If you’re a travel nurse, then you’ve probably noticed that travel nursing recruiters like to use the phone, A LOT! Recruiters use the phone so much, that it has an understandable tendency to leave many travel nurses frustrated. In this blog post, we’ll discuss some specific reasons that calls frustrate travel nurses as well as the reasons that recruiters utilize the phone so much. Read more
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In this episode of the Truth About Travel Nursing Podcast, we discuss the best way to evaluate and compare travel nursing pay packages. In fact, we argue that this is the only way to properly compare and evaluate travel nursing pay. Read more
BluePipes is a professional networking platform dedicated to the healthcare industry. We provide tons of useful tools to help nurses, physicians and allied professionals manage their careers more effectively and efficiently. Of course, connecting with potential career opportunities is a big part of career management. As such, BluePipes has many features that travel nursing recruiters and healthcare staffing agencies can use for free. We’ll cover them in this blog post. Read more
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In episode 2 of The Truth About Travel Nursing Podcast, we discuss 9 advantages and 8 disadvantages of travel nursing. We also cover some of the qualifications and expectations for travel nurses. Below is an outline of the topics we cover. Read more
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This is the inaugural episode of The Truth About Travel Nursing Podcast! This is a brief introductory episode that provides the following information:
If you applied for a new California RN license or a license by endorsement anytime since October, 2013, then you most likely experienced major delays. Officials at the California Board of Registered Nursing (CBRN) blamed a newly instituted system called BreEZe for causing bottlenecks in their process. Things got so bad that the California State Assembly authorized an audit of the new process the results of which were released on February 12, 2015. In this blog post, we’ll cover the results of the audit, provide some insight on how things are currently functioning as of February 15, 2015, and offer some recommendations for those seeking to obtain their California RN license by endorsement. Read more
Nursing job searches have changed dramatically over the last 20 years with the advent of applicant tracking system software designed to simplify the process for employers. However, for nurses, these systems can be difficult to navigate and repellent. While we can’t change the systems, we can provide information that will hopefully make them a little easier to navigate and more approachable. So, here are 8 things that every nurse conducting a job search ought to know about applicant tracking systems. Read more
