New Year’s Resolutions for Travel Nurses
This article provided by: LRS Healthcare It’s a proverb as old as time: The early bird gets the worm—and the prepared travel nurse gets the coolest assignment. It may be too soon for some to think about their 2020 resolutions, but travel nurses are a different, forward-thinking kind. As you plan for all the adventures this new year of travel nursing will bring you, take a moment to make some resolutions that will help you enjoy your travels even more. Travel nursing is all about creating your best life on your terms, so draw inspiration for your 2020 goals from…
Tips for Adapting to the Night Shift
This article provided by: GHR Travel Nursing Nursing is an occupation that doesn’t stop at 5 p.m. when everyone else is heading home from work. Every night, many nurses put on their scrubs and head to work while everyone else is going to sleep. Caring for patients in hospitals, long-term care facilities and nursing homes is a 24/7 occupation. While the job duties and responsibilities remain the same across shifts, nurses on the night shift are presented with unique challenges. The shift’s schedule and atmosphere require nurses to significantly adjust their daily lives and routines to meet its demands. Adapting…
Comfort Meals for Travel Nurses to Try This Fall
This article provided by: Titan Medical We get it at Titan Medical, as a travel nurse you are constantly on the move and we are here to make your fall evenings easier by sharing simple comfort meals to throw into your crock-pot to do the cooking. Comfort foods according to oxford are defined as: food that provides consolation or a feeling of well-being, typically any with a high sugar or other carbohydrate content and associated with childhood or home cooking. Now you can cozy up to a homemade meal that took hardly any time to throw together! Comfort Meals White…
Sure-Fire Home Remedies to Soothe Foot Pain for Travel Nurses
Photo by Joseph Barrientos on Unsplash Travel nurses are required to stay active, work long shifts and stay on their feet. This is the reason almost all the nurses complain of feet fatigue. Causes that add to feet ache may be obesity, flat feet, high arch, poor-fitting shoes, etc. While the nature of their job can’t change, there are ways foot fatigue can be cured. Read on to learn how to ease foot pain at home. Hot and Cold-Water Therapy – Hot water regulates blood circulation and cold water reduces swelling. So, fill two buckets with hot and cold water.…
22 Things to Make Life and Traveling Better
The following is a Guest Post via Cheryl Hurt 1. Don’t hold grudges. Happy people understand that it’s better to forgive and forget than to let their negative feelings crowd out their positive feelings. Holding a grudge has many detrimental effects on your wellbeing, including increased depression, anxiety, and stress. Why let anyone who has wronged you have power over you? If you let go of all your grudges, you’ll gain a clear conscience and enough energy to enjoy the good things in life. Remember it’s only 13 weeks. Move on. That is the nice thing about traveling. You…
Hurricane Florence Resources
Over the past several days, Hurricane Florence has seriously affected the Carolinas with severe flooding and storm surge. Unfortunately, thousands of North and South Carolina residents, both coastal and inland, need assistance in a wide variety of forms. For those that would like to assist in some way or get more information on how to help, we have provided a list of agencies and options to make it easier to help those in need. FEMA Donation Suggestions The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicates that donations of cash offer the most flexibility for charities and nonprofits to address those with…
10 Healthy Meal Planning Tips For Travel Nurses
This article is provided by Host Healthcare As a travel nurse, you are always on the go. From traveling between assignments to the fast pace work responsibilities, your days can be jam-packed. One of the things that suffer during busy days is eating healthy meals. Lack of healthy meals could lead to fatigue, lack of concentration, and more serious conditions like obesity. That is why we created these 10 healthy meal planning tips for travel nurses. Identify Healthy Meals. The first step to eating healthy is knowing what to eat. Healthy meal planning tips for travel nurses start with knowing…
Eating Healthy On-the-Road
The following is a Guest Post via Elizabeth Scala As a travel nurse, I bet you’re hit with a ‘double whammy’ when it comes to eating healthy. First: you’re a nurse. Every nurse knows what a nurse ‘lunch’ looks like… standing up, eating between patients, while answering the phone, and checking orders – if you’re lucky to find time to eat at all! Secondly, you’re traveling. From what I gather, being in a new place, a new environment, a new organization… it’s tricky, challenging stuff. And what do most people do when they are uncomfortable, looking to make new friends,…
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…