6 Tips to Get Noticed in Your Healthcare Job
Are you a healthcare professional with high career aspirations? Before you take over the hospital (or, heck, the whole healthcare system), you’ll first need your bosses to recognize you as a rising star. Experts offer six tips on how you can stand out from your peers and get noticed. Focus on Your Individual Talents >> [page] 1. Focus on Your Individual ...
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10 Ways to Lose Your Healthcare License
Although we would like to believe that every healthcare professional is a good person with good intentions, we can't ignore the fact that every year, state boards revoke dozens of licenses. While some of these men and women lose their ability to serve as healthcare workers because of non-healhcare related activities, others suffer the consequences of patient endangerment or worse. The ... -
8 Things to Never Say to a Patient
You don’t get to choose your patients. So your relationship with them can range anywhere from “match made in heaven” to “your worst nightmare.” Any appointment can be a potentially difficult situation, mainly because when patients come to see you, they’re probably already anxious. They may be concerned about what’s ailing them, be uncomfortable with the sterile atmosphere, or have a ... -
What Healthcare Professionals Should Never (Ever!) Wear
We hate to admit it, because we personally feel that clothes shouldn't matter. In a perfect world, a person would be judged at their workplace based solely on the caliber of their work. Unfortunately, that's not how the world works. How you choose to dress each morning *reflects how you feel about your job* – that you take your position seriously, ... -
22 Affordable Ways to De-stress
Whether you’re an EMT dealing with life-or-death situations, or a home health aide caring for difficult patients, any job in healthcare can be overwhelming and stressful. Learning how to manage stress and channel it through positive means is vital, not just for a successful career, but for your happiness and well-being too. If you don’t take time to unwind, constant ... -
10 Ways to Make Next Week Better
On one of the last episodes of “Seinfeld,” the main characters are stuck in traffic on a Sunday night. Galpal Elaine, who desperately wants to get home, wails, “All I know is that it's Sunday night, and I have got to unwind! Now, who's with me?” If perpetually single Elaine felt that way, you can imagine how the rest of us ...
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Would You Pass the NPTE?
The National Physical Therapist Examination is the ultimate test of knowledge and skill used to assess whether or not an individual is ready to become a licensed physical therapist. This grueling 5-hour test is made of up 250 questions. Think you are ready to pass the exam? Test yourself with our quick quiz!
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The Healthcare Interview QuizAfraid your career prospects might flat-line at the interview? Revive your chances by practicing how to answer ...
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Would You Pass the HOBET?The HOBET (Health Occupations Basic Entrance Test) is used by most health care degree programs to ensure ...
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Are You Ready for a Career in Healthcare?Long hours. Late nights. Changing lives. Making a difference. Sound like something you'd like? A career in ...
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Alphabet Soup: How Well Do You Know Your Healthcare Acronyms?ACCS, CPR, HIPAA...The healthcare industry is full of acronyms that you may or may not be expected ...
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