the best of an online job, make sure it is something you enjoy doing. There are opportunities to write papers, proofread materials, and do medical transcription all online. You can also do computer programming and computer troubleshooting services. This type of employment is considered freelance employment. You can set up your own worksite or work through an established website that will require you to pay a monthly fee for services or that takes a portion of your earnings for the services they provide. Most of these are great sites that match up those wanting services and those willing to provide them.

Online auction sites are another great way to work online. You can make a great business out of buying items to resell on Ebay or Yahoo Auctions. It is important to be able to purchase items the public is going to want or you will lose money on this type of online job. With some time spent going to sales, you can make great profits. For example shop for Halloween costumes the day after Halloween. Save them until the next September and sell them for a great price. You can do the same after Christmas as well. Children’s clothing is very popular. Shop for dress up clothing after Christmas and Easter that is on sale to place on the auction site.

Looking Forward to Fashion Trends

People wish to be in sync with the latest in trends. They are always looking forward, and there is no looking back. The fashion world is changing rapidly, resulting in revolutionary designs in fashion, huge developments, and people are expecting more from the present as well as the emerging trends. After so many years of being staying dormant with a laid back attitude, the world of fashion has emerged gaining wider acceptance of people from all walks of life. People and fashion gurus appreciate the core values and old traditions and hold them close to their hearts and keep them as a treasure for use by later generations. Designers look back to the past days, searching for particular designs, searching for something significant, to embed them in the present day trends. All these developments have affected the lives, preferences and selections of fashion conscious people and they have repositioned themselves in one way or the other.

Nowadays, old fashion is back in vogue and it is a waste of time to look for an equilibrium point in the wavering world of fashion. Here, people take inspiration from history. The fashion industry is flooded with look-alikes which are a means of empowerment for a few designers. It is time to ponder over the current situation. Sometimes the fashion industry will take a pause instead of moving ahead and creating new trends and innovative fashion designs. Then it may dive deeper into the past fashion world and bring out a contemporary version from the trends that existed during those times. On the lines of politics, ideology and values, the changes in style are obvious in fashion trends and industry too. The fashion connoisseurs of Europe value and re-organize the past treasures. They delve deeper into the European clothing fashions that existed during that time. Then, they produce great designs that have excellent pieces of embroideries and laces, imitating the stylish works of their great grand mothers. This way, people and the whole industry are witnessing the coming back of old time fashion as well as retro-trends.

Attractiveness and stylish designs are the keys for a particular piece of clothing to become a trend in fashion. Designers used to draw inspiration from the dresses worn by esteemed members of the aristocracy. But, in the present world of fashion, it is the turn of the so-called high class society. For instance, the sophisticated woman of today now dresses like a queen, or an empress. But the difference is that these people tend to be circumspect in stark contrast to the fashion conscious people of the past. There is change in the preferences and tastes, and the sources of inspiration of these would-be classics are British classics and Masculine weaving classics; all these are embedded with sophistication and elegance and get transformed into feminine fashion styles and the in-things. After a long love affair with extremes in glitter, shine and pattern mixes, these fashionable people are slowly moving towards nature. Nowadays, the original things from the Mother Nature form the alluring part in style.

The Basics Of Temporary Job Openings By Wade Robins

Traversing your way through the employment market is harder than it has ever been at the moment. There is far more demand on every position available these days, especially if you are aiming to get a good, well paying job straight out of college. Getting an education is only the first step to working your way up the corporate ladder. Following graduation, you have to work your way up through the company before finally achieving the role that you always dreamed of. In most cases, it is actually getting into a company to start with that poses a problem. That is where temporary job openings actually come in.

A lot of people actually end up moving from job to job every few months because they do not actually feel as challenged by their job as they should. Boredom and a lack of prospects actually encourage people to leave one job without another to go to. Individuals may therefore find themselves in need of an income whilst they are in between permanent jobs. Again, temporary job openings can come in handy in this situation.

Whether you are looking to get your foot on the career ladder or just for something to provide a stopgap, temporary job openings may just be for you. There are some agencies out there that will assess the needs of any given individuals and then offer them temporary job openings according to the answers to their questions. Artists and designers can use these agencies to tap into freelance work opportunities as well as temporary job openings. This all point to the fact that these agencies provide an excellent resource for any individual looking for work.

The great thing about temporary job openings is that you can choose to work as little or as much as you like. You can request just four hours a day, three days a week if you like. Alternatively, you can make yourself available every day of the week for as many hours as you are offered. The choice is entirely yours, but this may help if you have unpaid bills or wish to save for a coming event because you can control the amount of income your get from temporary job openings. There is actually nothing to stop you taking on two jobs at the same time if you wish. The options associated with temporary job openings are indeed endless! For more info see http://www.temporaryjobshelp.com/Temporary_Job_Opportunities on Temporary Job Opportunities.

As far as figures go, 90% of all companies in the United States have taken on employees that capitalized on temporary job openings. This just goes to show that your destiny is in your own hands. You can actually choose to vet a place via a temporary job opening and then decide whether or not you wish to stay. This will not appear on your permanent job record if you decide you do not like it because you were only on a temporary contract. The opportunities are there, you just have to seek them out.

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5 Steps Towards A Career In Teaching By Wade Robins

People choose a career in teaching for many different reasons, and if you are thinking of getting into teaching, you will have reasons of your Own. You might be a pushover for kids; you might think that a mind is a terrible thing to waste; you might love the academic life; or you just might not have a burning desire to do anything in particular and teaching seems like the easiest way to go.

Every reason for becoming a teacher--with the exception of the last, because you will be in for a rude awakening if you really think teaching is easy--is as worthy as every other, but all of them should be rooted in an unbridled enthusiasm for being allowed to participate in the emotional and intellectual maturing of others.

If you know you have that unbridled enthusiasm, there are some suggestions which will get you started on your way:

1. Just in case your unbridled enthusiasm is more a product of you imagination than your real-world experience, start taking every opportunity you can to work with children. Hire on at a summer camp; be the neighborhood babysitter; be a public pool lifeguard; help with the local Brownie or Campfire Girl troop. Try to spend time with kids of different ages, so you’ll find the group for which you have the best affinity.

2. After you know the age group with which your style is most effective, you’ll have a better idea of whether you should concentrate on elementary or secondary education. To teach any age group through middle school, you would get a degree in elementary education; for high school you should get a degree in the subject which you would most enjoy teaching.

3. Do some research on the teacher certification requirements for the state in which you’ll be teaching. While all states now require that their public school teachers have bachelor’s degrees, not all states have the same teacher certification standards, and some of them will even let you qualify for a teaching credential after you have begun your teaching career.

4. While you are an undergraduate studying for your bachelor’s degree, work as a teacher’s assistant or, if you can swing it, a substitute teacher. There is nothing like classroom experience to give you a very clear understanding of what teaching entails and whether or not it is the career you’ve been imagining it to be. And the experience will look great on your resume. For more info see http://www.teachingjobshelp.com/Teaching_Abroad on Teaching Abroad.

5. Teaching jobs can, in spite of what you may have heard, be hard to come by, especially in some well-funded school districts. You will find your college’s campus career counseling service invaluable in helping you do job searches for teaching positions and hooking you up with school districts conducting interviews.

So if you desire to begin teaching abroad, these are the two programs that you have to undergo. Today, you can get the respective certifications of these programs from accredited university sites holding accredited home study program.

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Characteristics Of A Successful Secret Shopper By Myrna Marshall

Although fun, Secret Shopping is a business which is taken very seriously by both the companies that contract them, and the shoppers who are looking to get paid to shop.

To be a successful secret shopper you do need to posses a few characteristics like being dependable, professional and observant, and you need to be able to act as a real shopper. Of course, you need to have reliable transportation to conduct your shops. Here are just a few of the characteristics required for successful secret shoppers.

Be anonymous

Secret Shoppers must remain anonymous at all times. When on your mystery shopping assignment, always blend in to look like a typical customer.

Be Accurate

You must be absolutely accurate and willing to back up any thing that you submit in your report. If you are unsure of something, do not include it.

Observe Confidentiality

All information received in the course of your secret shopping assignment is confidential – do not any details share with anyone else.

Be Comfortable Using the Internet

The majority of secret shopping assignments are found, assigned and submitted online. In order to be a successful secret shopper, you need to be familiar and comfortable using the internet, and be able to download the assignment details and attach files for submitting your reports.

Have Excellent Time Management Skills

Yes, secret shopping can be fun and rewarding, however, you need to manage your time wisely so you are not running all over town on many days of the week or month.

Be Detailed Oriented

You must be observant and detail oriented, noticing and reporting on things the average customer may not notice. You must review your paperwork before doing your shop, so you know exactly what is required on the assignment and what you need to report on.

Be Organized

You must be organized in your time, your assignments and your reporting schedules. Many assignments require that you submit your reports within 12-24 hours after completing the assignment and a sure way to forfeit your pay is to miss the required deadline.

Be Committed

Be committed to complete the assignment on time. When you apply for and accept an assignment, the mystery shopping company and the client they are representing are expecting you to complete that assignment on time and in the manner requested.

Be Professional

When you, as a secret shopper accept and conduct an assignment, the company you represent expects professional behavior.

Taking the time to get yourself organized when you first start your secret shopping assignments will pay off in a big ways as you can then focus your attention on the assignment, knowing that you are well prepared by knowing what is required to be observed on the assignment. With just a little bit of effort, you too can enjoy the wonderful world of secret shopping as you get paid to shop. Have fun!

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Therapeutic Communication in the Nursing Profession By ROBYN KNAPP

Nursing is a caring profession. It is also a profession that is more and more evidenced based in practice. In as much as the scientific aspects of nursing is increasing due to the complex technological advancement of medicine and the machinery that is used at the patients bedside, the fact remains that the nurse is the first person that the client usually comes in contact with in any emergency or hospital setting.

Having said this, the term, “caring” is an essential emotion that all nurses, for that matter, all individuals in the health profession must possess. With caring comes the trained ability of the nurse to facilitate therapeutic communication. One might ask, what is therapeutic communication? To better answer this question, the term communication should first be defined.

Communication can be defined as “The Process of transmitting messages and interpreting meaning.” (Wilson and others, 1995) With therapeutic communication, the sender, or nurse seeks to illicit a response from the receiver, the patient that is beneficial to the patients mental and physical health. Just as stress has been proven to adversely affect the health of individuals, the therapeutic approach to communication can actually help. In any given situation everyone uses communication.

Everyone has seen the individual that looks like they are either angry, stressed, feeling ill or maybe sad. These emotions are communicated to others not always by words, but by gestures and facial expressions. A nurse must always be aware of these expressions in clients, for these expressions may be the only way that the nurse can tell if there is something else going on that needs their attention. The term given to this type of non-verbal communication is called, meta-communication. In meta-communication, the client may look at their amputated stump and say that it doesn’t really look that bad, while at the same time tears are rolling down from their eyes.

In a case such as this the nurse should stay and further explore how the person actually feels. There are many factors associated with the healing and comforting aspects of therapeutic communication. Circumstances, surroundings, and timing all play a role in the effect of therapeutic communication. If a client is being rushed down for an emergency surgery there might not be time for a bedside conversation, but the holding of a hand could convey much more than words to the client at such a moment.

Ideally, for therapeutic communication to be effective the nurse must be aware of how they appear to the client. If a nurse appears rushed, for example, they are speaking quickly, their countenance looks harried, and they are breathing heavily, their eyes not on the client but perhaps on an intravenous bag on the client in the next bed. In a case like this, there is nothing that this nurse could say to the client in a therapeutic manner that the client would believe. The helping relationship has not been established and therefore therapeutic communication cannot be facilitated. Some of the emotions associated with therapeutic communication include but are not limited to the following: Professionalism, Confidentiality, Courtesy, Trust, Availability, Empathy, and Sympathy. (Potter, Patricia A., Perry, Anne G., Co. 2003, Basic Nursing Essentials for Practice, pg. 123, Mosby)

All of these emotions go into the client nurse relationship, which must be established by the nurse as soon as possible upon first meeting the client. To begin to establish this nurse client relationship, the nurse must assess the overall message that the client is communicating to the nurse, such as fear, pain, sadness, anxiety or apathy. The nurse should be trained in keying into the message that the client is sending. Only then can the nurse determine the best therapeutic approach. Anyone that has to be thrust in to a hospital or emergency room environment has level of anxiety.

This level can go up considerably when the client feels that they have been abandoned or that there is no one there that really cares about how they feel. When a client is the recipient of therapeutic communication from a caring individual, a level of trust is achieved and more than, that the clients entire countenance can change for the better. Their blood pressure, respirations and levels of stress can simultaneously decrease. When this takes place, the management of pain, if any is involved, can be resolved more quickly. The goal for a nurse is to become proficient in the medical.

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Forensic Nursing Online Degree Programs By Ethan Edison

If you are the one who likes challenging tasks and interested in a career in health care but do not want to spend eight years in a university then forensic nursing online degree programs are the best option for you. As a forensic nurse your job will require you to involve in criminal cases and the people who have suffered the criminal activities and are affected both emotionally and physically. You will be expected to work along with the doctors, detectives and police forces for solving the cases, collecting evidences and information. This is certainly the best choice for you if you desire an exciting career. If investigative sciences and victim encouragement grab your interest then forensic nursing is the career for you. If you are one of those who desire to work along with studying then various online nursing degree programs are available.

Forensic nurses are called at the crime scenes re accidents for teaming up with detectives, to collect evidence and blood samples. They have to treat the survivors of sexual assaults, accidents, the prey of disregard and mistreatment. The job will let you work with real issues and is both fast-paced and exciting. The online forensic nursing degree programs are a unique option for students who desire an elastic learning option. These online forensic nursing degree programs are also professional studies just like the on-campus programs.

He online degree programs in forensic nursing are amongst the most popular courses available online offered by the various recognized universities and colleges. The reasons are not so mind boggling. Generally, professional working nurses have to render their services for irregular hours. Therefore, the online forensic nursing degree programs offer maximized scheduling suppleness. The rich, interactive and user friendly course substance augments better understanding and retention of the compound scientific and medical material. The online programs are expanding continuously to cope up with the regularly occurring changes in the field of health care, newly formed specializations and the increasing demand for skills in health care management.

The forensic nursing online degree programs are specially designed for the nurses at all levels who yearn to develop their qualification and skills, trail specialized areas for performance, or move forward into the managerial roles or coaching positions.

The Registered Nurses (RN) can proceed towards earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) if they have acquired a related degree or diploma certificate to develop their qualification as well as education. The online forensic nursing degree programs also qualify their students to avail the opportunity of entering programs for BSN and even MSN (Master of Science in Nursing).

In the huge lists of forensic nursing online programs you have to decide the best one for yourself. It is advised to request for all of the necessary details which would help you to distinguish between the various programs. With the respective colleges and institutions at your service, you can be confident enough about fulfilling your certification requirements applicable to the objectives of your line of business.

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Career Choices Beyond Nursing - What Could Be Next? By GrantEc Eckert

While you might have started out your education with the idea of being a lifelong nurse, sometimes things change. Perhaps you want to extend your skills or help people in different ways than in the care setting. Or maybe you simply want to do more with your education and begin to reach out to a wider audience of the general public. You might also choose a different career path in order to reduce your hours or your workload without completely giving up your nursing degree. The choices are endless, but here are a few to consider.

Public Health Sector

There will always be a need for people to work in the public health sector, but for those with educations founded in health sciences, the demand is even greater. As a nurse, you can provide a more medically founded opinion of matters of public health, from the way illnesses should be handled in an emergency situation to how to care for the homeless and uninsured. Public health is popular field to get into as the rise in health care costs soars and as the number of people who require health care grows. You might simply work in research or extend your role into the community with various city or nationally based programs.

Health Insurance Companies

Of course, when you are dealing with health, you typically need to deal with health insurance in some way. To help insurance companies and hospitals with health insurance, a registered and trained nurse can be a great help. You can provide your own professional opinions on claims, read medical charts, and help to ascertain the condition of a patient and whether or not a claim is realistic or something that is unnecessary. As a part of the health insurance system, you will be able to create a link between patient care and how to pay for it with the benefits the patient has. You will often be fighting for the patient in this position or helping to sort out false claims.

Volunteer Work

If you're a nurse that still wants the hands on experience without the stability or the pay of a traditional job, volunteer work is a great way to use your skills. By volunteering at the local Red Cross or your local blood bank, for example, you can still interact with patients, but also have time working with those that require the most basic medical care - the homeless, poor, and underserved.

Military Positions

Some nurses also decide that the military life might be a good place in which to use their nursing skills. Since the military will always need medical staff, you can find yourself with unlimited career options here. From a medic to a front line surgical nurse, there are plenty of shoes for you to fill.

Taking that Nursing Degree Farther

But beyond these roles, you might also want to continue your education and get an additional degree in order to help patients. Many nurses are continuing their education to get a Master's degree in order to teach, while others are getting their N.P. or Nurse Practitioner degree in order to have a more independent role in a doctor's office or hospital. Some nurses can also find themselves applying for medical school to complete their medical training and become a doctor.

The options for your nursing career are endless and extend well beyond changing bedpans. What you need to realize is that your skill set is not only rare, but also quite valuable to society. You can take this degree to in a number of different directions, all of which provide an immediate benefit to the patient.

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Common Band Mistakes By Ty Cohen

When working on how to get signed there are common mistakes that artists and bands make that they may not even realize. Record companies are only going to offer that record deal to the complete package, that has been established. And literally one mistake or one flaw can cause your band to lose that record deal.

First, let's talk about power struggles within the band. One wouldn't think when working on how to get a record deal that this would necessarily play in. But honestly, band politics are extremely common and cause some groups to lose out on that holy grail, the record deal. Greed is the main factor when it comes to power struggles within the band. Some members of the band believe they deserve more royalty rights or publishing rights or profits or whatever! Or you have the leader of the band who believes he is entitled to more than the others. Either way you look it, this is going to cause an apparent problem, the label is going to see this and the record deal will never come through.

Differences in the band are going to arise especially when you all are working on how to get a record deal. The problem truly arises when the label sees any sign of this. When they see this, they are going to mark your group as a gigantic risk and most likely move on to the next aspiring musicians. It is true, most bands do have 'more valuable' members and industry people can clearly see that but if problems arise because decisions can't be made ahead of time then you will not get signed.

Next, you must understand completely how the music industry works. The music industry is not all about music. It is comprised of risks, investments, business, power, image, games, perceptions and then music. The music industry is truly a game and figuring out how to get a record deal is all a part of the game. Try not to focus on how you wish the music business would be and focus on how it really is. It is cut-throat, diehard competition! The sad reality is you are using the label and they are using you because that is the way the music business is.

Ideally, you could figure out how to get signed with a major label, perform in front of millions, sell billions worth of albums and just be a star. But honestly, that is too idealistic. If you don't want to be involved with the politics and requirements that arise when signed with a major label then a word to the wise is to become your own independent label. Or you can just stay an Indie musician and make, record, release and promote your music yourself, to your standards.

If you truly want to know how to get signed then pay attention to the above information. Most importantly, before you meet with any label, you MUST resolve any power struggles that may arise. This may mean that you have to make everything equal or pinpoint each person's area of worth and have it set in stone before you stroll into that office to discuss a record deal. Don't make fools of yourselves because it will result in a loss of the deal. Don't be unrealistic about how the industry works. There are great aspects of signing with a major label and their are bad aspects, depending on who you are as a musician. Make sure you know who you are and what you want before you go sign that record deal.

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Closing Sales Deals is a Milestone By Jon Caldwell

It is innate for a person to be shy. In a certain extent, everybody tends to be shy. This is primarily because we are social creatures and we are probably worried or we care a lot about what other persons might be thinking about us.

When it becomes a hindrance in the success of our relations and dealings with other people and becomes a disadvantage in our jobs, then we should work on it.

So how can you prevent being shy? Basically, being shy is being afraid to be rejected therefore you should be optimistic with everything circulating you. You should really practice, starting from scratch until you improve. The saying that practice makes perfect is very applicable in these kinds of work, so earn success by getting yourself prepared everytime you face a customer.

One of the determining factors in having transactions with clients and in performance of work is the self-esteem. Here are some guides and tips on how to boost your self-esteem, so that the next time you’d face your client, you’d be more confident.

Imagine and picture yourself doing your work. Practice mentally. This will heighten your self-confidence and will make you feel that the task is simpler the next time you will do it. Don’t compare yourself with other people. At specific points of your work, you can be better or worse than your other co-employees, so comparing yourself with other people does not make you any better, you can either gain bitterness or unnecessary pride because of this.

A week ago, you have read some tips on how to detect those who are not into buying what you’re selling, so here are some tips on detecting which ones are GONNA BUY.

Those who spends time scanning at one product kind after another or searching in a small category might be wanting your help or advice on something.Those who lurks longer, are most likely to purchase the product.

Some people who are fond of looking everywhere for somebody to notice them and help them, catch a stare, they are prospective buyers!

Those who are querying detailed questions might mean interest on the product. Check your data or lists for efficiency of the product. Know what they want to seek and answer what they want to know.

Give important and relevant data and information. You have to be precise on what you’re teaching, moreover make it seem essential and beneficial. Be certain that anything you offer will make things better and not worsen the situation.

Do not linger on irrelevant details or pointless particulars. Do not engulf your customer with informations that might lead them to confusion, leading them to be puzzled with the primary point of what you’re talking about. Make it short but remarkable.

You have to be more expressive and straightforward rather than being critical in dealing. You have to see through what kind of listener you are dealing with.

Sometimes, you just have to know if you’re gonna get someone to buy your product. But sometimes, you should be able to detect those who won’t so that you’ll be ready.

First, if they’re not looking at you or they’re preventing themselves to look at you, then that means they don’t need your help. But still be prepared.

Managing a constrained limit of products, and using time searching at some stuffs, then be ready. Because when they get your attention by trying to look at you with a longer stare, that means they’re interested. Move quickly and start the selling.

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What is the Code For Nursing? By ROBYN KNAPP

Nursing is a profession that places on its participants a great responsibility for maintaining the highest possible standards to ensure superior quality of care. Each state has its own Board of Nursing which is responsible for the regulation and licensing of nursing practice. As the profession of nursing continues to grow and change the practicing nurse will bear more responsibility as well as legal accountability for their actions. This truth is evident in the various professional licensures that are available for nurses, such as Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwifes and Nurse Anesthetists. It therefore behooves each licensing board to not only self regulate judiciously but to also refine the scope of nurse practice from time to time.

The individual states must also act in accordance with the overall nursing theory in mind. Self regulation is done by continually refining such goals as 1) Defining its scope of nursing practice, 2) Developing a code of ethic, 3) Establishing standards for nursing education and practice and for structures through which nursing services will be delivered,4) Developing a system of credentialing, 5)Providing for peer review and quality assurance, 6) Providing for research and continuing development of the knowledge base for nursing. (Michigan Nurses Association, Legal & Professional Regulation,, Co. 1999, ISBN0-9634643-1-0, Okemos, Michigan)

As with most professions there is a code of ethics that are inherent to each. Nursing is no different. The code for nurses consists of eleven major topics that each nurse across the nation is required to adhere.

Code for Nurses

1. The nurse provides services with respect for human dignity and the uniqueness of the client unrestricted by consideration of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health problems.

2. The nurse safeguards the client’s right to privacy, by judiciously protecting information of a confidential nature.

3. The nurse acts to safeguard the client and the public when heath care and safety are affected by the incompetent, unethical or illegal practice of any person.

4. The nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for individual nursing judgments and actions.

5. The nurse maintains competence in nursing.

6. The nurse exercises informed judgment and uses individual competence and qualifications as criteria in seeking consultation, accepting responsibilities, and delegating nursing activities to others.

7. The nurse participates in activities that contribute to the ongoing development of the profession’s body of knowledge.

8. The nurse participates in the profession’s efforts to implement and improve standards of nursing.

9. The nurse participates in the profession’s efforts to establish and maintain conditions of employment conducive to high quality nursing care.

10. The nurse participates in the profession’s effort to protect the public from misinformation and misrepresentation and to maintain the integrity of nursing.

11. The nurse collaborates with member so the health professions and other citizens in promoting community and national efforts to meet the health needs of the public. (Michigan Nurses Association, Legal & Professional Regulation,, Co. 1999, ISBN0-9634643-1-0, Okemos, Michigan)

One can interpret from the above Nurse Code that many of the hospitals employ a similar code to their organization for promotion of client health care needs. Some of the principals that hospitals employ include the responsibility of each of its employees to maintain the highest standards of care for each client served, to judiciously guard the privacy of clients, to maintain a safe environment and to take independent action when a situation arises where they are the only one that can act.

There are states that allow nurses that have attained advanced practice degrees to write prescriptions and bill insurance agencies independently. With the health care field burgeoning continuously with a growing aging population, the need for Nurse Practitioners will also continue to grow as well as the responsibilities of the Registered Nurse.

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So You Finally Passed the Boards By ROBYN KNAPP

Congratulations! So you finally passed your boards, and now you are a real Registered Nurse. How does it feel, to have passed the final test of all tests? Great? Absolutely! Now what? Well, to begin, you need to celebrate. There are many loved ones that are also looking forward to taking part in the celebration. After all, they were your support through those trying years in nursing school. They stood by you, through your highs and lows. Yes, there were those low points. But now, it’s over. Now begins a new chapter in your life. No longer are you a student nurse, or a graduate nurse, you are a REGISTERED NURSE. Yeah baby! Did you know, that now you can actually practice anywhere in the United States?

The horizon is endless and you are in the driver’s seat with an unlimited gas card. Before all of this wonder and responsibility actually sinks in, it is time to do something nice for yourself. Do something that you have always wanted to do. It doesn’t have to be extravagant, nor does it have to be something that is going to break the bank, although there may not be much in the bank at this moment. It is the small things that can mean the most. Here are a few suggestions, go out with those special people in your life to a restaurant that you have always wanted to go to, spend a couple of days at a local hotel that has a pool, spa, and amenities for kids and adults, treat yourself to a manicure, a pedicure, a makeover, get your hair done, buy yourself a new outfit, go to a car dealership and test drive the most expensive car on the lot, but be sure you stop at a drive through gourmet coffee stand so that everyone will see you in your ride, go out to a park and just spend the day there, paint a picture, go out to the theater, or simply stay home and spend quality time with the ones you love. You have many things to talk about. Now you can let your guard down and speak your mind about all of the challenges in nursing school and how you managed to actually get to this point in your life. You need to vent and whether or not you realize it; you have stuff to vent about.

It is a relief to be done with school. It was not an easy road. You put in many clinical hours doing the work of a Registered Nurse without pay.

You faced many personal challenges and challenging personalities. The frustrations that you had to overcome must be vented, because you overcame them all. Not everyone can make the journey to Registered Nurse. Remember, you did, and that is really a life accomplishment. Yes, you really did pass the NCLEX®. Those forty eight hours of waiting for those two words to show up on the testing web site, PASS, or FAIL,was more than anyone could stand, but you waited, with fear, anticipation and excitement, but probably more fear than excitement. Then to finally find out that you PASSED. Wow, talk about a rollercoaster ride. It’s over in less than one minute. You read the words on the computer screen, “ PASSED”, and then you draw a blank, as you sit there staring at the screen. You feel like you're going to cry, no, laugh, no, just sit there in utter amazement wondering how you did it. Then it sinks in, minute after the next, and you say to yourself, “hey, I am an R.N., a Registered Nurse, a real Registered Nurse.” But you’re still not sure, until you actually get your license from the state. Wow, talk about paranoid. Yes, we all are. Your licensure from your state will only take a few days to arrive.

When it arrives, you see the number, it's your number, so yes now your are for sure now that you are an real REGISTERED NURSE. Take time to let it sink in, go over all of your hurdles, look at all of your books and remember how many hours you put in studying day after day. The journey to becoming a Registered Nurse was a grueling and arduous road. It took courage, perseverance, patience, self control, time management, self sacrifice, diligence, fortitude and above all the love of helping ones fellow man, and yes, you did it. You are now in the ranks of one of the most noble professions, one that challenges the mind, soul, body and spirit, and one that never stops giving strength when you can actually see your efforts bringing forth wellness, dignity, and health.

Your true learning will soon begin, and you will experience nursing in all of its facets. Life is of course a learning experience, and you still have so much to learn. With all of that said, take some time, look at yourself in the mirror and say, “I like me, and I am proud of myself and of my accomplishments!”, and so you should be. You stand in the ranks with those who came before you and laid the foundation on which you now stand such as Florence Nightingale You will also make your mark in the history of the nursing profession. But right now, it is time to celebrate.

Resource: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=295224&ca=Career

Writing a Winning Cover Letter By Jason Kay

The cover letter you submit with your resume may be the only chance you have to be considered for a position. So, you need to know how to write a cover letter that can make you a winner in the employment race. To understand how to write a cover letter that can help you get to the next step in the employment process, the interview, it helps to consider how your cover letter is used by human resources or the hiring supervisor.

Depending on the job market, a company may receive several to several hundred resumes for a position. That’s a lot of paper to review. The easier you make it for a reviewer to quickly believe that you can do the job, want to do the job and will do the job, the better off you are against your competition. How well you write your cover letter is the secret to getting favorable attention. Remember that the reviewer may only have time to skim your cover letter, so make your positive points stand out by using bullets or selected bold type. If the reviewer does not find what they are looking for in your cover letter in less than a minute, he or she may never even read your entire resume.

Get their attention. If you are applying for an advertised position, the first sentence of your cover letter should state the position title and your interest in being considered for that opening. If your cover letter is a general inquiry about possible openings, again state that clearly in the first sentence. Follow the identification of the position for which you are applying with one or two sentences that add reasons you should be seriously considered. For example, if you are applying for a position as an accounts payable clerk, mention that you have college credits in accounting and two years experience in a similar position. Unless you have been referred by someone that matters to the reviewer, such as a current manager or employee at the company, do not waste space telling the reviewer how you found out about the position.

Sell yourself - how to write the body text of your cover letter. Paragraph two should answer the reviewer’s questions about you. Offer compelling evidence that you can do the job. Before writing this paragraph, find out as much information as you can about the position and tasks. If the employer provided a job description, that’s great. Use those words paired with your experience to overcome their initial skepticism about your ability to do the job. If you have only a job title to work with, use job search tools to gather typical tasks for that type of position. USAJobs offers descriptions of typical tasking for all levels of proficiency in various job categories.

Tell them you want the job. The reviewer’s second question requires demonstrating that you want to do the job. How you write your cover letter in paragraph three meets this need. You should use this paragraph to show that you have researched the organization and want to support its mission and objectives. It is important to be specific here not just offer broad generalizations. Do your homework by reading press releases, blogs, and company posted materials. Reference that information in paragraph three.

Finalize. Finally, complete paragraph four – closing the cover letter - with a statement reminding the reviewer of the position you are applying for, your interest and qualifications, and your desire to move to the next step – the interview.

Do’s and Don’ts in writing your cover letter:

• Place contact information in the header above the salutation
• Keep the length to one, single-spaced page
• Keep the words formal and professional; avoid jargon or colloquial phrases
• Use active rather than passive voice
• List accomplishments not tasks
• Refer to your resume; do not repeat it
• Thank the reviewer for their time and consideration
• Close with “Sincerely” or “Regards”
• Check spelling, punctuation and grammar
• Print on high quality paper unless you are submitting an on-line application

Resource: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=294810&ca=Career