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How to Become a Travel Nurse and Embark On a New Adventure

Nurse.com

Becoming a travel nurse has plenty of benefits, most notably the recent pay increase sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic and staff shortages around the country. Travel nurses must be able to work hard, adapt quickly, be willing to learn, ask questions, and prepare to uproot themselves as often as every 13 weeks.

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8 Tips for Travel Nurses Who Want to Go Back to School

The Gypsy Nurse

Even if you’re living on the road as a travel nurse, it is doable! Here are eight tips from Jennifer Vu, a travel nurse who successfully pursued more education without hitting pause on her travel nursing career. 8 Tips for Travel Nurses Who Want to Go Back to School 1.

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7 Nurse Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Relias

Participants reported higher satisfaction with orientation and onboarding compared to those without a formal nurse residency program. Organizations with a nurse residency program provide new nurses with additional support while also engaging experienced nurses as preceptors — fostering new connections and a healthy, collaborative culture.

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Understanding Nursing Shortages in the U.S. for 2023

Daily Nurse

Faculty shortage: According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, nursing schools turned away nearly 92,000 qualified applications of prospective students for baccalaureate or graduate nursing programs in 2021.

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Never Let Your Circumstances Determine Your Destiny

Nurse.com

Braving the rough times Early on, I was taught, “Nurses eat their young.” I had no idea what that meant until I began my first job working on a med-surg floor with my new co-workers and my preceptor. Nurses would scold each other, undermine their peers, or tattle to get them in trouble.

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7 Nurse Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Relias

Participants reported higher satisfaction with orientation and onboarding compared to those without a formal nurse residency program. Organizations with a nurse residency program provide new nurses with additional support while also engaging experienced nurses as preceptors — fostering new connections and a healthy, collaborative culture.

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Is Travel Nursing Still Worth it in 2023?

Daily Nurse

Is travel nursing still worth it in 2023? As a former travel nurse, my answer will always be yes! I started travel nursing in 2010 when I left Canada and moved to New York City. Travel nursing allows you to see so many beautiful places without committing. Travel nursing is always exciting.