Nursing is not a career for the weak of heart. Nurses deal with life, death, and everything in between. However, the job is also regarded as one of the most rewarding, in-demand, safe, and all-around best fields in healthcare. Nurses help physicians deliver patient care by giving patients advice, educating them about different medical issues, […]
How To Comfort a Dying PatientÂ
      When working in healthcare it is established that you will be working around people nearing the end of their life, especially if you’re working in a retirement or long-term care home. My friends who are doctors, RNs, LPNs, and PSWs say that it is a regular occurrence that someone is dying […]
Reflecting Upon International Nurses Week: We Thank You!
Reflecting on last week being International Nurses, we at Goodwill Staffing and Recruiting would like to talk about the positivity that nurses bring to a patient’s every need. Several people visit the hospitals for unfortunate reasons. Whether that be from an accident, illness, or surgery. Nurses everywhere provide the utmost attention, care, and warmth patients […]
Tips To Avoid Burnout
Ever feel like all you have been doing is work, with no breaks, and just feel so utterly tired that you cannot bear to stand anymore? Well, you may be experiencing something called burnout. Burnout is when you’re mentally exhausted, with a lack of feeling of accomplishment at work, and you feel like you’re at […]
Why You Should Work in Calgary, Alberta
In this week’s travel spotlight, we’re focusing on Calgary, Alberta. Currently, family physicians with two years of experience, or a resident in PGY-2, are needed and can earn up to $500,000 to $600,000 annually while working in Calgary. If you have just become a part of Goodwill and have been allowed to travel to Calgary, […]
Nurse burnout – an increasing emotional breakdown in the global pandemic
According to a survey published by Statistics Canada in Sep 2020, Canadian nurses’ average weekly overtime hours increased significantly from 6.6 hours in April 2019 to 9.7 hours in April 2020. Similarly, overtime increased from 5.8 hours in May 2019 to 10.3 hours in May 2020. This increase reflected that most nurses took heavier duties […]