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Travel Nursing Pre and Post-Pandemic

The Gypsy Nurse

Nurses and other healthcare workers experienced heightened levels of change and the stress that came with it. As the pandemic continued, travel nurses supported healthcare systems in unprecedented ways, benefitting patients, healthcare facilities, and their fellow nurses alike. What did we learn?

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Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023

Daily Nurse

Nurses are essential to healthcare, yet nursing shortages have persisted for decades. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these shortages to crisis levels, with demand for nurses outpacing supply in nearly every region. What’s Causing Nursing Shortages? million registered nurses nationwide.

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How Nurse Licensure Compacts Can Ease Chronic Nursing Shortages

Health Leaders | Nursing

Nurse Licensure Compacts (NLCs) may be “one tool in the toolbox” to help ease chronic nursing shortages reaching into every state and practically every health facility, says Nicole Livanos , director of state affairs at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).

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The History of Travel Nursing

The Gypsy Nurse

When examining the history of travel nursing, one thing becomes glaringly obvious: it runs side by side with the history of nursing in general! The History of Travel Nursing: A Timeline Florence Nightingale and 37 other nurses are considered the first nurses in history. Comment below.

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Prioritizing Mental Health – Wellness Resources for Travel Nurses

The Gypsy Nurse

Nurses are the ones who have the most direct involvement with critically ill patients and can be affected the most. Furthermore, the widespread nursing shortages have exacerbated the stress that many nurses already felt. Often, nurses begin to neglect their own mental health in an effort to save others.

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The Irony of Nurse Layoffs During a Nursing Shortage: A Broken System in Crisis

Empowered Nurses

The healthcare industry is facing a perplexing and unfortunate contradiction: hospitals are laying off nurses even as a nationwide nursing shortage continues to worsen. For those of us who live and breathe nursing, this seems illogical—how can hospitals justify layoffs when they struggle to staff their units adequately?

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Benefits of Working with a Travel Nursing Agency

Daily Nurse

All travelers know that the main perk of a travel nursing career is exploring new destinations and gaining real-world experience—the pay and networking opportunities don’t hurt either. To have the best experience possible and increase their benefits, travelers need an agency they can trust to be on their side.