Monthly Archives: August 2014

08.11.14
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Save the Date: Travel Nurses Day 2014

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Save the Date: Travel Nurses Day 2014 will be Friday October 10th!

Travel Nurses are so special, so hard-working, so amazing that of course they deserve to have their very own day of celebration … and this year’s will be here before we know it.

Friday, October 10, 2014 will be the second annual Travel Nurses Day. A day for Travel Nurses to feel celebrated and for the rest of us to say huge “THANK YOU” for:

  • Everything you do as a nurse to ensure quality patient care.
  • Your unique zest for adventure.
  • Your adaptability and flexibility in facilities throughout the nation.
  • And the countless other amazing things you do as a Travel Nurse!

Visit TravelNursesDay.com now to sign up for email Travel Nurses Day updates. Then, beginning Monday, October 6, you’ll be able to visit the site to play games, win prizes, and more! This year will feature a Photo Find, Travel-Libs (make your own travel story), and a Where Should I Travel Next? quiz.

In the meantime, be sure to mark your calendar and spread the word to all of your fellow Travel Nurses.

Just 59 days to go — as of this post — let the countdown begin!

08.11.14
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Legislative Alert: Please Call Today!

Your calls needed today on CNA bills to hold hospitals accountable and protect patients and nurses.
 
Critical CNA-sponsored legislation is up for critical votes this week in the Appropriations Committees in the California Senate and Assembly.
 
Your voice – and your calls – can make the difference in whether we can advance these bills.
 

Call Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Kevin DeLeon: 916-651-4022
 
Tell him, I am a California registered nurse.
 
I urge you to pass AB 503, to ensure that California non-profit hospitals are properly providing and reporting, with uniform standards, what how much charity care and community benefit services they give our patients and communities in exchange for their taxpayer funded non-profit status.
 
I am also asking you to pass AB 2533 so that my patients can go to the doctor or hospital for the medical care they need without facing financial ruin if they go outside their restrictive insurance network.
 

Call Assembly Appropriations Committee Chair Mike Gatto: 916-319-2043
 
Tell him, I am a California registered nurse.

I urge you to pass SB 1299, the Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention Act to ensure that all California hospitals have an effective plan to prevent and reduce hospital workplace violence to protect my patients, their families, hospital visitors, and everyone who works in a hospital.

 

08.10.14
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Guest Article: Preparing our family for travel – Sarah Owens, RN

With so many travel nurses posting questions about how you travel with your family, kids, pets, etc. we thought this would be a great guest article to post and give you some insight on how one family is getting ready to do just that. Hi my name is Sarah, my husband Chad and I travel […]

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08.08.14
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How “Not” to Travel Nursing Videos

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Have some fun while you learn important tips for Travel Nursing with a new series of How “Not” to Travel Nursing videos.

If you’re just starting out as a Travel Nurse, there are a lot of ins and outs that you should learn to help you better succeed in the Travel Nursing industry.

Travel Nursing is an amazing opportunity, but there are many variables and can be potential speed bumps if one is not properly prepared. But don’t worry and don’t panic, there are plenty of excellent resources out there to help you navigate the industry!

One of the latest — as entertaining as it is educational — is Medical Solutions’ series of How Not to Travel Nursing Videos. The series showcases short, funny videos showing how a Travel Nurse should not attempt to handle a specific aspect of Travel Nursing, paired with a resource article that offers tips on what a Traveler can do to succeed in the same situation. Veteran Travelers should also get a kick out the series.

For example, one video addresses one of the most important things you can do to succeed as a Travel Nurse: How to build a great relationship with your recruiter!

First, check out the video showing how not to achieve a good relationship with your recruiter, then click here to read lots of great tips on how to build a great relationship with your recruiter.

Pretty funny stuff, following up with some pretty crucial information, considering that having a trusted recruiter that you get along well with is a huge advantage to any Travel Nurse.

Other video and article pairs currently available in the series address:

  • How to Travel to an Assignment
  • How to Make the Most out of Travel Nurse Orientation
  • How to Choose a Travel Company
  • How to Make Housing Requests

To check out more Travel Nursing resources from Medical Solutions, click here.

08.08.14
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Standing up for safe patient care just got easier

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It’s now much easier for Minnesota nurses to stand up for safe patient care.

Now when nurses submit submit Concern for Safe Staffing forms that document unsafe conditions in their facilities, they can also contact their legislators to let them know that unsafe staffing situations are occurring in their districts.

State senators and representatives have asked for more documentation to help them establish a safe patient standard in Minnesota hospitals.

In the past, CFSS forms have had to be culled, collected, and printed out to submit to legislative committees or for lawmaker requests.  MNA recently modified the form to make it easier for nurses to tell their legislators real-time stories about unsafe staffing in their hospitals.

The revised form adds one simple step. After nurses complete a Concern for Safe Staffing form, they will receive a confirmation message with a link to a short pre-written email to their legislators to which they can add their own comments. The MNA website will automatically look up the nurses’ legislators and deliver the messages to them.

Some legislators have questioned whether staffing is a problem in Minnesota hospitals. When nurses show the forms to state legislators as examples of the unsafe conditions in hospitals in their districts, lawmakers are always surprised and concerned to learn hospitals put patients at risk on a regular basis.

The new option to contact legislators will increase the impact of CFSS forms by alerting lawmakers to the frequency and severity of these unsafe situations, and will further our campaign to pass a Safe Patient Standard law.

MNA members are encouraged to fill out CFSS forms any time they see unsafe staffing, and if you live in Minnesota, send the follow-up message to your legislators.

08.08.14
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A Travel Nurse Volunteer in Liberia: Local Foods

The Gypsy Nurse Volunteering in Liberia with Cross Cultural Care As you probably already read, The Gypsy Nurse is volunteering in Liberia.  I plan to bring you along with me; virtually and give you a ‘feet on the ground’ accounting of the entire process. CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS SEGMENTS OF THIS SERIES IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ MORE ABOUT […]

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