Respiratory therapists play a crucial role in healthcare teams and are rapid responders to emergency situations. Most people have heard of this profession but aren’t exactly sure what they do or where they work. In this blog, we take a deeper look at what exactly respiratory therapists do and answer some of the most asked questions about the profession.
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Physicians and other health professionals need reliable test results to make informed diagnoses for their patients. Of course, they also rely on patient history, symptoms, and other variables, but most diagnoses must be confirmed by laboratory tests—and medical technologists are the professionals prepared to provide that confirmation.
Medical technologists perform incredibly important work behind the scenes, playing a vital role in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and providing answers to life-or-death questions practically every day.
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Travel nursing is an exciting career path that offers the unique opportunity to help others, learn new skills, and explore different parts of the country or the world. However, there are some important rules and regulations regarding the duration of assignments, travel stipends, and taxation that travel nurses need to be aware of.
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As a prospective nurse, it’s essential to showcase your skills, experience and passion for the profession in the most effective way possible. That’s where a well-crafted nursing cover letter comes in!
A cover letter not only introduces you to potential employers but also highlights your unique qualifications for the nursing position you’re applying for. In this blog, Soliant Health hiring experts provide everything there is to know about crafting the perfect cover letter for nursing jobs, including a step-by-step guide packed with tips to stand out and a nursing cover letter example and template so you can get started with confidence.
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Soliant Health interviewed nurses Steven Long and Joey Ellerbee to learn more about their careers, including powerful stories, advice for those looking to enter the field, how communities can help their local nurses, and insight into the most rewarding and challenging aspects of the jobs.
Today, over three million registered nurses play a crucial role in providing quality healthcare to countless individuals in communities across the nation. The patience, selflessness, and unwavering quality of care that nurses provide—even throughout a global pandemic and a national staffing shortage—deserves significant appreciation. Be sure to thank your local nurses for all they do to ensure quality care for their communities.
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As the most trusted professionals in America, nurses are in extremely high demand, and data shows that this demand will persist for years to come.
According to an April 2022 nursing workforce analysis published in Health Affairs, the total supply of RNs decreased by more than 100,000 from 2020 to 2021, the largest drop ever observed in the last four decades. Most of these nurses who left the workforce were employed in hospitals, meaning now, hospitals in smaller U.S. cities are fighting to fill nursing positions so that they can offer patients the quality care they need.
The high demand for nurses, combined with the latest trends in employment—more flexibility and control over when and where employees want to work—makes travel nursing an ideal career for many in the healthcare industry.
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