Six Successful Tips for New Nursing Grads
The first few months after becoming a new nurse will be very stressful. It’ll definitely take some getting used to as you transform from the nursing student to the fully responsible nurse professional in a short period of time. Typically, it takes about 90 days after you receive your first position before you begin to fully comprehend all your responsibilities and really get comfortable with your new environment—each day you will be...
Happy Nurses Are Healthy Nurses
Studies show that stress levels may highly be affected by the foods you eat—especially if you don’t have time to sit down and eat the proper daily recommendations of nutritious foods. Taking on stressful tasks as a travel nurse isn’t something out of the ordinary. Luckily, there are foods that can help with your stress levels at times you are feeling overwhelmed. Unfortunately, there are foods on the opposite end of the spectrum that...
An Inside Look: How to Nail a Travel Nurse Job Phone Interview!
I recently had the opportunity to Skype with an experienced recruiter from Next Medical Staffing, Brian Plunkett, that has helped countless travel nurses, as well as allied health professionals, land assignments throughout the past decade in the healthcare recruitment field. We went over some very important travel nurse interview questions. I learned a lot of useful information about what it takes to seriously stand out and make a...
Beat Jet-Lag with These Healthy Caffeine Alternatives
According to LiveScience’s caffeine info-graphic, as Americans we are the top consumers of coffee. Drinking caffeine has many benefits such as decreased risks of head and neck cancer, avid coffee drinkers have a slightly smaller likelihood of developing depression than those who avoid consumption, and most of all it boosts our mood and provides us with the energy we need to keep motivated throughout the day. As a traveling nurse...
When Death is Knocking: Caring for Patients in Their Final Moments
The basics. Caring for a dying patient can be very difficult and emotionally unsettling. You may not know what to say, how to act, or help them along at their end of their journey. As your patient reaches the end of their time, your duty as their nurse encompasses being present, providing comfort, and reassuring him or her with soothing words and actions that help maintain their comfort and dignity as he or she approaches death....
Oklahoma Opportunies with Travel Jobs
Nurse assignments in Oklahoma offer an opportunity to cherish the history of the old west and get involved in memorable activities while working in a satisfying career in healthcare. Visit the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum to celebrate some wild western culture. Or, visit the Myriad Botanical Garden to get to see various varieties of plants from 6 continents. Feed the hunger of an artistic soul by visiting Oklahoma City...