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.
As a traveling nurse you have to be quick to get acclimated to your new surroundings and nothing can be more difficult than finding your place among the existing staff. If you’re a seasoned veteran of the traveling scene, you probably already have a good grasp as to what it takes to blend in, but [...]
Here at TravelNursingBlogs.com we are excited to have teamed up with David Morrison, RN, author of the Travel Nurse’s Bible, to be a regular blogger and answer your travel nursing questions as only an experienced travel nursing vet can. Enjoy and be sure to send him a plenty of questions. (You can read the column by clicking [...]
When we first decided to start traveling, I was pretty excited about quitting my job. Spring was in the air, I had cabin fever, and let’s be honest—the idea of sitting beside a sparkling, blue swimming pool all summer sounds great to all of us. But when we reached my husband’s first assignment, it was [...]
So far in the Ultimate Travel Nursing Questions series we have covered questions for you to ask a travel nursing company about themselves, what your travel nursing job will be like and questions to ensure you get the travel nursing housing that meets your needs. Now in this installment we are going to cover questions [...]
In this next installment of the Ultimate Travel Nursing Questions we are going to give you some questions you can ask about the travel nursing company you are considering traveling with. With the economy the way it is right now you want to make sure you are working with a financially stable travel nursing company [...]
In my last post I listed some questions you can ask travel nursing companies before you take a travel nursing job to avoid a disastrous assignment. In this second post of the Ultimate Travel Nursing Questions we are looking at questions you should ask about the specifics of when you are on the job.
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Although the majority of travel nursing assignments are wonderful. There are those that don’t go so smooth. If you haven’t experienced one yourself, you have no doubt seen someone talk about one on a nursing forum, or heard stories from other travelers about “bad travel nursing assignments,” whether it is problems with the hospital, housing [...]
If you are a travel nurse who hasn’t heard of Hulu.com yet, then you are missing out. You may have seen their commercial during the Super Bowl (one of the better ones this year) and wondered what it was all about. Hulu is a online video website that provides commercial-supported streaming video of TV shows [...]
Starting a new assignment takes a lot of planning. The one benefit of traveling is meeting new friends. Our daughter jokingly calls our network of health care travelers “the nurse mafia.”
When we are looking for items and or information we usually reach out to other travelers. There are other practical benefits to contacting other travelers.
Passing [...]
At this point in the travel nursing process you will be asked to submit a travel nursing resume. Some travel nursing companies will write your resume for you; either based on the information you supply on a resume you have already written or you list on your application. A good resume is very important for [...]
Janet and I traveled to beautiful Maui on our first travel nursing assignment together. Life was good and we did not think we had a care in the world.
On Dec 31 2003 all that changed when Janet and I traveled to Lahaina to see her doctor. She had discovered a small lump in her breast [...]
If you haven’t already noticed, the travel nursing industry in early 2009 looks a lot different than it did in early 2008. Due to the economy, a variety of factors have emerged that have temporarily given a new face to the nursing shortage.
There is no doubt still a nursing shortage, there wasn’t a sudden influx of [...]
Does the thought of interviewing for a nursing job make you nervous? If it does you are not alone. A lot of people get nervous during job interviews and as a travel nurse you will be most likely be doing a lot of job interviews during your career. One of the best ways to deal [...]
Have you ever wondered why you can never land that “perfect job” you so desire? Or why it takes so long for your agency to find you a travel nursing job or why they aren’t doing more to help you find that job? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are not [...]
When you work a regular nursing job through a hospital there are some pros of staying in the same place. For starters you will always be in your comfort level in your home surroundings. By staying at the same job for a long period of time, you meet more people at your job and know [...]
