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How to Not Lose Access to Mental Health Treatment As A Travel Nurse

The Gypsy Nurse

Are you excited to start travel nursing but unsure how to maintain access to mental health treatment? This sent my mental health spiraling. Here are some ways travel nurses can maintain access to mental health treatment while on assignment. Some services accept health insurance, and some only allow self-pay.

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Travel Nurse Mental Health: Taking Care of Yourself

The Gypsy Nurse

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and May 6 also just happens to be the start of Nurses Week. In honor of both, we’re putting together some tips to help maintain your mental health while on assignment. Taking care of yourself helps you avoid burnout, which is something everyone can use.

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Preventing nurse suicide: Nursing school and beyond

American Nurse

Strategies and support to improve mental health outcomes Suicide and mental illness have long been stigmatized, and although public awareness has grown recently, partially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals hesitate to acknowledge their own mental health struggles or seek help.

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Taking Care of Your Health While on the Move as a Travel Nurse

The Gypsy Nurse

As a travel nurse, you’re doing fantastic work caring for patients worldwide. However, the issue can sometimes be that you’re so concerned with helping others that you forget to care for your own health. To provide the best care, you need to be physically and mentally healthy, and these tips can help you along your journey.

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When Nursing Feels Like Too Much

Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

Contact your health insurance provider to inquire about mental health coverage. To locate one near you, use the Mental Health America search tool , browse social media, or contact your local township/city/borough office. Fortunately there are many resources available outside of HR! Consider a shift change.

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How to Become a Travel Nurse in Seven Steps

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

The exam covers everything ranging from management of care to pharmacological and parental therapies to basic comfort and care, and you’ll take it online. Common travel nurse specialties include 5 : Emergency Room (ER) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Neonatal Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Labor and Delivery (L&D) Pediatric 6.

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Social Determinants of Health Training

American Medical Compliance

The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Training is designed to equip healthcare providers with essential knowledge about the factors beyond medical care that impact patient health. Lastly, residents of overcrowded homes may be at risk for poor mental health, food insecurity, and infectious diseases.