Nursing Tops Nation's Professions for Projected Job Growth; Nursing Career Expert, Donna Cardillo, RN, Releases Essential Guide, "A Daybook for Beginning Nurses"

Sea Girt, NJ — The 2009 projections from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that more than 581,500 new nursing positions will be created through 2018, increasing the nursing workforce by over 22%. This makes nursing the nation's top profession for projected job growth. With the current nursing shortage expected to continue for many years, this provides a wide range of nursing career options for new and future graduates.

The shortage of nursing professionals can be attributed to many factors including the increased need for care of our aging population, the increase in the average age of nurses facing retirement, restrictions on nursing program enrollments due to faculty shortages, and the inability of nursing programs to keep up with the demand. In some cases, there is a 2-3 year waiting list for enrollees.

As the demand for nurses has created unlimited opportunities for those who wish to enter this field, Nursing Career Guru Donna Cardillo has released "A Daybook for Beginning Nurses". This inspirational book offers motivational tips, essays, suggestions, and advice to enable new nurses to thrive and become successful in the workplace. Space for journal entries enables the reader to record their experiences. This important educational tool is also used by Colleges and Universities across the country.

"With so many new nurses entering the field, it is important to help them reach their full potential. People want the chance to have a positive impact in the world, and nursing gives them that opportunity," says Donna Cardillo, President of Cardillo & Associates. "It is interesting to see that a growing number of those entering the nursing field are men, who until recently, represented only 5% of this traditionally female field. That number is now 12% of nursing school graduates."

Another phenomenon noted by Ms. Cardillo is the vast number of people choosing nursing as a second career, coming from such diverse professions as banking, electricians, sales, education, entrepreneurship, and technology.

Known as The Career Guru for Nurses, Donna Cardillo helps nurses to make the most of what the profession has to offer. She is a keynote speaker, consultant, columnist, and author. Her accomplished career combines over 30 years of clinical, managerial and business experience. She is the country's leading authority on non-traditional careers for nurses.

Also known as "Dear Donna", she gives daily online career advice to nurses at nurse.com and writes a monthly column for Nursing Spectrum and NurseWeek magazines, both part of the Gannett Healthcare Group. Donna was formerly known as the "Healthcare Careers Expert" at monster.com

Donna is also author of the books Your First Year as a Nurse 2nd ed., The ULTIMATE Career Guide for Nurses - Practical Advice for Thriving at Every Stage of Your Career, and creator of Career Alternative for Nurses® 3rd ed. DVD and CD.

Donna has twice been named Business Woman of the Year in New Jersey and has also received the coveted Athena Award, a national leadership award for women. Donna was designated a Diva in Nursing by the Institute for Nursing in NJ for outstanding achievements and excellence in practice. She has also been named one of 50 Best Women in Business by NJBIZ.

Donna appears regularly on television and radio, is frequently quoted in newspapers and magazines and has published numerous articles. Donna has appeared on the Today Show on NBC and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times on several occasions.

Cardillo & Associates is located at PO Box 15, Sea Girt, NJ 08750, and can be reached at 732-449-9666 and on the web at www.dcardillo.com and www.nurse-power.com.

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