Politics and Travel Nursing
We are now one week from electing the next President of the United States. Regardless of your political persuasion there is no arguing that this is an historical election. Our economy is in turmoil, we are at war in two countries and the proposed solutions by each of the candidates could not be more different. For travel nurses, there are two critical issues: health care and the economy. I have addressed the economic challenges facing...
A Rant Against the “Nursing Culture”
Browsing through the nursing forums I came upon this tirade posted in the allnurses.com forum. Apparently, this nurse has had it up to…well, some high part of his anatomy and just takes off on what he perceives as the abuse of nurses by a system that mandates work rules at the expense (literally) of the nurse on duty. The author of this post sees the older generation of nurses as out of touch with their own profession and as...
Nurse Practitioners Taking Interest In Traveling
Over the past few weeks we have seen an increase in the number of nurse practitioners applying for travel nurse positions. NPs are proving to be a growing factor in providing primary care and can usually be found supporting physicians with a general medical practice. Could it be that NPs are feeling a bit trapped in the doctor’s office each day and are looking for some new challenges and venues where they can apply their...