7 Ways to Prevent Dry Eyes While Traveling By Plane
Guest Post By Aaron Barriga: Do you travel often and experience dry eyes? Have you been ignoring it but wondered why this happens? Due to the control in air pressure and dry environment, it can take a toll on your eyes. Dry eyes, if not treated, can prevent your eyes from producing enough tears, which will make you feel irritated, and your eyes feel itchy. However, the good news is that you can ease the discomfort while on a plane by keeping these tips in mind. These 7 tips will also be vital if you are traveling with kids that…
Five Ways to Fight SAD this Winter
Guest Post By: Katie McBeth The winter season is in full swing, and many people are finding themselves bundled in for the winter. For nurses, we’re seeing less sunshine, more snow, and possibly daydreaming about future summer vacation plans. Palm trees, ocean, and cocktails! With the lack of light, decreased temperatures, and increase stress revolving around the holiday season, some of you nurses may be feeling the brunt of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). SAD is normally manifested in lethargy, irritability, lack of interest in everyday activities, and depression. Our brain’s chemistry and biological clock are thrown off by the sudden…
Travel Nurses: What To Do About A Toxic Work Culture
This article is provided by: Health Providers Choice. If you’ve dealt with a toxic workplace, you know how quickly passion can turn into dread. Unfortunately, bullying doesn’t stay confined to the schoolyard. Today, even adults are known for this type of harassment. However, their tactics are often more refined. Bullying is usually the leading cause of a toxic work environment in health care facilities. For travel nurses, toxic environments can feel particularly stressful. The environment Sometimes bullying occurs overtly, like when someone shows hostility. Other cases of bullying happen when the victim isn’t present to fight against it. Some workers…
Disability Insurance- What Every Travel Nurse Needs to Know
Guest post by: Kyle Richert, Lifetime Financial Growth, LLC “The $3-9 million or more you’ll likely earn over the course of your medical career is surely an asset worth insuring…” Most people know they need to insure their life, their car, and their home or condo. But they often overlook insuring their most important asset – their ability to earn an income. Your income is the primary source of funding for a lifetime of things, from basic necessities to the hopes and dreams you have for yourself and those you love. The $3-9 million or more you’ll likely earn over the course of…
Yoga For Travel Nurses
This article is provided by Gifted Healthcare®. Whether you’re a travel nurse in Missouri, or on assignment in Texas, you’re on your feet for long hours throughout the week. Being on your feet for prolonged periods of time can cause anything from back pain to tension in the neck. Although good tennis shoes and the occasional break can help relieve your feet while on the shift, there’s nothing quite like a good yoga practice. Find relief, both for the body and the mind, by practicing these yoga poses that release stress and pressure from the lower back, stretch the spine,…
Knowing the Nurse Within
The following is a Guest Post via Elizabeth Hi there! My name’s Elizabeth Scala and I’m a Nurse Coach and Reiki Nurse. I’m so grateful for the opportunity to guest blog on the Gypsy Nurse site. I really enjoy writing… I find it healing, relaxing, and fun. I hope you enjoy my posts on well-being and healthy lifestyle and if you are looking for a certain topic- just let me know! Candy gave me a bit of background on what it’s like to be a travel nurse. Now I’ve never been one, but I can share with you that I am…
Making New Friends in a New Town
Travel Nurse Across America® provided this article Tips to social success as a travel nurse So you are on your latest adventure as a travel nurse…you landed the ideal job in your dream city, packed up, and settled in. Now what? Suddenly, you have some time on your hands and no one to share it with, nowhere to go, and you’re feeling a little lonely. It’s perfectly normal to go through this type of adjustment stage as a travel nurse. And, with the stressful demands of your job, sometimes it’s better to keep a more moderate schedule. However, that doesn’t…
This is. . . being a NURSE
Written by: Rachel Baldwyn Edited by: Candy Treft Let me start by saying that “I LOVE BEING A NURSE.” I graduated with my ADN almost 17 years ago. I have had the opportunity to hold hands with and give comfort to the dying and to cry with families left behind. I have been able to help bring people back from the brinks of death and give them the opportunity to go on to live longer lives. I have brought babies into the world and witnessed big burley men reduced to sobbing tears at the sight of their newborn baby and…
Relief for Nursing School Loans – Forgiveness Options Part 4
The government has designed several options to help you reduce the costs of your nursing education. Benefits can be determined based on residency, position, place of employment, and level of education. This is the final article in our series. We explored the popular federal relief programs and we will conclude with a very high-level look at State-based financial assistance programs. This is an overview of offerings for various states. Keep in mind there are many requirements and restrictions that apply. Terms and conditions can also change. One of the major similarities between programs is that loans must be in good…
Ebola Fear
There is a ton of Ebola fear and controversy in the media. Blame is being placed on the CDC, the Hospitals, the Nurses. When HIV/AIDS broke out in the 80’s we as a society experienced many of the same things that we’re seeing today with Ebola. Fear, Panic, Media sensationalism. The NY Times has a run-down of the news from that time-period that you might say is being replicated now with Ebola The AIDS Epidemic:1981-1987 1981: Unusual Outbreaks June 5 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s newsletter Morbidity and Mortality Weekly (MMWR) makes a reference to five cases of an…