Travel Nurse Aim

I was hit in the face with a telephone by one of my dementia patients today.  The patient was lying on her side facing away from me.  As I was trying to straighten out her covers, she swung her...

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Most travel nurse agencies offer a housing stipend to pay for your housing while on assignment.  The stipend usually works one of two ways.  The first way is when the agency finds housing for...

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I recently met a fellow travel nurse who made $4,000.00 for one 14 hour shift.  I was astonished and in disbelief when she told me that.  I asked her how she did it and she recounted the follo...

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I recently ran across a post at RN Central  about a distressed nurse in Arizona, Amanda Trujillo.  According to the article, Amanda was essentially fired for trying to make sure her patient w...

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After months of trying to decide which travel nursing assignment I would take, we have decided a trip to the Rocky Mountains is in order.  I am currently negotiating with a travel nursing agenc...

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I recently received an email from an upset travel nurse who had been shafted by her travel nurse company during her first (and last) travel nursing assignment.  She said her recruiter trie...

http://travelnursingjob.blogspot.com/2012/01/travel-nursing-contract-always-get-it.html

Let me see you fake another seizure! Some guys will do anything to get a woman to touch them.  Last night while on shift I noticed several nurses running into a patient's room.  Feeling my...

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St. George Lighthouse South Georgia certainly has it's perks.  The biggest one, at least to me, is the close proximity to Florida's panhandle beaches.  Some of the nicest beaches I've e...

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TAX FREE TRAVEL NURSING BENEFITS - In conjunction with my post on keeping a Permanent Tax Home , this post deals with what is required to have your reimbursement for travel costs (like meals, ...

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A LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL NURSING RELATIONSHIP Last week at the hospital I met a guy who's wife was travel nursing in Anchorage, Alaska while he stayed behind to work in the Southeastern U.S.  ...

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Several recent e-mailers have asked me whether I prefer larger travel nursing companies to smaller ones.  My take on the size of the company is that it depends on what you are looking for.�...

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Maclay Gardens, Florida Expedient Medstaff is a Michigan based travel nursing company run by registered nurses.  You can read my article on Exedient Medstaff as part of my series on travel...

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 Nebraska Windmills One major benefit to being a travel nurse is the tax free treatment given to travel expenses and housing. When you take a travel nursing assignment away from home,...

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St. George Island, FL I am often asked whether there is more schooling required to become a travel nurse than a non-travel nurse. My answer: Not usually. The amount of schooling is not what ...

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Travel Nurse Aim was recently named a Top 20 nursing blog by Jacksonville University School of Nursing.  Thanks for the recognition JU.

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I Love Riding Horses I recently received an e-mail from a first year nursing student asking about becoming a travel nurse.  I thought other nursing students might have the same question so ...

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 Even a seasoned travel nurse like me can forget to update the certifications and licenses needed for my next travel nursing assignment. The last thing you want to do is show up at a new assi...

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 Camp Rockmont, NC The following is an exerpt from an interview I did with Payscales.com  some time ago about what it means to be a Travel Nurse.  Take a look. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE TRA...

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It isn't easy for a nurse to be a patient. At least not this nurse.  Just ask my husband who has tried to take care of me the past few days after having my four Wisdom teeth pulled. Of course...

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Oh how I love a good vacation!  Last weekend we went to Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta, Georgia where the same guy who carved Mt. Rushmore also carved  a nine story high mural of three le...

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I have had a number of readers e-mail me with questions about what the licensure requirements are to become a travel nurse.  I thought it might be helpful to put a fairly typical licensure sect...

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A fellow travel nurse wrote the following article for Travel Nurse Aim and asked me to publish it on my site.  I told her I would, but without including the name of the author or any hyperli...

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Okay, so "plan" and "scram" don't exactly rhyme, but if rock stars and rappers can get away with it why can't I?  Besides, the two words seem to appropriately describe two different approaches t...

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Keeping Track of Your Will Once you've taken the step to create a will and get your estate plan in order, you need to figure out what to do with the will itself. It is important to keep track of...

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I ran across this post titled "Why Hire a Legal Nurse Consultant? " and thought my readers my be interested. The post talks about how medical malpractice attorneys hire Legal Nurse Consultants to...

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