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Career Changes In Nursing: Exploring the Options, Reasons and Methods

Disclaimer: This article has corporate sponsored links. The possibility of career changes in Nursing is one of the draws to the profession. A nursing career can be anything you want it to be. The possibilities are endless. You can work in a high-energy position like ER or Trauma with all the excitement that you can handle, as a case manager in a lower key office setting, or even start your own Nursing Business as an Entrepreneur. There are thousands of positions and specialties within nursing. It all comes down to finding your own personal niche.  According to the BLS (Bureau…

A Travel Nurse Relocating to Australia: Trials and Tribulations

As a Travel Nurse relocating to Australia is a scary prospect. I’d thought I’d had greater culture shock in Miami, but starting my Australian nursing position changed my mind. Traveling halfway around the world with the uncertainty associated with moving to a new country can be overwhelming. Although Australia is an English speaking country, their English may not be your English. Beyond deciphering the accent, one must understand the slang and acceptable verbiage. Culture shock is inevitable. When you think of your experiences as a travel nurse, culture shock might be a way of life for you. It might be dependent on…

Nurses “Eat Their Young”?

I did a phone interview the other day for a Healthcare Magazine in Chicago. The interviewer asked me about the saying, ‘nurses eat their young? and what does it mean?’  She also wanted to know where/why this term started.  I was stumped.  How do you explain this type of behavior within your profession? It’s actually embarrassing… I began to reflect on this question after the interview was over, and I still can’t say that I understand the ‘why.’  Is it jealousy?  Perhaps we don’t want to see others succeed?  Maybe it’s just a rush to get our own work done…

Understanding the Nursing Shortage

Everyone has heard that there is a Nursing Shortage.  The nursing shortage provides a never-ending supply of Travel Nurse Assignments.  A continued nursing shortage is primarily a cause of the following factors: The average age of RNs projected to 44.5 years by 2012. Nurses in their 50s are expected to become the largest segment of the nursing workforce, accounting for almost one-quarter of the RN population.According to the July 2001 report, Nursing Workforce: Emerging Nurse Shortages Due to Multiple Factors (GAO-01-944), a serious shortage of nurses is expected in the future as demographic pressures influence both supply and demand. The future demand…