History of Nurse’s Week
A Brief History of National Nurse’s Week 1953 Dorothy Sutherland of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare sent a proposal to President Eisenhower to proclaim a “Nurse Day” in October of the following year. The proclamation was never made. 1954 National Nurse Week was observed from October 11 – 16. The year of the observance marked the 100th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s mission to Crimea. Representative Frances P. Bolton sponsored the bill for a nurse week. Apparently, a bill for a National Nurse Week was introduced in the 1955 Congress, but no action was taken. Congress discontinued its…
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Colon Cancer Awareness Month: Resources and Information
March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. In support, The Gypsy Nurse has put together some resources with information. Below you will find this list of Colon/Colorectal Cancer Resources. According to Cancer.org: Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for the number of colorectal cancer cases in the United States for 2020 are: 104,610 new cases of colon cancer 43,340 new cases of rectal cancer They also state that “In the United States, colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men…
What is The Gypsy Nurse?
The Gypsy Nurse is an online blog and community dedicated to Nurses with an interest in Travel Nursing. Content is based on the varied and expansive experiences of current and former Travel Nurses, experienced Nurses and Specialty Nurses. The Gypsy Nurse is where travel nurses and dreamers come to find all the information they need to begin their journey into a career as a Travel Nurse. Website Content Includes: Step by Step “How to Become a Travel Nurse” Licensure information Upcoming Seminars, Conferences and Events Continuing education resources Housing resources – coming soon Networking Interviews with experienced Travel Nurses A…
My Cervical Cancer Journey – Guest Post by Kelly Creager
In recognition of Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, I sent out multiple requests to bloggers to find someone that would provide a personal story about this disease. Kelly responded and has provided the story below. I want to say thank you to Kelly for sharing her experiences. When I first read what Kelly had written, I was brought to tears. We see patients in med/surg (the specialty that I work) only for brief amounts of time. As a traveler, we may never see these patients again. Full time staff nurses will sometimes follow these patients along their entire journey as they…
Where you can find The Gypsy Nurse
Where can you find The Gypsy Nurse? Here are the other places that The Gypsy Nurse has been featured, talked about or has written for. Articles: Scrubbing In: Entertaining or Disgraceful to the Nursing Profession? via NurseTogether From a Travel Nurse Perspective: Things to Know Your First Week via Fastaff The Altruistic Nurse vs. The Career Nurse via NurseTogether.com Travel Nurse Perspective: How to Resolve Conflict via Fastaff Interview With a Travel Nurse @ JobShadow.com Top 10 expectations for a travel nurse. @ Mighty Nurse Confessions of A Traveling Nurse: What I learned while I was away @ Ask Conrad 100…
Nurse Travel with A Spouse: The Original Self-Proclaimed Tag Along
I know that many travel nurses travel with a spouse or significant other and began wondering what it was like for those that tag along. There isn’t really any support system for this unique group of people, and I wanted to provide insight into what it is like and the daily challenges for this group of people. What is a tag-a-long? I originally found the term when I was researching travel nursing blogs. I found a blog of a self-proclaimed tag-a-long and loved the term. Since the last Tag-A-Long Travel Nurse interview, I figured out where I had found the term. Ryan…
Cervical Health Awareness Month
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. In support, The Gypsy Nurse will feature several articles throughout January in an attempt to raise awareness. Cervical Health Awareness: According to the CDC: “All women are at risk for cervical cancer. It occurs most often in women over age 30. Long-lasting infection with certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main cause of cervical cancer. HPV is a common virus that is passed from one person to another during sex. At least half of sexually active people will have HPV at some point in their lives, but few women will get cervical…
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