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6 Tips to Get Better Sleep

LeaderStat provided this article. Some days are crazy and chaotic, where we feel as if we are being pulled in 20 directions at once. With all of your home and family responsibilities and workplace demands, we may find that we are struggling to get enough good-quality sleep. Sleep that is poor quality and on an erratic schedule can be detrimental to our mental and physical health.   To be considered healthy sleep, it must encompass these three components:  Quantity – how much sleep we get  Quality – sleep that is uninterrupted and refreshing Consistency – made challenging by irregular or night…

New Year Travel Assignments: Why You Shouldn’t Sleep on Finding One Now

Triage Healthcare Staffing provided this article. The new year seems so far away, but the reality is that it will be here before you know it. The time of year between Thanksgiving and New Year’s flies by for travel nurses, recruiters, and onboarding specialists, which means waiting to find a travel assignment that starts in January can leave you without a job come the first of the year. If you’re considering taking the holidays off and jumping back into the job market in January, here are a few reasons you should button up your new year positions now. Why It Can…

How Travel Nurses Can Improve Their Sleep

Getting quality sleep on a regular basis is essential for maintaining good health. That being said, travel nurses and nurses, in general, can struggle with getting adequate amounts of sleep at night. Between the long hours, night shifts, time zone changes, achieving a restful night of sleep can seem impossible at times. The good news is that there are things you can do to begin improving your sleep quality. The first step to doing this is to make sure that you understand what impacts your ability to fall asleep at night. If you want to get the rest that you…

8 Secrets to a Good Night’s Sleep When Feeling Fatigued

Without any doubt, sleep has a direct influence on your mental state and physical health. If you fail to get proper sleep, it will make you emotionally imbalanced, lower your daytime energy, reduce productivity, and drastically affect your overall health. Your brain, heart health, mood, creativity, vitality, and immune system can undergo adverse effects due to a poor routine. Despite understanding the importance of sleep, many people toss and turn all night. Actually, getting a good night’s sleep becomes impossible when you are tired, have unhealthy daytime habits, or if you accidentally awake at 3 a.m. Do you also struggle…

5 Practical Tips to Help Traveling Nurses Sleep Better

Working as a traveling nurse can be an exciting career. Not only do you get to meet and interact with new people all the time, but you also get to experience new places and cultures. However, one of the aspects that can be tricky to adapt to is getting a good night’s rest. With the long hours, constant traveling, and changes in time zones, it can be difficult to get quality shut-eye at night. Instead of counting sheep, try these five recommendations to help you sleep better as a traveling nurse.  1. Get a Sufficient Mineral Intake Sufficient vitamin and…

3 Ways to Get High-Quality Sleep as a Travel Nurse

Being a nurse can be an incredibly difficult yet rewarding profession. Nurses are credited for being instrumental in providing good care for patients in hospitals, nursing facilities, and more. There are many perks to this profession, one of them being that they can be very flexible. Nurses are needed seven days a week, 24 hours a day, so nurses can choose to work night shifts or weekends if that is better for their schedule. Nurses are also needed in all areas, so they can move to a desired location and likely find a nursing position wherever. Some nurses choose to…

Thriving on the Night Shift: Survival Tips and Sleep Schedule Strategies for Nurses

Why is it that the 12-hour shift from 7 am to 7 pm is the shift that nobody really wants to work, and those of us that choose to work the night shift because we love it are just seen as psychotic? Night shift is certainly not for everyone, and when you ask nurses why they work the night shift, most of them are obligated due to their facility not having openings on days.   You will find that there are usually more needs posted for the night shift for an assignment in terms of the travel nurse world. There…

5 Ways Lack of Sleep Affects Your Health

The world is stressful, and it can be hard to get a good night’s sleep. Here’s a stressful thought for you: lack of sleep causes many serious health problems, in addition to causing vehicle and workplace accidents. Our bodies mostly heal and rehabilitate themselves while we sleep, producing the hormones and chemical processes we’ll need during our waking hours. Work and family stress cause many people sleepless nights; others experience insomnia from overuse of a stimulant like caffeine. Here are five ways that lack of sleep affects your health. 1. Heart Health and Sleep The human heart is under immense…

Who Wants a Better Night Sleep?

Feeling tired? Crabby? Off-balance? Nodding off during lectures? Maybe you are not getting a good night’s sleep. A lot of factors interfere with a good night’s sleep…  As a travel nurse or travel healthcare worker, you must be getting the best sleep possible. Focus on what you can control!!! Stick to a schedule- Go to bed and get up the same time every day, even on weekends.  Being consistent reinforces your body’s sleep-wake cycle and helps promote better sleep at night. Set this as a weekly goal! Pay attention to what you eat and drink- Caffeine and alcohol stimulation can…