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For reasons beyond reason, the current administration has decided that Nursing is no longer to be classified as a Profession. And, unfortunately, they are serious!

Removing this “professional” designation for nursing is an insane, totally unwarranted and misguided slap in the face to the millions of women and men in the United States who occupy nursing positions in hospitals, nursing homes and private practice medical offices. Not only does this back-stabbing denigrate these dedicated, hardworking and frequently over-worked individuals, it insults their efforts as they strive to keep us healthy. It also reduces the value of their lengthy commitment to their training and education, as well as those whose knowledge and devotion propelled them to reach their hard-won goal of becoming nurses. Sadly, nurses have been disrespected and undervalued for far too long!

Where would we be without nurses?

For one, the medical profession as a whole would grind to a halt. With as much training as  ...  (read more:  https://hanklondon.com/are-they-serious/)

Every few weeks we pose a question you might get asked during an interview and a suggestion on how you might formulate your answer.

This week’s question:

Do you have a good memory?

The employer wants to know if you can retain relevant, facts, statistics, prices, procedures, etc. Regardless of your industry and position, retaining information is important, if for no other reason to come up with needed information knowledgably, professionally and quickly. And there is always a lot to keep in your frontal lobe memory on the job. Whether it’s coworkers, customers, or referral names, places, procedures, ingredients or directions, when you’re asked a question on the job, the inquiring mind may not be patient in waiting for you to find an answer. Sure, sometimes it is hard to retain all the minutiae necessary, but the more info you can provide without delay, the better. But don’t hesitate to admit if you don’t have the information someone asks for. It’s ok to politely say that you’ll get confirmation of what they want to know and get back to them as soon as possible.

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