CODE SILVER: Responding to an Active Shooter as a Travel Nurse

It’s an all-too-frequent event in America: we turn on the TV or look at our phones and see that another mass shooting has happened. We see the photos of victims and watch footage of family members grieving. We learn the details: how it started, what happened, and how it ended. It’s inevitable that we begin…

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Triage in a Disaster or Mass Casualty Scenario: What to Do Differently

As a nurse, you’re familiar with triage, the process of examining patients, assessing how urgently they need care, and determining who will get treated first. Triage procedures can vary from one facility to another. Most typically, triage aims to treat those who have the severest injuries first. Triage is a fairly standard process in normal…

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How to Help If a Hurricane Hits While You’re Travel Nursing

Florence and Michael. Katrina and Rita. Ike and Sandy. The names have become synonymous with destruction, displacement, and loss. Despite growing preparation, hurricanes remain a major threat to coastal and inland communities in the U.S. They’re complex and totally unpredictable, shifting in size and direction as they approach landfall. They also carry a lot of…

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The Perks of Being a Travel Nurse as a Grandparent

It’s one of life’s golden moments: you’ve become a grandparent. You spent over 18 years doing the difficult (and sometimes thankless!) work of rearing your own children — and now it’s time to bask in the loving glow of your grandchildren. Maybe you’re already a travel nurse and wondering how you’re going to fit grandparenting…

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Homeschooling Your Children as a Travel Nurse

It’s a major step: you’ve decided to take your kids on the road with you during your travel nursing assignments. Now you’re probably dealing with a big question: how are you going to make sure they get a quality education? For many travel nurses, homeschooling is a convenient and effective option. It can make your…

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Long Distance Love as a Travel Nurse: Can it Work?

As a travel nurse, you’re something like a free spirit. You move from one location to another, ready to embrace new places, people, and cultures. Then along comes a new romantic interest  — AND an offer for a new 13-week assignment, hundreds of miles away. Is sustaining long distance love possible as a travel nurse?…

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