I couldn’t even think about cooking, let alone eating, until I wiped those gross boogers off his face.
Of course, I’m talking about my little brother.
We were pretty young and home alone after school. In today’s climate, we’d probably be scooped up by some governmental body and placed in…
“What are you doing?”
“I’m writing.”
“Every day for a month?”
“Yup. 30 days, 30 posts.”
That’s the mini conversation I had with myself when I started this 30-day writing challenge.
“What the heck did I think I was signing up for? You cray-cray or something?!”
Yeah, still talking to…
I am a nurse turned freelance writer.
But to tell you the truth, I actually believe I’ve always had the writer in me, long before I ever became a nurse.
If you’re not a nurse, you may be wondering why this is relevant to you. So before I go on…
“We can handle small surges and clusters; it’s not a big deal. But when you get this continuous surge ongoing hour after hour — you see these patients, and they are all coming in with the same symptoms huffing and puffing, some of them are gasping for air, and some…
Right now, the travel nurse market is hot. As a travel nurse, you can negotiate your compensation and pay in some of the most creative ways possible.
Because they are the new “go-to” in finding top nursing talent, your agency may also be able to assist you with more money…
Right after they made primal, dirty love, they rolled over and curiously looked at each other, and she said, “I’d kill for you.”
He didn’t skip a beat. His eyes never flinched, his gaze unwavering when he said, “I’d kill for you too.” …
It’s easy to forgo exercise when working 12-hours at a time, especially when you’re in a new environment. As a travel nurse, it’s sometimes difficult enough just to get through the shift, return to your hotel or apartment, collapse in exhaustion, get up and do it all over again. …
Currently, I’m on a travel contract, and the place I’m working has several different agencies represented. As you likely know, nurses talk. While we don’t have “water cooler” chats, we certainly talk it up between rounds or at the nurse’s station.
So what do travel companies, housing, and chatty nurses…
There are numerous negotiating points in nursing contracts these days.
Everything from a nurse’s hourly rate to housing, location, and even the duration of the assignment. But something many nurses might overlook is their schedule. Specifically the ability to exert some control and say so in it.
Of course, I’m…
Thanksgiving or Christmas is one of the hottest questions around.
Meaning, if you’re a travel nurse, then likely your unit, manager, or coworkers are asking you which one you’ll work and which you’ll take off.
So yep, it’s here…the holiday season. The funny thing is that we nurses all feel…
