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July 10, 2017

This is it! It’s time to get on the road. You turned in the 7,000 single pieces of paperwork and gave your two-week notice. Fingerprints: check. Drug screen: check. Cancel cable and internet: check. Your entire life is packed snugly in the back of your car and the travel snack bag is sitting in the […]

July 3, 2017

Orientation as a traveler is going to be very different than as a permanent staff nurse. Since you are only at one location for 13 weeks and the hospital is probably desperately short-staffed, it isn’t uncommon to receive only 1 to 2 days of orientation or none at all. I find it helpful to ask […]

June 26, 2017

Being a travel nurse is exciting and possibly one of the most memorable things you will do in your nursing career. With that said, it seems that with all good things in life, there’s the possibility that bad things will follow. Travel nursing is fun and very adventurous but without taking certain safety precautions, your […]

June 5, 2017

Welcome to Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes, and one of my favorite cities, Minneapolis. A place where you can feel the city with its ever-growing buildings, rooftop bars, and sports stadiums, but are treated with the kind, Midwest hospitality the Heartland is known for. Minneapolis is often overlooked due to its subzero winters, but […]

May 12, 2017

Nursing is a labor of love. Like most labor, it can be exhausting, frustrating, and often times, thankless. What gets you through it and keeps you coming back for more?  Some would say caffeine or pillow-screaming, but I think the best remedy is to share some laughs with your nurse compadres. These memes perfectly sum […]