Calling in Sick as a Travel Nurse: What to Do
As a travel nurse, your schedule is often unpredictable and demanding. Balancing the needs of patients, colleagues, and your own well-being can be challenging, especially when calling in sick. On the one hand, you want to take care of your health and prevent the spread of illness to others. On the other hand, you may feel guilty for missing work or leaving your unit short-staffed. In this blog post, we’ll explore best practices...
Nursing Compact States for 2024
What is a Compact State? Compact states include all states that have passed or are in the process of passing the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) legislature. Compact nursing states allow registered nurses to receive one nursing license in their primary state and then be able to work in multiple states without needing to obtain additional licenses. What is a Compact License? In the past, registered nurses were required to receive nurse...
The Future of the Compact License and COVID-19
Right now, there is a huge demand for nurses in certain parts of the country due to the onset of COVID-19 Travel nurses and even nurses who have never traveled before are flocking to the frontlines, braving this pandemic, to help sick patients in what are designated as “crisis areas.” As many travel nurses know, a tricky part in getting to assignments quickly is getting the state licensing required. Because this red tape often slows...
Negative Stereotypes in Nursing
The media has created some pretty controversial images of nurses over the years. Often times, television shows like the hits “Nurse Jackie” and “Grey’s Anatomy” portray RN’s as promiscuous and unethical. Perpetuating the “brainless bimbo” or “naughty nurse” stigma can cause a completely false impression of what members of the nursing community are really like… and yes,...
The Truth About Being Blacklisted
For a travel nurse, being blacklisted is one of the worst-case scenarios. You would think that to avoid this label you just have to be an overall good nurse. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. There is an ugly truth to why hospitals blacklist travel nurses. This ominous listing puts fear into many nurses, but even if you do become blacklisted, it’s not the end of the world. Below we’ll take a good look at the...
Nursing Conferences to Attend in 2019
We may be halfway through 2019, but there are still a lot of great nursing conferences to go to this year! As a nurse, you never stop learning. This is especially true for travel nurses. Each travel assignment will show you how to handle new patients, practices, and facilities. Moreover, travel nursing can teach you a lot about yourself and how you handle change. Attending some of these nursing conferences and seminars can help you...