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4th of July Road Trip IdeasExcerpts in this article where taken from www.RoadTripsforFamilies.com.
If you are a travel healthcare professional, chances are that you find yourself in a new city this 4th of July weekend. How will you celebrate Independence Day and remember America's Birthday?...
10 Things That Should Always Be in Your CarBy: Evan Griffey of MSN Autos Date: Unknown
Essential items that every driver should keep in their car in case of an emergency... could come in handy while on a travel assignment....
Fun in the Sun on the RunHealthcare Traveler Magazine Date: June 1, 2010
Travel Nursing near the beach is an experience unlike any other. Discover ways to navigate these types of assignments. Featuring Clinical One's travel nurse, Breena Scofield....
Yoga for Working NursesWorking Nurse Magazine Date: April 5, 2010
How many nurses do you know who step outside for a cigarette during their break or consume loads of junk food or caffeine at every chance they get? A few, you might say. You may even be one of those nurses yourself. Now, how many nurses do you know who take time out to stretch, quietly meditate or do deep breathing exercises on their break? Probably none. Doesn’t really seem conducive to work, appropriate or practical....
CityScape: Travel Assignment Destinations
Healthcare Traveler Magazine Date: March 31, 2010
Ah...those city lights. Travel to cities around the country -- and the world -- exploring their history, culture, and practice opportunities. Read about travelers' favorite shopping and eating spots as well as where you can go to get CE or degree credits. So sit back and relax, the folowing cities are only a click away....
Best PDAs (and apps!) for nursesSource: Scrubs- The Nursing Guide to Good Living Date: March 4, 2010
A smartphone is a cell phone that can also run software applications (think iPhone and Blackberry). Some smartphones include email and Web capability and are considered handheld computers. If you're looking for recommendations on the best smartphones for nurses, click here!...
Social networking craze connects travel nursesHealthcare Traveler Magazine Date: March 1, 2010
Not only are nurses connecting with each other on popular sites like Facebook and LinkedIn, but more than a half-dozen sites have popped up specifically geared toward RNs....
Travel nurses: Explore big cities and small townsHealthcare Traveler Magazine Date: March 1, 2010
Are you rendered awestruck by concrete and glass giants? Do you think the melding of car horns, train whistles, and people everywhere composes a modern-day symphony? Does the thought of having a list of social and cultural activities so long that it's hard to decide what to do provide you with a certain satisfaction? If you answered in the affirmative, then you are probably a big-city guy or girl at heart....
Travel nurses: Relationships on the roadHealthcare Traveler Magazine Date: February 1, 2010
Along with the pressures of providing top-quality medical care, mobile professionals often face the burden of maintaining strong relationships with family members hundreds or even thousands of miles away. Such a distance can make participating in family decisions or tending to the needs of elder relatives-more challenging. And without the benefit of being present for familial moments big and small, travelers may fear growing apart from their near and dear....
6 Ways to Make Working the Night Shift Less Hazardous to Your HealthSource: U.S. News Date: Dec 4, 2009
"Working 9 to 5" is a catchy song lyric, but it doesn't describe the real-life experience of about 15 million Americans. That's how many shift workers—on duty evenings, nights, or in some rotating or otherwise irregular schedule—the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates are in the workforce (or were in 2001). On top of the sleep problems this kind of off-hours schedule produces, there is plenty of evidence that it can be hazardous to your health—a review published in 2003 lists gastrointestinal problems (specifically peptic ulcers), cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. Shift work has also been linked to obesity and depression. In fact, "every physiological system has been noted to have increased problem with shift work in general," says Elizabeth Klerman, a physician in the division of sleep medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School....
How Do I Deal with an Overwhelming Assignment?Source: Scrubs- The Nursing Guide to Good Living Date: Dec 3, 2009
First, take a deep breath. Then another one.
Deep breathing might seem like a waste of time when you have a post-op wheeling down the hall, one patient waiting for discharge and an ER nurse on hold, ready to give you report on your new admission—not to mention your other patients who, hopefully, are holding their own. (Please let them be holding their own!)
But unless you get control of your thoughts, you're going to spin your way through your shift without ever really knowing what to do next. You'll lurch from one crisis to another, and then go home with your head still spinning, wondering if you truly did everything that needed to be done....
Clinical One Recruiter Named Recruiter of the Year - Alison HruskaHealthcare Traveler Magazine Date: December 1, 2009
"She has always been helpful, never pushy. She is very efficient. Earlier this year, I was diagnosed and treated for thyroid cancer while my husband was in the hospital with MRSA pneumonia, and she worked with me to get jobs near our treatments. She also helped with getting all of our insurance issues straight so we wouldn't end up bankrupt. Without her help during this time, I don't know what I would have done. She is a recruiter who truly cares, which is not always easy to find in this business."
Clinical One Recruiter Named Recruiter of the Year - Shambra SpeckmiearHealthcare Traveler Magazine Date: December 1, 2009
"Shambra is great. She always has the best interest of the traveler in mind. She's awesome at finding jobs that fit exactly what you want. Shambra is honest and assists with every step of the way when starting a new assignment. She also keeps in touch regularly to make sure you are doing well. She's the best!"
Reports Show Hospitals are Rebounding from RecessionSource: Scrubs- The Nursing Guide to Good Living Date: Nov 11, 2009
According to New York-based financial information company, Thompson Reuters Corp. hospitals are showing signs of rebounding from the recession....
City Profiles for Travel NursesSource: Healthcare Traveler By: Barbara and Jim Twardowski Date: Sep 1, 2009
You don't have to be a student to enjoy the perks of living in a university community. College towns emit a youthful energy and offer myriad sporting events, theatrical productions, and musical performances. Although university programs and facilities are designed for students, many colleges make them available to the public for free or at greatly reduced prices....
The List Issue- How to find your ideal travel nursing job locationSource: Healthcare Traveler Magazine Date: November 2009
Ever wonder where is the best locations to take a travel nursing job? A recent article in Healthcare Traveler Magazine breaks these locations down by what is most important to you when looking for a new travel nursing job....
9 Ways to Wake Up Earlier for Your Morning ShiftSource: NursingLink By: Tania Khadder Date: Unknown
....Apparently, based on your chronotype, you will be more naturally alert earlier or later in the day. And your type may dictate when and for how long you sleep. But while a natural variance in sleep patterns is natural, it appears that the early bird is indeed the more coveted of the species....
An End to Interruptions: Nurses Preventing Medication ErrorsSource: American Journal of Nursing Date: 11.5.09
I have a hard time focusing when I am repeatedly interrupted. How many times have you walked down the hall to get something, met with an unexpected request or encounter, and then found you couldn’t remember where you were going or why?...
Ten Dos & Don'ts a Travel Nurse KnowsSource: Scrubs- The Nursing Guide to Good Living Date: 4.5.09
So you’ve thought about becoming a traveling nurse. You ’ve imagined yourself basking under the desert skies of Arizona, frolicking on the sun soaked beaches of Los Angeles — and not just for a vacation, but as your lifestyle....
Six Tips to Survive Your First Year as a Hospital RNallhealthcare making it in medicine Author: Lisette Hilton Date: Unknown
The first year on the job is often the toughest for new nursing graduates, especially those who work in hospitals. In fact, new nurse graduates account for more than half of the turnover rate in some hospitals, according to a study published in 2007 by Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing researchers....
Cityscape- Where to go and what to do in Bangor, MEHealthcare Traveler November 2009 Edition
The third largest city in Maine, Bangor is the commercial and cultural hub of the northern and eastern portion of the Pine Tree State....
9 Reasons Why It’s Great to be a Traveling NurseSource: Scrubs- The Nursing Guide to Good Living Date: Oct 21, 2009
...Let’s clarify some misconceptions you may have had about travel nursing, and perhaps give you reason to evaluate whether travel nursing is a career for you....
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Joint Commission urges healthcare travelers to prevent medical errorsSource: Healthcare Traveler Date: Oct 1, 2009
A new Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert urges healthcare leaders to step up efforts to prevent errors by taking the zero defect approach used in other high risk industries, such as aviation and nuclear energy. The Joint Commission is advocating greater involvement of healthcare trustees, executives, and physician leaders, contending that the overall safety and effectiveness of a healthcare facility depends on administrative and clinical leaders who set the tone, create the culture, and drive improvements....
Top 10 Best and Worst States to Be a NurseSource: NursingLink.com and CareerVoyages.gov Date: Unknown
There is a projected need for 1,001,000 nurses needed in the United States by 2016. Nurses are one of the most in demand professions in America, but with so many job openings, it begs the question: Where should you work?...
Future of Nursing: Overcoming Barriers to Patient CareSource: Scrubs- The Nursing Guide to Good Living Date: Oct 19, 2009
"...I’m a physician who didn’t understand what nurses really did until I fell off a tree and broke my neck. As a patient, I saw nurses and other staff going the ‘extra mile’ to get me what I needed. The ’system’ often didn’t help, and sometimes got in their way."...
Yoga Helps Alleviate Low-Back PainSource: NurseWeek Nursing Spectrum Nurse.com Date: November 2009
Lower back pain can be a common ailment for Travel Nurses. Read a recent article in the Nurse.com Magazine on how Yoga can help with this...
Oh, Organization!Source: Scrubs- The Nursing Guide to Good Living By: Prisca Smith Date: Oct 16, 2009
New nurses have several developmental tasks they have to accomplish, in my thinking. Fresh out of school, a nurse learns to adapt to stress, learns how to work in a team, figures out how to deal with doctors, other nurses, patients–the list goes on. And for myself, one of the most important and ongoing learning tasks has been to get and stay organized!...
Hand-washing detectors could help save livesSource: DiscoveryNews By: Cristen Conger Date: Oct 13, 2009
New health care technology could sniff out one of the leading causes of death in the United States.
HyGreen hand hygiene sensors, developed at the University of Florida, can detect whether doctors and health care workers have followed hand-washing procedures before making contact with patients. If they don't, their ID badges will vibrate and alert a database that the employees failed to wash up....
Annapolis, Maryland (MD) SpotlightSource: Healthcare Traveler HT Enewsletter Date: Sep 9, 2009
If your travel nursing assignment finds you near Annapolis, Maryland, in September or October, make sure to experience the Maryland Renaissance Faire. Comprised of 85 acres of parking and space, and attracting 280,000 guests per season, the outdoor event is the second-largest Renaissance Festival in the country....
8 Sleep Tips for Evening NursesSource: Scrubs- The Nursing Guide to Good Living By: Charla McMillan Date: Jan 5, 2009
...I’ve found that the clients who get sick most often are the ones who aren’t protecting their health with regular sleep habits. For my shift nurses, it’s not as easy as saying, “Get more sleep.” I’ve had RN clients who go for 12 hours on, then two days off, then five days in a row of evening shifts....
How travel nurses can demonstrate competence and character on assignmentSource: Healthcare Traveler Volume 16, Issue 7 By: Lila Johnson Date: Jan 1, 2009
When you arrive at a contract hospital or clinic, it is important to begin your assignment with your best foot forward, mindful of the impressions you'll make. While most healthcare providers inherently appreciate travelers' expertise and ability to adapt to changing environments, there may come a time when a manager or colleague tests your professionalism....
Joint Commission 2010 National Patient Safety GoalsSource: www.jointcommission.org
SAVE LIVES: Clean Your HandsA new World Health Organization initiative
Essential Factors for Success
by Melissa Knybel, featured in Healthcare Traveler Magazine's Company Corner
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