Love what you do. Expand on what you know by learning from others. Teach those who are not as fortunate to travel abroad and learn from different parts of the country. Enjoy and explore!

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Merry Christmas to all the Gypsy Nurses !! If you’re working this holiday season, the Gyspy Nurse would like to say: THANK YOU !!  

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By Teresa Posthumus The Holidays can be a difficult time, especially when spending Christmas alone. Many of us feel a need to be with family and friends. Whether you are a new Gypsy or a seasoned Gypsy we can all feel lonely at times. You can sit at home and feel sorry for yourself. YEAH Pity Party over here! Or you can choose to make the holidays a great time of the year with new friends and doing things you normally wouldn’t do. Step outside your box! As a Traveling Nurse for 10 years I have found my selves away from family and friends at the holidays; many times.  We may be alone but we do not have to be lonely.  Often there are other Gypsy Nurses working in the same hospital as you or maybe some of the core staff has no family or friends around. Find them and make PLANS!!! Enjoy every aspect of being a Gypsy Nurse.  Look at the events page on the Gypsy Nurse website: many of the ambassadors are having Meet and Greet plans throughout the Holidays.  Look in the local newspaper or online for your area see what’s going on- it’s amazing how many communities have holiday activities.  And if no one else is planning something to do – Go for it make plans and invite others who would be alone; you’ll be surprised at how much fun it can be.  Invite someone new over do something together inside or outside be creative. […]

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This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Vital SignsHere are your weekly Vital Signs for week ending 12/20/13 Compiled and written by: Teresa Posthumus, RN MedPage Today: Putting Breaking Medical News Into Practice Medicare to Expand Telemedicine Use Telemedicine is the future of patient care.  What will be different ?  What will change?   Read the article below to get the latest information on Telemedicine. 3 Things to Know About the New Blood Pressure Guidelines Read about the new blood pressure guidelines.  See what will change if anything for bedside care or teaching for our patients.  Follow the link below and find out what is new. News-Medical.Net Observation services in hospitals result in large medical bills, says study Observation Services already a practice in a few hospitals.  Many more hospitals are planning to expand their practice to include observation units.  There is much controversy about this practice; many say it’s a way for hospitals to avoid fines for readmissions that are less than 30 days out from a hospital stay.  Read the article below and let us hear what you think of this up and coming hospital practice. CDC Center for Disease Control and Preventions FluView Where is the flu bug hitting the US the hardest this week?  Yes I have had my flu shot and the flu this season already.  So I should be good to go the rest of this season.  Keep track of the hardest hit areas this season.  Follow the link below to get the […]

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In the hope that all of the Gypsy Nurses out there will have not only a FUN but a SAFE Holiday Season, We’ve compiled this listing of FREE Taxi Services!!   California Safe and Sober Free Cab Ride Home Program New Year’s Eve 2014 Berg Injury Lawyers offer free cab rides home only in SF, Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda and Sacramento, typically from 10 pm on Tuesday December 31, 2013 through 3 am on Wednesday, January 1, 2014. San Francisco (within city limits), call Luxor Cab at (415) 282-4141. Tell them “Berg Injury Lawyers is picking up the tab” ($35 Limit) In Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda (within city limits) call Veterans Cab at (800) 281-4488. Tell them “Berg Injury Lawyers is picking up the tab” ($35 Limit) In Sacramento, call Yellow Cab Company of Sacramento at (916) 444-2222. Tell them “Berg Injury Lawyers is picking up the tab” ($35 Limit) Washington DC Area WRAP’s 2013 Holiday SoberRide program will be offered from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. nightly from December 13, 2013 to January 1, 2014.  To receive a free cab ride home (up to a $30.00 fare), please call 800-200-8294 (TAXI). AT&T customers may dial #WRAP from their wireless phones. Please refer to the SoberRide information listed below for important details concerning this program.  You must be 21 or older to use the SoberRide service Important note:  All requests for SoberRide service must be called to and dispatched from 1-800-200-8294.  Do not call a taxi company directly for SoberRide service as the ride will not be covered under this program. All calls must originate in […]

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On assignment with RN Network and working at Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC. I made this sign and made an apperance on the Today Show that morning! This picture is in front of the iconic rockefeller center Christmas Tree that will be lit in the upcoming weeks to welcome this years holiday season.

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This entry is part 22 of 25 in the series Weekend Report Here is your weekend report. This is a round-up and overview of this weeks Travel Nurse happenings with all of the weekly posts in one place for easy navigation. Don’t forget, if you have questions or comments or material that you would like to see covered on Gypsy Nurse, let me know in the comments below. I hope you have enjoyed the content this week. Don’t forget to follow me via Facebook or Twitter (or both) to get the most recent content as it’s posted. Have a great weekend and I’ll be back on Monday. Travel Nurse Inspiration: Yosemite National Forest, CA New England ~ Gypsy Thanksgiving Dinner Travel Nursing: Thoughts from a Traveling Child Talking Travel Nurse Taxes: Should I (ever) File Tax Exempt? Check out the Staffing Agency Submissions in the Directory Have you worked for any of the companies listed?  If so, please fill out a review!  If you would like to see your company listed in the directory, send them the submission link. I hope you’ve enjoyed this weeks edition of Travel Nursing Happenings. Stay tuned next week for additional great content! Have a great weekend.

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As a travel nurse, finding out what the local Christmas Traditions and activities are can be time consuming. We’ve gathered a few interesting sites and activities to give you some ideas on how to spend your Travel Nurse Christmas! The Round-Up Researched and provided to you by: Teresa Posthumus A blogger’s Top 10 Christmas Celebrations in America. Check out some of the events- great parade ideas whether you are in Idaho, Washington, Minnesota or Arkansas see what is happening in your neighborhood. The Top 10 U.S. Christmas Celebrations Parades, Parades, Parades. What is happening in your area?  Great Christmas Parades from Riverside, California , Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, North Pole, Alaska or numerous other places.  Listed in this website are many great parades that are happening around the USA.  Go see something new. America’s best places for holiday lights Looking for something different and unusual to do for the Christmas Season? Check out this website and see what you can come up with.  From exploring towns named “Santa Clause” or a Santa Clause Pub Crawl in Reno, NV.  Something for everyone. Are you in one of these 10 great places to put a spin on the Christmas spirit? From the well known ‘Macy’s Parade’ and Times Square Christmas to the lesser known “Christmastown” in North Carolina.  Check out these Best Christmas Celebrations in America How about something different this year? Catch a Christmas Boat Parade in Portland, OR, Charleston, SC, Tempe, Az or also at many other locations.  Make sure you dress warm for the […]

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There are patients that we dread to care for. During report, we tactfully offer to take more patients, a more critical patient, or even offer to float to another area to avoid being assigned to the ONE patient no one wants. In the tax world, one conversation tax professionals dread is with a taxpayer that filed exempt and owes a bundle of taxes. You do everything you can to avoid the obvious and you hope the taxpayer is already aware of their situation. If they confess, it’s your chance to exhale. What is “filing exempt?” “Filing Exempt” is a term that describes any change in withholding that claims extra exemptions or declares outright exemption for tax withholding. The form that is used for this is called the W4. Most states follow this Federal form but some have their own that works similarly. Travelers file exempt for various reasons. The most common is to bolster take-home pay during a financial hardship. Those periods in life are understandable but there are other reasons travelers file exempt that do not benefit in the long haul, especially when there is an amount is owed with the annual tax return. 1) Extended period of overtime Travelers often confuse tax withholding with actual tax. The statement that someone is “taxed more” for working overtime is misleading. While more taxes may be withheld during an extended period of overtime, the extra withholding is triggered by formulas that anticipate taxes based on a prospective estimate of total annual […]

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The following is a Guest Post via Kalen Weldon Travel nursing to me when I was a child was something I didn’t really understand. I just knew my mom worked really hard and it was her dream to be a travel nurse.  When we hit the open road, I began to enjoy traveling lifestyle more and more. Yes, I missed usual teen things as in school dances, prom, etc, and most of my socializing over the internet.  But that’s just how things are when you are only in one spot for 6 months. In trade, I got to see so many things… Such as the Mall Of America, a Tennessee Titans football game, a Minnesota Twins game, and beaches on both the East and West coast.  In fact, I’ve even gone fishing in both oceans a few times. That was just some of the fun things I got to do as a child. From an educational stand point, I got to learn about our country. I’ve toured countless battle ships, submarines and battle fields. I’ve learned a lot about our history that our school systems don’t teach. Like The Battle of Corinth in Corinth, Mississippi was the most deadly battle in our nation’s history, it was also a critical point in the civil war. I also learned that following a fierce night of British bombardment, the dawn of September 14, 1814, revealed the huge American flag still fluttering over Fort McHenry. In a burst of patriotic pride, lawyer Francis Scott […]

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