As a travel nurse, you know that sleeping on the job is a huge no-no - a career-ending mistake if the circumstances are there. However, a new study has shown that napping should be encouraged for nurses who work the night shift. Benefits for both nurses AND patients have been shown to exist after nurses [...]
In an effort to address the shortage of nurses in the United States and to increase the quality of care veterans receive, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has introduced the “Travel Nurse Corps”. This new program allows nurses in the VA to travel on assignment throughout the VA’s medical system.
“VA is committed to putting [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Traveling healthcare flourishes in spite of national economy
By: Anne Baye Ericksen
Healthcare Traveler
“According to the nightly news, the U.S. economy could be heading straight for a recession—or already is in one. While the prices of oil and gasoline steadily climb, housing values drop equally fast. The ripple effect from these circumstances is also making [...]
With falling profits, rising operating expenses, and more patients. Many facilities are looking for ways to cut. Nash Health Care System in NC is looking to replace Travel Nurses with full-time employees.
Spring Hope Enterprise, Spring Hope, NC - May 28, 2008
By KEN MURCHISON
Nash Health Care System lost money in 2007 and that could mean the [...]
Imagine being on a waiting list for four years just to enter a nursing program. Now, imagine that scenario in Colorado, which is among the top-ten states in this nation’s nursing shortage. Here’s the problem - Nurshing schools in Colorado don’t have enough nurses with advanced degrees to teach students in the 11 programs spread [...]
While you probably still have to work, it IS National Nurses Week here in the United States. The week coincides with the birth date of Florence Nightingale (May 12). Many consider Florence Nightingale to be the founder of moder-day nursing. National Nurses week dates back to 1953, when Dorothy Sutherland of the U.S. Department of [...]
These top ten political issues eJane has put forward may sound unsurmountable, but as a nurse, travel nurse or other healthcare provider, there are plenty of ways for you to get involved. You can write to Congress, become a member of groups such as the Center for Nursing Advocacy, and make your voice heard, and [...]
Many of us - travelers and non-travelers - are working more and more hours. It’s easy to wonder who’s out there watching out for your profession and making sure Congress and other regulatory agencies are behind your best interests. The good news is the ANA (American Nurses Association) is taking care of your industry.
According to [...]