First Nurse in U.S. Contracts Ebola
The first healthcare professional to contract Ebola in the U.S. has been identified as Nina Pham, a 26-year-old nurse in Dallas, TX. Ebola has been causing a whirlwind of worries now that it has been spread inside our home country. It is shocking that now Pham and the nurse assistant in Madrid have so quickly gone from caretakers to patients from this frightening illness. And, it brings up some major concerns. How much do we know...
Shoo Away the Springtime Struggle: Allergy Season
The warm afternoon rainstorms, birds chirping, fresh leaves, and blossoming tulips in the garden. Yes, spring has officially sprung. But along with the pleasant picnic weather comes a less savory part of the season….the dreaded spring-time allergies. Ah, you can just feel it in the air. Literally. I mean; pollen, grass spores, and all those pesky airborne allergens floating all around. Travel nurses especially have a hard time...
Why Nurses are Obese, Why You Should Care and How to Relieve the Problem
In America’s hospitals, nurses are the first in line providing patient care for the sick and injured. According to ABC News, a 2012 study completed at the University of Maryland’s School of Nursing uncovered that 55 percent of the 2,103 women nurses studied were clinically obese. Another study, national in scope returned an almost identical conclusion, 54 percent of nurses surveyed had body mass index recordings placing them in the...
Taking Care of You: Wellness Tips for Travel Nurses
Travel nursing has plenty of stress that goes along with the job. Frequent packing, traveling and adapting alone can wear down the healthiest travel nurse. It can be hard to maintain physical fitness and overall wellness while working as a travel nurse. Here are some tips on maintaining optimal health during your assignments. Keep it simple. It may take some time to find the perfect running trail or yoga class when you first arrive to...
Stimulus, Healthcare and Travel Nursing
By Christine Whitmarsh The recent government stimulus package is a mind boggling, eyesight blurring 1,071 pages long. As a nurse, I was naturally curious about the healthcare provisions included in the bill. Except I wasn’t any more interested in making the stimulus package into a “War and Peace” style reading assignment, than apparently the members of congress were. Fortunately, the folks at U.S. News & World Report provided a...
Travel Nurse Source Expands To Allied Health Travel
Based on the success of our travel nurse service, we have decided to expand our program to include allied health travel positions by launching AlliedTravelCareers.com. For nearly 4 years, Travel Nurse Source has been helping to match qualified RNs seeking travel positions with excellent travel staffing firms. One of the key reasons that travel nursing is flourishing is that there simply are not enough nurses in the system to staff all...