Intro to professional nursing

1. Healthcare
Travel Nursing

2. Goals Of Travel Nursing
 Professional
 New
Clinical Skills
 Build Resume
 Expand Career Options
 Personal
 See the country
 “Try Out” new places without making
the commitment to move there

3. Who are traveling nurses?

5. 
Assignments can vary in length from a few days to several
months, depending on the nurse's availability, and the facility's
needs.
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This mean nurses must be flexible and ready to leave there
location at all times.
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These nurses are often away from family for long periods of time
and are willing to give up a lot of things

6.  There
are 21 listed benefits and they are: Free
medical insurance, D.P insurance, 1st day insurance,
Professional insurance, One bedroom house,
Nursing Lic., Furniture choice, free utilities, Option
corp, house, salary over $30, CEU reimbersment,
401k plan, comp bonus, week drt. Deposit, Jcaho,
sick day, month off, pre. Empl. Screening, moving
expences, pay guarantee, and the last one car
rental.

7.  The
first five companies offer all these
benefits
 Aya Healthcare
 FlexCare Medical Staffing
 Health Providers Choices
 Valley Healthcare Systems
 Voyage Healthcare

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The next five companies offer one less benefit
but they vary.
Healthcare Seeker: do not offer 401k
IPI Travel: do not offer sick day
One Staff Medical: no free Medical Insur.
Premier Healthcare Professionals: No fee
Utilities
PRCS: No JCAHO(Joint Commission on the
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations )

9.  There
is conjecture on how much do the
travel nursing companies make off of a
traveling nurse. $10-$25 is what I found
nothing concrete.

10. List of things you need to be a
travel nurse
 You
need your paper work: resume,
licenses, certificates, your contract,
personal ID, tax forms, medical records,
emergency contact information, and any
paperwork from your new facility or your
staffing agency
 You want to pack light, pack casual
clothes, work uniforms, some dressy items,
4 different set of shoes, and appropriate
jacket for the weather.

11.  You
will need to ask your company what
type of basics the house you will be
staying in will have and bring what you will
need
 You also need to get directions, your
company will supply you with them and
you might want to invest in a GPS to help
navigate your new city.

12. Nursing Skill Assessment
 You
will need to fill out a nursing
assessment to get hired. You need to fill
out the assessment with confidence but
not over confidence. The assessment had
you grading yourself with a number
system, 0-4. Zero meaning you have no
skill and Four, you are very proficient.

13. How does a
traveling nurse get
their money?
Travel
nurses are placed
by a travel nurse agency
The
facility at which the
travel nurse temporarily
works pays the agency
which in turn pays the nurse.

14. Are they for profit or not for
profit or both?
 Gets
paid a salary just as a regular RN
would but salary is usually quite a bit
higher

15. Who do traveling nurses care for?

16. Anyone and Everyone!

18. Are there any other education
requirements to work as a traveling
nurse?
 RN
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Degree
Diploma
ADN
Bachelor’s
 N-CLEX

19.  Training/Work
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Experience
1 – 5 years RN experience
Specialty areas
 Certification
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Might be required for specialty areas such as Pediatric
or Psychiatric

20. References:
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Aiken, L. H., Xue, Y., Clarke, S. P., & Sloane, D.
M. (2006). Supplemental nurse staffing in
hospitals and quality of care. The Journal of
nursing administration, 37(7-8), 335-342.
http://www.innerbody.com/careers-inhealth/how-to-become-a-travel-nurse.html
Faller, M. S., Gates, M. G., Georges, J. M., &
Connelly, C. D. (2011). Work-related burnout,
job satisfaction, intent to leave, and nurseassessed quality of care among travel
nurses. Journal of Nursing
Administration, 41(2), 71-77.

21. Highway Hypodermics® “Travel Nurses Make A Difference One Hospital At A Time
Ultimate List of Travel Nursing Companies
 http://www.highwaybypodermic.com/travel_nursing_com
panies.htm
 How should a Traveling Nurse Fill out a Nursing Skills
Assessment http://hpcnursing.com/travel-nurse-fill-nursingskills-assessment/
 Packing and Preparing For Your Travel Nursing Assignment
http://hpcnursing.com/packing-preparing-travel-nursingassignment/
 How much money do the travel companies really make off
of us? http://allnurses.com/travel-nursing/how-muchmoney-138149.html

22. References
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http://www.innerbody.com/careers-in-health/how-tobecome-a-travel-nurse.html
http://healthcareers.about.com/od/nursingcareers/p/trave
lnursing.htm
DeGrandpre, Z. (n.d.). How to Become a Travel Nurse.
Retrieved from http://www.innerbody.com/careers-inhealth/how-to-become-a-travel-nurse.html
How to Become a Travel Nurse. (n.d.). Retrieved
from http://www.degreetree.com/resources/how-tobecome-a-travel-nurse
"Travel Nurse Resources." Nursing Resources. N.p., n.d.
Web. 17 Feb. 2014. <http://www.travelnursing.com/newsand-features/nursing-resources>.

23. References:
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TravelNursing.com. (n.d.). Travel Nurse Job Frequently
Asked Questions and Answers. Retrieved from
http://www.travelnursing.com/faqs/
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RN.com. (n.d.). Come work as a nurse in the United
States. Retrieved from
http://w3.rn.com/international/main.aspx?cs_section
=7
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Fuerstenau, P. (2011). Take your travel nursing
experience further and go abroad. Retrieved from
http://travelnursingblogs.com/nursing-ingeneral/travel-nursing-abroad/