h4. France: Resources • Nursing Scholarships • Nursing Degree Programs • Job Search • Groups • Discussions Cost-of-living rank (Paris): 13 Salary, BigWig (i.e., head of sales & marketing): $188,771 Salary, Underling (i.e. data-entry operator): $28,857 Projected average pay increase for 2008: 3.0% Days off: 40 Local Perk: As if the high number of days off were not enough, some French ...

h4. Brazil Resources • Nursing Scholarships • Nursing Degree Programs • Job Search • Groups • Discussions Cost-of-living rank (Rio de Janeiro): 64 Salary, BigWig (i.e., head of sales & marketing: $208,691) Salary, Underling (i.e., data-entry operator): $11,829 Projected average pay increase for 2008: 5.0% Days off: 40 Local perk: It’s more of an essential safety precaution than a perk, but ...

h4. Mexico: Top Five Global Health Perks • Part One: Coverage for Your Parents • Part Two: Chinese Medicine • Part Three: Pollution-Escape Trips • Part Four: Bulletproof Car & a Body Guard • Part 5: Company-Owned Ski Chalet Cost-of-living rank (Mexico City): 104 Salary, head of sales & marketing: $163,591 Salary, data-entry operator: $11,017 Projected average pay increase for 2008: ...

h4. Hong Kong Resources • Nursing Scholarships • Nursing Degree Programs • Job Search • Groups • Discussions Cost-of-living rank: 5 Salary, Bigwig (i.e., head of sales & marketing): $149,905 Salary, Underling (i.e. data-entry operator): $16,139 Projected average pay increase for 2008: 3.8% Days off: 26 Local perk: In recent years, Hong Kong workers have been asking for traditional Chinese medicine ...

h4. India Resources • NursingLink Scholarships • Nursing Degree Programs • Job Search • Groups • Discussions Cost-of-living rank (Bangalore): 134 Salary, BigWig (i.e., head of sales & marketing): $56,171 Salary, Underling (i.e., data-entry operator): $1,913 Projected average pay increase for 2008: 14.1% Days off: 31 Local perk: CEOs might grumble about rising health-care costs for U.S. workers. But at least ...

Resources • Nursing Scholarships • Nursing Degree Programs • Job Search • Groups • Discussions In America, employees generally want perks - like health coverage for their family - and assume that basics like that will be covered by their employer. If they're in the top companies, extra benefits like free onsite company gyms, free food in employee cafeterias, or ...

ATLANTA (Feb. 14) - At least 82 youths have died from the so-called "choking game," according to the first government count of fatalities from the tragic fad. In the game, children use dog leashes or bungee cords wrapped around their necks or other mea

The patient was in a back hallway of the emergency ward at Royal Columbian Hospital, out of sight from staff at the nursing station, when she went into severe respiratory distress yesterday.

Media stories about "killer infections, starving patients, and overstretched wards" suggest the profession has lost its way. But in a new series of articles on The State of Nursing, Alison Whyte calls on nursing staff to insist on the best for patients, a

Patients of a physician who is charged with running a "pill mill" linked to 56 overdose deaths plan to sue the government, claiming it has put patients in mortal danger and created a public health disaster by prosecuting the doctor. The lawsuit, which

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fewer American doctors are focusing on primary care, but the decline is being covered by physicians from other countries. The General Accountability Office said Tuesday that as of 2006 there were 22,146 American doctors in residency prog

A nursing home in Firth, Neb., made a federal list of facilities with deficiencies in meeting government health and safety standards. Deficiencies include medication errors and poor kitchen sanitation, according to the state. The facility recently w

suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark. "It has been generally assumed that living to 100 years of age was limited to those who had not developed chronic illness," sa

SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) - New charges have been filed against a former nightshift nurse who authorities say admitted abusing nearly 100 patients, but prosecutors say many of the cases have been tough to investigate. Many of the patients John Riems claims t

Does a nursing retention bonus catch your eye? That’s one of the innovative benefits for people who work at Baptist Health. Three childcare centers are another. Close to 10,000 people work at the Florida-based company, which ranked among the top 100 Most Wired Hospitals in 2007. Last year another 11,000 applied. Turnover was 11%; new job growth was 4% (or 281 ...

A Magnet-designated facility, a Best Hospital, and a Most Wired Hospital, Lehigh Valley is both medically and technologically a center of excellence. Only two institutions on our list won all of these awards in addition to being a Fortune Best Companies to Work For. The Pennsylvania company has 8.420 employees. Last year it added 536 new jobs and turned over about ...

Nashville’s 3,730-employee disease management company last year added 897 new jobs for new job growth rate of 42%. Voluntary job turnover was 13%. h4. Average Annual Pay RN Manager: $82,613 RN: $63,545 Search jobs now Next Previous Main Article

Based in Little Rock, this 3,200-employee company received 9,339 job applications last year to fill 204 new jobs and 200 jobs open through voluntary turnover. About 80% of its workers are women. Formerly one of the lower-paying companies, it charted a new course in 2001, devoting more than $17 million to wage increases in recent years. Average Annual Pay RN III: ...

A Nursing Magnet facility, Southern Ohio provides both a hospital and home-based care. It has 2,032 employees, including 99 new jobs added last year. The voluntary turnover rate is 4%. Only 2% of its employees are minorities; 84% are women. Last year 6,000-plus applicants applied to work at the center. h4. Average Annual Pay Nurse Manager $82,077 Registered Nurse $58,407 Search ...

This Kentucky hospital has 2,934 empBest Places to Work: King's Daughter (7)loyees and is growing jobs at the rate of 13% (294 new jobs in 2007). Last year 10,240 would-be employees applied to work there. Voluntary turnover was 6%. h4. Average Annual Pay Assistant Nurse Manager: $59,598 Registered Nurse: $57,722. Search jobs now Next Previous