Nursing Handoff: Ensuring Easy Transitions for Patients
In the healthcare industry, it is not uncommon for different healthcare professionals to treat a patient. This can happen because of shift changes or other circumstances. This switch is known as a “handoff” and it is actually very common. During this transition, it is important that not only the patients but also the staff feel at ease. So, in this blog, we will go into more detail about what a nursing handoff is...
Holiday Shifts for Nurses
Nursing during the holidays can be pretty tough, even for experienced nurses. Not only do nurses see a surge of patients during this time of year, but it can also be hard to stay at work instead of spending time with your family. This being said, dedicating your time and care to your patients is one of the greatest gifts you can give during the holiday season. So, we’ve put together a list of strategies of how to handle holiday shifts...
Top Travel Nurse Locations | One Reason For Every State
We’ve been through this before. If you’ve read any of our blogs or taken a few minutes to peruse the thousands of awesome assignments we have to offer, you’d know that travel nursing allows you to work literally anywhere in the country. With that being said, we know that you’ve got your favorites. I mean, who wouldn’t want to work in sunny locations like Hawaii or California. Of course, you’d want to explore the Big Apple and all that...
Negative Stereotypes in Nursing
The media has created some pretty controversial images of nurses over the years. Often times, television shows like the hits “Nurse Jackie” and “Grey’s Anatomy” portray RN’s as promiscuous and unethical. Perpetuating the “brainless bimbo” or “naughty nurse” stigma can cause a completely false impression of what members of the nursing community are really like… and yes,...
Meet the 2019 Future U.S. Nurse Scholarship Winner!
This year we are happy to announce the 2019 scholarship winner. Meet Sarah! We surprised her with a phone call to tell her she won, which was a lot of fun! About the 2019 Scholarship Winner Sarah is in college at Saint Louis University and is a triplet! As you can imagine, with three siblings in school, all at the same time, she had a great financial need. She also has an exceptionally high GPA, which was a huge factor in why we...