The discussions at the RV Living RoundTable this year at the conference was varied and informative. The round table discussions were attended by gypsies who have never lived in an RV, dreamers planning for their first assignment, gypsies who live in their RV’s now who just want more information, and gypsies who have a lot of experience with RV living and were willing to share it. The Round Table was formatted as a question answer and discussion format so anyone with a question could get help. As winter is approaching, the main questions were related to living in an RV during the cold weather season. My first experience with winter weather happened about a week after moving into the 5th wheel. We had bought a four season RV and thought that as long as we had the heaters on and the underbelly was heated we were fine. Then we woke up and the water line (from the faucet to the RV) was frozen, the sewer line (from the RV to the sewer) was frozen and our fresh water tank was empty. We learned several lessons from this experience. You must have a heated water hose going into the RV. You can make your own using heat tape but we chose to buy a heated water hose. We bought the Pirit brand. Keep the grey and black water sewer lines closed during freezing weather. Remember when you empty, empty the black water first, then the grey water to flush the line. Another […]

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This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Vital SignsHere are your weekly Vital Signs for week ending 11/30/13 Compiled and written by: Teresa Posthumus, RN CNN Health News Modern-day health woes, solved We all love our technical devices but how are they affecting our lives?  Is there new health issues connected to our technical devices?  If there are what are they?  Read the below listed article share with us how you feel on this subject.   USA Today Heart expert’s debate who should take statins The contraversity over “statin” drugs and the benefits get the latest information.  Read about what the doctors have to say about the topic.  Med Page Today  Emergency Medicine – Butterflies Tied to Lower Hemolysis Rates When you work in the ED at the hospital Lab blood draws are done on almost every patient.  Do you know the percentage of lab draws that are done that hemolysis and cannot be use?  What can be done to decrease the possibility of hemolysis of lab draws?  Check out the web site and see what you can do to make your patients hospital visit a better experience.  National Hope Line Network A New Drug On The Block: Zohydro – another addictive substance  With all the contaversity of pain medications and the abuse it currently has on the public’s health the FDA releases another pain medication.  Read the concerns about this newest medication. That sums up this weeks Nursing Vital Signs, covering the topics that have been prevalent in […]

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This picture was taken of the mountain across the river into New Hampshire from the top of the ski jump

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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. Free Things to do in New York City – Plus Other Ideas 2013 Travelers Conference Gypsy Nurse Welcome Reception The Pitfalls of Maintaining RN Licensure in Multiple States Thanksgiving For the Travel Nurse A Gypsy Nurse Beach Bon Fire & Cookout Our Social Network has Moved! Themed Street Art at Home and Abroad 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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