I’m sure most of you don’t have all that much time to take an extended vacation, let alone just a couple days off. So what can you do to make sure you get out and enjoy what summer has to offer? You’d be surprised what all there is to do right in your backyard and [...]
Starting or maintaining a travel nursing career can take a lot of work and pre-planning and if you are not organized it can quickly become overwhelming. But a free tool called Evernote can help you keep track of, sort out and make sense of all the stuff you need to remember during the process. Using Evernote can [...]
Ask a Travel Nurse Question: I’m in my 50′s and wonder what advice you would give as I consider travel nursing. Are there many older travelers out there? Are there any special issues that I should consider? I’ve been an ER nurse for 6 years, so not tons of experience. Ask a Travel Nurse Answer: [...]
Ask a Travel Nurse Question and Answer: A recent email simply requested info on travel nursing. Here are a few sites to get you started. Travel Nursing Resources: Travelnursingblogs.com: Can read up on general info and see questions other travelers have had. Healthcaretravelbook.com: Social networking site devoted to traveling professionals (akin to Facebook) Delphiforums.com: Search [...]
In this edition of Heather’s Travel Nursing Videos Heather gives tips and resources to help nurses stay safe during travel nursing assignments. How to stay safe while traveling. http://www.girlsfightback.com/ http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=587139939 http://www.hdryver.wordpress.com Also be sure to check out all her other great videos, her blog and follow her on Twitter: Nursing Adventures Nursing Experiences Twitter.com/honeynurse
Here at Travel Nursing Blogs.com we want to thank all nurses every where for all you do to keep this country healthy and alive. We know sometimes Nurses Week doesn’t get the recognition it deserves, while other times hospitals go out of there way to celebrate you. And sometimes nurses themselves disagree over whether or [...]
Travel Nursing Blogs.com gets a steady stream of “Ask a Travel Nurse” questions for David Morrison, R.N. author of The Travel Nurse’s Bible and our resident travel nurse expert and we are getting more every day. Below are the most commonly read Ask a Travel Nurse posts over the last year. They run the gamut of topics [...]
For those who have been following this series about the real costs of setting up your own furnished apartment, you know by now that it could really become a serious time constraint issue as well as cost prohibitive to do all these things on your own, especially if you have to repeat the process every [...]
We are just about at that time of year again when everyone should take that extra effort to make the nurse in your life feel a little extra-special. Nurses week is May 6th-May 12th of every year. “Nurses day” is officially May 6th. The purpose of these nationally recognized events is to honor and appreciate [...]
Ask a Travel Nurse Question: Hi David, thanks for your response. I did get your book and it helped a lot! I do have another question for you though, regarding overtime. When you take the tax advantage program what is your overtime based off of? Is it your “hourly” rate or your “blended” rate? Thanks [...]
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Travel Nursing Checklist Item #29: How to love travel nursing orientation
Now that you have had a good night’s sleep and started your first day out right you should be full of energy and ready to start your first day. For travel nurses this means the beginning of orientation. Each hospital has a different orientation process and some may be longer than others, but there are some [...]
Travel Nursing Checklist Item #28: Starting the first day of the job off right
So you’ve had a good night’s sleep and the first day of your new travel nursing job is finally here. Tips for starting off a travel nursing job The first day of a travel assignment can definitely be stressful but it doesn’t have to be. It just takes preparation. You know you are a great nurse, but [...]
Travel Nursing Checklist Item #27: Getting a good night’s sleep
Whether you are on your first travel nursing assignment or twentieth there is nothing more important than getting a good night’s sleep before your first day. Actually you need great sleep before each shift too, but for this post we are just focusing on your first day of an assignment. Your first day at your travel nursing [...]
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