Travel Nurses Use Social Media for Help and So Much More
The internet is now your portal to just about any business you can think of as well as a great communication tool for travel nurses spread all over the country.
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The internet is now your portal to just about any business you can think of as well as a great communication tool for travel nurses spread all over the country.
The day you decide to go forth as a traveling nurse is a monumental one. You’re saying, “Bring it on!” You’re ready to take on the unknown with little or no help, you’re a loner, a rebel. You are a special breed and there are just a few of you who are able to do so. It may be less lonely to travel with friend but it can prove to be a better experience doing it alone. Being content when you’re all by yourself is not about keeping yourself occupied until the next social engagement.
Travel nursing is actually two words, even though I type it so often it feels like one, and the professional challenges of being a nurse at a new facility every 3-6 months is just half of the challenge of being a travel nurse. The other challenge, that although can be exciting and fun, is the travel part.
In this day and age it seems like everyone and their grandma has some sort of profile on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and so on. Theses tools are a great way for everyone to stay connected to one another, whether near or far. Travel nurses on assignment may find these sites particularly [...]
In today’s day and age there are quite a number of ways to connect with people you know in an instant and yes, there are still the old fashioned ways of doing things too. The hand written letter has been replaced by email, the telephone is now in your pocket as opposed to being on [...]
I recently was fortunate enough to attend Blog World Expo 2008, the world’s largest blogging and new media conference. Part of my agenda was to meet with other health care bloggers like Kim from Emergiblog, and Dr. Val Jones from GetBetterHealth, to discuss the possibility of putting together a track dedicated to health care bloggers at next year’s conference.
Use Twitter to connect with other nurses. Use LinkedIn to maintain your resume and professional contacts.
In this post, we’ll take a look at Facebook, Blogger, and Wordpress. Facebook is kind of a grab-bag for all of your social networking activity. It’s a fun way to stay in touch…
More and more nurses these days are using social networking services to connect with friends, family, and other nurses. Travel nurses, especially, can benefit from these new technologies.
In the past I have talked about some of the best social networking sites out there for nurses and I just wanted to bring your attention to one I missed, NursingLink.com. It offers all of the same tools as other social networking sites, but goes a step further with some pretty fun and cool functions like [...]