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5 Great Health Care Jobs Requiring a Two-Year Degree or Less

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I want to get a job in the health care field when I get out of the military, but I don’t want to go to school forever. Are there some good health care jobs that only require a two-year degree or less? Danielle

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There are some great health care jobs Danielle that require up to a two-year associate degree. According to the [...]

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Why Use the GI Bill for Courses I Know?

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I am a combat medic and now find that I am not employable in the civilian medical arena without more training at a basic level. I fear that I will be bored to tears and waste years of my life without working. When I get out of the Army at the beginning of next year, where can I go to work using my skills? Thanks, Josh.

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Josh, thank you for a question that identifies real challenges facing returning veterans. First, the very short answer is that without some type [...]

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6 questions to ask if you want to return to nursing

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Dear Counselor,

I wanted to become a nurse since I was a little girl. I graduated with my LPN four years ago when I was 20 and left nursing after only a year and a half. I was terrible. I didn’t take the work seriously and although I wasn’t fired, no-one tried to stop me from leaving. Now that I’ve matured, I realize how serious the job is and I want to do it again. Should I go back? Can I go back? And finally, how can I go back? Thank you. Ashlee.

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6 gift ideas for your favorite graduating nurse

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My best friend is graduating from nursing school this coming June. She has always wanted to become a nurse and has been really working hard at it. She had a hard time with some of her nursing courses, but she made it! A bunch of us want to get together to get her a special gift, but some want to give individual gifts too. Do you have any good suggestions of gifts for a nurse who has just graduated? We're not sure if we are going to give it before or after she writes her [...]

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Help for nurse with substance abuse problem in Indiana

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Hi. I’m a CNA and one of the nurses I work with has a substance abuse problem. She graduated from nursing school in Indiana and has been licensed to work here for three years now. I would like to help her before she gets caught and loses her nursing job. Can you advise me? Thank you. Melanie

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Dear Melanie,

Thank you for trying to help your colleague. We can give you some information about help available to nurses in Indiana, but as you likely already know, [...]

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Dreaming on becoming a nursing teacher in Hawaii

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Hi, I hope you can help me.

I have a BSN. My wife is being transferred to Hawaii, so I was thinking of applying to be a teacher at a nursing school in Hawaii. Are they hiring nursing teachers and if so, what do I need to be a nursing teacher? Thanks, Josh

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Dear Josh,

Moving to Hawaii would make a lot of nurses jealous, particularly in the depths of the northern winters. It must be exciting making a move like that.

To answer your question about teaching [...]

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What can you tell me about nursing schools in Alabama?

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Hi,

I’m moving my family and need to find information about nursing schools in Alabama. Are there a lot of schools to choose from? Are there any online nursing schools in Alabama or do I have to use a national one? Are there nursing jobs in Alabama right now or is it hard to find work as a nurse?
Thanks, Joene

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Dear Joene,

Thanks for your questions. Let’s see wha [...]

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14 questions to ask yourself in a nursing self-assessment

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I’ve been a registered nurse for 14 years now and I was an LPN for three years before that. My nurse manager just told us that we need to do self-assessments that will go in our records so if we apply for other nursing jobs or want help going back to nursing school, the assessments will be taken into account. I don’t know how to do this! Is it even fair? Please help. Eleanor.

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6 reasons to stay in your nursing job even if you do win a lot of money

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Dear counselor,

This may sound odd, but I need help. I recently won a lot of money. I’ve been an LPN for 15 years and I love my job. I want to keep working but my coworkers and even my manager are giving me a hard time My manager says she can’t trust me to stay and my coworkers are jealous. How can I explain to them that I really do want to keep working as a nurse?

Thank you, Sharonne

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Dear Sharonne,

This is definitely an interesting question. What th [...]

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4 Ways to Tell That It May Be Time to Change Nursing Jobs

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Dear Counselor,
I have always wanted to become a nurse. I’ve only had one  job since I became an LPN and obtained my nursing license five years ago, but the last year has been terrible. I hate going in to work. I'm depressed when I’m there. But I’m afraid to change jobs. How do I know that I won’t have the same problem in a new place? Should I quit or stay? Maria-Grace

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