As summer approaches, we’re always looking for new adventures. For some, the favorite summertime activity is golfing. We did a little research and found some of the best public golf courses around the country to check out while traveling. Check out the golf courses we chose.
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Celebrating Nurses
“They may forget your name, but they will never forget the way you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou.
I came across that quote a few weeks ago and I immediately thought of the day to day struggle all nurses go through. You are the unsung heroes. You do not do your job for fame or fortune. You perform flawlessly each and every day for one reason: to make a difference in someone’s life.
Continue reading »Always Be Prepared
These days, it seems travel healthcare is synonymous with paperwork. In an ideal world, every hospital would have the exact same requirements. Unfortunately, we don’t live in that ideal world and, increasingly, hospitals require more substantial detailed documentation than they have in the past.
Continue reading »The Interview Process: Who Has Leverage?
The healthcare worker shortage has been around for years, and will continue to grow as the baby boomer population retires over the next several years. Many hospitals have numerous needs and are looking for good candidates to fill their open positions.
Continue reading »Finding a Mentor in Your New Work Place
Being a traveler can be stressful at times. You don’t know anyone. You don’t know how each facility does certain things. You are the “new person.” You need to prove yourself. How can you make yourself feel more comfortable in the first couple of weeks? The best way is to find that one person and have them show you the “ropes”.
Continue reading »2013 Resolution: Stick With Your Resolution
It’s coming up on a New Year and maybe a new resolution or two. So many of us each year set a resolution and forget about it after one week. Or, if you are good, maybe you forget about it after one month. One of the main reasons why people fail at their resolutions is because they set expectations too vague for themselves. Another reason is because the resolution may mean nothing to them personally because someone else gave them the idea.
Continue reading »Healthy Eating (and Budget Friendly) Tips
Like many of you, I try to eat healthy and work out, but sometimes hurdles appear from nowhere. With our fast-paced lives, it is difficult to design and stick to a workout and healthy eating regimen. For travelers, this is even harder since your work and living locations change every few months, making it hard to maintain a routine and identify restaurants or grocery stores that offer healthy economical choices.
Continue reading »Battling the Heat Wave
I recently saw an interesting fact on the Weather Channel while doing my daily weather check. I knew it was hot here in the Midwest, but on this day, it showed that more than half of the lower 48 states would reach over 100 degree temperature in one day. This would affect 54+ million people within those states. That’s hot!
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