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Volume: 6 Issue: #18 November 21st 2008

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NEWS CLIPS
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When the economy goes soft, workforce development professionals often counsel their customers to go back to school to
upgrade their skills. If you want to put your money where your mouth is, some financial advisors are recommending the following publicly traded, for-profit educa­tion providers as good invest­ments during a recession: Apollo Group   (ticker symbol:   APOL); Career  Education  (ticker  sym­bol: CECO); Corinthian Colleges
(ticker symbol:  COCO); DeVry
(ticker symbol: DV) and Strayer
Education (ticker symbol: STRA).
(Of course, if you lose money, don't
blame NAWDP!)
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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) obtained more
than $30 million in fines, restitutions, and civil judgments against employers of illegal aliens in the first three quarters of FY2007. (In FY2005 these fines totaled a laugh­able $6,500!) ICE also arrested over 30,000 criminal aliens in fiscal 2007 - nearly twice the arrests made in 2006, and a 15 times the 1,901 arrested in 2003.
 
Nurses trained in administer­ing anesthesia are offered higher salaries on average than family physicians, according to a new re­port from Merritt, Hawkins & Associates, the nation's largest physi­cian recruiting firm. 2008 Review of Physician and CRNA Recruiting Incentives indicates that the aver­age salary offered to recruit family physicians is $172,000. By compar­ison, the average salary offered to recruit nurses trained in adminis­tering anesthesia (who are known as CRNAs) is $185,000. A complete copy of the report is available at
http://www.merritt
hawkins.com/
 
Calling Dr. Nurse!
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The nursing field is adding yet another specialty-doctor of nursing practice, or DrNP. DrNPs are graduates of a two-year doctoral program (that includes a one-year residency), which advocates believe allows them to enter the medical field with the training, skill, and medical experience of a primary care physi­cian. There are currently 1,874 students enrolled in J2NE .pro­grams throughout the country-more than double the number enrolled in 2006, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. More than 200 nursing schools have cre­ated or plan to create doctorate of nursing practice programs. By the end of 2008, a competency-based examination will be avail­able for this specialty. Administered jointly by the Council for the Advancement of Comprehensive Care and the National Board of Medical Examiners, this exam will assess the knowledge and skills of DNP graduates before they enter clinical practice.

DrNPs and nurse practitioners differ from other advanced practice nurses such as nurse midwives and nurse anesthetists in that they are able to prescribe medicine and are entitled to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. DrNPs can conduct patient consultations, help with preventive care, manage com­plex illnesses, or coordinate care among other medical special­ists. They are able to bill health insurance providers for their services and have hospital admitting privileges. They also com­mand good salaries-average practicing DrNPs can earn upwards of $100,000. Many view their duties as fulfilling the role of a primary care physician-especially in communities that are currently underserved.

Yet, many medical professionals oppose the promotion of DrNPs. Some physician groups state that the training medical doc­tors undergo is more rigorous and detailed than those of DrNPs, and push for DrNPs to clearly state to their patients their medical credentials. Many nurses feel there will be an industry backlash with the promotion of nursing doctoral degrees, arguing that nurse practitioners already fulfill many of the duties of a DrNP without the costly advanced degree. Others believe that if more students pursue an advanced nursing degree, there will be fewer floor nurs­es available for the daily care of patients.

(Chronicle of Higher Education,; Wall Street Journal,)

  Career                                                         Mean Hourly Pay
 
     1.Pharmacy Technician                                     $12.75
     2.Tax Preparer                                                  $15.94
     3.Dental Assistant                                             $14.83
     4.Personal and Home Care Aide                         $ 8.74
     5.Receptionist                                                   $11.45
     6.Clerical Library Assistant                                 $11.06
     7.Demonstrator/Product Promoter                       $12.39
     8.Child Care Worker                                           $9.05
     9.Fitness Trainer/Aerobic Instructor                      $15.24
    10.Physical Therapist Aide                                   $11.20

Sources: AOL Careers, US Department of Labor (pay for 2006)
 (Institute of International Education, 2007 Open Doors)
Upcoming Meetings
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  • WIB Board of Directors Meeting: Tuesday November 25th 8:00am Career Opportunities
  • South Eastern Massachusetts Health Care Partnership (SMHP) Meeting: Monday November 24th 3:00pm WIB Office
  • YC Mentoring Committee Meeting: Monday December 1st 11:00am WIB Office
  • Cape Area Management Program (CAMP) Steering Committee Meeting: Monday December 8th 3:30pm WIB Office
  • School to Careers (STC) Finance Committee Meeting: Tuesday December 9th 10:00am WIB Office
  • WIB Planning Evaluation Committee Meeting: Wednesday December 10th 1:30pm WIB Office
  • WIB Executive Committee Meeting: Thursday December 11th 8:00am WIB Office


   

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