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R&R Solutions

Formerly known as 'Hire Ground', this section was designed to provide the latest in recruitment and retention solutions for employers and managers.


Features
View from the Hot Room
Many Americans aren't satisfied with their working situation. Are your employees?
Displaced Louisiana Nurses
Hurricane Katrina forced many nurses to find work outside the Bayou State. What if they never go back?
Pain's Place at Work
Researchers take a look at the frequency of pain in the workforce and its impact on employees' health, productivity.
Going to the Source
ADVANCE/ Hodes Group survey offers new insight into the nursing shortage.
Greener Pastures
LTC facilities fight to retain nurses lured by hospitals' higher pay and incentives.
Diversity in Nursing
Federal commission says staffing shortage has helped make nursing one of the most ethnically diverse of the healthcare professions.
Job Applicants are People, too
Personalizing the hiring processes for RNs went a long way toward shrinking the staffing shortage at one Denver healthcare network.
Feminine Image of Nursing Persists
Survey finds more men would enter nursing if profession shed stereotypes.
New Jobs for New Grads
For prospective LPNs, the job world is theirs to roam.
California Nurses Get Reprieve
Golden State's Board of Registered Nursing stays alive after Gov. Schwarzenegger withdraws bid to eliminate it - for now.
Keep the Faith
Foreign nurses are urged to stay calm despite visa slowdown.
Matriculation Frustration
Enrollment growth slows at U.S. nursing schools as thousands of qualified students are turned away due to faculty shortage.
Nurses 'In Droves' Nominate Profession as Worst Job
The good news about a survey ranking nursing No. 10 among the "Worst Jobs in Science" is it was not scientifically conducted. The bad news is more nurses trashed their own profession than those in any other field.
Healthcare Workers Suffer More Injuries, Illness
Healthcare workers suffer more injuries and illnesses off the job than workers in other industries, study says.
Star Attraction
Texas health network gives potential nursing recruits star treatment.
Tired Nurses Make More Mistakes, Study Says
Meanwhile, nursing groups say a new federal rule will it make it easier for hospitals to deny overtime pay to staff.
Are All Nurses Equal?
National State Boards of Nursing questions Puerto Rican nurses' competency.

CE Offerings

Earn CEs
The Learning Scope, ADVANCE's CE offering, is now available online. To take the tests and quickly and conveniently receive results and print out a certificate, click here.

Group discounts are available to facilities that want to offer their nurses an easy way to earn CEs. For more information, contact Terri Castrinoes at 800-355-5627 ext. 1446; tcastrinoes@merion.com

Resources

Resource Guide
ADVANCE provides an index of articles that address the needs of nurse recruiters and nurse managers.
Your Turn
We want to hear from you! Send us your recruitment/retention questions; tell us about your successes. E-mail Melissa Matta.

Management Briefs
Happy National Health Care Recruiter Recognition Day!
East Orange General Hospital Taps Kenexa for Healthcare Staffing Services
One Hospital's Journey With Recruitment and Retention
Virginia Nurses Association Shares Retention/Recruitment Strategies
Poll Says Nurse Leaders Are in it For the Long Haul
WA Nurses Lobby to Address Shortage
More Management Briefs...