You’ve just finished the first week at your new location as a travel nurse. You’re starting to get acquainted with your surroundings, new schedule and just getting used to the new routine. To make life a little easier during your transition you probably went out to eat or just grabbed something quick on the way [...]
“A Guide To Travel Nursing Jobs” presents data obtained from a nationwide base of travel nurses including motivational factors in choosing a Travel Nurse career, age demographics, benefits information, and social media usage. Here are a few other things to help you while navigating your career as a Travel Nurse… Check out these useful Travel [...]
At TravelNursingBlogs.com, we want you to feel connected and comfortable in your working environment and in your new or existing community. Being a travel nurse means you have the opportunity to meet new people and make new friends all over the United States. Making new friends is one of life’s richest pleasures and is a [...]
In speaking with a few new travelers and some of my recruiters, it seems the travel game has changed a bit. As most of us who are travelers know, last year was a particularly hard year for the travel nursing industry. At one point, travel assignments were down almost 50% from the previous year and [...]
You already know how tough it can be for yourself to adjust to new surroundings on each travel nursing assignment in a new city, have you ever thought abut what your dog or cat go through. And if they are uprooting a couple times a year it may be magnified. Pets can be stressed by [...]
With nurses getting more and more empowerment in their jobs, it stands to reason that their roles would be extended as well. A lot of nurses have become nurse practitioners, which lessens the load of the doctor and also eases the bill for the patient. Because nurses don’t cost as much for their services, it’s [...]
Awhile ago I posted about ebook readersand how they let you take a library with you on a travel nursing job. Which is a great idea if you are a techie person, but if you are a little more old fashioned love to hold the book in your hand, then another solution might be the [...]
I came across an interesting exchange online the other day about the pros and cons of travel nursing. It was basically one nurse asking the opinion of travel nursing of a few other nurses and thought the resulting conversation was worth sharing (I left in the typos). Original Question “Nursing vs Travel nursing?.Hey guys, I [...]
This week I wanted to finally conclude my three-part post on transportation while on assignment. We last talked about getting around in a new city via mass transit. This week, we’ll take a look at another way to get from point A to B while on assignment. If you fly to your location, whether you [...]
Your first day on a new travel nursing assignment is sort of like your first day in a new school. All your surroundings are different, you’re wondering if the work will be hard, and you’re worried about fitting in and making new friends. All of these things usually roll into one great big ball of stress for the traveling nurse. While some of these things are out of your control, there are some things you can do to ease the stress of a new assignment.
