Travel Nursing

Travel nursing checklist item #10

May 11th, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Featured Article, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Checklist

Sorry it has taken me awhile to get back to this, but things have been pretty hectic the last couple of months.
OK, so you have all your paperwork lined up and organized. You have done your research and spent time online looking at all the different companies. You’ve compared what they offer to what you want […]



What do you think? Take our new travel nursing survey

May 4th, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Featured Article, Travel Nursing

Each month I’m going to post a new survey that will help us write a blog that continues to bring to you the travel nursing tips and advice you need. You can find it right on the home page along the right hand side. But I need your feedback, so please join in the conversation. […]



Is Travel Nursing a Stable Career Option?

Apr 6th, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Featured Article, Travel Nursing

I saw this question asked on the NurseZone Blog: Ask the Expert, and thought it was a great one. Shalon Weddington’s response is excellent, and she offers some really good advice, such as maintaining a good reputation as a nurse, making sure you are with a company big enough to get you the travel nursing assignment you […]



Props for a podcast

Apr 2nd, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Fun

TravelNursing.com has a travel nursing podcast called Travel Nurse Talk that offers travel nursing advice worth checking out for those times when you are too busy to read. I always wanted to do this, but never got the chance (we my do something down the road yet, so keep your eyes open). Some of the topics they cover […]



Millennials, Gen Xers and Boomers oh my!

Mar 31st, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Featured Article, Travel Nursing

Healthcare Traveler just released the results of their February online survey that asked nurses what age they were when they started their first travel nursing job? Here are the results:
28% 40-49
20% 30-39
19% 20-29
17% 50-59
15% I am not yet traveling.
2%  60-69
This made me think about how these vastly different generations interact with each other in the […]



Be your own agent or go with a travel nursing company?

Mar 13th, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Featured Article, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Benefits

A recent comment to one of my posts suggested that a nurse would be better off being self-employed rather than working with a travel nursing company. The argument was that then you could keep all the money for yourself.
However, there are several advantages to working with a company that are difficult for a nurse to […]



Extreme Makeover: Blog Edition

Mar 12th, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Admin, Featured Article, The travel nursing blog, Travel Nursing

It is finally here, the new and improved TravelNursingBlogs.com. I hope you enjoy it. There are tons of new features and many more still to come. Some of the new features include:

The highlighted Travel Nursing Tips section
The Featured Article
The new Featured Travel Nursing Jobs Page



New blog about Restless Nurse Syndrome

Mar 7th, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Restless Nurse Syndrome, Travel Nursing

Our colleague Dr. James Turbatus at the Restless Nurse Syndrome Foundation has just launched his own blog chronicling his work. Check it out. 



Travel nurses versus permanent staff

Mar 3rd, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Nursing in general, Travel Nursing

In this article, Debunking A Myth, the misconception about the competency of travel nurses versus permanent staff is addressed by nursing work force authority Linda Aiken. It should definitely be an eye opener for anyone who may have thought temporary staff was not as good. I highly recommend reading it.



Featured ICU Travel Nursing job in Nebraska

Feb 29th, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: ICU (Intensive Care Unit) RN Travel Nursing Jobs, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Benefits, Travel Nursing Jobs, Travel Nursing Jobs in Nebraska

Travel ICU (Intensive Care Unit) RN Nursing Job

Experience Midwest hospitality!
Visit the world famous zoo or catch a College World Series game or dine and shop in the historic Old Market!
Reputable hospital, 24 bed ICU needs help right away!
Travel nurse needed for night shift, 7p - 7a.
Completion bonus available.

More Info about this travel nursing job