Posts Tagged ‘ Travel ’

Staying fit as a travel nurse

Oct 3rd, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Wellness

Keeping in shape while you are on the road as a travel nurse is not the easiest thing to do, the only thing more difficult may be getting in shape while on the road as a travel nurse. It is easy to opt for fast food instead of cooking something healthy and spending your free [...]



My first travel nursing post

Oct 2nd, 2008 | By Amanda | Category: Amanda's Travel Nursing Tidbits

Hello my name is Amanda, and I am just starting my career in the marketing industry. I have been with Medical Solutions since June. I am newly graduated from Creighton University, and before I ended  up there I became a CNA my sophomore year of college in the state of Arizona. I worked double weekends [...]



10 great links for decorating your travel nursing housing

Sep 26th, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Travel Nursing Fun

Although you are only living in your travel nursing housing for 3 months, that doesn’t mean it can’t feel like home. With a tiny bit of money, a little interior design ingenuity and a lot of imagination you can take a basic apartment and make into a relaxing retreat from a busy day on the hospital [...]



TravelNursingAgent.com from Epstein LaRue

Sep 21st, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Travel Nursing Tips

I came across this site last night and thought it was a great concept. Epstein LaRue of Highway Hypodermics is now offering, TravelNursingAgent.com, a web service that attempts to match travel nurses with travel nursing companies using a more specialized matching application. It is based on the travel nursing benefits that you are most interested in, the [...]



New travel nursing blog from an old travel nursing expert

Sep 12th, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Travel Nursing Fun, Travel Nursing Tips, Travel nursing life

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 [...]



What’s on the travel nursing company menu?

Aug 29th, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Featured Article, Travel Nursing

Over at Nurse.com I came across a very good list of the do’s and don’ts of deciding on a travel nursing company. They talk to a wide range of experts, from travel nurses to recruiters to hospital hiring managers to bring you a very comprehensive list of advice for new travel nurses to consider.
There were [...]



Make a great first impression during your travel nursing assignment

Aug 29th, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Featured Article, Travel Nursing, Travel nursing life

Over at RealityRN.com is a great article about making a good first impression as a nurse. Although it is aimed at new nurses entering the nursing workforce, it has a lot of good advice for travel nurses who are confronted with the challenge of making a good first impression on every assignment.
Some of the pieces [...]



Finding a fare that’s fair.

Aug 25th, 2008 | By Patrick | Category: Travel Nursing, travel guides

Where does the time go? It seems like summer had only just begun and now Labor day is upon us! The kids are back in school, the leaves will begin to turn, soon we’ll be breaking out the sweaters and before you know it we’ll be in full swing with the holidays! I can’t believe [...]



Which hospital should you work at as a travel nurse?

Aug 22nd, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Featured Article, Travel Nursing

One important factor in deciding which travel nursing assignment to take is the quality of the hospital you will be working in. A website I recently came across, Nursyz.com, allows you, as a nurse, to rate hospitals you work at for other nurses to read. This site could be a huge help when you are deciding [...]



New travel nursing blog for new travel nurses

Aug 22nd, 2008 | By Jeff | Category: Life on the Road

Here is a great new travel nursing blog I came across this morning. It is a blog by a first time travel nurse that tries to make sense of all the information out there that can hit new or just interested travel nurses. It is written by a male nurse who is trying to travel [...]