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First-Generation Student Survival Guide
Congratulations on being the first generation of your family to pursue higher education! In addition to the pride of successfully graduating from high school with grades good enough to go on to college, you might be struggling with ideas that other students who are more familiar with the system already understand. With our guide ...
A Lifetime of Learning for Ameritech Graduate Keith Cunningham
For nurse Keith Cunningham, lifelong learning isn’t just a philosophy. The 53-year-old former small business owner recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. He’s taking a year off from school to get a few certifications, then he plans to return for a master’s degree. “You’re never too old to set a new goal or ...
Recent Ameritech Grad Saves Life
Throughout nursing school, Emilee Kelly struggled. While many other students at Ameritech already had a CNA license or experience working in healthcare, she had neither. The only experience the new mother had with the healthcare system was as a patient herself, in the delivery room. But one summer afternoon, shortly after nursing school graduation, Emilee ...
How to Become an RN: The Steps You’ll Take and Requirements You’ll Need
The process of becoming a registered nurse may look simple on a piece of paper — or web browser. You go to and graduate from nursing school. You pass the NCLEX. You find your first nursing job. Bing boom bang you’re a nurse. The scariest step in many careers would be that finding-a-nursing-job part, but given the ...
Here’s Why Nursing Is the Most In-Demand Job for 2016
Nurses have always been in high demand. For hundreds of years nursing has played a key role in healthcare in the U.S. and abroad, supporting physicians, providing life-saving care, and advocating for patients in hospitals and legislatures. As the state of healthcare changes, the demand for nurses is only increasing. In 2010, the Institute of Medicine predicted that ...
The Best Advice for Applying to Nursing School Again
According to a report titled “The U.S. Nursing Workforce: Trends in Supply and Education,” 1 million nurses will retire in the next 10 to 15 years. This will open the door for many prospective students and candidates who want to listen to the calling and become a nurse. The problem is that nursing programs are ...