Nurses Push Back On Olympics Need Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out with the games. They say they’re already near the breaking point dealing with the coronavirus pandemic….. READ MORE   The post Olympics Needs 500 Nurses. Nurses Push Back appeared first on TravelNursingUSA ..read more

  Nursings Toughest Year The pandemic has exacerbated a nationwide shortage of nurses and … Travel nurses became extremely difficult to hire and overworked staff were …Dive Deeper Nurse Noah Erb Opens Up About “The Bachelorette”Noah, who has a background in neurotrauma ICU nursing but now works primarily in ICU as a travel nurse, explained that although he never felt a particular calling to nursing, he was led into the field at a rather early age because of his natural love for helping…Dive Deeper Canadian nurse living in U.S. seeks permission to work in small B.C. hospitalBord ..read more

“WAR DOESN’T EVEN COMPARE!” A Year In The Life of a Traveling Nurse.  One year ago, Grover Nicodemus Street treated his first case of coronavirus. Since then, the traveling nurse — a military veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan — estimates that he’s seen 3,000 people die as a result of the disease. DIVE DEEPER Striking Nurses versus the Replacements. It is getting ugly in this dispute. DIVE DEEPER Great Story! Covid related double transplant championed by son. This brought tears to my eyes. Devoted son and Stanford team up for a near miracle in California.  DIVE DEEPER Woman ..read more

“WAR DOESN’T EVEN COMPARE!” A Year In The Life of a Traveling Nurse.  One year ago, Grover Nicodemus Street treated his first case of coronavirus. Since then, the traveling nurse — a military veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan — estimates that he’s seen 3,000 people die as a result of the disease. DIVE DEEPER Striking Nurses versus the Replacements. It is getting ugly in this dispute. DIVE DEEPER Great Story! Covid related double transplant championed by son. This brought tears to my eyes. Devoted son and Stanford team up for a near miracle in California.  DIVE DEEPER Woman ..read more

Organ Transplant Dies After Getting COVID Infected Lungs! The surgeon also contracts it. (4-minute read) READ MORE Travel Nurse Hero Goes Where The Help Is Needed. READ MORE   Mother-Daughter Team. This is a wonderful story that got international attention (as well it Side Hustleould have!). READ MORE   Heard of “Gig Nursing”?. Here’s some good information useful to both new grads and veteran nurses. Learn how the COVID crises has affected this alternative. READ MORE   Stories From the Front Line…..only nurses will understand. A great Nurses.org article on the current atmosphere ..read more

  Rural Hospitals. Revisiting one to see how they are coping. READ MORE   Seattle Times Endorses Washington Joining Nursing Compact. Not everyone agrees…(3-minute read) READ MORE Travel Nurse Writes Book. Nurse and her sister create a children’s book for their new niece. So cute!READ MORE YOU GUYS GO! Nursing Students Assist Ohio Vaccine EffortREAD MORE Fake N95. It never fails to amaze me what some people will do for money. It seems like it would take as much effort to create fake ones as REAL ones! READ MORE. Nurse “Clearinghouse” proposed To me, this seems like the sort of th ..read more

NFL Surprises Travel Nurse After running a COVID unit in New Jersey for five months, a trip to the Super Bowl was a welcome surprise! READ MORE Travel Nursing Info Every week we scour the news for interesting tidbits about travel nurses and travel nursing. Some of it is serious, some of it is fun. I hope you enjoy it! – Conrad   When Someone Asks You Which Vaccine They Should Get  (Lot’s of good information in this quick read) – (3-minute read) READ MORE   Atlanta RN Doubles Pay Taking Travel Assignment In California..plus she gets a housing stipend. What’s not to like? READ M ..read more

How a Remote Irish Town Became Ireland’s Most Infected! How is this possible? I love Ireland…even married a girl from there and love to visit. Some of the friendliest people in the world… READ MORE   Every week we scour the news for interesting tidbits about travel nurses and travel nursing. Some of it is serious, some of it is fun. I hope you enjoy it! – Conrad     Here is a twist on travel nursing….. I have not encountered before. Do you love dogs? Animals? Well, check THIS out! READ MORE    What Can President Biden Do For Healthcare In First 100 Days? READ MORE &nbs ..read more

2-4-21 Travel Nursing Information   WOW! UC San Diego Working On Facemask That Detects Covid! Leave it to American ingenuity. This is really interesting (to me, at least). It could be one of those things that survive the pandemic and evolve into uses we have not yet imagined. (3-minute read) READ MORE   Winning The Vaccine Lottery! Good luck, good timing, or whatever you want to call it, these lucky people cashed in and got their shots against all odds! READ MORE Confused? When Will Older Adults Get Vaccine? Even in states that have started offering vaccines to older adults — to th ..read more

1-25-21 In Search of a Baby, I Got Covid Instead Heart Breaking Story Of Motherhood. As the pandemic raged, I made dozens of visits to a fertility clinic. Did I catch covid on one of those visits? I’ll never know, but the guilt is still there. READ MORE Every week we scour the news for interesting tidbits about travel nurses and travel nursing. Some of it is serious, some of it is fun. I hope you enjoy it! – Conrad   5 Reasons to Wear a Mask Even After You’re Vaccinated   Would you like some information on travel nursing? CLICK HERE   Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated ..read more