Category: Allied Health Professionals

Travel Nurse Destination Spotlight: Virginia   Blue Ridge Parkway Also known as “America’s Favorite Drive,” Blue Ridge Parkway boasts some of the gorgeous mountains, valleys, and beautifully wooded areas Appalachia is known for. Winding from North Carolina up to Virginia, Blue Ridge Parkway is undeniably the best introduction to the area if you happen to… Continue reading Travel Nurse Destination Spotlight: Virginia

Iconic Females in Nursing History In celebration of Women’s History Month, we are turning our Clinician Spotlight to the past to honor the iconic women who helped pioneer the nursing field as we know it.   Florence Nightingale (1820–1910) We can’t talk about iconic women in nursing without talking about Florence Nightingale.  She is quite literally… Continue reading Iconic Females in Nursing History

How Much Experience Do I Need to Start My Travel Nursing Journey? Contributed by: Angela Totora, MBA/HA, CHP, RN – Director of Nursing   I recently came across a question a nurse posted to a travel nursing Facebook group. The nurse asked, “Why do I need recent experience to work on a less critical unit?” She… Continue reading How Much Experience Do I Need to Start My Travel Nursing Journey?

Home Sweet Home: Securing the Best Housing Option for Your Next Travel Nursing Assignment   Travel nurses can hold widely varying opinions about most aspects of travel nursing, and they usually jump at the chance to share those opinions or offer advice. Whether it’s about the interview process or the best brand of scrubs, almost… Continue reading Home Sweet Home: Securing the Best Housing Option for Your Next Travel Nursing Assignment

Places to Visit as a Travel Nurse in Louisiana If you’ve never had the chance to visit the state of Louisiana or enjoyed the many simple pleasures it has to offer, you’re definitely missing out on a good time. Given the fact Advantage Medical Professionals has been open and operating in New Orleans for nearly… Continue reading Travel Nurse Destination Spotlight: Louisiana

7 Tax Tips for Travel Nurses Tax season is around the corner and we know that as a travel nurse, doing your taxes can be a daunting task. It is common for travel nurses to have both taxable and non-taxable income, coupled with travel expenses and tax homes you may be wondering where to start.… Continue reading 7 Tax Tips for Travel Nurses

From Submitted to Accepted: A Travel Nurse’s Guide to Landing the Offer   The temporary staffing world for nurses and healthcare professionals has always been competitive. Now that we are moving out of those crisis assignments and back to some form of normalcy, it is only becoming more so. Even if you’re confident that your… Continue reading From Submitted to Accepted: A Travel Nurse’s Guide to Landing the Offer

Advantage Medical Professionals Provides Solution-based Approach to Healthcare Staffing Shortages Recently, 1 in 3 hospitals reported a nurse vacancy rate greater than 10 percent, and the turnover rate for nurses ranges from 9 percent to 37 percent across the United States. * While the COVID-19 pandemic is often cited as the catalyst for the shortage… Continue reading Advantage Medical Professionals Provides Solution-Based Approach to Healthcare Staffing

Now is the Time for Post-Traumatic Growth If I hear one more time about how hard the last few years have been, I think I am going to scream from the rooftops. As bedside clinicians, we have all seen and personally experienced more than our fair share of stress, fear, disappointment, death, violence, and depression.… Continue reading Now is the Time for Post-Traumatic Growth

A Travel Nurse’s Guide to Black Friday Steals Discounts and Deals Let’s go ahead and acknowledge that this decades-old tradition of shopping til you drop on “Black Friday” can now also include Saturday, Sunday, and of course, Cyber Monday. Now more than ever, this massive shift to shopping online has made it easier than ever… Continue reading A Travel Nurse’s Guide to Black Friday Steals and Deals