Griswold Family Guide to Travel Nursing
This article is provided by Gifted Healthcare Travel nursing allows us to experience the freedom of living on the road. That sounds so liberating until you add a stroller that won’t ever fold right, bickering in the backseat about who’s turn it is to pick music, and a tired husband who can’t get the GPS to work. Traveling with a family can feel like a real-life Griswold adventure. While I can’t tell you how to properly install that giant “foldable” car seat, here are some tips on travel nursing with the whole family. Griswold Family Guide to Travel Nursing 1.…
How To Pack For A 13 Week Travel Nurse Assignment
This article was provided by Vero. Packing in рrераrаtiоn for уоur 13 wееk travel assignment саn either be an еnjоуаblе experience or a nightmare. Thеrе are two ways to analyze thе items уоu intеnd to take on an assignment. Don’t take too much! Firѕt, уоu might dесidе to tаkе аlоng everything thаt iѕn’t рhуѕiсаllу bоltеd down in уоur hоmе. Thаt, hоwеvеr, iѕ a miѕtаkе. If you tаkе too much on уоur vасаtiоn you will inеvitаblу bе tiеd uр trуing to mаnаgе thе ѕаmе mаtеriаl роѕѕеѕѕiоnѕ that you hаvе cluttering uр уоur lifе bасk hоmе. Hоwеvеr, уоu dеfinitеlу nееd to tаkе…
So, You Want to go to Nome Alaska?
Guest Post By: Cheryl Hurt, co-written by: Kimberly Richter Being an Alaskan travel nurse is an exciting and unique experience. Here are some tips from travelers that are or have been to Nome. These tips will help you prepare and know what to expect on a contract in Nome, Alaska. Orientation Hospital orientation is generally four days long. The first two days are focused on standard hospital business and Native Alaskan Culture. Day 1 your badge photo and fingerprinting will be done.(yes, you will have your fingerprints taken at the hospital) Lunch will be provided for you. Day 2, you…
A Traveling Family
The following is a Guest Post via Jenn Many of us wonder what it’s like to travel with Family. I can’t tell you how many times a staff co-worker will say to me ‘I wish I could travel like you but I have a family.’ Jenn is a great example of a Travel Nurse with a Traveling Family. Jenn agreed to answer some questions for me about traveling with family. How long have you been a travel nurse? I have been traveling for the past 5 yrs. I usually stay close to home and just go do my days and…
Travel Nurse Guide Introduction
As many of you know, The Gypsy Nurse Travel Nurse Guide has helped hundreds of would-be travel nurses over the years get started on their travel adventures. Where to start travel nursing? The Gypsy Nurse Travel Nurse Guide is a great travel introduction for nurses trying to decide if this is the path they want to take. In this travel nursing guide, I’ll be breaking down each of the following steps into easy-to-follow directions. It is recommended that you follow them in order. If you have any questions that aren’t covered in our travel introduction, please feel free to join our…
3 Ways to Save Money on Housing
This is a sponsored post by: Focus Staff Working as a travel healthcare professional allows you to make plenty of money. Of course, as a wise man once said, “mo’ money, mo’ problems.” If you aren’t careful with your finances, you also run the risk of spending lots of money. Housing is sure to be one of your biggest expenses. Fortunately, there are ways to cut down on your housing costs. Interested? Here are three ways to save money on housing as a travel healthcare professional. 1. Share the expense The “shared economy” is the newest thing. From Uber to…
Step #14 Getting Ready for The Journey
Congrats! If you are at this point, you have completed all the previous steps and are ready to think about leaving for your travel nurse assignment. Hopefully, you have done some research on the city where you are going and have a few ideas of what you want to do in the area. Leaving for your first assignment is always exciting and nerve-wracking, so focusing on the adventure can help ease those nerves. 10 Steps to Getting Ready for a Travel Nurse Assignment Know what you are doing with your primary residence. Are you renting out your home, leaving it…
Step #18: Planning Your Road Trip
We’ve all heard the saying, “Getting there is half the fun.” Now that you are ready to hit the road let’s learn how to find attractions on your road trip to make it a memorable journey! Planning a travel nurse road trip can be slightly different from standard road trips. Since most travel nurse road trips are truly moving from one contract to another, we’ve put together some specific tips to make things go smoothly. Part of making sure a road trip goes smoothly is planning well. It can be nice to be laid back with your schedule, but if…
Step # 20 Settling Into Your Travel Nurse Housing
Your Travel Nurse Home You now have the keys to your travel nurse home for the next 13 weeks. Now it is time to make it feel like home! You should have completed the checklist and confirmed the housing is satisfactory. Hopefully, you have a few days to get settled in before starting work. If you have taken our advice on packing, you won’t have a lot of unpacking to do. Everyone has their own process for settling into a new travel nurse home. Most nurses choose to do some combination of unpacking, purchasing groceries, and getting familiar with their…
Step #21 Your First Day as a Travel Nurse
Today is the day! Your first day as a travel nurse. You have settled into the new apartment and done the shopping. The first-day nerves have probably got a hold of you…don’t worry. Check out our first-day tips below, and you’ll be ready to set yourself up for success. A good thing to remember is every first day is the countdown to new adventures. Some contracts will be good and some not-so-good, and no matter how much you researched and questioned your recruiter about the position, you won’t know what any contract will hold until you get there. Test Run…