{"id":2815,"date":"2016-01-06T10:01:59","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T15:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/?p=2815"},"modified":"2021-06-14T14:59:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T18:59:43","slug":"a-travel-nurses-guide-to-new-years-resolutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/a-travel-nurses-guide-to-new-years-resolutions","title":{"rendered":"Travel Nurse’s Guide to New Year’s Resolutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Ah yes, with the start of the new year this past weekend, I\u2019m sure everyone\u2019s friends, families and coworkers are buzzing about their New Year\u2019s resolutions; but let\u2019s be real for a second, working out and eating better have been done and done again, so why not consider changing up your resolutions this year and promise yourself to fulfill new, exciting and more career-oriented resolutions? Don’t get me wrong, working out, eating right, better sleeping habits – they’re all great practices, but your busy, travel nurse work schedule can make them difficult. Well, here\u2019s a viable list of resolutions we think all travel nurses can benefit from\u00a0this year:<\/p>\n

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1. Take an assignment simply because it\u2019s a place you\u2019d like to visit<\/strong>, not because the pay is better, or you\u2019ll be receiving incomparable benefits. It\u2019s tempting when one area or agency is offering higher wages and other benefits, but this year, promise yourself you\u2019ll take on a travel nurse assignment just because it\u2019s a place you\u2019ve always wanted to go, or even a place you already love. After all, it\u2019s the \u2018travel\u2019 in travel nurse that probably made you pursue this career path in the first place.<\/p>\n

2. When you visit a new city, be all there<\/strong>. All too often we get wrapped up in our busy, hectic and exhausting schedules, and we forget why we took on a career as a travel nurse in the first place. On your next assignment, promise yourself that you are going to try to get to know your new, temporary home, no matter how long you\u2019re there. Introduce yourself to local people (whether they\u2019re people you work with or not) and try out a native bar\/restaurant for dinner one night. The more you familiarize yourself with this temporary city, the more it\u2019ll feel like a temporary home.<\/p>\n

3. Get to know new people; no\u2026 like reaaaally get to know them. It may sound super clich\u00e9, but vow to yourself that during this assignment, you\u2019re going to build lasting relationships<\/strong> \u2013 whether this is romantic, or simply new friendships. Try meeting new people at places other than work, just to add some diversity. After all, always being in a new place can get pretty lonesome; real relationships can help brighten up your days.<\/p>\n

4. Take on a short assignment and head to a place you find uninteresting\u2026 and prepare to be amazed<\/strong>. I mean have you ever seen pictures of Wyoming? It\u2019s freakin\u2019 beautiful… who knew!\u00a0Not to mention you’ll see some of the coolest wildlife (see below). Anyway, some of the places you think of as boring or dull may just be a hidden gem. You never know what you\u2019ll find in a new area!<\/p>\n

5. Everyone likes buying new things, right? \u2013 Whether it\u2019s clothes, shoes, books, or whatever you\u2019re into. Instead of buying these things on an impulse or all at once, try creating a travel wish list<\/strong>. Of course, you\u2019ll need the necessities as you go, but if you find yourself wanting something a little more unique, like a new purse or jewelry, put it on your travel wish list. I mean, there\u2019s nothing like a new, trendy\u00a0purse from San Francisco, or picking up authentic Native American jewelry from an assignment in Oklahoma. Creating a travel wish list will ensure that all of your material things hold meaning, and remembrance.<\/p>\n

So this year, say adios to all the overdone\u00a0resolutions that don\u2019t even last until the end of the month, and promise yourself something that you\u2019ll stick to!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ah yes, with the start of the new year this past weekend, I\u2019m sure everyone\u2019s friends, families and coworkers are buzzing about their New Year\u2019s resolutions; but let\u2019s be real for a second, working out and eating better have been done and done again, so why not consider changing up your resolutions this year and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,206,343,12,5,53,4,15,17],"tags":[101,29,62],"class_list":["post-2815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations","category-new-nurse","category-nurse","category-nursing-issues","category-travel-nurse-blogs","category-travel-nurse-career","category-travel-nurse-characters","category-travel-nurse-destinations","category-travel-nursing-jobs","tag-resolutions","tag-travel","tag-travel-nurse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2815"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7174,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2815\/revisions\/7174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}