High-Energy Meals to Help you Power Through Your Shift (& COVID-19)
This article was provided by Jackson Nurse Professionals. 42% of nurses are skipping their lunch and dinner breaks during the pandemic, putting their health at risk for the care of their patients. Pandemic or not, the job of a nurse is both physically and mentally draining, so it’s critically important to keep your body and mind running at peak efficiency throughout your shift. While it may be hard to find the motivation to pack a meal in your backpack each day, we’ve got a quick and simple solution that can help you save money and stay energized: meal prepping. It…
The Importance of Finding or Being a Nurse Mentor
This article was provided by Medely. Why you should have – or be – a nurse mentor. Nurses at all experience levels should be in a mentoring relationship. The ink is still wet on your state license. Your head is filled with about as much clinical knowledge as you can keep straight. And then you step into the non-stop stress of a real-life hospital or healthcare facility. You realize you’re going to need a lot more than just book-smarts. What you need is a nurse mentor. But your first year as a nurse isn’t the only time you’ll benefit from a mentor.…
How To Perform Your Best During Long Workdays
No matter how much you love what you do as a travel nurse, long workdays can exhaust you. To make matters worse, that exhaustion often kicks in before your shift is over. By the time your day off rolls around, you may have no motivation to pursue your hobbies or stay active. If you practice more intentional living, you can create a solid action plan for tackling these long workdays. Start With Meditation If your workday requires getting up early, the thought of setting aside time to meditate might seem impossible. With some practice, you can make it happen. Start…
When Travel Nursing Plans Meet a Pandemic
This article was provided by Triage. Kahla: Travel Nursing Plans During a Pandemic Be honest. You’ve considered traveling as a medical professional, but the thought of leaving the comfort of your home, a steady job, family, and friends, gives you the sweats a little. It’s fine, we understand. But how do you feel about regret? Take it from this young lady, Kahla (pronounced Kay-lah), a registered nurse who “leaped” as a first-time traveler in the middle of a pandemic: “I just have always known that it was something that I wanted to do and I knew that if I didn’t…
WHO Announces New Exercise Guidelines and Amount People Should Be Getting
This article was provided by: MedPro Healthcare Staffing. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new weekly physical activity guidelines to maintain a healthy lifestyle as we approach the new year. WHO has advised adults to tally 150 minutes, or roughly 2.5 hours, of moderate to vigorous physical activity each week, including those with chronic conditions or disabilities. For those aged 64 and over, racking up 150-300 minutes of moderate activity, including 75-150 of vigorous exercise, can help reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and even early death. The organization had previously stated it was a necessity…
Why Nurse Practitioners Can be a Secret Weapon During the Third Surge
This article was provided by Cross Country Nurses Nurse practitioners may prove a dauntless force in the effort to quell COVID. These providers bring an unmatched lineup of traits that make them particularly suited to the task. Healthcare leaders may find that in the face of rising COVID cases and warnings that the third wave (which could be the worst yet) is upon us, the nurse practitioner is a critical part of the solution. Nurse practitioners are particularly well-positioned to help healthcare organizations in the battle against COVID for myriad reasons. Once relatively limited, the nurse practitioner scope of practice…
Dealing With Stress This Holiday Season
This article was provided by: Travel Nurse Across America For many people, the holiday season is one where they get to take some time away from work. However, this isn’t always the case for health care travelers. Due to just how important their work is, many times they’ll need to work over the holidays. This can be stressful enough, but throw COVID-19 into the mix and many travelers are as stressed as they have ever been. That’s why it’s especially important to know how to best deal with all this extra stress this year. Of course, working with an agency…
Best Advice for Nurses Working Crisis Contracts – Save Money
This article was provided by GO Healthcare. SAVE MONEY!!!! That’s my advice for right now. Let me first say, your sacrifice by working in the front lines of this pandemic is priceless. You deserve the crisis pay rates for working the grueling long hours, for the emotional, physical, and mental drain, for the constant movement of traveling from city to city and working in chaotic, often understaffed COVID units. Crisis Contracts: Pay Packages Increases The COVID pandemic has continued to cause healthcare provider shortages in almost every state of our country. Because of this, normal travel nursing pay packages are seen…
Managing Stress – Fast and Slow
There is no single right way for managing stress. In fact, having multiple techniques at our disposal is advantageous. Some techniques are portable, and some aren’t. Some require props; some don’t. Some work well in the moment (fast), and some work best by building a reserve of calm and resilience over time (slow). Chronic stress is everywhere, all day, every day. It is so prevalent we call it “daily life” and consider it normal. It is cumulative and chips away at our mood, health, productivity, and energy. Chronic stress can include fatigue, traffic, being overweight, bills, endless automated phone trees,…
How Can Chiropractic Care Help Travel Nurses With Anxiety And Depression?
Travel nurses are just as susceptible to anxiety and depression as anyone else. Perhaps even more so. Being a nurse isn’t an easy job, especially during a global health crisis. If you add to that the normal stresses of traveling and the fact that you may be away from close friends and family for long periods, it can be difficult to overcome. Anxiety and depression are serious issues that shouldn’t be ignored by anyone. They can affect your mind and body in ways that are only becoming clear to us now. You may be surprised to find that chiropractic care…