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How Military Veteran Mauricio Alvarez Found His Ideal Civilian Career Path After dedicating nearly nine years to military service, Mauricio Alvarez found support, camaraderie, and a great civilian career path at Galen College of Nursing. He talked with us recently about his journey. Mauricio’s Journey “When I was a young boy in Mexico, I always
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Gaining the skills and confidence a nurse needs to work with patients requires a lot of hands-on experience. However, you can’t start out practicing complicated procedures on actual patients in distress. To help, Galen College of Nursing has made a major investment in advanced technology in their simulation labs. These sim labs provide the most
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What Is Nursing Burnout? The high stress of nursing can eventually lead to physical, mental and emotional exhaustion, otherwise known as burnout. And it can happen to even the best of nurses. Those who selflessly take care of others sometimes forget they must also take care of themselves! 5 Tips to Help Prevent Burnout When
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Nursing Holds Top Slots in America’s Best Jobs In the old days, when you heard “nursing can take you anywhere,” the phrase usually described a career as a military or traveling nurse. And yes, you still can go all over the world as a nurse. But more and more of today’s nurses are changing the
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