Being a travel nurse has its rewards, specifically in the financial department. When taking on positions as a traveling nurse you typically make more than the permanent staff nurse because of all the great benefits that accompany such assignments and “Travelers” as they are called are given paid housing, per diems and other bonuses. These [...]
If you are a travel nurse with a passion for music, the summer months can really rock. There is no better time to hit the road. With so many summer festivals and concerts all over the country it would be difficult to see them all but if you plan accordingly you can place yourself ahead [...]
I imagine that vacation means the same for anyone who works full time, week in and week out, but for some reason though, I believe vacations can mean a little more to a nurse. All year you work so hard at nursing your patients back to health and with great success, but unfortunately there can [...]
Well, the wait and anticipation is over… Tonight is the night for the premier of the new dramadey, ‘Nurse Jackie.’ Don’t forget to tune in tonight at 10:30 ET/PT on Showtime.
This is the third post relating to this show and I think this will be it for some time. I’ll check back into it once [...]
If you have ever wanted a magazine for nurses that saw you as more than a nurse, then “Scrubs: The nurse’s guide to good living” may be just want you are looking for. If you haven’t seen this online magazine before it is unlike most other nursing magazines out there. It is more like Healthcare Traveler [...]
Nurses Week is just around the corner and I thought I would share an intriguing and fun Nurses Week promotional event I have seen floating around the nursing world on the web, the Advance’s Worst Nurses Week Gift Ever contest. The winner (or maybe loser more appropriately) receives a $500 gift certificate to the the ADVANCE Healthcare Shop. [...]
Close your eyes and imagine this scenario: You have plenty of money to pay the bills each month, an 8 month savings cushion to get you through a rough patch and money set being set aside each month to contribute to your retirement. Are you dreaming or is this your reality? Sadly for many this [...]
Carol e-mailed and asked “Do healthcare workers rent out their home base apartment, or house, to other travelers?”
Many travelers we have met, do keep a home base. On our website http://www.travel-nurse-coach.com/travel-nurse-housing.html we have covered some options for travelers regarding housing.
The problem for a traveler is to find affordable available housing. It is difficult to get information. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Healthcare Traveler magazine has always had a very informative website for travel nurses, but now they have taken that a step further by launching HT Blogger. HT Blogger is written by:
Patricia Lederman
Group Editor
plederman@advanstar.com
Bobbi Harrison
Managing Editor
bharrison@advanstar.com
Jennifer Samuels
Associate Editor
jennifer.samuels@advanstar.com
If you read Healthcare Traveler magazine then you are already aware of the kind of info and quality they [...]
Last night’s episode of ‘Hopkins’ featured another heart transplant. This time it was a toddler in need of a healthy heart. This scenario is every parent’s worst nightmare.
As I watched last night’s episode of Hopkins, there was a sequence where a patient attacked a nurse. This is a problem and no hospital or facility is immune.
Travel nursing tops the list of the 5 coolest jobs in healthcare according to NursingLink.com. I already think travel nursing is pretty cool, but it is nice to see it start to get more and more recoginition for what an amazing option it can be to a typical nursing career.
Some of the other healthcare careers look pretty intersting [...]
There’s a new take on the words Medical Travel Professional. You as a traveling nurse pick and choose assignments that can send you anywhere from the Redwood forests of northern California to the white sandy beaches of Florida. For many, nurses pick places they’ve always wanted to see but never had the opportunity to explore [...]
I thought it was a well-done look into the lives of 3 doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital. They did a nice job of focusing on the human element in healthcare rather than the techonoligical side.
