Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Can't sleep, browsing the web...

I found an interesting nurse blog (I love nurse blogs!) and am reading away..

http://thinkingnurse.blogspot.com/

Travel nursing jobs aren't always fun...

Today was a rough day. A really rough day. I'll try to write about it when I wake up.

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Finding travel nursing jobs through the internet

A friend of mine recently decided to try travel nursing and asked me to help her find a job. I thought I'd write about my advice to her after my experiences in travel nursing.

First of all, you can apply for a travel nurse job by phone, fax, email or (my favorite way) over the internet.

Here is a travel nursing site to get you started but you can search for others as there are many agencies offering online registration.

Browse their information and call a recruiter if you have questions or need help. If you are interested all you do is fill out the agency form and they'll have a recruiter call you.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Highway Hypodermics Travel Nursing 2007

Are you thinking in becoming a travel nurse but don't know a thing about it?
This easy-to-read book "Highway Hypodermics Travel Nursing 2007" by Epstein La Rue RN, BS, Travel Nurse, can take you through all of the necessary steps to become a traveling nurse.
It gives you the pros and cons of travel nursing, important reviews of most of the top travel nursing agencies with a clear style and a great sense of humor. It is a MUST for any nurse thinking about the issue.

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

It's coming! Nurses Week 2007

The theme for "Nurses Week 2007" has been announced by the American Nurses Association: "Nursing: a Profession and a Passion". Nurses Week is going to be celebrated from May 6 (Nurses Day) through May 12 (Florence Nightingale's birth). You can see all the details here.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

3 main reasons to choose travel nursing

1- If you are a nurse and you like to travel and try different things, you may want to consider travel nursing as an excellent opportunity to see new exiting places and meet new people.

2- The traveling nurses make anywhere between 10-15% more than the staff nurse with bonuses and incentives added to their benefits.

3- Many travel nursing jobs agencies offer positions that last thirteen weeks or less depending on the case. If you don't like the job, you just have to work there for 3 months or, if it is too bad, you just need to request a replacement.

Thursday, December 7, 2006

Regents approve nursing admission cuts

The Iowa Board of Regents unanimously approved today a plan to halve admissions for undergraduate nursing students at the University of Iowa. Article...