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Take a library with you during your travel nursing job
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As a travel nurse one thing that you have probably found difficult is to take your books with you. Whether they are your old favorites that you love to read at Christmas time or the ones you have been waiting to read all year. Until the last couple of years your only choice was to only take just a few with you or pay ...1 day ago -
Ask a Travel Nurse: Why do travel nursing companies require a year of experience for travel nurses?
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I was once asked why the travel nursing companies require a year of experience before a nurse may travel. A recent email I received should illustrate the answer to that question. An experienced nurse, on her first travel assignment, emailed me to ask if there were any legal remedies that would allow her to break her ...3 days ago -
Take the Family With You on Your Next Travel Nursing Assignment.
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Anything is possible with a travel nursing career and taking the family with you can easily be a part of it. The locations are endless, the experiences are boundless and the rewards immeasurable. At first it may seem like taking everyone with you including Fido can be quite the task, but if you work with a attentive ...4 days ago -
Ask a Travel Nurse: What do I do at the end of a travel nursing job?
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My assignment is coming to an end. What now? Most seasoned travel nurses can tell you the options available at the end of a travel contract, but if this is your first assignment, you might be left wondering, “What now?” As your contract draws to an end, you should actually be thinking about this question long ...1 week ago -
You are what you post.
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In this day and age it seems like everyone and their grandma has some sort of profile on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and so on. Theses tools are a great way for everyone to stay connected to one another, whether near or far. Travel nurses on assignment may find these sites particularly ...1 week ago -
Do you have a passion for caring?
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One travel nurse we work with does and she wants to share it with other healthcare professionals with a similar heart for caring. Dreams for Africa is an organization she started with the mission of setting up medical clinics all across Africa. If you think it may be something that sets off a spark in ...2 weeks ago -
Ask a Travel Nurse: What is a snowbird state?
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A reader recently asked, “What is a snowbird state?” Everyone knows how birds migrate south for the winter; it is the same for some people. Most of the people with the ability to pick up and move somewhere else for a period of time are retirees. Those who are retired tend to be older and start to have an ...2 weeks ago -
Getting sick while on assignment is no fun.
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You already know that being a travel nurse takes a certain type of personality, one that is able to handle all the new challenges that come with the position and new location. You have to be ready and able to respond to any kind of surprises that may come your way. Getting sick is one that you may not think of ahead ...2 weeks ago -
Three travel nursing books have been honored by USA Book News
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If you are a nurse new to travel nursing, it is natural to have lots of questions that need answered before you are comfortable with it. One way to help get those answers quickly is to read a book on the subject. Three such books (one of which I am in the middle of reading, the other the author just sent me last ...2 weeks ago -
Nurse.tv Links Health Care Professionals with Opportunities
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Right now, the United States suffers an acute nursing shortage. On any given day, a quarter million well-paid nursing positions go unfilled, and a million patients receive less that the high-quality care they deserve. Especially in depressed inner cities and remote rural areas, hospitals, trauma centers, and long-term ...3 weeks ago -
Ask a Travel Nurse: What your travel contract should include.
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Last week we touched on the travel nursing contract. This week we’ll take a look at a few things it should include. A travel nursing contract should spell out the employer’s expectations of you in your job role as well as the things that you expect from your employer. Some companies will have you sign a “work ...3 weeks ago -
Travel Nurse Companies - What You Don’t Know May Hurt You By Brenda R.
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There are hundreds of travel nurse companies available out there to choose from. Just how do you go about finding the right company for you? First, you want to ask yourself a few questions: Why do you want to be a travel nurse? How much assistance do you need? What benefits are important to you? Where would you ...3 weeks ago -
Dealing with that annoying co-worker.
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Hopefully this hasn’t happened to you while you’re on a travel nursing assignment, but have you ever had to work along side a fellow nurse who just drives you batty and you find yourself at the end of the shift saying, “Calgon, take me away!” Yeah, it happens… Because nobody’s as perfect as you. Right? ...3 weeks ago -
Small spaces don’t have to feel like it
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Not that all travel nursing housing is small, but some of it is and it is most certainly not going to be as big as your home. But just because it is small doesn’t mean it has to feel that way. Here are some resources I have compiled to help you learn how to make a small space feel large. Some of the advice probably ...4 weeks ago -
Ask a Travel Nurse: Should I take a travel nursing job without a contract?
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A reader recently wrote to me with a situation that I have never encountered before. His question was regarding “at-will” work states. He stated that a travel company (one of the larger ones) that was located in an “at will” work state, told him that because of the company’s location, they did not use ...4 weeks ago -
Ask a Travel Nurse: How can I deal with the different personalities I will encounter as a travel nurse?
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A reader emailed wanting to hear more about “bully nurses” and “bully nurses in supervisor positions”. Although the image she conjured in my mind was rather sinister, I do have to admit that there are those in nursing that will not always be cheerful and welcoming. Despite the mostly positive aspects of ...8 weeks ago
