Let's hope that you never get caught in a location where a bad storm is coming, say if you happened to be on assignment in Florida during hurricane season…..it could happen, right? Well, the best advice from a native Floridian who has weathered many storms is listed below. Just a few common sense items that may make your experience a little easier ...

​Do you like winter sports? Travel nurses and professional healthcare travelers who enjoy the outdoors in the winter should probably be busy lining up their northern travel assignments so that when it's time you are ready to start some winter fun.Oregon has so much to offer year round but of course winter sports abound. Downhill skiing, snowboardin...

​Ginger has been used as a spice around the world for centuries. But, do you know about all the great health benefits of this ancient herb? It has been scientifically proven that ginger can be highly effective in treating numerous health issues.Some of the many properties associated with the use of ginger include anti-nausea, antifungal, anti-infla...

That's right. Healthcaretravelers.com, HealthCare Employment Network, is here to help you advance and enhance your career and your life. Is it time for you to start traveling across our beautiful country and scratch some places off your bucket list?HCEN was founded and is still run by a retired travel nurse. Mike is hands on every day in every face...

​Have you ever heard of "Shinrin-yoku". It is a Japanese term for spending time in the forest. "Forest bathing" has been shown to benefit physical and mental health. This is due to the fact that while walking in the forest you are inhaling beneficial bacteria, plant-derived essential oils and negatively charged ions from the forest air. Living near...

It's true. As a travel nurse you can plan ahead, line up your assignment, and spend this Christmas in Manhattan, if that's what you want to do. Who knows what adventures may await you in the big city? isa "wonderland" during the Christmas holidays. New York City turns into an illuminated winter wonderland, with Christmas trees and lights and holida...

​I practice yoga almost every day. Every day if I'm being disciplined but I do skip a day here and there sometimes too. Because as we all know, life seems to get in the way sometimes. But I do practice and have been practicing yoga for more than 20 years, mostly in my own home.There are hundreds of studies available now showing the many benefits of...

We know, it's never easy when you start a new assignment. Travel nurses have it even harder as it's not only a new job, it's a new home, a new location, and so much more. But that's one of the beauties of travel nursing, change, change, change…..Change is good, right?As a travel nurse you knew this would happen. Don't let it be overwhelming. First ...

​Stress, stress, stress…..you hear so much about it now. It is definitely one of the major causes of disease in our society at this point in time. And, it's prevalent in all walks of life, even at home. The news is always feeding you bad news and things you need to worry about. Like we don't have enough to worry about in our everyday life already, ...

​"Am I ready to go?" – this is the big question that must be answered before you launch your traveling nursing career. Here are some signs that it is time to GO! 1.Have you interviewed? If you have or are planning on it, you are not "exploring or testing the waters", you are ready to GO and, in my book, you have already left and now just need to fi...

​Oh yes, you bet it is definitely time to line up your Key West Winter assignment so you can literally spend the winter snorkeling in the beautiful clear waters, or just walking the beaches….Key West in the Fall and Winter is a great place to be.And oh yes, there are jobs in and around the many facilities located throughout the Florida Keys. You kn...

Of course, there are an abundance of apps out there for all uses at this point in the game. "There's An App For That" is now a known fact in most of the country. Anything you need to know you can find with your Smartphone. Don't even really need a laptop any more, do we? Here are a few cool apps I have found in my research and would like to pa...

​The Occupational Therapist assists the patient in meeting their goals and needs as well as providing quality care through assessment and interpretation of evaluations and test results. They will also determine occupational therapy treatment plans while collaborating with physicians or by prescription.Assisting the patient to develop or regain ment...

​*Author's Note: We want you to know because we care – the first "Five Things" and "More Five Things" are in our previous blogs. 1.References: Your recruiter will ask for them as required. If they do want them, they will ask for your MOST RECENT (definitely current/last job) from YOUR TRUE SUPERVISOR (not a friendly supervisor from another departme...

Yep, that's right. California pays the big money for healthcare travelers and traveling nurses. Some of the top paying cities in California are San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Long Beach, LA and San Diego. And who doesn't want to visit California? There is such diversity from north to south and east to west in this beautiful state on the coast of...