7 Interesting Places Travel Nurses Should Seek This Summer
Summer will be here before we know it. As temperatures start to rise, it’s the quintessential time to start thinking about where exactly are the hottest places to travel on nursing assignments. Sure, most travel nurse agencies will feed you the same lines, “go to Hawaii, go to California”—but hey, those places will still be there in winter (and will always be warm.) Let’s think outside the box here,...
The Facts About Taxes: Travel Nurse Tax Guide
It may not be rocket science, but the concept of travel nurse taxes can still be pretty confusing. If you are considering travel nursing or just starting out in the industry, you probably have a lot of questions. You’re most likely wondering how you will be taxed. As a travel nurse, your assignments will only last an average of 13 weeks. This means that you will be moving to a new destination every couple of months. Typically,...
You Know You’re a Nurse If…
Each profession comes along with it’s own outside of work thought processes and annoyances. You may find yourself pointing out technicalities on television shows, advertisements, articles, etc., that those outside your field of work would never be able to recognize and vice versa. Whether it’s avoiding inaccurate reenactments of medical scenarios or living by unbreakable work habit rules, you know you’re a nurse if… You own pens with...
You’ll Never Guess What Celebs are Former Nurses
Believe it or not, celebrities are just like us. (Well, richer more glamorous versions of us.) But, everyone’s got to get their start somewhere. Some of our favorite people in the public eye were once in nursing school learning how to wipe other people’s tooshies! …yeah, as I was saying they once were just like us; I told you! You’ll never guess which famous people graced our country’s hospital corridors...
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....
Is it Appropriate for Nurses to Debate a Doctor’s Diagnosis?
Sometimes, differences in opinion can cause tensions in the workplace. In most professions, slight disagreements between colleagues is not a matter of life or death…but what if the matter at stake literally is? In the healthcare profession, the issue is knowing when it is necessary for a nurse to step in to voice what the best practice is for the patient. Often times, the nurse and doctor dynamic in our society leaves the...