If you’ve read through some of our previous blogs, you’re familiar with eJane. Specifically that eJane.com is a website where independent contractor travel nurses can find open engagements posted by healthcare providers and negotiate directly. In my previous blog I recommend that nurses have at least one year experience in one location before taking their [...]
I recently received an inquiry from a radiology technician as to traveling after graduation as opposed to getting 1 to 2 years experience before looking into a travel assignment. There was mention of an article which you might find enlightening if you are a therapist, technologist or technician that appeared in the Healthcare Traveler (March 2008) entitled “Traveling after graduation: [...]
I wish more men would become registered nurses! It is unfortunate that male nurses are not better received than Ben Stiller as Greg Focker in “Meet the Parents.” It is unfortunate that some people think a man becomes a nurse because he is not smart enough for medical school! “Our society has conditioned people to [...]
It’s redefining the travel nurse industry and is the future of travel nursing. eJane is a web-based tool a travel nurse can use to find open travel nurse positions and a healthcare provider would use to post open travel nurse positions. The travel nurse then applies and negotiates the terms for a position until it is either accepted or [...]
Being as prepared as a travel nurse can be when one arrives at a new location, makes life much less stressful. Chambers of Commerce are usually very useful in this area. You can request info through their website (if they have one) or call/write them and most Chambers have more information than you thought was [...]
There are so many different brands of cell phones today it’s hard to decide what’s best for a travel nurse. And there are so many different wireless phone service companies to choose from!
As far as choosing a cell phone, my recommendation would be either the Palm Pilot Treo, iPhone or Blackberry–strictly because of the nursing and [...]
The newest approach to providing temporary nursing staff for healthcare providers just became available on the internet — eJane.com. This website is used by both the travel nurse and the healthcare provider. The healthcare provider posts engagement details for nursing positions they have a need for and, after completing a “Quality Portfolio,” the travel nurse [...]
Very impressive, technologically speaking, is nursing blogger PixelRN. The topics and material are informative and fun and the comments left by fellow bloggers prove her following is also in touch with current nursing issues and internet savvy. KUDOS TO PIXELRN!