Ameritech | Work-Life Balance
Developing a Work-Life Balance at Ameritech
Work-life balance is essential both for healthcare students and healthcare professionals. Healthcare is an involving and often demanding field. Much will be required of your mind, time, and emotions. Not properly caring for yourself, not managing your time, or being worked too hard can lead to nurse burnout, a persistent problem for healthcare professionals. ...
5 Father’s Day Gift Ideas for Dads in Healthcare
Father’s day is coming up! Dads can be notoriously hard to shop for, but if the dad in your life is a nurse, medical assistant, or other healthcare professional, we have a few ideas about what to get him. 1. Scrubs and underscrubs If your dad has the type of job that requires scrubs, he’s ...
7 Tips for Single Parents Going to Nursing School
Not everyone knows what they’re going to do right out of high school. In fact, a lot of people don’t. Plenty of folks find amazing career paths after they’ve lived a little, tried other jobs, or had kids. If you’re a single parent who wants to become a nurse, Ameritech is here for you. First, ...
Health Hacks for a Busy Lifestyle
We all begin the year with the best of intentions: We’re going to lose weight, read more books, and start going (back) to the gym. Aaannnd, every year, real life thwarts our good intentions and we get bogged down in obligations and commitments. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is important throughout the year. It’s especially ...
What Are the Top 5 Personality Traits Needed in Healthcare?
Some personality traits, like respect, patience, and punctuality are valuable skills at work and in life. And other traits, like inflexible thinking and emotional whimsy, make any job harder. Healthcare is different. A very specific personality profile seems to shine brightest. It’s not for everyone. People who have specific personality traits see the most ...
How to Improve Clinical and Lab Communication
Good communication comes in handy a hundred times a day, but in a healthcare setting, it’s a matter of life and death. Decades of studies have shown a clear and significant correlation between a clinician’s ability to explain, listen, and empathize with biological and functional health outcomes — not to mention patient satisfaction. With ...
6 Ways to Approach Problems Holistically
Whether you’re the kind of person who loves a splash of drama or you avoid conflict at all costs, obstacles are a fact of life. You can worry about them or pretend they don’t exist, but what you’re really trying to do is take control of your life. You want that complication gone! But ...
Thanksgiving is Family Health History Day
In 2004, the surgeon general designated Thanksgiving as National Family Health History Day. If you’re lucky enough to be with relatives on this day of gratitude, it’s easy to see why. The same mischievous smile on your grandfather’s face lights up the face of your son. Your cousins all share the family nose. And your ...