Nothing can be as exciting as life on the road as a travel nurse - going from place-to-place, meeting new people and gaining valuable experience. But at the same time, new places can be stressful, even frightening at times. Especially when you’re living in housing that someone has picked for you. While travel nurse agencies [...]
Imagine yourself as a full-time RN at a medium-to-large sized hospital in the United States.
Now, imagine and 220 of your fellow RNs standing outside your hospital with you - on strike for 24 hours as a display of unity to get the owners of your hospital back to the table to work out contract negotiations, [...]
Whether you travel cross country as a travel nurse by plane, by car or by RV, there’s one little thing you should always have handy: A quality pillow. Since the times of ancient Egypt, pillows has been filled with just about everything humans could get their hands on - cotton, plastic, down and even buckwheat.
And [...]
As a travel nurse, you probably lift a lot. Mostly patients and chances are, none of them are light.
It’s not unusual for travel nurses to lift and move 20 or more patients each day, weighing more than 100 pounds each. Such intense activity contributes to the high rates of injuries and far exceeds what is [...]
In April of 2007, the Connecticut Hospital Association published a report demanding the state, colleges, and hospitals take action to address the Constitution state’s nursing shortage. As of the date of the report, Connecticut had about 23,500 RNs, which is roughly 6,000 short of the number required to meet demand. And while that may be [...]
According to a report from Merritt, Hawkins & Associates, one of the nation’s largest recruiting firms, nurses trained in administering anesthesia are regularly offered higher salaries than family physicians. The firm’s review indicates that the average salary offered to recruit family physicians is $172,000, compared to the $185,000 average salary offered to recruit nurses trained [...]
If you’re a travel nurse who’s wondering about their career options in the future, you can rest assured that the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) is doing all they can to keep the nursing shortage going strong. The part about you always having job opportunities, that’s the good news. The bad [...]
The nurse shortage isn’t something that’s only going on in the United States. Countries around the world, including Canada, are feeling the pain. Even with Canada’s socialized medicine where everybody has health coverage, nurses are scared off, burnt out, and leaving a huge gap in their wake. And while travel nurses can act as a [...]
One of the benefits of being a travel nurse is the tax free housing, travel reimbursements and in some
cases, meal allowances - ok, so that’s more than one benefit, which is probably why you’re a travel nurse, right? In spite of the information (also called ‘advice’) that other travel nurses give you, these benefits are [...]
While many real estate owners in the United States are seeing a dramatic drop in the value of their property, one are where values are on the rise is in healthcare facilities. Facilities like hospitals are usually built in central locations which is typically, at least in big cities, where folks want to live, work [...]
Park City is a small Utah vacation town that’s big on recreation, skiing and amenities for its vacation travelers - and for residents of the town, including travel nurses. Park City Mountain, Deer Valley, and The Canyons offer hundreds of ski trails and thousands of acres of hiking and cross-country skiing as well. Off [...]
If you’re looking for a sunny place that’s warm year-round AND that has opportunities for travel nurses, think about the New Smyrna Beach area in Florida. Florida’s New Smyrna Beach region on the Atlantic shore is a popular east coast vacation destination for tourists (and travel nurses) from around the US and the rest of [...]
Located on the western slope of the continental divide, and just a short drive from Denver, Winter Park, CO is full of year-round skiing, shopping, dining, lodging and golfing. Travel nurses can find their thrills whitewater rafting on one of Colorado’s raging rivers. Winter activities for travel nurses include cross-country and downhill skiing, snowshoeing and [...]
If you know what hospital you want to work for, you next step is getting the best deal you can from a travel nurse staffing agency. But how do you do this? Do you call every agency in the U.S. and ask them if they fill travel nurse positions at the hospital or facility you [...]
I read a story recently about a new travel nurse who landed an assignment in Alaska. Part of her contract included a rental car for her to get around town and, of course, to and from work.
But another part of the contract stated that she would ONLY be reimbursed for the rental car if she [...]