Beating Heatstroke: The Nursing Edition
Summer brings a range of activities geared toward the outdoors: family picnics, graduation ceremonies, sporting events, and perhaps a wealth of yard work that never seems to end. Although medical emergencies are probably one of the last things you want to think about during your time off, it’s important to stay keen to heat-related injuries – especially for the very young and old. When temperatures rise and the body can’t keep...
Shai Wilkins: Pageant Queen, Travel Nurse & Health Enthusiast
An Alabama native, Shai Wilkins attended high school in Harvest, where she spent a lot of her time participating in school clubs, and sports, like basketball. She continued on to Belmont University in Tennessee, where she made her way through nursing school. But don’t let this seemingly ‘average, American girl story’ fool you, because Wilkins is far from average. As if getting through nursing school isn’t...
Nursing: Why Proper Staffing should be a Priority
There’s nothing like walking in at the beginning of a 12 hour shift and realizing you’re short staffed. Millions of questions start to run through your head; Will I have time to pee in the next 12 hours? What about eating? Is it too late to make a run for the door? Even more importantly, will I exceed the amount of patients I’m able to take care of properly? Understaffed healthcare facilities are a growing issue, and...
What Nurses Need to Know About the Zika Virus
The Zika virus poses a serious threat to expecting mothers, so it’s more crucial than ever that nurses know how to prevent, detect, and treat this disease. As of now, there is no cure for the disease, and contracting the Zika virus could possibly lead to severe birth defects such as microcephaly. This rare birth defect is becoming more common with rising counts of the Zika virus, so it is our job as travel nurses to ease the...
Bustin’ HIV Myths in Honor of World AIDS Day
HIV is one of the least welcomed acronyms in the world (falling behind, of course, AIDS, and even less-welcomed acronym in our lives.) But lately, its been all over the headlines lately as actor Charlie Sheen came out with the disease, condom-makers are pushing for them to invent a safe-sex emoji and the whole world continues to pray to find a cure. In honor of World AIDS Day 2015, I want to debunk some of the heavily perpetuated...
Thinking Pink: How Nurses Can Celebrate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2019
Whether on Wednesdays you wear pink or if you adorn it as much as you can, October is the time that pink is in full display as we work in the national campaign to increase awareness of breast cancer. Sure, we all seem to have a general idea about the disease. However, we don’t always know the proper precautions to prevent the disease and we don’t always stop to encourage others to do the same. There are a few ways you can...