While it’s not always the norm, I know of a few travel nurses who go from assignment to assignment with a small trainer in tow. They use it as added space or when they go to national parks and other locations.
If you’re towing anything behind your car, even if you’re not a travel nurse, here [...]
They’re for schools, too.
The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) recommends a nurse-to-student ratio of 1:750. The ratio can drop down to 1:125 in schools with more intricate health needs.
New York Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy is proposing a bill that would amend the Public Health Service Act by mandating a lower ratio and provide grants [...]
If you live in Illinois, the answer could soon be “nobody.”
To date, over 1,000 small medical clinics have opened their doors in retail settings around the country. Places like Wal-Mart and CVS come to mind as leaders in this area. These types of places don’t need you to make an appointment and are usually staffed [...]
Not every travel nurse in this country travels alone. And not every travel nurse travel with a spouse, family or significant other. Some travel nurses go from assignment to assignment with their four-legged companions.
With an estimated 163 million domestic cats and dogs in the U.S. a lot of emotion rise to the surface when travel [...]
The nursing profession is definitely one that places great emphasis on education. Many in the profession are constantly continuing their education gaining credit and even changing specialties every few years to gain experience in different areas.
Some RNs even make the jump into a master’s degree in nursing. The program is typically 18- 24 months in [...]
Wanting to get your BSN and not having any college education is one thing - totally possible with the right commitment and goal setting.
You’re in luck. There’s such a thing as a Second-Degree BSN program that’s offered by many school around the country.
Second-Degree BSN Programs.
These programs are designed specifically for non-nurses who already have a [...]
If you’re looking for a program that give you the best employment opportunities in today’s healthcare market AND is preferred by leaders in the nursing industry, theink very seriously about a Bacehlor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Open up your newspaper and look at the nursing positions. You’ll see pretty quickly that a BSN is a [...]
Thinking of becoming an LPN/LVN? You’re not alone. Each year, thousands of Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses enter the workforce. Each state sets its own requirements for how these two types of nurse are licensed. In some states, the term Licensed Vocational Nurse is used to describe the type of license given to [...]
Here’s a quick travel nurse survey: How long have you been a travel nurse?
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If there’s one thing you get to do as a travel nurse, it’s a great way to see a lot of this beautiful country that, quite frankly, most people don’t. But as a traveler, you have expenses that come with life on the road. And whether you’re traveling in your RV or your Honda CRV, [...]
Travel nurses are an interesting bunch, aren’t they? Curious about different locations, seeking adventure of different sorts all the time, enjoying varied work experiences and always meeting new people are just a few common traits of today’s travel nurse. If these traits make you stand up and say “hey, that’s me!”, you just might make [...]
…you really can’t BE a travel nurse, unless you’re a nurse first, right?
So let’s take a look at a few different types of nurses, how to become one and how to parlay a career as a nurse into an exciting lifestyle as a travel nurse.
Nurse Practitioner. Nurse practitioners tend to focus more on holistic, preventative [...]
Hotels across the United State are taking part in the Great American Summer promotion by offering deep discounts and other perks to those traveling for business and pleasure during the summer months. Some are even offering gas cards to help those driving to lower the impact of riding fuel prices.
Get complete details of participating hotels [...]
If you’re like me, you might have grown up with a few rules…especially in the summer.
One rule we’ll never forget - “You must wait at least one hour after eating before going into a pool of any kind.” Oh the agony we all suffered during that hour before our parents would give us that nod, [...]
Healthy Active Nurses
Travel nurses have a career that involves more than just long hours, stressful shifts and hectic schedules. Add int he travel between assignments and life on the road in general, and you’ve got a recipe for poor health and high stress. It’s easy for us to fall into the habits that cause [...]