Nervous Nursing: How to Manage Stress as a Rookie Travel Nurse
Jogan Health provided this article. With a looming staffing shortage on the horizon and a high demand for temporary placement, it is no mystery that more healthcare professionals are flocking to travel nursing. After all, in recent years, the job has provided professionals the opportunity to gain wide and varied experience quickly, offered them a chance to see different cities and towns, and helped organizations quickly cover gaps in their roster. Moreover, travel nursing has become an effective solution to healthcare provider burnout. A source of recurring work and a gold mine of experience, it can be one of the…
Saluting the Evolution of Nursing and Centuries of Heroism
Go Healthcare Staffing provided this article. Nursing is the nation’s largest healthcare profession, with more than four million registered nurses (RNs) nationwide and a projected increase of 200,000 per year through 2031. Thousands of RNs enjoy the freedom and flexibility as a travel nurse, a more recent phenomenon of the industry. Nursing Pools, or professional staffing agencies, place nurses in temporary healthcare assignments where permanent staff cannot adequately serve patient admissions. This more contemporary just-in-time, on-demand approach to staffing has allowed hospitals to minimize labor gaps and improve the quality of care. The nursing profession has evolved over centuries to include…
Skills Every Healthcare Traveler Should Have
RTG Medical provided this article. Traveling healthcare professionals, whether nurses or other medical professionals, play a critical role in providing medical services to patients and filling staffing gaps around the country. To succeed in this field, healthcare travelers should possess unique skills and qualities that allow them to adapt quickly to new environments, work independently, and provide high-quality patient care. Here are the critical skills that every traveling healthcare professional should have to excel in their roles. Adaptability Traveling healthcare professionals often work in new and unfamiliar environments, adapting to new cities, facilities, staff, policies, and contracts. Having the ability to…
Landlord’s Handbook: Renting to Travel Nurses and Professionals
Travel nursing can be a great way to see the country, enjoy new experiences and expand your professional resume. For the landlord, renting to travel nurses comes with a long list of benefits that help reduce risk and keep their units filled. Combined with The Gypsy Nurse, this comprehensive housing guide is brought to you by Furnished Finder – the leading source for travel nurse housing. This housing article covers the most important topics facing traveling nurses and the landlords who host them. Should I Take Company Housing or the Stipend? Jobs and housing are attached at the hip, and…
Things That Shocked Me My First Year as a Travel Nurse
TNAA-Travel Nurse Across America provided this article. Going from staff nurse to travel nurse comes with a lot of new experiences. It’s easy to get in your head and talk yourself out of a good thing when you don’t know what to expect. However, ask most travel nurses, and they’ll tell you to go ahead and do it scared because there are a lot of worthwhile experiences coming your way. Travel Nurse 101’s Brandy Pinkerton and TNAA ambassadors share what shocked them during their first year as travel nurses and how they grew from the experience. Having the Same Goal…
5 Travel Nurse Packing Tips You Should Know
Fusion Medical Staffing provided this article. It doesn’t matter if you’ve worked hundreds of travel nursing jobs or it’s your very first assignment. Packing for months at a time can be tricky. From cleaning supplies to clothing to meaningful mementos, there’s a lot to remember! Next time you’re packing for a travel nursing assignment, use these tips to help make sure you pack everything on your travel nurse packing list. 5 Travel Nurse Packing Tips You Should Know 1. Consider the length of your travel nursing contract One of the biggest factors that will impact what you pack for a travel…
Travel Nurse with Family: Ways to Make it Work
Travel nursing is a challenging profession with many obstacles as well as perks. The main challenge for travel nurses is that they need more stability, especially regarding social connections within the hospital. Usually, the higher pay given to travel nurses compared to the regular nurses in the hospital can be a touchy subject that causes difficulty in staff cooperation. Also, since you travel often, there is no time to solidify your experiences with other members working with you. This lack of social interaction can be lonely. However, one way to curb that is by being a travel nurse while bringing…
Reflecting on Life as an ICU Nurse During COVID-19: Mental Health
Medical Edge Recruitment provided this article. Written by: Christine Purviance, BSN, RN, Director of Clinical Services at Medical Edge Recruitment It has been just over three years since the first case of COVID-19 landed in the United States. Hospital admissions and total cases are trending down, and our lives seem to have returned to normal. Those who were unaffected have their sense of normalcy back—schools are open, mandates are lifted, and travel is unrestricted. A few more seasons and the pandemic will become another chapter in our history books that we will tell our grandchildren about, for most. Public Perception Nursing…
Prioritizing Mental Health – Wellness Resources for Travel Nurses
Fastaff provided this article. The need for nurses is at an all-time high. During the past few years, nurses have faced extreme challenges, from the pandemic to working long hours and even experiencing violence in the workplace. The impact of those occurrences has been detrimental to the mental health of healthcare workers everywhere. Nurses are the ones who have the most direct involvement with critically ill patients and can be affected the most. Caring for patients day in and day out can be mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting. Furthermore, the widespread nursing shortages have exacerbated the stress that many nurses already…
Writing Your Novel; “My Ticket To Travel Nursing”
Staffmax Healthcare Staffing and Recruiting provided this article. Article was written by: Julie Hesseltine, RN, CNO, and Sr. Recruiter for Staffmax. The New York Best Sellers is a list I have always wanted to be on. I was certain that I had a wonderful book hiding in the attic of my mind, just waiting to be thrown onto a computer screen and shared with the world. Everyone would want to read it. I could then retire and simply sit at my computer or under a tree by the pond watching the ducks and listening to the birds chirping as I…