ICU Travel Nurse Housing: Your Guide to Short-Term Rentals
Working as an ICU travel nurse offers incredible professional rewards and the chance to explore new places. But before you can focus on providing exceptional patient care, you need to solve one crucial puzzle: finding the right place to live during your assignment. Unlike permanent residents who can take months to house hunt, travel nurses need accommodations that are available quickly, furnished, and located near their workplace. The good news? With the right strategies and resources, securing quality short-term housing doesn’t have to be stressful. This guide breaks down everything you need to know about finding housing as an ICU…
Innovative Ways for Healthcare Workers To Nurture Themselves
Healthcare workers work tirelessly to care for others in the community. Do your roles as healthcare workers involve intense emotional experiences? That is why it’s good to keep your emotional health in check. Also, track your emotions/feelings and their impact on your efficiency and performance. In most cases, you’ll feel fatigued, and some time off, your job will always come in handy. But there are several other ways to nurture yourself and boost your working morale. 7 simple ways healthcare workers can nurture themselves: Prioritize you needs It’s easy to get immersed in caring for others and forget about yourself…
Things to Never Leave Home Without When Traveling With a Dog.
Hi friends! Amber from @shesoutwandering here with Zoe, Myla, and Enalina from @lovedogs_traveloften. Traveling around the country with pups isn’t always easy, but it is always worth it! Bringing along necessary items to keep them safe and make the transition easier is a must. I personally keep an overnight bag packed at all times with the items listed below (and a few others). This is “their” bag, and whenever I put it in the car, they know that we are moving and that they are coming too. I want them to be just as excited as I am about the…
7 Ideas To Make Your Day Off Fun As Travel Nurse
Hectic life and little rest might predispose you to long-term health issues, ranging from physical symptoms to mental health disorders. If you’re a travel nurse who works for almost the entire day, it’s essential to work on self-care. Therefore, on your day-offs, you must make the most through adequate self-care and rejuvenation. Try to follow a calm and relaxing routine that helps uplift your mood. That way, you can recharge your body and come back better on the assignment days. If you do not know where to start, here are seven ideas to make your day off fun and to…
Burnout vs. Boundaries: How Travel Nurses Can Protect Their Peace in a Demanding Industry
Boundaries aren’t just helpful—they’re essential. For travel nurses, they can be the difference between thriving on the road and running on empty. But let’s be honest: when you’re jumping into new facilities, adjusting to different teams, and trying to stay flexible, setting boundaries can feel… awkward. You became a travel nurse for the adventure, the flexibility, the freedom. But somewhere between the 12-hour shifts, back-to-back contracts, and “Hey—can you float today?” requests, you started to feel… depleted. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Burnout is still one of the most talked-about topics in healthcare staffing—and for good reason. A…
Tackling Loneliness as a Travel Nurse: How to Stay Connected on the Road
Travel nursing is an exciting career path filled with adventure, flexibility, and the chance to make a difference in healthcare across the country. But behind the Instagram-worthy sunsets and new cityscapes, many travel nurses face a quiet challenge: loneliness. Being away from family, friends, and familiar routines can take a toll on your mental and emotional well-being. The good news? You’re not alone in feeling this way—and there are practical, powerful ways to stay connected and build community wherever you go. Tackling Loneliness as a Travel Nurse: Acknowledge the Feeling First things first: it’s okay to feel lonely. It doesn’t mean…
Top 7 Tips for Travel Nurses Starting a New Assignment
For those who are traveling nurses, it allows them to explore new places. At the same time, they will get diverse experiences and the chance to advance their careers. This guide will look at the top seven tips you can follow when starting a new assignment as a traveling nurse. Although it may be a challenge, you can quickly adapt to your new healthcare facilities wherever you may be, get to know your new team members, and manage your well-being as you move from one place to another. Top 7 Tips for Travel Nurses Starting a New Assignment: Make Plans…
5 Tips for Healthy Summer RVing for Travel Nurses
RVing during your travel nurse assignments is a great way to save money and still have your own space while traveling. However, cramped quarters and a serious lack of pantry space can send you to the drive-thru for dinner night after night and leave you feeling exhausted and crappy heading into another long shift. When you’re on your feet for 12 + hours running from one room to the next, it’s important to fuel your body with something nutritious (i.e., something more than the cookies your former patients brought in last night) and incorporate a few habits to maintain your…
Wellness on the Road: Prioritize You
Mental Health Awareness Month – May 2025 Life as a travel nurse or clinician is full of adventure, but it also comes with a unique set of stressors: adapting to new environments, navigating shifting schedules, and often being far from your support system. This May, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re focusing on ways to take care of the most important part of your assignment—you. Top Wellness Tools That Travel Well 🧘♀️📱 These apps and resources are perfect for busy clinicians who need quick, effective ways to reset, recharge, and protect their mental health while on assignment: Calm…
Nurse Self-Care Strategies: A Real-World Guide for Busy Shifts
As a nurse, your shift can be non-stop, leaving little room for you to think about anything other than your patients. But what about you? It’s easy to neglect your own well-being when you’re focused on others, but practicing nurse self-care strategies can help you manage stress, maintain your health, and stay energized throughout the day. In this article, we will give you some nurse self-care strategies in the form of a real-world guide. The Shift Begins: Finding Your Groove It’s the start of the shift on the unit, and you’re in report, listening to updates about the patients you’ll…