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Staffing Can Someone PLEASE Explain Travel Nursing?
By Conrad Lopez
One of the fastest growing segments of the nursing industry is a concept known as travel nursing. Whether it is because of the nursing shortage, underpaid nurses in some parts of the country, labor unrest, or simply wanderlust, this phenomena has taken the nursing profession by storm and shows no sign of letting up.
I get lots of emails at nursetown.com asking questions about travel nursing, so let's take a look at some of those most often asked by our readers and see if we can shed a little light.
What IS travel nursing, anyway?
One way to think of it is like good old fashioned temp work. Yes, the Kelley Girl has come to nursing. Healthcare hiring managers sometimes have no alternative. It may be because they are in small out of the way locales or due to an opening they simply can?t, but must, fill. Occasionally there is a work stoppage and outside nurses must be brought in to keep the hospital open. But mostly, I would guess, it is a simple case of supply and demand.
Travel nurses are contracted for short term assignments through agencies that specialize in travel nursing. The agency normally supplies the travel nurse with housing and travel expense, help with licensing, benefits and payroll services. The hospital fills the position temporarily and the nurse gets paid above market wages to work and live in a new locale. Everybody wins.
How long are the travel nursing assignments?
This can vary with the agency and the healthcare employer. A typical assignment might last as little as 8 weeks or as long as............
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From BEING a Nurse To Teaching Nursing!
By Daniel Lofald, PhD
The University of St. Augustine is
delighted to announce a new- online- Master of Nursing Education (MNEd) degree. This program is for
those with a desire to teach, but not ready to give up their employment to attend a residential
graduate school. Currently, Schools of Nursing are forced to turn away qualified students because
they lack faculty. This shortage is compounded by the reality of Baby Boomer nurses who are moving
into retirement at the same time the need for nursing faculty is skyrocketing. The shortage of
qualified nurse educators in not expected to abate for years to come.
Dan Lofald, PhD, Program Coordinator
for the University of St. Augustine Nursing Division, was asked to describe their program.
There are few things more rewarding than working with young people and passing on your hard-earned
knowledge and experience to those interested and excited about working in your field. For many, a
career in teaching means better work hours and more daytime hours with the ones they love. However,
the very people most qualified to take on these new roles as nurse educators are exactly the people
who cannot put their lives, and jobs, on hold to attend a residential graduate program. ........
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The first class starts May 9 and the Master of Nursing Education (MNEd) program is accepting
admissions for the September and January terms. The best place for details is at University of St. Augustine or (800) 241-1027 Toll Free.
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 Travel Nurse Finds Her Niche, Excels in Chosen Field(and how to REALLY gain job satisfaction).
by Claire Brocato
Before launching her travel nurse career, Tracy Reynolds, RN, dabbled in various different areas of nursing: medical-surgical, trauma and gynecology. While she enjoyed the rewards of womens health, she longed for the flexibility and learning opportunities that travel nursing promised. In December 1999, she took the plunge she packed her bags, left her permanent job in Texas and began her travel nursing journey with Medical Express.
I contacted several travel nursing companies but Medical Express worked the hardest to find exactly what I wanted and to get everything into place for me, Reynolds recalled. I felt confident in their ability to get me the assignment that best suited my needs.
Originally from Ontario, Canada, ..........
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Best Hospitals 2004
by
US News & World Report
When U.S. News identifies the top hospitals in 17 specialties every year, a handful (only 14 this year) are singled out as Honor Roll centers hospitals that excelled not in one or two specialties but in six or more. Rank in the Honor Roll is based on total points: Hospitals got 2 points for ranking at or near the top in a specialty and 1 point for the next rung down (details below)
Here is the Honor Roll and the complete list of hosptals by specialty..............
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