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Ask a Travel Nurse: How has Travel Nursing changed in the past decade?
Ask a Travel Nurse Question:
I am an RN with 23 years’ experience under my belt. I was Travel Nurse for five years about 11 years ago and I am looking to get back into it before I retire. Since I haven’t traveled for 11 years I’d like your advice regarding best travel companies and any changes that have occurred since I have traveled. Can you tell me, has Travel Nursing changed in the past decade?
Ask a Travel Nurse Answer:
I have been traveling for about two decades and in that time, I would honestly say little has changed.
I wrote a “how to” book on travel nursing in 2009 and I’ve been trying to find enough free time to do a second edition. In rereading the book that is now six years old, the only major change is that many travel companies now require two years of recent hospital based experience to begin in travel. Something that with your experience, and prior travel, should not even be an issue.
You will likely find that travel nursing is not the “cash cow” it once was with every other assignment having a completion bonus. That mostly went away with the dip in the economy in 2009. These days, you will make about the same as a staff nurse on most assignments (more if taking a housing stipend).
As for companies, I do not endorse or recommend companies because of how important I believe the recruiter to be in the process of travel. I did my last assignment with one of the most vilified companies out there, but had no hesitation in doing so because I have a few great people I work with at that company. However, if you asked me if you should travel with them, just calling in “cold” and being placed with any recruiter they choose, I would advise against it.
If you would like some help in reestablishing some contacts, just email me at david@travelnursesbible.com and I will try to help. Many of the companies I use may not do seasonal, but I do have a great recruiter at a company located in Florida, so they might.
I hope this helps 
David
Thank you, military nurses! And Happy Memorial Day to all!
As we slide on into Memorial Day weekend, I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you, military nurses for everything you do for your patients and your country!
Nursing is commendable and not easy work in any realm, but military nurses deserve an extra special nod for the additional sacrifices made by them and their families.
In honor of all of the brave individuals who’ve served our country, as healthcare professionals or otherwise, I wanted to share a really cool initiative brought about by the American Academy of Nursing called “Have You Ever Served in the Military?”
At HaveYouEverServed.com you will find an awareness campaign that aims to improve veterans’ health and care by providing resources for both veterans and healthcare professionals. The idea behind it is that veteran may have additional healthcare concerns and that as a nurse it’s important to determine a patient’s veteran status if applicable.
In addition to the information provided for veterans, the site offers the following resources to help healthcare professionals provide optimum treatment:
The site is a really important resource and we hope it helps both veterans and nurses and other healthcare providers offer the best patient care possible.
To learn more, visit HaveYouEverServed.com.
Have a great Memorial Day weekend, everyone — and again, we salute you and say thank you, military nurses!
Below is a video of the meeting on Wednesday of the Health Policy Commission Quality Improvement and Patient Protection Committee’s presentation of their…
The health law’s expansion of Medicaid coverage to adults with incomes over the poverty line was key to reducing the uninsured rate among 50- to 64-year-olds from nearly 12 to 8 percent in 2014, according to a new analysis.
“Clearly most of the gains in coverage were in Medicaid or non-group coverage,” says study co-author Jane Sung, a senior strategic policy adviser at the AARP Public Policy Institute, which conducted the study with the Urban Institute.
Under the health law, adults with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level ($16,243 for one person in 2015) are eligible for Medicaid if a state decides to expand coverage. Twenty-seven states had done so by the end of 2014.
The study found the uninsured rate for people between age 50 and 64 who live in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid was twice as high—11 percent—as for those who live in states that have done so.
More than 2 million people between 50 and 64 gained coverage between December 2013 and December 2014, according to the study.
The figures are based on the Urban Institute’s quarterly Internet-based Health Reform Monitoring Survey, which includes 8,000 adults between age 50 and 64.
During the same time period, the uninsured rate among all adults between age 18 and 64 fell from 17.5 percent to 12.8 percent, says Laura Skopec, a research associate at the Urban Institute who co-authored the study. Other studies that have looked at the population overall also have shown deeper cuts in the uninsured rate in states that expanded Medicaid.
Many people in the older 50 to 64 age group have employer-sponsored insurance, Skopec says. But until the health law passed, “those who didn’t have access to employer-sponsored coverage didn’t have very good options.”
In addition to expanding Medicaid coverage, the health law prohibits insurers from charging older people premiums that are more than three times higher than those for younger people. The law’s prohibition against insurers refusing to cover people because they have pre-existing medical conditions has also helped many older people gain coverage, Skopec says.
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