We often see potential travel nurses asking if they are too old to start travel nursing. Moreover, it’s important for travel nursing companies to know the age of their customers in order to provide the world-class service they deserve. So in this article, we take a look at all the age-related research we could find to determine the average age of travel nurses and other related details. Read more
Every nurse has heard the tired phrase: “You only work three days a week? That must be amazing!”. It is true that “only” three days a week seems great, but the reality is fitting in anything besides work on those three shift days can feel next to impossible. Trying to add in something that requires not just regular energy but extra energy like exercise? It is easy to see why many nurses throw in the towel before they even attempt to come up with a workout routine that fits into days they are working. Read more
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
Subscribe: RSS
Hey everyone. Welcome to the truth about travel nursing podcast. My name is Kyle Schmidt and I’m your host. This is episode 40 and we have another amazing guest with us today. We are joined today by Ryan Sendow. Ryan is an experienced travel nurse who specializes in psych. He’s currently taking some time off to focus on completing a Nurse Practitioner Program. He’s also the owner or operator of two very intriguing social media accounts that you will definitely want to follow. One is on Instagram and the other is on snapchat. They are both referred to as “Travel Nurse Takeover”. I can’t wait for you to hear about these unique and inspiring social media accounts and find out how you can benefit from them and even contribute to them which is what makes them really so awesome. Read more
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed
Subscribe: RSS
Hey everyone welcome to the truth about travel nursing podcast. My name is Kyle Schmidt. I’m your host and this is Episode 39 of the podcast. This is a very special episode because we have our very first guest. That’s right. Up until now it’s been just me bloviating into this microphone by myself so I’m certain you’re as excited as I am to have a fresh new voice to help us branch out. Read more
Floating is a staffing policy that involves sending a nurse from their regularly scheduled unit to a unit that is in greater need of staff. Studies indicate that most nurses generally dislike floating. Therefore, it’s important for travel nurses to consider that most hospitals expect their travel nurses to float. Moreover, there are a host of unique floating related issues that travel nurses may not have encountered previously. In this article, we’ll discuss things that travel nurses ought to know about floating so they can approach the issue with confidence. Read more
It typically takes 1 to 5 weeks to get a travel nursing job. However, a host of variables affect the length of time it takes to get a travel nursing job. As a result, it can take less than a week in some cases and much longer than 5 weeks in other cases. In this article, we’ll look at the factors that affect the time it takes to get a travel nursing job so you can approach the process with confidence. Read more
The process of finding the perfect travel healthcare recruiter can be daunting. For starters, there are tons of different companies and recruiters. Moreover, different companies have access to different jobs. They also have different approaches to customer service and pay-packages. So, in this article, we’ll take a look at Nomadicare, a service designed to simplify the process by matching travel healthcare professionals with vetted recruiters based on fit. Read more
