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Surviving Nursing Burnout

The Gypsy Nurse

Defined as the “physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress,” many elements of nursing are responsible: long hours, emotional exhaustion, trauma, and many say Covid. However, nursing burnout has been a factor long before Covid. Burnout is growing, yet the nurse still perceives the symptoms as normal.

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Travel Nurse Burnout

Travel Nursing Central

I’ll generally take time off Travel Nursing around Thanksgiving so I can spend some ‘holiday’ time at home before the mad rush of the actual holiday begins. I think I was experiencing Travel Burn Out and I’ve learned some lessons along the way. What tips do you have for the travelers to elevate these?

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Travel Nursing Pre and Post-Pandemic

The Gypsy Nurse

Nurses and other healthcare workers experienced heightened levels of change and the stress that came with it. As the pandemic continued, travel nurses supported healthcare systems in unprecedented ways, benefitting patients, healthcare facilities, and their fellow nurses alike. What did we learn?

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Self-Care for Travel Nurses

The Gypsy Nurse

And if you’re a travel nurse, you should be practicing self-care for travel nurses. Learn why self-care is so important, especially for travel nurses, and quick ways you can implement self-care today. Check out the Jogan Health blog to find more nurse lifestyle articles. Did you learn something?

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How to Achieve the Perfect Work-Life Balance as a Travel Nurse

The Gypsy Nurse

It helps prevent nursing burnout by ensuring you have time to rest and relax away from work, and it also reduces stress levels so you can perform better on the job. Symptoms of Stress and Nursing Burnout   Trying to juggle too many things at once can be a recipe for stress and nursing burnout.

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How Travel Nursing Benefits Your Mental Health

The Gypsy Nurse

As a nurse, you feel it in your mind, body, and soul — and you see it in your colleagues’ weary eyes. Between an ever-growing nurse staffing shortage, an increased need for patient care, and a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, nurse burnout is at an all-time high, and nurse mental health is suffering.

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Travel nursing vs. staff nursing: which one should you choose?

Nurse Deck

Nursing isn’t the cut and dry job you think it is. Travel nursing and staff nursing are two of the most popular specialties today. These two offer completely different experiences for nurses. What is a travel nurse? Overtime pay in travel nursing is lucrative, with extra overtime pay of about $13,750.