Download or read book Becoming a Travel Nurse written by Patrice M. Foster and published by . This book was released on 2023-11-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you always wondered if travel nursing would be a good fit for you as an RN? Have you had questions about how to become a travel nurse, and what it takes to become a successful and fulfilled one?Have you been wondering about the other side of travel nursing that no one talks about, and you want to know everything before you commit to this career path?Have you been experiencing difficulties with settling in your assignments and seeking advice, on what you can do better?In this book, you will learn everything there is to know about travel nursing - most of which is never said out loud. Written by an experienced travel nurse, who has been on this journey and knows the path so well, the lessons are invaluable; they are real and practical in the real world of a travelling nurse!If you have been looking for the truth regarding this career path, and only getting bread cramps of truth, then this book is a honest blueprint for the journey of a travel nurse.Have you been wondering;¿What does it take to become a travel nurse?¿What is the negative side of this career path, and how can I survive it?¿How do I ensure that I work with the right agency and sign contracts that fulfill my needs?¿How do I make settling down in new locations smooth and save money and time?¿How do I handle the downsides such as housing issues, license troubles, hostile environments, socializing problems etc. that are common in a travel nurses 'nomad' life?If you have these and other related questions, you will find legitimate answers in this book.You will learn:

Download or read book Highway Hypodermics Travel Nursing 2019 written by Kay Slane and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-24 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel nursing is a great way to make a living while traveling around the United States, but the path to mobile healthcare is cluttered with fear and apprehension. People are scared that they are not going to get that elusive first assignment. People don't understand bill rates, VMSs, MSPs, cancellations or contract negotiations. Then you have the tax laws which really send people into a tailspin. It is just not right that nurses have to go into the world of travel nursing with blinders.Kay started travel nursing 15 years ago when there was one book out and two forums, and three websites for information. Times have changed, and so has the information world. Today there is grundle of websites to help travelers out, but how do you know which ones will give you reliable and trustworthy information. Kay has spent the last ten years teaching recruiters what travelers want in a company and teaching travelers what they should expect while out on the road. She is a leader in this industry and a vital member of the travel nursing community.Whether you're an experienced or a newbie traveler, this is the most comprehensive book on travel healthcare. Epstein not only teaches on the basics of finding great assignments but goes further into explaining the travel company structure, the art of negotiating contracts, compact states, the Joint Commission, NATHO, BKAT testing and PBDS testing. This is the only book series that has full chapters on Allied Health and LPN/LVN travel along with traveling with pets, homeschooling, and traveling in an RV. Again this year we will have a chapter on working and volunteering in foreign countries by Aaron Highfill, and Joseph Smith brings you the most updated Travel Tax information. Since 2007 every edition of Highway Hypodermics (the book) has gone to #1 on Amazon, beating out other books published by such names as including Mosby, Lippincott, the American Heart Association, and Tabers. Don't find your self-spinning around confused. Get this book and find out how we provide the roadmap for today's traveling nurse. Take the fear out of trying to get your travel healthcare career on the road.

Download or read book A Nurse s Story written by Tilda Shalof and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2010-02-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The team of nurses that Tilda Shalof found herself working with in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a big-city hospital was known as “Laura’s Line.” They were a bit wild: smart, funny, disrespectful of authority, but also caring and incredibly committed to their jobs. Laura set the tone with her quick remarks. Frances, from Newfoundland, was famous for her improvised recipes. Justine, the union rep, wore t-shirts emblazoned with defiant slogans, like “Nurses Care But It’s Not in the Budget.” Shalof was the one who had been to university. The others accused her of being “sooo sensitive.” They depended upon one another. Working in the ICU was both emotionally grueling and physically exhausting. Many patients, quite simply, were dying, and the staff strove mightily to prolong their lives. With their skill, dedication, and the resources of modern science, they sometimes were almost too successful. Doctors and nurses alike wondered if what they did for terminally-ill patients was not, in some cases, too extreme. A number of patients were admitted when it was too late even for heroic measures. A boy struck down by a cerebral aneurysm in the middle of a little-league hockey game. A woman rescued – too late – from a burning house. It all took its toll on the staff. And yet, on good days, they thrived on what they did. Shalof describes a colleague who is managing a “crashing” patient: “I looked at her. Nicky was flushed with excitement. She was doing five different things at the same time, planning ahead for another five. She was totally focused, in her element, in control, completely at home with the chaos. There was a huge smile on her face. Nurses like to fix things. If they can.” Shalof, a veteran ICU nurse, reveals what it is really like to work behind the closed hospital curtains. The drama, the sardonic humour, the grinding workload, the cheerful camaraderie, the big issues and the small, all are brought vividly to life in this remarkable book.

Download or read book Critical Care written by Theresa Brown and published by HarperOne. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Doctors heal, or try to, but as nurses we step into the breach, figure out what needs to be done for any given patient today, on this shift, and then, with love and exasperation, do it as best as we can."—from Critical Care "At my job, people die," writes Theresa Brown, capturing both the burden and the singular importance of her profession. Brown, a former English professor at Tufts University, chronicles here her first year as an R.N. in medical oncology. As she does so, Brown illuminates the unique role of nurses in health care, giving us a deeply moving portrait of the day-to-day work nurses do: caring for the person who is ill, not just the illness itself. Critical Care takes us with Brown as she struggles to tend to her patients' needs, both physical (the rigors of chemotherapy) and emotional (their late-night fears). Along the way, we see the work nurses do to fight for their patients' dignity, in spite of punishing treatments and an often uncaring hospital bureaucracy. We also see how a twelve-hour day of caring for the seriously ill gives Brown herself a deeper appreciation of what it means to be alive. Ultimately, this is a book about embracing life, whether in times of sickness or health. As she takes us into the place where patients and nurses meet, Brown shows us the power of human connection in the face of mortality. She does so with a keen sense of humor and remarkable powers of observation, making Critical Care a powerful contribution to the literature of medicine.

Download or read book Fast Facts for the Travel Nurse written by Michele Angell Landrum, RN, CCRN and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009-12-17 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a broad base of information intended to guide professional nurses in pursuing a travel nursing career. Written by a seasoned practitioner, the book includes tips on how to enter the field of travel nursing, negotiate assignment contracts, increase pay, improve benefits and enhance travel assignments. The guide is designed to provide quick access to needed information, and shows nurses how to acquire representation from a staffing company, how to arrive well-prepared at an assignment location, and how to interview with prospective facilities. In a one light, easy-to-read volume, Fast Facts for the Travel Nurse provides everything practitioners need to enjoy a lucrative and interesting travel nursing career. Key Features: Written by a seasoned travel nurse Provides whole-career guidance Offers information on state boards of nursing and travel staffing companies Includes a complete standard math test study guide Written in a personal, easy-to-read style

Download or read book The Nurses written by Alexandra Robbins and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller. “A funny, intimate, and often jaw-dropping account of life behind the scenes.”—People Nurses is the compelling story of the year in the life of four nurses, and the drama, unsung heroism, and unique sisterhood of nursing—one of the world’s most important professions (nurses save lives every day), and one of the world’s most dangerous, filled with violence, trauma, and PTSD. In following four nurses, Alexandra Robbins creates sympathetic characters while diving deep into their world of controlled chaos. It’s a world of hazing—“nurses eat their young.” Sex—not exactly like on TV, but surprising just the same. Drug abuse—disproportionately a problem among the best and the brightest, and a constant temptation. And bullying—by peers, by patients, by hospital bureaucrats, and especially by doctors, an epidemic described as lurking in the “shadowy, dark corners of our profession.” The result is a page-turning, shocking look at our health-care system.

Download or read book Call the Nurse written by Mary J. MacLeod and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-04-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of the pace and noise of life near London and longing for a better place to raise their young children, Mary J. MacLeod and her husband encountered their dream while vacationing on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides. Enthralled by its windswept beauty, they soon were the proud owners of a near-derelict croft house—a farmer’s stone cottage—on “a small acre” of land. Mary assumed duties as the island’s district nurse. Call the Nurse is her account of the enchanted years she and her family spent there, coming to know its folk as both patients and friends. In anecdotes that are by turns funny, sad, moving, and tragic, she recalls them all, the crofters and their laird, the boatmen and tradesmen, young lovers and forbidding churchmen. Against the old-fashioned island culture and the grandeur of mountain and sea unfold indelible stories: a young woman carried through snow for airlift to the hospital; a rescue by boat; the marriage of a gentle giant and the island beauty; a ghostly encounter; the shocking discovery of a woman in chains; the flames of a heather fire at night; an unexploded bomb from World War II; and the joyful, tipsy celebration of a ceilidh. Gaelic fortitude meets a nurse’s compassion in these wonderful true stories from rural Scotland.

Download or read book A Comprehensive Guide to the Fundamentals of Travel Nursing written by Emma Pointer and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill rates, hourly rates, taxed income, untaxed stipends, duplicating expenses, contract negotiation, working with recruiters, securing housing, compact and non-compact licenses, insurance and benefits, profiles, job submissions, onboarding... It's all like an entirely new world that can no doubt be incredibly intimidating at first and difficult to navigate. The purpose of this book is to not let those possibly new ideas and topics deter you from or slow you down in your journey to reaching your goal of becoming a travel nurse. Although these topics can be boring and dry, this book takes you step-by-step in a casual tone as if you are learning these things from a friend. While much of this information can be found online, the format here is unique as it is presented as a guide to your journey that will not be your only source of information but rather your foundation to help keep your research quick and on track. Throughout this guide, you are encouraged to question the material presented and apply it to your specific situation and seek out more information as needed. This way, you aren't flipping through a bunch of pages that go on and on about things that don't apply to you. For example, the option of travel nursing in an RV is presented in this guide. If that is going to be your thing, please get much more information on that than is presented in this book before you do it. The internet is powerful. A simple search "travel nursing in an RV" will provide you with weeks worth of reading. However, most of us aren't interested in living in an RV and don't want to pay for information on it. The reason this guide is so unique is that without it presented here, you may never think to do the search "travel nursing in an RV" because you may not even know it's an option. With just independent internet research, you may be missing out on important steps and opportunities that could perfectly fit your needs. The goal here is to give you a complete overview of your options and the basic knowledge you need to explore those options fully. While we do go over facts and basic knowledge, the focus here is more on the process.The following guide is divided into two sections. The first section "What is travel nursing and is it for me?" challenges you to look at the role of the travel nurse and the obstacles it presents while applying it to your own life. In addition to highlighting potential obstacles, the first section also helps you understand the basics of travel nursing. In the second section, "Action Plan", you are guided step-by-step in the creation of an actionable plan that concludes with the first day of your first travel assignment. This action plan teaches along the way about common misunderstandings for each step and various approaches for each task. Upon completion of this book and the steps outlined within it, you can expect to be fully prepared to land a job as a travel nurse and start your first travel nursing assignment with confidence. As a travel nurse myself, I know exactly how much this change in your life means to you and I'm here to help you navigate it as smoothly as possible. When I started, I did the research without a guide and it took me months and I ran into a lot of dead ends. Fueled by my passion for teaching (my Master's degree is in Nursing Education), all the knowledge I have gathered through my own experience, and the hole I found when I was doing the same thing that you are about to, I decided to put this together for others to use. I'm so excited for you to get started and to be your guide at the beginning of this amazing journey that is going to lead you to more financial freedom, diverse experience to further your career, and adventures to remember for a lifetime. Feel free to reach out to me directly on my TTTNursing social media platforms if you run into any issues!

Download or read book Undercover Epicenter Nurse written by Erin Marie Olszewski and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undercover Epicenter Nurse blows the lid off the COVID-19 pandemic. What would you do if you discovered that the media and the government were lying to us all? And that hundreds, maybe thousands of people were dying because of it? Army combat veteran and registered nurse Erin Olszewski’s most deeply held values were put to the test when she arrived as a travel nurse at Elmhurst Hospital in the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. After serving in Iraq, she was back on the front lines—and this time, she found, the situation was even worse. Rooms were filthy, nurses were lax with sanitation measures, and hospital-acquired cases of COVID-19 were spreading like wildfire. Worse, people who had tested negative multiple times for COVID-19 were being labeled as COVID-confirmed and put on COVID-only floors. Put on ventilators and drugged up with sedatives, these patients quickly deteriorated—even though they did not have coronavirus when they checked in. Doctors-in-training were refusing to perform CPR—and banning nurses from doing it—on dying patients whose families had not consented to “Do Not Resuscitate” orders. Erin wasn’t about to stand by and let her patients keep dying on her watch, but she knew that if she told the truth, people wouldn’t believe her. It was just too shocking. Willing to go to battle for her patients, Erin made the decision to go deep undercover, recording conversations with other nurses, videos of malpractice, and more. She began to share what she found on social media. Unsurprisingly, she was fired for it. Now, Erin is standing up to tell the whole horrifying story of what happened inside Elmhurst Hospital to demand justice for those who fell victim to the hospital’s greed. Not only must the staff be held accountable for their unethical actions; but also, this kind of corruption must be destroyed so that future Americans are not put at risks. The deaths have to end, and Erin won’t rest until the bad actors are exposed. Undercover Epicenter Nurse: How Fraud, Negligence, and Greed Led to Unnecessary Deaths at Elmhurst Hospital is a shocking and infuriating inside exposé of the American healthcare system gone wrong. At the same time, it’s the story of a woman who traveled from the small-town streets of Wisconsin, to the battlefields of Iraq, to the mean streets of Queens, on a quest to help fight for her country. With this book, the real battle has begun.

Download or read book Chasing the Surge written by Grover Nicodemus Street and published by . This book was released on 2021-05 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Going Global written by Ankit Shukla and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wonder what a traveling nurse is, or what it takes? A lot of people have heard the term, but do not exactly know what it means. Although, increasingly people are familiar with traveling nurses and have worked with them, either as a patient, or a coworker, on a regular basis. Why is this important? Because I am a traveling nurse, and I am here to share my story. As a traveling nurse now for over seven years, I have lived all over the country working in various healthcare facilities as a traveling nurse in dialysis. Having worked in over 10 states, I have had many experiences and interacted with all sorts of people. I will share my story and the lessons I have learned in my next book, "Going Global: The Life of a Traveling Nurse". In this book, I give a chronological story of me becoming s nurse, the process of me becoming a traveler, and my journey through the various states, as well as the lessons I learned along the way. As a traveling nurse, my journey across the country was fun-filled and adventurous. I share the positive aspects of my career. One thing you will not see in this book is a hit piece. If your looking for me to throw people under the bus and give juicy personal details, you will not find it in this book. I discuss each different state and moment in life on a chapter by chapter basis. I talk about things from the various wonders I have seen, to meeting my wife and traveling the world. In "Going Global: The Life of a Traveling Nurse", I put the audience in the shoes of a traveling nurse and take them on a journey I have already been on.

Download or read book I Had A Life But My Travel Nurse Job Ate It written by Funny Journals For Travel Nurse and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-02 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lined Notebook for Travel Nurse - Funny and Cute Design Beautiful cover color, nice design saying 'I Had A Life But My travel nurse Job Ate It' and simple lined interior - that's what your perfect lined notebook for travel nurse looks like. 100 white pages in very compact size of 6x9 inches with space for all crucial notes every travel nurse need to write down in their journal at work and not only. Hilarious sign saying: I Had A Life But My travel nurse Job Ate It will make sure they will smile everytime reading it and thinking about their job. This notebook from our funny job series is perfect for: Writing down ideas and thoughts at work, at home - you may use it as your beautiful diary, journal, to doodle, to plan things and projects, Planning some of your big life and job projects, Using it as daily journal - it has special space for date so you may be sure your notes are well organized, This 'I Had A Life But My travel nurse Job Ate It' Funny Notebook is a good present idea: give it to your daughter or son, mom, dad, girlfriend or boyfriend who starts their job as travel nurse soon - it will make them proud and happy, give it to your friend if you know how much they love their job and you want to appreciate it, it's perfect for every co-worker's birthday at your travel nurse job. if you're a boss, give it to your employees as group gift so they feel appreciated and work being even happier! Notebook specification cute design saying I Had A Life But My travel nurse Job Ate It, 100 pages, soft cover, black and white interior, lined and special space for date, 6x9 inches

Download or read book Hitting the Road A Guide to Travel Nursing written by and published by Travel Nursing Central. This book was released on 2006 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Newbies Guide to Travel Nursing written by Kay Slane and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-02 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel nursing can be a very lucrative career both monetarily and personally. This is not just a job, but a way of life...Back when I started thinking about travel nursing, there were a few websites that gave me some tips on how to get started, but most I was at the mercy of the travel companies to give me the information. I didn't have anyone to tell me NOT to give my phone number out to 20 travel companies, because my phone wouldn't stop ringing. 12 years later there is a plethora of publications, websites, and social media to keep you updated.This little guide brings to the new travel nurse what he or she needs to know to get them started with a short concise little package.This Book will guide you on the steps to take to better arm yourself with the tools that will not just let you be a travel nurse but will allow you to excel as a travel nurse.

Download or read book Travel Nurse Because Super Amazing Life Saving Miracle Worker Isn t an Official Job Title written by Creative Juices Publishing and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-13 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best Travel Nurse Ever Appreciation Gift Notebook. 6x9 lined journal

Download or read book First Year Nurse written by Barbara Arnoldussen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your first 100 days at a new job could be daunting—unless you go in prepared. A collection of valuable advice and personal accounts, First Year Nurse places the wisdom and warnings of hundreds of experienced nurses right at your fingertips. Best of all, you'll be inspired by the compassion, insight, and enthusiasm you'll find on every page of this charming, helpful book. Expert Guidance and Advice How to start off your nursing job on the right foot Tips to help you plan and prioritize on the job Effective ways to communicate with your colleagues Advice on coping with challenging patients How to keep your energy up and stress down Tips on time management and avoiding burnout Guidance for professional growth

Download or read book Nurses Are from Heaven written by Christina Feist-Heilmeier and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book carries a message of hope and life to nurses in a troubled and challenging profession. It is the power boost every nurse needs today. Readers experience the real reason behind the nurse's behavior: Caring. Why and how do we care? Do we care enough? How can we keep on caring? Where is the Source of Caring? Readers embark on this exciting journey through the life of the nurse: her joys, sorrows, achievements, and crosses. They visit the nurse's mysterious dimension of faith. They laugh and cry, and become inspired and refreshed. Some will be inspired to study Nursing, others will try to be better nurses, while yet others will decide to stay in Nursing even longer. There is something for everyone: a taste of what really matters in Nursing, Caring. Christina Feist-Heilmeier, RN has spent thirty years in the healthcare world, specializing in geriatric, obstetrical, and medical/surgical Nursing. She holds a Master of Science Degree in Nursing and has two honorable discharges from military service as a Commissioned Officer in the Indian Health Service and the United States Air Force. She has worked in Nursing "from sea to shining sea," spanning from Alaska to the East Coast, to Mexico and the Caribbean, witnessing dramatic events throughout her work and travels. She now translates her career experiences into learning experiences for her students as a faculty member at the College of Southern Maryland Nursing Department and the Staff Development Coordinator at St. Mary's Nursing Center. She has recently been called to serve in a new capacity as an author, sharing her compelling thoughts in the writings contained within the covers of this book.