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What Travel Nurses Taught Us About the Staffing Crisis

Minority Nurse

For the last two years, hospitals have been reliant on travel nurses, with the demand for travel nurses skyrocketing. Minority Nurse chatted with Beth Brooks , Ph.D., Minority Nurse chatted with Beth Brooks , Ph.D., How is travel nursing changing the nursing workforce? nursing workforce.

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A Fortuitous Career: California Nurse Leader Earns DNP Executive Leadership

Post University

He accepted his first nursing position at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, a large Level 1 trauma center. Travel Nursing to Gain Experience In the early 2000s, Chad started doing travel nursing to expand his experience and marketability. “It He was also invited to join the university’s advisory board. “I

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Nursing professional development at night

American Nurse

Cost of nurse turnover Heavy workloads and job stress heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to job burnout and contributed to the nursing shortage. In an attempt to address the shortage, hospitals paid hefty turnover costs associated with travel nurses and additional orientation classes.

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The State of Travel Nursing in 2024

The Gypsy Nurse

The travel nursing industry has gone through significant transformations in the past few years, and as we get further into 2024, we thought it was important to explore the current state of this dynamic career path. In the past several years, the travel nursing industry has grown by more than 600%, according to Supplemental Health Care.

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Student Nurses’ Day: Meet Azariah Torain

Minority Nurse

I am set on my end goal of going back to school and eventually becoming involved in executive leadership in some form. What excites you most about the nursing industry? . What excites me the most about nursing is the fact that it is an industry full of innovative people. This could change tomorrow though.

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How to Become a Travel Nurse in Seven Steps

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

The nursing field is currently experiencing a shortage that is expected to get worse: studies show 100,000 nurses have left the field since 2020, and more than half a million plan to leave by 2027. Learn how to become a travel nurse and explore how the University of St. What is a Travel Nurse?

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COVID-19 alternate care sites: RN perspective

American Nurse

Themes identified Based on interviews with 14 nurse participants, the project team identified nine themes. A couple of nurses who have been traveling since 2020 say they have PTSD and get major headaches and flashbacks. Provide future ACS leadership with information to help improve site implementation.