Situational awareness is the most effective key for a travel nurse. When you are alert to your current situation you tend to adapt effectively. Situational awareness helps to build safe care, and personal safety. With all the distractions that we have working in healthcare, our ability to be present individually, as part of a team …
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To make a difference in someone’s life you don’t have to be rich, talented, or beautiful, you just have to care. Nursing is the most caring profession. Each day you are giving a part of yourself to a stranger. You are an advocate for your patient, and you learned to respect the induvial choices they …
1. Introduction: When performing bedside report always introduce yourself to the patient immediately when you come in the room. Ask the patient questions to engage them in their own care in applicable. Before exiting the room ask one question “Is there anything I can do for you?”. Your patient will feel important you can learn …
Traveling with a Pet is therapeutic! The first few years as a travel nurse were lonely without family and friends. However, there was a solution to the problem. I decided to adopt a four-legged friend. A pet gave me so much joy and comfort after a long hard shift. A four-legged companion is just what …
What exactly is self-care in healthcare? Self-care means we are recognizing the relationship we have with ourselves and prioritizing it. Healthcare professionals work extremely hard, and it is a highly rewarding calling. However even our healthcare heroes need to take time to recharge. Myths are that self-care is selfish not true it is necessity …
Travel nursing is in high demand, and it appears that hospitals always need nursing staff. Why did I choose travel nursing? I became a travel nursing to take back my life. I chose travel nursing because I am the author of my direction. Travel nursing gives me the freedom to decide how much money I\’m …
