As Institute of Medicine Reports Importance of Nurses' Expanded Role in Our Changing Healthcare System, Nursing Career Expert, Donna Cardillo, RN, Releases 3rd Edition of "Career Alternatives for Nurses®"

Sea Girt, NJ-A new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), entitled The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health states that the workforce of over 3 million nurses nationwide "have the potential to effect wide-reaching changes in the healthcare system." The report recommends that nurses pursue higher levels of education, leading to more responsibilities and a transformation of the nursing profession.

Additionally, the report states that the role of nurses should be side-by-side with physicians and other health care professionals, as part of the re-shaping of our nation's health care system.

As these changes represent unlimited opportunities for those in this field, Nursing Career Guru Donna Cardillo has released the third edition of "Career Alternatives for Nurses®". This comprehensive program is available exclusively on CD and DVD, and contains valuable information and resources on over 60 non-traditional nursing career opportunities available to all nurses both in and out of the hospital. Ms. Cardillo is the only person in the country who offers this program nationally. She also presents live seminars on this topic.

"Nurses are just as likely to be found in the boardroom as at the bedside, in a courtroom as a legal nurse consultant, working with law enforcement as a forensic nurse, in the cosmetology industry as a medical esthetic nurse, or with computers as an informatics nurse " says Donna Cardillo, President of Cardillo & Associates. "Nurses are versatile and multi-talented. There are countless ways and places to make a difference in an evolving and expanding healthcare system."

The revised edition of this series provides nurses with avenues they might not have considered, and includes an extensive manual, vital resources, and tools which can be individually customized. The CDs & DVDs are available at www.dcardillo.com. Additionally this program has been approved for 5 contact hours by the New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA). NJSNA is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Known as The Career Guru for Nurses, Donna Cardillo helps nurses to reach their full potential. 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 A Day Book for Beginning Nurses.

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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