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Nov 24, 2014 | 12:00 pm
A Taste for Fine Cuisine There is a joke among chefs that you know a good cook by the extra pounds he carries around. A hefty chef means an appetite for good food. Although this isn’t really true as good cooks come in all shapes and sizes, you do need well-developed taste buds to be a good chef. While the art of cooking is partly visual, it also depends on a well-developed sense of taste and smell. A good chef is able to determine how well the ingredients are balanced in a preparation just by the aroma. A chef may... Read more...
Nov 24, 2014 | 11:00 am
The Early Riser Waking up before the crack of dawn may not be everybody’s ideal for starting the day, but for the pastry chef, those hours are ideal. By noon, the bulk of the work is finished. The pastry chef has been up for hours; mixing batter, kneading dough or boiling sugar mixes into candies. The aroma of freshly baked items fills the air, stimulating appetites and drawing in customers who suddenly want a bite to eat to go with their coffee. In the windows of the bakeries, restaurants and bistros are beautifully decorated cakes, a variety of pastry items,... Read more...
Nov 24, 2014 | 10:00 am
Surgical technologist programs are geared toward expedient learning and fast and furious techniques. There are however, a few major points that should be made in the program, so that excellent surgical tech will never forget these during his or her career in the operating room arena. Sterile Technique One of the most important things you will learn from a surgical technologist program is how to properly handle medical and surgical instruments. Knowing what instruments to pass to the surgeon, their proper use, and proper sterilization techniques are all critical to your role as a surgical tech. Time Management When doing... Read more...
Nov 24, 2014 | 9:00 am
With advancement of nursing degrees into intrinsic specialties, practical nursing is sometimes considered a waste of time. Unless the student has researched the limitations on this diploma type of nursing, and is willing to stay within the limits, it may be just the right profession for that individual. Salary range for practical nurses is nowhere near comparable to that of degreed registered nurses and this should be considered as well. However, from the advantage standpoint, a slow, deliberate start into this type of nursing can lend excellent opportunity for experience and a great feel for learning the ropes. Then, at... Read more...
Nov 24, 2014 | 8:00 am
Vocational nurses are people with many responsibilities. They are found in many different facilities from nursing homes to operating rooms. They are usually wonderful team players, but may act as a charge nurse in extremely difficult arenas. Many vocational nurses chose to go into the operating room as a surgical technologist and may double as an instrument technician. Vocational nurse duties vary, depending on their work setting. For example, they may teach family members how to care for a relative; help deliver, care for, and feed infants; collect samples for testing and do routine lab tests; or feed patients who... Read more...
Nov 23, 2014 | 12:00 pm
Working as a chef can be a challenging proposition for a number of reasons. This is especially true regarding the location where a chef chooses to live and work. For example, a chef living in New York or Los Angeles is going to make quite a bit more than a chef living in Austin or Dallas. Why is that? The truth is there are a lot of factors at work to determine a chef’s pay scale in the state of Texas. Different Salaries for Varying Culinary Careers in Texas The chef pay scale for various culinary careers in the state... Read more...
Nov 23, 2014 | 11:00 am
Choosing a location in which to go to nursing school is extremely important. One of the main reasons is that relationships are built during training that may help a student gain employment upon completion of the program. Some states offer better advantages than others when it comes to nursing schools. One of the greatest states in the country for nursing programs is Ohio. Ohio has 120 nursing schools. Top nursing programs in Ohio include Case Western University, Ohio State University, and the University of Cincinnati. There are nursing programs in Ohio that cover everything from LPN/LVN to Master’s and Doctorate... Read more...
Nov 23, 2014 | 10:00 am
When the nursing profession began with Florence Nightingale, it wasn’t such an estimable profession. There was talk of infidelities, questionable character, and nursing didn’t seem to be a very admirable career choice. Many women died during wartime and catastrophic epidemics that wiped out scores of people. Today, nursing is one of the most valued professions in the job market. There are countless opportunities for registered nurses in all different venues. Good nurses are coveted in hospitals, surgery centers, flight specialties, organ retrieval teams, and an endless list of prospects awaits them. Financial Freedom Although money should never be a reason... Read more...
Nov 23, 2014 | 9:00 am
Surgical nurses are cream of the crop healthcare professionals. Since technology has been bursting through the healthcare industry with all kinds of new equipment, computer documentation, laser and robotic procedures have taken a high extensive toll on nursing. No longer does the nurse simply position and prep the patient, now the nurse has to be a computer specialist and technician as well. Priority Aeger Primo has for so long been the motto of nurses and surgical technologists who define “patient first” as an excellent creed by which to live and practice. However, modern day distractions for surgical nurses are leaving... Read more...
Nov 23, 2014 | 8:00 am
Choosing Your Field The first thing you’ll discover when going into the field of food preparation is there is a lot of variables within the pay expectancies. A line cook in an exclusive restaurant serving gourmet dishes might earn the same monthly income as a head cook in an economically based, family oriented chain restaurant. Nor is there a uniform agreement on qualifications. The manager at a fast food restaurant may have to start near the bottom, learning new food preparations before qualifying as a manager at a restaurant offering International cuisine. Generally, chefs earn the highest culinary arts salary... Read more...
