Archive for the ‘Career’ Category

May 15th, 2011

Vocational Nursing Careers

Nursing is one of the growth industries of the new millennium. This is in part due to the aging of the American population and partly a result of the growth of the overall population. More people means an increased need for health care which means more students enrolling in LVN schools .

Licensed Vocation Nurses serve an important role in the health care profession. They work closely with Registered Nurses and physicians in patient care. This includes conducting basic assessments and being involved in the planning and implementation of patient care. That means that they are present during intake, recoring patient histories and checking vital signs as well as providing actual care such as assisting with procedures and administering medications. This requires students to be grounded in medical subjects such as pharmacology, physiology, and anatomy as well as techniques of nursing care ranging from preventative to therapeutic to rehabilitative practices. They should also master the administrative, legal, and ethical aspects of nursing.

A growing number of LVNs are finding jobs in long term care facilities. This includes rehabilitation hospitals as well as assisted living centers and nursing homes. Others work in hospitals and clinics or as part of a private medical practice. Some serve as school nurses while others find fulfilling positions offering in home patient care through hospice agencies and other organizations. Another group of nurses are employed by government and community agencies.

January 12th, 2011

So You Want a Golf Career

Figuring out what to do with your life can be overwhelming for both young adults trying to decide on a college as well as for older workers looking for a career change . It would be so much easier to decide if there was a way to make money from something you are passionate about, like golf. Unfortunately, not everyone has the skills to be a pro golfer. However, with a little bit of imagination, you’ll realize that there are a lot more options out there for those who would rather be on the course than anywhere else.

Did you know that you can choose to go to a dedicated golf school instead of college? Most offer a degree in golf management — a degree also being offered in more and more traditional colleges as the demands of the golf industry for qualified professionals grow. These programs allow you to improve your golf game, in case you still want to make a run at a pro golf career, while mastering the same management skills as other business programs. The difference is golf management will focus on the elements that are essential to running golf courses and clubs, tours and tournaments, and even coaching or teaching golf.

Stop and think of how large the golf industry actually is. There are tours, tournaments, clubs and courses everywhere — even in remote countries like Thailand and Dubai . How many companies manufacture golf clubs and other equipment? Golf wear? How many sports journalists are needed to cover all those activities? You can easily apply your love of golf to a career in sales, accounting, human resources, even hospitality or landscape architecture — all of which are needed to support the vast and varied industry that is golf.