Teaching In-Demand Skills: How Healthcare Educators Are Engaging Today’s Students

Healthcare educators are changing the way they teach patient care skills, and for good reason. U.S. demand for healthcare expected to grow twice as fast as the national economy in the next eight years, prompting concerns about unfulfilled healthcare jobs. What’s more, older Americans are retiring in droves; this 2018 study projects that within just a few decades, older people will outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history.

Announcing a New Program to Teach Geriatric Sensitivity: The RealCare™ Geriatric Simulator

By Denise Bodart, Realityworks RealCare Product Manager As the elderly population increases, demand for nurses and caregivers trained to work with geriatric patients will grow – and so will the need for 21st Century educational tools that help prepare today’s students for success in geriatric careers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that careers in […]