As a travel nurse you know that long distances between assignments are part of the job. Adjusting to different regions, different climate and, of course, different hospital can all take a toll on your physical and mental health. It’s always in your best interest to keep yourself in the best shape you can on the [...]
The majority of research indicates that providing enough nurses for patients in a hospital improves care. As a nurse, or a travel nurse, you probably already knew that. Nearly 30 states have either enacted staffing policy rules or plan to as a way to address declining nurse levels, but those in a position to enact [...]
Earlier this year, we made comments on the trend of travel nurses using RVs to see the country and as a place to call home while on the road. One of the details we didn’t touch on at that time was the effect that RVing has on the housing that you would normally be offered.
One [...]
If you’re like me, a cup (or two or three) of coffee in the morning is just what you need to get yourself moving in the morning hours. However, a recent Japanese study has concluded that it might be the aroma, and not the coffee itself, that gives you that ‘get up and go.’
Researchers in [...]
When we hear the media talk about the nursing shortage, the public often just sees the shortage - and not the nurses behind the shortage. The truth is, there are many different areas of nursing that are feeling the crunch.
For this series, we’re going to delve into some of the different types of nurses, what [...]
Today, those who want to join the healthcare industry as nurses have more choices than ever before, and the demand for professional, qualified nurses has never been greater. As healthcare becomes more and more complex with new discoveries and new technologies, nurses are finding rewarding careers outside the traditional hospital setting.
Travel Nurse Careers - This [...]
Summer’s here. Officially. If you’re in the south like those of us at eJane, you might try to tell us that summer started two months ago, but if you by the calendar there’s no way out of it.
And if you’re like thousands of other travel nurses, you’ve got your eyes on some nice beach locations [...]
Speaking of the beach, eJane thought you might like to get to know a few beach destinations. Today, we’ll take a look at Charleston, SC. One of the first things you’ll notice about Charleston is that it’s historic - in fact, the settlement of Charleston, SC was established in 1670 and subsequently moved to it’s [...]
The American Nurses Association has been continuing to build its “Safe Staffing Saves Lives” campaign to lobby lawmakersfor safer staffing laws, and, in particular, the Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act (S. 73/H.R. 4138). Under this proposed legislation, hospitals would have accountability for creating and maintaining nurse staffing plans at the unit-level. These plans would be [...]
I know plenty of travel nurses who love to visit the beach as a way to relax, refresh, soak up some sun and just ‘be.’
Dr. Beach (www.drbeach.org) has released the top 10 beaches in the U.S. for 2008 - If you’re not a travel nurse in one of these areas, you might want to plan [...]