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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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License Renewal Requirements for Nursing Continuing Education As a DON, nurses often ask me if they need CEs to renew their state nursing license. Several years ago, the answer to this question was a simple and resounding yes. However, changes to this rule have made this a bit more confusing. A lot of these changes… Continue reading Nursing CE Requirements for License Renewals

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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

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Registered Nurse Anastasia McFarlane Receives Daisy Award   The Advantage Medical Professionals team recently held a ceremony to honor their most recent Daisy Award recipient in New Orleans, Louisiana. Inspired by the quality care he received when hospitalized, this award was created in memory of Patrick Barnes, who died from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura… Continue reading Registered Nurse Anastasia McFarlane Receives Daisy Award

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The Dos and Don’ts of Using Social Media as a Travel Nurse   It’s difficult to imagine a time before social media. From staying connected with friends and relatives, meeting new people, or even finding new travel nursing assignments, social media connects everyone like never before. However, it’s essential to bear in mind that this… Continue reading The Dos and Don’ts of Using Social Media as a Travel Nurse

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Travel Nurse Submission Ready Resume Guides and Tips Unless you are a very special kind of person, you probably detest the task of composing or updating your travel nursing resume. The whole process of submitting your resume to what seems like countless agencies every time you remotely entertain the idea of starting a new travel… Continue reading A Travel Nurse’s Guide to a Submission Ready Resume