Blogger: Jim DeMaria

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James DeMaria, RN, BSN, is Vice President of Renal Care Registered Nursing Services, located in Nanuet, N.Y. Founded in 1991, Renal Care Registered Nursing Services provides acute kidney dialysis services to some of the northeast’s largest hospitals and caregiving facilities. While having had no formal business training, James has excelled as an entrepreneur, a role he must balance with his responsibility as a nurse, husband and father, and is always on call, explaining, “You never work harder than you do for yourself.” He is also cohost of “Nurse's Station,” a new audio podcast by and for nurses.

Ten Dos & Don’ts a Travel Nurse Knows

Posted: April 5th, 2009 | By Jim DeMaria | one comment

So you’ve thought about becoming a traveling nurse. You’ve imagined yourself basking under the desert skies of Arizona, frolicking on the sun-soaked beaches of Los Angeles — and not just for a vacation, but as your lifestyle.

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Coping During Layoffs

Posted: January 4th, 2009 | By Jim DeMaria | one comment

Most nurses are “go-getters” by nature, meaning they usually find a way to get the job done, often thinking in new and creative ways, to accomplish the task before them. It is this attitude or mindset that one can use to overcome layoffs if they occur.

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Are You Cut Out for Travel Nursing?

Posted: January 4th, 2009 | By Jim DeMaria | 4 comments

For every specialty, there’s a shoo-in personality for the job. If you’re considering travel nursing, possessing these five traits could put you over the top…

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Are We Allowed to Die?

Posted: January 4th, 2009 | By Jim DeMaria | no comments

We witness death in the course of our work, many of us daily. As professionals who must soldier on through the heartbreak of this ultimate loss, we can become immune to the inevitability our own mortality. As Jim DeMaria reflects, sometimes it takes the death of a loved one to inspire us to think about our own end of life, and how we wish to depart.

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