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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. Travel Nurse Mental Health Tip #3: Stay Active Mental and physical health are so closely related.

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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. However, turnover has recently begun to increase, and hospitals and health systems are facing a turning point in addressing the staffing shortage crisis. RN and Clinical Advisor of Vivian Health.

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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? I was ecstatic when I accepted my first travel nursing job, but little did I know the choice would soon cause me to lose access to my beloved therapist of 3+ years. This sent my mental health spiraling.

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How Travel Nursing Benefits Your Mental Health

The Gypsy Nurse

As a nurse, you feel it in your mind, body, and soul — and you see it in your colleagues’ weary eyes. Between an ever-growing nurse staffing shortage, an increased need for patient care, and a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, nurse burnout is at an all-time high, and nurse mental health is suffering.

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Mental Health Month in the Medical Field

The Gypsy Nurse

Nurses, as frontline healthcare professionals, navigate a demanding and often stressful environment every day. Whether it’s adjusting to irregular hours, coping with patient loss, or facing the trauma of challenging cases, your job is undeniably tough on your mental health. Please comment them below.

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Travel Nursing vs. Staff Nursing: 6 Tips to Transition

The Gypsy Nurse

Compared to staff nursing, everything as a travel nurse is new: New experiences, new adventures, new opportunities… and new processes. Transitioning to travel nursing can feel daunting, especially if you’re unsure where to start or the differences vs. staff nursing. typically lasting around 13 weeks.

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A Beautiful Journey: California Travel Nurse Fast Tracks Toward Dreams with BSN Degree Via SIMPath®

Post University

From Licensed Vocational Nurse to Registered Nurse After graduating high school in Sacramento in 2013, Ameen became a Licensed Vocational Nurse. “I I chose nursing because I feel that nurses are key contributors to the healthcare field and help people live better lives,” he says.