For experienced medical travelers, the night shift is no stranger, but if you’re new to working nights, simply surviving might be all you’re thinking about. The night shift can take over your entire day — if you let it — but if you take the right approach, you’ll be able to survive the night shift and…
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Neonatal nursing care is an incredibly important job that focuses on helping sick and prematurely born infants recuperate. NICU nurses also help parents deal emotionally with the stress of giving birth to a sick newborn. Although every nursing discipline is rewarding (constantly getting to see people come into your care at their worst and then…
Licensed practical nursing is an awesome and in-demand field, and becoming a travel LPN is actually easier than you think. Unlike registered nurses, becoming an LPN only takes between 12-18 months of schooling before you’re qualified to work — and the pay is still excellent. If you’re currently an LPN, on your way to becoming one,…
Trends in Travel Nursing Pay 2022 was a bit of a roller coaster ride for travel nurses. After growing accustomed to checks in the $4,000 to $6,000 per week range, nursing pay fell as the COVID pandemic got more under control — overall demand for travel nurses also took a hit generally. It’s not all…
Travel nurses are short-term healthcare employees working on contracts for hospitals when they are facing labor shortages. Those contracts might be as short as 4 weeks or as long as 13 — and they can often be extended for up to a year. And of course, travel nurses travel! Some travel nurses will work in just…
COVID-19 has raised a lot of questions for healthcare workers and traveling medical professionals. The most recent has been how the healthcare industry and the public will be affected by elective surgeries resuming in the U.S., as we start to see more of the country opening back up. Likewise, the COVID-19 outbreak has affected travel…
Since we are all spending more time at home now, we thought it would be great to gather a list of television shows that nurses will love. These shows are either medically focused or have an interesting approach to medicine and nursing. You’ll find yourself ordering “just one more episode—STAT!” Grey’s Anatomy You can binge-watch…
Gina Tran – Licensed Practical Nurse Many thanks and congrats to the May 2020 Traveler of the Month, Gina Tran. Gina is an LPN currently working in Florida! She started her journey with Focus Staff in 2019 with recruiter Mike Hermansen. She has worked with two different facilities and she has had the opportunity to extend –…
Your state licenses are basically like a “work passport” to where you can head next. Knowing the updates make a huge difference when you’re ready to start your new adventure with Focus Staff on your next travel assignment. Sadly, our country is in a National Emergency. What does this mean for your state licenses? COVID-19…
Here’s What We Know About COVID-19 COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus. It’s part of a large family of viruses that are common in people and animals that, in rare cases, can lead to severe respiratory problems, kidney failure, or death. There’s still so much to learn about this new disease…
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