In June, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Center for
Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies at Vanderbilt
University’s School of Nursing released a study about 2007-2008
nursing employment patterns. Here’s what caught my eye: “Many
nurses who had left the field have re-entered the work force to
compensate for a spouse’s lost income or health benefits, the study
said. About half the increase over the [2007-2008] period came from
nurses over age 50.” A look at the career paths of four relaunching
nurses here in Newton, MA, where I live, will give you a sense of
the wide range of possibilities open to returning nurses:
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