Travel Nurse

A “first day on the job” nurse checklist

Get an extra head start on your shift, always accounting for traffic. If you arrive early, you can walk around and get a feel for the unit…

Strikes = opportunity for some nurses

Nurses from around the country are crossing the picket line to work in Philadelphia. Are they mercenaries — or angels of mercy?

10 DOs and DON’Ts a travel nurse can teach us

Yes, you’ll want to arrive with the right attitude and learn the names of your coworkers. But there are others you should meet, too, such as the maintenance people and the unit secretary….

4 simple tips for reducing your tax burden this year

Filing taxes isn’t kids play. And some nurses think it isn’t nurse’s play, either! Get clear and simple advice, then a special “Scrubs Magazine” filing discount.

More tax tips for travel nurses

The best way to make the most of your money is to get reimbursed for your expenses, and the best way to do that is to stay organized!

Second acts

A Wall Street banker, a Buddhist monk, a flight attendant, an Army platoon leader, a television sitcom writer, an accountant and a teacher all have this in common: They found happiness and fulfillment by landing the role of a lifetime.

How nurses can help Haiti

Volunteer, donate, get informed and everything else nurses will need to stay up-to-date on the Haiti earthquake.

Essential tax advice for travel nurses

Even if you have four different assignments in a year, we’ll help you get and stay organized.

4 essential financial tips for travel nurses

Want to get the most out of every nickel? Streamline your finances when you’re at home or away on assignment.

How do I deal with a travel nurse?

Remember that the travel nurse is there to help. The sooner she feels welcome, the better.

Greetings from a travel nurse

We’ve asked travelers to keep in touch from the road and give us a taste of the globe trotting life. This week we received a postcard from an OB nurse on assignment in sunny California.

The surprising 9 reasons why nurses choose traveling

From a terrific income to being able to take Fido or a family member along for the trip, being a nurse on the go can have a lot of benefits.

Layoffs – what’s old is new

We asked our nurse expert Jim DeMaria to draw a parallel between the layoffs of the 90′s and today, and what we can learn from them during these economic hard times.

The BEST place to be a nurse? Texas!

“Whether you’re a native or a transplanted Texan, you’ll be proud to work and live here.” Skeptical? Find out why Kelle Ingram, an RN at University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (and our most enthusiastic nurse interviewee to date!) is gushing about being a Texan nurse.

The BEST place to be a nurse? Mesa!

What does it mean exactly when a hospital is voted “Best Place to Work” by business journals and Gallup polls? We asked Suzan Miller-Hoover, RN, MS, CCNS, CCRN, who works at the top ranked hospital Banner Children’s Hospital in Mesa, Arizona. Here she gives us an employee’s POV on what she finds so exceptional about her job.

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