The Gypsy Nurse
MAY 9, 2024
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and May 6 also just happens to be the start of Nurses Week. In honor of both, we’re putting together some tips to help maintain your mental health while on assignment. Travel Nurse Mental Health Tip #3: Stay Active Mental and physical health are so closely related.
The Gypsy Nurse
APRIL 19, 2023
Are you excited to start travel nursing but unsure how to maintain access to mental health treatment? I was ecstatic when I accepted my first travel nursing job, but little did I know the choice would soon cause me to lose access to my beloved therapist of 3+ years. This sent my mental health spiraling.
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The Gypsy Nurse
MARCH 27, 2023
Why did so many nurses lose their benefits and PTO? The lack of support we experienced is just scratching the surface of the real impact the pandemic had on nursing. While many of us had turned to travel nursing to earn a fair and decent wage, thousands of us have left patient care for good because we have finally realized our worth.
The Gypsy Nurse
NOVEMBER 25, 2023
As a travel nurse, you’re doing fantastic work caring for patients worldwide. However, the issue can sometimes be that you’re so concerned with helping others that you forget to care for your own health. To provide the best care, you need to be physically and mentally healthy, and these tips can help you along your journey.
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
JULY 31, 2023
The nursing field is currently experiencing a shortage that is expected to get worse: studies show 100,000 nurses have left the field since 2020, and more than half a million plan to leave by 2027. 1, 2 Fortunately, travel nurses are working to fill these gaps and are reaping the benefits of higher pay and a better work-life balance.
MAS Medical Staffing
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
You’ll succeed as a travel nurse if you have a positive relationship with your travel nurse recruiter. Recruiters work for travel nursing agencies and match travel nurses with contracted positions at healthcare facilities across the country. However, their work doesn’t stop there.
Scrubs
MARCH 6, 2023
” The bill, SB 5454 , is sponsored by state Senator Annette Cleveland, who said nurses are still facing mental health issues due to the intensity of the job. Nurses are arguably exposed to just as much trauma as police and firefighters, but they are not employees of the state.
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