DID YOU KNOW… The majority of Life Care Planners are nurses in independent practice. Nurses typically choose nurse life care planning as a career enhancement. Nurse Life Care Planners earn an average of $150/hour. Studies show several Nurse Life Care Planners will retire within the next 5-10 years, which leaves the door wide open for opportunities…Are you ready?
FIG is a nationally recognized educational provider and announces the launching of Nurse Life Care Planning – Through the Ages, an educational course for nurses with an interest in life care planning. This …

DID YOU KNOW… The majority of Life Care Planners are nurses in independent practice. Nurses typically choose nurse life care planning as a career enhancement. Studies show several Nurse Life Care Planners will retire within the next 5-10 years, which leaves the door wide open for opportunities…Are you ready?
My friend and colleague, Shelene Giles, is the President and Founder of FIG Services.  I have attended numerous educational events with Shelene and she is an excellent presenter and has a heart for nursing education. Her company, FIG Services, is a nationally …

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For the 11th year, nurses were voted the most trusted profession in America in Gallup’s annual survey that ranks professions for their honesty and ethical standards. Eighty-one percent of Americans believe nurses’ honesty and ethical standards are either “high” or “very high.” Since being included in the Gallup poll in 1999, nurses have received the highest ranking every year except in 2001, when fire fighters received top honors.
I am proud to be in this top spot.  It is our duties as nurses to …

A Forensic Nurse is one that has specialized training in forensic evidence collection, criminal procedures, and/or legal testimony expertise.  The Forensic nurse is the liaison between the medical profession and the legal system.  Forensic nursing may be the last frontier for nurses interested in working independent of hospital control and in increasing their income.
The University of Florida has a program that is intended to introduce nurses to the forensic aspects of health care, criminal justice, law enforcement, and public service.  Forensic nurses work closely with law enforcement at crime scenes …