Nursing Hiatus | Maintaining Professionalism
Working as a travel nurse, your career path is bound to be unique in terms of where you work and what that means for the rest of your schedule. Finding new placements and jobs across the country can be one of the greatest ways to gain experience and continue expanding your opportunities — and yet there may come a time when a nursing hiatus is in order. Whether you’re taking a break to raise a family, pursue another life-long goal, or...
A Nurse’s Guide to Social Media
A busy nursing shift can make it feel like you’re being stretched in a million different directions at once. Now thanks to social media, nurses can actually (or at least their content can) exist in the palms of smartphone users across the nation and throughout the world. Yet, as the ubiquitousness of mobile technology and social platforms remains strong, this resource presents a range of responsibilities and considerations for medical...
Travel Nursing Agency: 10 Aspects to Consider When Choosing an Agency
As a travel nurse, one of the most difficult and time-consuming aspects is finding the best travel nursing agency to work with. There are literally hundreds to choose from, so how do you know which travel nursing agency will provide you with the best travel nursing jobs and meet all of your needs? To help, we’ve created a checklist of some of the most important topics that travel nurses should consider when choosing an agency. 10...
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...
6 Nursing Myths Debunked
Most professions have at least one stereotype or illusion that come along with it; for example, most people assume construction workers are men, and only women work in day care centers. Sometimes these myths have a certain level of truth behind them, and other times they are completely ridiculous. Well, if you’re a nurse, you’ll know that people have tons of assumptions about your job. Here are 6 of the most common nursing...
Nursing the Nerves: Overcoming First Day Anxiety
Think back to the first day of kindergarten – you were probably a little nervous, but mostly excited. As you get older, “first days” become a little more anxiety inducing. You were probably worried about what to wear on your first day of high school, and who to talk to your first day at college. Honestly, first days never really get easier, and the same worries might still run through your head: Will people be nice...