By Peter
Posted in Travel Nursing, Uncategorized
Whether you have or haven’t thought about becoming a travel nurse, here are some of the top reasons you might want to consider it again: 1. Fulfill your desire to travel and still have a great job! If you are a restless soul and two weeks of vacation is never enough for you to satisfy your urges to travel and see the country, then travel nursing may be an option for you to explore. With typical assignments lasting thirteen weeks…
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By Peter
Posted in Travel Nursing, Uncategorized
Nurses, fill this quick form out ONLY if you are a REGISTERED NURSE looking for information about Travel Nursing or becoming a travel nurse. We are not currently accepting travel nursing information requests from licensed practical nurses. If you are an LPN interested in a nursing job please visit our nursing jobs section via the jobs tab in the above menu. (Again, this form is for REGISTERED NURSES only. Do not use if you are not an RN looking to…
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By Peter
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By Peter
Posted in Travel Nursing
What is a Travel Nurse? Nurses have a tremendous understanding of the cliche “Necessity is the mother of invention.” The nursing shortage has presented a problem that isn’t going to be resolved quickly. The health care industry has expanded to provide young people with many more career options, and too few have chosen nursing for far too long. Importing a few hundred or thousand nurses from the places like the Philippines or Nigeria is not going to solve staffing crises…
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By Peter
Posted in Travel Nursing
How to Become a Travel Nurse To become a travel nurse you must have an active license as an RN or LP/VN (practical or vocational nurse) in good standing. You must also have at least one year of recent hospital nursing experience. The next step is to do your homework. Research and decide where you think you would like to spend a travel assignment and for how long. California, Arizona and Florida usually have the most opportunities, but travel nurses…
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By Peter
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RN to BSN at Ultimate Nurse Welcome to the RN to BSN section of UltimateNurse.Com! If you are an RN or if you are interested in learning about getting your BSN online or just researching Online Nursing Degrees, then you have found the right place! Below is a list of RN to BSN resources offered by Ultimate Nurse. Request RN to BSN Information Online Browe our list of Online Nursing Schools Post or Read on our RN to BSN…
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By Peter
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Are you a Travel Nurse looking for Housing? [ad#aaron] If so, please visit our Nurse Housing section to find the latest accommodation listings sorted by state. Do you have housing accommodations for nurses that you’d like to list? Please feel free to add them by clicking the housing link and selecting travel nurse housing from the drop down list. Then you may select the state you want to list your accommodations in. After that you simply fill out the form…
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By Peter
Posted in Nursing
A nursing diagnosis is a standardized statement about to the health of a client (individual, family, or community) for the purpose of providing nursing care. One organization for defining standard diagnoses is the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association now known as NANDA-International. Structure of diagnoses There are five types of nursing diagnoses in the NANDA system. An actual diagnosis is a statement about a health problem that the client has, and could benefit from nursing care. An example of an…
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By Peter
Posted in Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurses provide the most amount of direct patient care within the nursing category of healthcare. If you’re interested in a healthcare career dealing directly with patients, becoming an LPN is a rewarding opportunity. LPN Job Description LPNs provide a large portion of direct patient care. LPNs may be assisted by nurses’ aides ( CNAs ) and other assistants in some of their duties. LPNs are directed by doctors and nurses (RNs & nurse managers). Typically, a LPN’s work…
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By Peter
Posted in Nursing
The question “profession or not” has never been satisfactorily answered, not least because the definition of ‘profession’ is not exactly a fixed item. However, some aspects of the definition might be considered ‘core items’. A profession has a unique body of knowledge and values – and a perspective to go with it. A profession has controlled entry to the group eg registration A profession demonstrates a high degree of autonomous practice. A profession has its own disciplinary system. A profession…
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