TravelNursing Newsletter | 7-23-2008

July 23, 2008   In this Issue Stories from the Road • Empty Nester Rediscovers Love of Nursing through Travel • Male Travel Nurses Embrace Opportunities on the Road Nursing News • Joint Commission Targets Health Care Bullies • New Online Shift Scheduling Helps Boost RN Morale Featured Jobs • Check out New, Top-rate Assignments Across the Country   Travel Nursing Features Kaiser Facilities Rated Tops among Travel Nurses By Melissa Wirkus, associate editor   As the nation’s largest nonprofit health care organization--with 32 medical centers across nine states--it is no wonder that Kaiser Permanente offers a plethora of top-rate travel nursing opportunities across a broad range of specialties. Read more>> Ask the Travel Expert • Getting Good Housing While on Assignment Destination Highlights • Washington, D.C. Featured Jobs Explore the Country These positions provide an example of where you can go, what you can earn and how much you can discover as a travel nurse. Apply Now! ER: Alaska $38/hour & great benefits Short-term assignments Start immediately ICU: San Diego, CA  $34 - $36/hour & great benefits 13-week assignments PCU: Omaha, NE $30 - $34/hour & great benefits 13-week assignments TELE: Santa Rosa, CA $35 - $37/hour & great benefits 13-week assignments CVICU: Delaware $41/hour & great benefits Short-term assignments Start immediately View more jobs or apply now to find the right travel job for you. Destination Highlights Washington, D.C. With its impressive memorials, museums, sprawling parks and cherry blossom-lined avenues, Washington, D.C. and its surrounding areas, is always a popular destination for traveling health care professionals. Read more Earn top pay as a travel nurse at leading hospitals in Washington, D.C.. L&D: Washington, D.C. $33 - $40/hour 13-week assignments ICU: Washington, D.C. $30 - $34/hour 13-week assignments PEDI: Washington, D.C. $35 - $39/hour 13-week assignments TELE: Washington, D.C. $33 - $40/hour 13-week assignments Apply now for these assignments or thousands more through TravelNursing.com's travel partners. Take TravelNursing with You Changing your e-mail address and still want to receive TravelNursing.com's e-newsletter? Send us a message with your new and old e-mail address and we'll make sure your FREE TravelNursing.com e-newsletter keeps coming. Change your e-mail address: newsletter@travelnursing.com Stories from the Road Empty Nester Rediscovers Love of Nursing Through Travel By Debra Wood, RN, contributor About four years ago, critical care nurse Linda Steinhilber, RN, decided to fulfill her dream of seeing more of the country by becoming a travel nurse. Although the thought of leaving her Indiana home initially filled her with fear, it didn't take long for her to begin relishing the many aspects of her new lifestyle.Read more >> Male Travelers Embrace Opportunities on the Road By Susan Schneider, contributor David Brennan, RN, has been a nurse for more than three years. He said he knew while he was in nursing school that he wanted to be a travel nurse. Read more >> Nursing News Joint Commission Targets Health Care Bullies By Amanda Sounart, associate editor While most health care professionals strive to bring compassion and comfort to their patients, the constant tension of life-or-death decisions can take its toll on professionalism and decorum.  In some cases, doctors and nurses can react to stress by bullying others in their unit, which can negatively impact patient care.Read more >> New Online Shift Scheduling Helps Boost RN Morale By Debra Wood, RN, contributor Gone are the days of pieces of paper tacked to a break room corkboard announcing open shifts, hours of stressed phone calls begging nurses to come in to fill shifts, and nurses wanting more work but unable to find an open shift that fits their schedule.Read more >> Ask the Travel Expert How Can I be Sure that I’ll Get Good Housing on my Travel Assignment? By Shalon Weddington, RN, MSN, columnist Feeling comfortable and happy in your new residence is important as a travel nurse, and the good news is that there are ways to ensure that your "home on the road" suits your needs and meets your standards.  Read what Shalon has to say >> Ask Shalon a question! >> Focus on Travel Nursing Search for Assignments in all Your Favorite Places Do you want to know where you can work as a travel nurse? Our robust job search tool is linked to the nation's largest and most powerful database of travel nursing jobs. By simply selecting your specialty and desired location, you can explore thousands of travel nursing assignments across the nation or in your local area. Get Started Now!  Earn Top-rate Travel Reimbursements from Preferred Healthcare Stop worrying about those sky-high gas prices and get on the road with Preferred Healthcare Staffing, one of our staffing partners who have just increased their travel reimbursement!  Travel nurses on assignment with Preferred Healthcare will now receive even more money per mile, giving you the freedom to travel to the destination of your choice without any gas bill worries. Start travel nursing with Preferred Healthcare and get to where you want to go today! Tell Us What You Think We try to let you know the most up-to-date travel nursing news and address subjects that are important to you through our TravelNursing.com e-newsletter. Let us know how we're doing and what you'd like to see in future issues. Send your thoughts and opinions to the editor: newsletter@travelnursing.com Looking Ahead to the Next Issue: Tips for Saving Money on the Road

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