After a long stressful day I was thinking about ways to reprioritize and manage my own time, but eventually I started thinking about all the stress that nurses deal with each day. Which made me wonder about what are some ways that nurses can balance the stress and demands on time that comes with dealing […]

Highway Hypodermics is the website of Epstein LaRue and has tons of very useful info for travel nurses or nurses interested in trying out travel nursing as a career. She produces a monthly travel nursing newsletter, an annual Highway Hypodermics book, a featured company of the month, plus her own blog. If you are looking […]

I came across this site today. It looks like a great place for new nurses to get their questions answered. You can post questions and topics and get real answers from other nurses. This could be a great community for travel nurses to join too and get some support from other nurses when the job gets stressful. […]

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OK, so you would think that the next step is to apply online, but slow down. Before you start applying for any position or contacting any travel nursing company, you will want to make sure you have all your paperwork lined up. The paperwork you will need includes, but is not limited to: 

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Using the web and your cell phone to remind you of your fitness and eating goals Sensei can help you stay on track towards your health goals. Because it is tied to your cell phone, this is a great tool for those of you on a travel nursing job. There is a weekly cost, but they do offer […]

This month Medical Solutions has some tips for staying healthy on your travel nursing assignment.

Medical Solutions is proud to be working with Dr. Turbatus as he fights Restless Nurse Syndrome. He has been awarded the Nurses Who Like Nursing But Don’t Like Nursing Where They Nurse Grant and is putting it to good use as he battles this terrible epidemic.
 
 

The next step in your travel nursing career is to research the travel nursing company you want to work with. There are companies of all different sizes and most have a website you can look at. If you have competed the first seven steps in the Ultimate Travel Nursing Checklist you will know exactly what you […]

In this month’s Life on the go we offer some advice on making those New Year’s resolutions stick this year and help you get your travel nursing career started on the right track in 2008.