Jet-Setting & Staying Well: 9 Meal Planning Tips for Travel Nurses
Host Healthcare provided this article. Travel nurses lead a dynamic life, constantly on the move from one assignment to the next and managing fast-paced work responsibilities. Maintaining a balanced diet can often become a challenge in such a demanding routine, leading to potential issues like fatigue, lack of concentration, and even obesity. To help you prioritize your health and well-being, we’ve curated a list of 10 healthy meal-planning tips for travel nurses. #1 Identifying Nutrient-Rich Meals Eating healthily begins with knowing what foods to consume. It’s not just about avoiding unhealthy options but also actively selecting nutrient-rich foods that fuel your…
Meal Prepping for Travel Nurses on the Go
Whether it’s traveling to a new state or a city or two away, one of the things that most traveler nurses don’t consider is what they will be eating. For some travel nurses, it might be easy to get into the habit of eating out. Yes, it may be convenient, but the more often it happens, the more it adds up and gets pricey. Additionally, the everyday takeout might not make you feel your best. Many of the foods that are served at restaurants are loaded with sugars, sodium, etc., so it could cause you to feel a bit off…
Healthy and Delicious Meals For On-The-Go Travel Nurses
Because of your busy lifestyle as a travel nurse, you may turn to the convenience of fast food even though you know it’s not the healthiest choice. There are better options, though; if you plan ahead, you can enjoy healthy and delicious meals on the go. Healthy and Delicious Meals for On-the-Go Travel Nurses: Breakfast Choices How often have you run out the door without breakfast and found yourself dragging by mid-morning? This doesn’t have to happen. First, think smoothies. They will give you plenty of nutrition and flavor, and if you make them up ahead of time, you can…
Healthy Meal Prepping Tips for Travel Nurses
PRN Healthcare provided this article. For many travel nurses, eating healthy can often feel like a chore due to them being on the go and not having enough time. Many travel nurses will often get into the habit of “eating out” and ordering “take-out food” as options while traveling. These options may be convenient at the time, but they can get expensive. Also, many takeout meals are not the healthiest for you and can contain high levels of sodium and sugars, which can increase your risk of heart disease or stroke. In the meantime, save some of those takeout meals for…
Healthy Meal Delivery Options for Travel Nurses
Eating healthy can be difficult for anyone. Add packing up and moving every 13 weeks or more. That makes it even more difficult. Many fast food delivery options now exist, including Door Dash and Grub Hub. However, these are not always healthy meal options. The question was asked in our Facebook network group about healthy meal delivery options. There were four main responses. We have listed them below with a little information to help you decide which is the best healthy meal option for you. Hello Fresh Hello Fresh is a meal delivery service. They have different meal plans to…
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…
Instant Pot Meal Prep for Travel Nurses
Meal prepping and quick meals are a must for busy travel nurses. The Instant Pot makes meal prep and quick meals so much easier. Allie and Michael Wright have been meal prepping and using their Instant Pot to save money and time since August of 2019. Below you will find a recipe for breakfast, lunch, and dinner that they prepped and made for their day. They say that they stick to a $65 a week budget for 2 adults and it has worked for them. They do say they buy as little meat/animal products as possible. They tend to get…
Comfort Meals for Travel Nurses to Try This Fall
This article provided by: Titan Medical We get it at Titan Medical, as a travel nurse you are constantly on the move and we are here to make your fall evenings easier by sharing simple comfort meals to throw into your crock-pot to do the cooking. Comfort foods according to oxford are defined as: food that provides consolation or a feeling of well-being, typically any with a high sugar or other carbohydrate content and associated with childhood or home cooking. Now you can cozy up to a homemade meal that took hardly any time to throw together! Comfort Meals White…
10 Healthy Meal Planning Tips For Travel Nurses
This article is provided by Host Healthcare As a travel nurse, you are always on the go. From traveling between assignments to the fast pace work responsibilities, your days can be jam-packed. One of the things that suffer during busy days is eating healthy meals. Lack of healthy meals could lead to fatigue, lack of concentration, and more serious conditions like obesity. That is why we created these 10 healthy meal planning tips for travel nurses. Identify Healthy Meals. The first step to eating healthy is knowing what to eat. Healthy meal planning tips for travel nurses start with knowing…
What Questions to Ask the Facility During a Phone Interview
The phone interview with the facility isn’t just a time for the facility to get to know you; it is also a time for you to get information on the facility. This is important to know if the assignment and facility are right for you. Below, you will find nine things members of our Facebook group said are important to ask the facility during the phone interview. Questions to ask the facility during a phone interview: Nurse-to-Patient Ratio It is always important to ask about the nurse-to-patient ratio. You do not want to go into an assignment where the nurse-to-patient…