With the rapid aging of the American population resulting in more and more seniors in need of continuing medical care, the health care industry has responded by devoting more attention than ever before to the unique treatment needs of elderly patients. The nursing segment of the health care industry has responded with equal vigor, and many nurses now focus their ...

Beginning in the late 1800s there was a growing consensus that sanitarium patients had a right to proper nursing care. Although it began simply as a movement to provide those mental health inmates with the health care due every ward of the state, it has evolved over time into a very specific branch of nursing science that places mental health ...

With nearly eighty million Americans now suffering from some form of heart disease, and almost a million and a half heart attacks occurring each year, nurses who specialize in cardiac care have seen an ever-increasing demand for their services. Early and comprehensive care of such ailments as high blood pressure, stroke, and coronary disease are essential elements of life-saving medical ...

Even in the midst of a global downturn that has affected nearly every industry in the United States and around the world the nursing profession remains much in demand. Perhaps more importantly for anyone thinking about a career as a registered nurse (RN), the nation's need for nurses is expected to increase by more than twenty percent over the ...