Healthcare Staffing Network: Loyal Travel Nurses a Key to Stability and Success
The following article was contributed by Janet Fikany, senior recruiter for Healthcare Staffing Network (HSN), a member of the Travel Nurse Source network of agencies. It’s clear that nursing is still one of the biggest growth industries today, and there are now forecasted projections saying that the shortage of nurses could very well approach 29% by the year 2020. If, in fact, our nation intends to achieve measurable, affordable,...
Travel Nursing Experience Prepares Nurse For Special Mission
An article in the Contra Costa Times (I love that name … sounds like an underground revolutionary group) describes an effort by a California nurse, native to Kenya, to bring much needed medical services to her home country. Debra Akello received her nursing degree at UCLA and desired to return to Kenya and minister to the poor. She and an associate proceeded to found a non-profit organization called Helping Hands International...
Veterans Administration Introduces Travel Nurse Corps
The practice of travel nursing has been introduced by the Veterans Administration in order to address staffing needs at VA facilities throughout the country. Called “Travel Nurse Corps,” this new project will allow nurses to take temporary assignments at VA facilities where they are needed. The program is administered internally and is based in Phoenix, AZ. Many of the nurses participating in the program are attracted by...
Travel Nursing Identified As Profession On The Go
An article in the Indianapolis Star lists the top professions for people that like to travel. Prominently featured was travel nursing which not only seemed to offer the greatest flexibility but also had a salary range that was the tops of all professions listed. The paper did indicate that one of the requirements for nurses seeking travel nursing jobs is a Bachelor’s degree which is not accurate. Nevertheless, travel nursing is...
Travel Nurse Hawaii Assignment. Too Long or Too Short?
To follow up on the previous post about the nursing shortage in Hawaii, I came across this post in a forum in which the boyfriend of a prospective travel nurse asks for help determining what the standard assignment length and living conditions would be in Hawaii. The responses are interesting for the vivid descriptions of the Hawaii experience for an extended stay. Consensus seems to be that the good far outweighs the bad. Personally,...
International Travel Nursing Intrigue
The ongoing nursing shortage has proved a boon for travel nurses but continues to stress the budgets of many health care institutions. One potential solution to the ongoing shortage of nurses, according to some hospital human resource representatives, is to relocate nurses from other countries to the United States. Some nursing advocates state that this is compromising the care provided to patients by lowering the standard of care....