Podcasts about Travel nursing

In this special Nurses Month episode, host Ann celebrates the incredible contributions of nurses by spotlighting Mel Nolasco, a Daisy Award recipient and seasoned travel nurse. Together, they delve into the significance of the Daisy Award, Mel's impactful experiences in the ER, and the profound ways he inspires patients and colleagues alike. Mel also shares his journey as a travel nurse, highlighting the importance of adaptability, family, and balance. The episode wraps up with Mel's heartfelt advice for current and aspiring nurses.Chapters:00:00 Celebrating Nursing Excellence: The Daisy Award09:40 The Journey of a Travel Nurse12:23 Words of Wisdom for Future Nurses About Mel:Mel Jayson Nolasco's journey as a registered nurse is marked by his exceptional dedication, leadership, and compassion. Working in the fast-paced and demanding environment of emergency care, Mel has consistently demonstrated his ability to handle complex situations with skill and grace. Learn more about Mel here.  Celebrate Nurses Month with us on Instagram @AMNNurse! About AnnAnn King, a seasoned travel nurse with a remarkable 14-year track record, has dedicated the past 13 years to specializing in Neonatal ICU. Ann has been traveling with AMN Healthcare for 4.5 years, enriching her expertise with diverse experiences. Currently residing in San Diego, Ann not only thrives in her nursing career but also serves as the host of the Nursing Uncharted podcast, where she shares invaluable insights and stories from the world of nursing. Connect with Ann on Instagram @annifer05 No Better Place than CA! Book your assignment in the Golden State Today! Level up your career today! Find your dream travel assignment! Support for every step. Learn more about AMN Healthcare's EAP Program. Share the opportunity and refer a friend today! Ready to start your next travel assignment in the Golden State? Browse CA Jobs! Episode Sponsor:We're proudly sponsored by AMN Healthcare, the leader in healthcare staffing and workforce solutions. Explore their services at AMN Healthcare. Discover job opportunities and manage your assignments with ease using AMN Passport. Download the AMN Passport App today! Join Our Communities: WebsiteYouTubeInstagramApple PodcastsSpotifyLinkedInFacebook Powered by AMN Healthcare

In this episode, we're diving into the world of travel nursing with the experts at TNAA (Travel Nurse Across America). Whether you're a nurse dreaming of your first assignment or a seasoned traveler chasing your next adventure, this conversation explores the real perks of life on the move - from flexibility and freedom to personal growth and career opportunity TNAA has your back the whole way, "Once the Travel bug bites...you're in it for life." Ready to pack your bags and level up your career? Hit Play -- adventure (and a whole lot of inspiration) awaits. IG: @travelnurseacrossamerica IG: @travelnurse101 IG: @mdfinstruments

On this episode of Nursing Uncharted, we celebrate Nurses Month with Erin Gingrey, a director of recruitment at AMN Healthcare. Erin, who also happens to be Ann's first recruiter, shares her inspiring journey into recruitment and leadership. The conversation highlights the core aspects of travel nursing, including the critical role of trust and communication between nurses and recruiters.Erin and Ann address the importance of transparent pay packages and the challenges travel nurses face in their careers. They also explore how technology plays a part in the recruitment process and emphasize the power of personal connections within the nursing community. Finally, they reflect on the many career growth opportunities available in the nursing profession and the joy of building meaningful relationships.Chapters00:00 - Celebrating Nurses Month with Erin Gingrey02:55 - The Journey into Recruitment and Leadership05:52 - Building Relationships in Travel Nursing08:52 - The Importance of Trust and Communication12:03 - Navigating the Challenges of Travel Nursing14:51 - Understanding Pay Packages and Transparency18:05 - Career Growth Opportunities in Nursing21:09 - The Role of Technology in Recruitment24:05 - The Value of Personal Connections27:09 - Final Thoughts on Relationships and NursingAbout Erin:Erin Gingery is a proud mother of two and a Southern California native who currently calls San Diego home. Her love for travel and passion for people naturally led her to a career in healthcare staffing, where she has found deep purpose and fulfillment. Erin began her journey in the industry in 2012 as a recruiter with a competitor, and in 2019, she joined AMN Healthcare with the goal of pursuing leadership.Since then, Erin's career has grown alongside her family. In 2021, after returning from maternity leave with her first daughter, she was promoted to Manager of Recruitment. A year and a half later, while expecting her second daughter, she stepped into the role of Director of Recruitment. Erin takes immense pride in the path she has forged — both personally and professionally.She is passionate about the relationships she has built over the years and finds genuine satisfaction in helping others achieve their goals. Outside of work, Erin enjoys exploring the outdoors, staying active, and planning her next travel adventure.Connect with Erin on Instagram  Celebrate Nurses Month with us on Instagram @AMNNurse! About AnnAnn King, a seasoned travel nurse with a remarkable 14-year track record, has dedicated the past 13 years to specializing in Neonatal ICU. Ann has been traveling with AMN Healthcare for 4.5 years, enriching her expertise with diverse experiences. Currently residing in San Diego, Ann not only thrives in her nursing career but also serves as the host of the Nursing Uncharted podcast, where she shares invaluable insights and stories from the world of nursing. Connect with Ann on Instagram @annifer05 No Better Place than CA! Book your assignment in the Golden State Today! Level up your career today! Find your dream travel assignment! Support for every step. Learn more about AMN Healthcare's EAP Program. Share the opportunity and refer a friend today! Ready to start your next travel assignment in the Golden State? Browse CA Jobs! Episode Sponsor:We're proudly sponsored by AMN Healthcare, the leader in healthcare staffing and workforce solutions. Explore their services at AMN Healthcare. Discover job opportunities and manage your assignments with ease using AMN Passport. Download the AMN Passport App today! Join Our Communities: WebsiteYouTubeInstagramApple PodcastsSpotifyLinkedInFacebook Powered by AMN Healthcare

In this episode of Nursing Uncharted, host Ann dives into the essential relationship between nurses and recruiters with Kalie Simmons, Senior Manager at AMN Healthcare. Together, they discuss the importance of building strong connections, fostering effective communication, and prioritizing honesty and transparency in recruitment. The conversation sheds light on how these elements create successful partnerships that benefit both clinicians and recruiters. They also explore industry challenges and the growth that comes from overcoming them together.Chapters00:00 Building Connections: The Recruiter-Nurse Relationship10:11 The Art of Communication in Recruitment20:39 Honesty and Transparency: Keys to Success30:20 Navigating Challenges Together: The Recruiter's Role About AnnAnn King, a seasoned travel nurse with a remarkable 14-year track record, has dedicated the past 13 years to specializing in Neonatal ICU. Ann has been traveling with AMN Healthcare for 4.5 years, enriching her expertise with diverse experiences. Currently residing in San Diego, Ann not only thrives in her nursing career but also serves as the host of the Nursing Uncharted podcast, where she shares invaluable insights and stories from the world of nursing. Connect with Ann on Instagram @annifer05EPISODE SPONSORS:AMN HealthcareBecome a Travel Nurse at: AMNHealthcare.com AMN PassportDownload the app at: AMNPassport.com Join Our Communities: WebsiteYouTubeInstagramApple PodcastsSpotifyLinkedInFacebook Powered by AMN Healthcare

The manufacturing industry is staring down a major challenge: by 2030, an estimated 2.1 million roles could go unfilled. But where challenges arise, so do opportunities. We're joined by Skillwork's Brett Elliott, President and CEO, and Tim Raglin, Founding Partner and Chief Operating Offer, to explore how they're transforming the skills gap into a platform for growth and innovation.At the heart of their approach is a unique model inspired by the travel nursing industry. Skillwork's model combines education, upskilling, direct hire, and travel staffing to connect skilled tradespeople with companies in need. Brett and Tim share how this innovative approach, along with their unique “four-legged stool” strategy, and their rigorous eight-gate vetting process, ensures the right match every time.Throughout the conversation, we unpack how contracting skilled workers offers flexibility and long-term value, how Skillwork is empowering tradespeople to embrace new opportunities, and why shifting perceptions about manufacturing jobs is key to shaping the industry's future.Listen to find out:How the travel nurse model inspired Skillwork's innovative staffing solution for skilled tradesSkillwork's “four-legged stool” approach to solving the skills gap in manufacturingWhy manufacturing roles need a rebrand to move beyond the “3 Ds” (dark, dangerous, and dirty)How Skillwork processes 1,000 resumes a week using their eight-gate vetting processWhy nationwide recruitment is essential for addressing the growing demand for skilled tradesThe critical role of upskilling and education in bridging workforce gapsThe value of building partnerships with schools and trade programs to develop skills pipelinesExamples of how short-term training programs can quickly close critical skills gapsUnderrated ways manufacturers can address the skills shortage right nowThe freedom and flexibility that Skillwork offers to skilled tradespeople through travel staffing Enjoying the show? Please leave us a review here. Even one sentence helps. It's feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going!Tweetable Quotes:“The idea that talent will stay with you for thirty years is not a reality anymore.” Brett Elliott“I believe if you have a skilled trade, you have tons of opportunity out there.” Tim Raglin“Do you have a people problem or do you have a talent problem?” Brett ElliottLinks & mentions:Skillwork, supplemental labor company built to create a new solution to the growing shortage of skilled laborCopa Cabana, upscale cocktail lounge with a selection of cigars and a humidor, plus live music and a year-round patioBoy Scouts of America, one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United StatesMake sure to visit http://manufacturinghappyhour.com for detailed show notes and a full list of resources mentioned in this episode. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty.

In this episode of Nursing Uncharted, Ann kicks off the new year by setting an intention for the days ahead. She introduces her word for the year—Embrace—as a guide for navigating both achievements and challenges. Ann delves into themes of personal growth, mental health in nursing, and the unique hurdles nurses face in their personal and professional lives, offering insights and inspiration for the year to come.What's your word? Reach out Ann @annifer05 on Instagram Learn more about the show on our website! About AnnAnn King, a seasoned travel nurse with a remarkable 14-year track record, has dedicated the past 13 years to specializing in Neonatal ICU. Ann has been traveling with AMN Healthcare for 4.5 years, enriching her expertise with diverse experiences. Currently residing in San Diego, Ann not only thrives in her nursing career but also serves as the host of the Nursing Uncharted podcast, where she shares invaluable insights and stories from the world of nursing. Connect with Ann on Instagram @annifer05EPISODE SPONSORS:AMN HealthcareBecome a Travel Nurse at: AMNHealthcare.com AMN PassportDownload the app at: AMNPassport.com Join Our Communities: WebsiteYouTubeInstagramApple PodcastsSpotifyLinkedInFacebook Powered by AMN Healthcare

Join Prof.Regina Callion MSN, RN the #1 instructor on the planet for this episode of Winning Wednesday as we explore Otitis Media, a common ear infection affecting millions, especially children. Discover what Otitis Media is and the different types, including acute and chronic. We'll discuss why children are more prone to this condition, the various causes, and the symptoms to look out for. Additionally, we'll explain how healthcare professionals diagnose Otitis Media and the treatment options available. Whether you're a parent, caregiver, or healthcare professional, this video will provide you with essential information to help you understand and address Otitis Media effectively. Don't miss out—watch now! Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more informative content on nursing and healthcare topics. Download the ReMar V2 App: ►For iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/remar-v2/id6468063785 ►For Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details... ► Find JOBS: http://ReMarNurse.com/jobs ► NCLEX for Africa - http://ReMarNurse.com/KENYA ► Get NCLEX V2: http://www.ReMarNurse.com ► LIKE ReMar on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReMarReview/ ► Subscribe Now on YouTube - http://bit.ly/ReMar-Subscription  

In this episode of Nurse Converse, Zac Shepherd, Nurse Fellow with Aya Healthcare, is joined by Caitlyn Obrock, System Director of Talent Acquisition at SSM Health for an insightful conversation on how nurses can take control of their career journeys. They dive into why it's crucial for nurses to think strategically about where they want to go in their careers—and how to get there. Zac and Caitlyn share tips on how to find organizations that prioritize your growth, identify what truly matters to you, and stay connected to the work that fuels your passion.>>Staff vs. Travel Nursing vs. Per Diem—Which Nursing Job is Right For You?Jump Ahead to Listen: [02:44] Nursing career path empowerment.[04:37] Career shifts in nursing.[08:22] Strategic career paths for nurses.[12:34] Career evolution for nurses.[15:12] Taking leaps in nursing careers.[18:19] Partnering with healthcare organizations.[21:30] Nurses exploring career options.Connect with Zac on social media:Instagram: @zacshepherdrnTikTok: @zacshepherdrnFor more information, full transcript and videos visit Nurse.org/podcastJoin our newsletter at nurse.org/joinInstagram: @nurse_orgTikTok: @nurse.orgFacebook: @nurse.orgYouTube: Nurse.org

In this episode of Nursing Uncharted, host Ann shares her personal experiences as a travel nurse, focusing on the importance of communication and support from travel nursing agencies. She shares her experiences with AMN Healthcare, highlighting the significance of having a reliable recruiter and finding the solution to the challenges faced in navigating contracts and pay issues.Learn more about the show: https://www.amnhealthcare.com/podcast/nursing-uncharted/Chapters00:00 Meet Laurel01:52 Passion for Life and Nursing03:45 The Journey to Joy08:32 Taking Risks for Joy15:03 Wonder Walks: Exploring with Purpose21:54 The Importance of Being Human29:00 Empathy in Nursing36:08 Final Thoughts and Life Lessons ABOUT ANNAnn King, a seasoned travel nurse with a remarkable 14-year track record, has dedicated the past 13 years to specializing in Neonatal ICU. Ann has been traveling with AMN Healthcare for 4.5 years, enriching her expertise with diverse experiences. Currently residing in San Diego, Ann not only thrives in her nursing career but also serves as the host of the Nursing Uncharted podcast, where she shares invaluable insights and stories from the world of nursing.Powered by AMN Healthcare EPISODE SPONSORS AMN HealthcareBecome a Travel Nurse at: https://www.amnhealthcare.com/ AMN PassportDownload the app at: https://www.amnpassport.com/ FIND US ONWebsite – https://www.amnhealthcare.com/podcast/nursing-unchartedYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/nursingunchartedInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/amnnurseApple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-uncharted/id1570694185Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1btLYaMHoabT3icqGUgesBLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/amn-healthcare/Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/amnhealthcare/ Powered by AMN Healthcare

CHAPTERS00:00 Meet Laurel01:52 Passion for Life and Nursing03:45 The Journey to Joy08:32 Taking Risks for Joy15:03 Wonder Walks: Exploring with Purpose21:54 The Importance of Being Human29:00 Empathy in Nursing36:08 Final Thoughts and Life Lessons ABOUT LAURELLaurel Prince has been a Registered Nurse (RN) since 2012, with experience in Level 1 trauma centers, teaching hospitals, and community hospitals. She has worked as both a staff nurse and a travel nurse. Laurel is passionate about caring for others, and nursing allows her to express this aspect of her nature. She also loves exploring new horizons, and her travel nursing career has allowed her to combine her love of caring for others with her passion for adventure. ABOUT ANNAnn King, a seasoned travel nurse with a remarkable 14-year track record, has dedicated the past 13 years to specializing in Neonatal ICU. Ann has been traveling with AMN Healthcare for 4.5 years, enriching her expertise with diverse experiences. Currently residing in San Diego, Ann not only thrives in her nursing career but also serves as the host of the Nursing Uncharted podcast, where she shares invaluable insights and stories from the world of nursing. FIND US ONWebsite – https://www.amnhealthcare.com/podcast/nursing-unchartedYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/nursingunchartedInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/amnnurseApple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-uncharted/id1570694185Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1btLYaMHoabT3icqGUgesBLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/amn-healthcare/Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/amnhealthcare/ Powered by AMN Healthcare EPISODE SPONSORS AMN HealthcareBecome a Travel Nurse at: https://www.amnhealthcare.com/ AMN PassportDownload the app at: https://www.amnpassport.com/ FIND US ONWebsite – https://www.amnhealthcare.com/podcast/nursing-unchartedYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/nursingunchartedInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/amnnurseApple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-uncharted/id1570694185Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1btLYaMHoabT3icqGUgesBLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/amn-healthcare/Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/amnhealthcare/ Powered by AMN Healthcare

CHAPTERS00:00 Falling in Love with San Diego01:26 The Benefits of Working in California03:23 The Importance of Being Fulfilled in Your Work04:22 The Beauty and Diversity of San Diego06:20 Feeling Protected and Respected as a Nurse in San Diego11:05 The Three Favorite Things About San Diego11:53 Conclusion and Call to Action ABOUT ANNAnn King, a seasoned travel nurse with a remarkable 14-year track record, has dedicated the past 13 years to specializing in Neonatal ICU. Ann has been traveling with AMN Healthcare for 4.5 years, enriching her expertise with diverse experiences. Currently residing in San Diego, Ann not only thrives in her nursing career but also serves as the host of the Nursing Uncharted podcast, where she shares invaluable insights and stories from the world of nursing. EPISODE SPONSORS AMN HealthcareBecome a Travel Nurse at: https://www.amnhealthcare.com/ AMN PassportDownload the app at: https://www.amnpassport.com/ FIND US ONWebsite – https://www.amnhealthcare.com/podcast/nursing-unchartedYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/nursingunchartedInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/amnnurseApple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-uncharted/id1570694185Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1btLYaMHoabT3icqGUgesBLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/amn-healthcare/Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/amnhealthcare/ Powered by AMN Healthcare

Join us in this exciting episode of the TravCon podcast as CEO Steve Curtin interviews Patti Artley, the Chief Nursing Officer at Medical Solutions. Discover what sets Medical Solutions apart in the travel nursing industry and learn about the comprehensive support services offered to ensure a seamless experience for every travel nurse.

This episode of Nurse Converse delves into the future of travel nursing with a focus on the changing landscape influenced by the pandemic and fluctuating rates. Nalina Mendez, BSN,RN discusses the importance of identifying current trends and the role of travel agencies in shaping the future of the field. She is joined by Mona Veiseh, the CEO of NuWest Healthcare, who shares insights as a leader in health care workforce solutions and advisor for prominent healthcare organizations. Tune in for a deep dive into the evolving world of travel nursing.Jump Ahead to Listen:[02:37] Federal contracts in healthcare.[06:06] Future of travel nursing.[08:20] Travel nursing misconceptions.Connect With Nalina on social media:Instagram: nalinamendezTikTok: nalinaann Connect With NuWest: Instagram: @nuwesttravelnursingOnline: jobs.nuwestgroup.comFor more information, full transcript and videos visit Nurse.org/podcastJoin our newsletter at nurse.org/joinInstagram: @nurse_orgTikTok: @nurse.orgFacebook: @nurse.orgYouTube: Nurse.org

 Brian LeCount is the Chief Marketing Officer and VP of Digital Travel Nursing at Health Carousel, a leading healthcare staffing company both in the US and internationally. At Health Carousel, Brian spearheads innovative marketing and digital strategies across the company's four lines of business and nine staffing brands, driving growth and excellence in healthcare staffing solutions.Before joining Health Carousel, Brian was the Executive Vice President of Strategy at Grey, a renowned global advertising and digital marketing agency. At Grey, he leveraged creativity to tackle business challenges, collaborating with the world's largest brands to enhance their digital, mobile, content, CRM, and personalization experiences.Brian's extensive marketing expertise spans various industries, including entertainment ticketing, healthcare staffing, and IT consulting. He also founded a digital marketing agency that provided tailored services to SMBs nationwide.Beyond his professional achievements, Brian has dedicated over 15 years to mentoring, advising, and consulting for numerous startups. His involvement with The Brandery and other mentor organizations underscores his commitment to nurturing the next generation of business leaders.Tune in to our podcast to hear Brian LeCount share his journey, insights on digital innovation, and strategies for success in marketing and healthcare staffing Let's Rediscover Brian's Story! Connect with RESLV to rediscover your own story and stay up to date with us by following any of the links below: LinkedInInstagramFacebookWatch the episode on YouTube, yes you can experience this fun in video mode!

EPISODE SPONSORSAMN Healthcare Become a Travel Nurse at: https://www.amnhealthcare.com/ AMN PassportDownload the app at: https://www.amnpassport.com/ TIMESTAMPS00:18 Nursing Journey3:09 Becoming a Travel Nurse6:21 Why I Love Being A NICU Nurse6:51 My Recent Memorable Experience9:21 The Goals of the Podcast ABOUT ANNAnn King, a seasoned travel nurse with a remarkable 14-year track record, has dedicated the past 13 years to specializing in Neonatal ICU. Ann has been traveling with AMN Healthcare for 4.5 years, enriching her expertise with diverse experiences. Currently residing in San Diego, Ann not only thrives in her nursing career but also serves as the host of the Nursing Uncharted podcast, where she shares invaluable insights and stories from the world of nursing.  FIND US ONWebsite – https://www.amnhealthcare.com/podcast/nursing-unchartedYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/nursingunchartedInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/amnnurseApple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-uncharted/id1570694185Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1btLYaMHoabT3icqGUgesBLinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/amn-healthcare/Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/amnhealthcare/ Powered by AMN Healthcare

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Welcome back, Pathfinders! Today, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Kevin and Taylor Mathers from Mathers on the Map. Their story is nothing short of inspiring – a tale of wanderlust turned lifestyle. Once they dipped their toes into the world of travel, they were hooked, and they took actionable steps to turn full-time travel into their reality. While their journey takes many forms, van life remains their favorite mode of exploration. For Kevin and Taylor, it's not just about the destination; it's about the journey, and nothing encapsulates this better than life on the road. From a Long-Distance Relationship to Travel Hacking Their journey began with a long-distance relationship that prompted them to seek out ways to save money on travel. Enter travel hacking – a game-changer that allowed them to snag $20,000 plane tickets for a mere $100, thanks to credit card bonuses and strategic spending. This savvy approach to travel has saved them over $100,000 over the years, making globe-trotting more accessible than ever. Escaping the Rat Race: From Corporate Careers to Mathers On The Map The conventional nine-to-five grind wasn't cutting it for Kevin. While on the path to becoming a corporate IT VP, a glimpse into the world of Instagram opened his eyes to a new realm of possibilities. Inspired by those making a living through social media, Kevin dove headfirst into entrepreneurship, trading endless hours at the office for a more flexible and fulfilling lifestyle. Today, they've transitioned from side hustles to full-time YouTubers, proving that with dedication and ingenuity, anyone can craft their dream career. Benefits Beyond the Rat Race Leaving behind the security of a traditional job can be daunting, especially when faced with the allure of benefits and pensions. However, Kevin and Taylor stress the importance of evaluating these perks critically. Not all benefits are created equal, and understanding what you truly need versus what you're sacrificing is essential before taking the leap into full-time entrepreneurship. It Started With a Road Trip From Coast to Coast Before they were Mathers on the Map, a seven-day road trip across the US for a work relocation marked the beginning of their adventure. From the Grand Canyon to Elvis's House, each stop fueled their passion for exploration. This journey kickstarted their travel goals, ultimately inspiring them to aim for 30 countries before turning 30. Nursing Per Diem: Balancing Work and Wanderlust Taylor's career as a travel nurse provided the perfect balance between work and travel. With flexible contracts and ample time off, she was able to explore various destinations while still pursuing her passion for nursing. Transitioning to per diem nursing allowed even more freedom, aligning perfectly with their nomadic lifestyle. House Hacking: Building Wealth Through Real Estate Their duplex was a game-changer, allowing them to offset their mortgage while building wealth through real estate. Inspired by the concept of house hacking, they transformed their living situation into a profitable investment. By leveraging Airbnb and long-term rentals, they've created a sustainable source of income that allows them to travel. The 30 Under 30 Challenge: Chasing Adventures Around the Globe From Costa Rica to Bali, Mathers on the Map embarked on a mission to explore 30 countries before hitting the big 3-0. Breaking free from the conventional vacation mold, they embraced backpacking and gap years, opening themselves up to a world of adventure and cultural immersion. Van Builds: Crafting the Perfect Home on Wheels Two van builds later and they've perfected their mobile abode. From climate control for their baby to a custom crib, each upgrade reflects their evolving needs and priorities. By prioritizing functionality over luxury, they've created a cozy haven on wheels that accommodates their growing family. Current Challenges and Memorable Moments Balancing home life with their nomadic lifestyle poses its challenges, but the memories they've created along the way make it all worthwhile. From impromptu house tours in the Philippines to slowing down to savor moments with their son, Wyatt, every experience enriches their journey and strengthens their bond as a family. In the end, Mathers on the Map isn't just about the places they've been; it's about the people they've met, the lessons they've learned, and the memories they've made along the way. As they continue to chart their course through life, one thing remains certain – the adventure never ends for this inspiring duo. Final Five 1 Thing You NEED While Traveling: ·        A No international fees ATM card and Credit Card 1 Thing You Learned You DON'T Need: ·        Half as many clothes 1 Question: ·        What is your favorite destination? ·        How much do you make on YouTube? 1 Thing to Start: ·        Start a side hustle ·        Look into travel hacking. YouTube Channels ·        Kara and Nate ·        The Van Wives ·        Flying the Nest Travel Tips ·        Baja   Chapters ·        00:00 Introduction ·        03:30 Travel Hacking ·        07:45 Exiting the Rat Race ·        12:15 What Are Your Benefits? ·        14:15 It Started with a Road Trip ·        18:00 Nursing Per Diem vs. Travel Nursing ·        21:45 House Hacking ·        26:45 Delicioats ·        27:30 Commitments of Owning Real Estate ·        30:15 30 Under 30 ·        41:45 Van Builds ·        47:00 Mistakes and Embarrassing Story ·        48:30 Current Travel Frustrations ·        49:45 What Do You Love Most About Your Travel Lifestyle? ·        55:00 Coolest Travel Experience ·        57:15 Final Five   Mathers on the Map Online ·        YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MathersOnTheMap ·        Website: https://www.mathersonthemap.com/ ·        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mathersonthemap ·        Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mathersonthemap ·        Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MathersOnTheMap/   Links ·        Real Estate ·        BiggerPockets: https://www.biggerpockets.com/ ·        Rich Dad Poor Dad: https://amzn.to/3QAxyoz ·        The Book on Rental Property Investing: https://amzn.to/3UySFsJ ·        (Commissions earned through purchases on this page) ·        Ultimate House Hack Blog: https://atravelpath.com/become-the-ultimate-house-hacker-by-buying-an-rv/   Past Episodes ·        Laura and Jason: https://atravelpath.com/road-trip-with-kids/ ·        The Miles Van Life: https://atravelpath.com/show18/ ·        HappilyEverHanks: https://atravelpath.com/happily-ever-hanks/ ·        Koda and Court: https://atravelpath.com/travel-nursing/   Mathers On The Map Content ·        Van Build Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfHkUGUkCAgw1D-RgEz262fOdf3RjNad8 ·        Their Van Build Series 2.0: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfHkUGUkCAgzxf-EkF3-0foL8WLZecptt ·        Van Life with a Baby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLmsySs2e7M&t=1276s   Products ·        Ogo Composting Toilet: https://amzn.to/3Wx3aPU   Travel Hacking ·        Charles Schwab No International Fees Debit Card: https://www.schwab.com/checking ·        The Points Guy: https://thepointsguy.com/ Delicioats https://delicioats.com/discount/PATH Use Code PATH Music Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/abbynoise/rocky-mountains Disclaimer *All content from atravelpath.com, including but not limited to The Travel Path Podcast and social media platforms, is designed to share general information. 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In this episode of the Nurse Converse podcast, Emily Cheng, the CEO and co-founder of MedVenture App - the free all-in-one hub to unite and empower all traveling healthcare professionals through community, resources, and tools - discusses her journey from a travel nurse to tech entrepreneur.  She shares the steps she took to launch an app for healthcare professionals. Through her experience, she highlighted three crucial pillars essential for launching a new idea or business: market research, problem validation, and team collaboration. Emily also shares the upcoming MedVenture camp, an all-inclusive in-person summer camp for healthcare professionals and their friends! Jump Ahead to Listen: [02:55] Finding joy through self-awareness.[03:48] Solitude versus loneliness.[08:03] Former travelers exploring new avenues.[14:33] Solving loneliness in healthcare.[16:08] Importance of having systems.Connect With Emily on social media:Instagram: @everevolvingem, @medventureapp, @medventurecampTikTok: @medventureappFor more information, full transcript and videos visit Nurse.org/podcastJoin our newsletter at nurse.org/joinInstagram: @nurse_orgTikTok: @nurse.orgFacebook: @nurse.orgYouTube: Nurse.org

Today we sit and catch up with my Floridian RN friend Ashley ( @original_her ). Discussing her Journey through LPN school.. and the challenges of exams, failures, getting sick YET Overcoming! Ashley's background is diverse from home care, nursing home, SNF, ICU RN to now Travel Nurse. She is currently a Travel ICU RN, and we discuss being a minority in a speciality. RN school vs LPN school. Share this episode! Lets get into it!

https://atravelpath.com/   Hey Pathfinders! Today's episode felt like a 2-for-1since we got a dose of both Travel Nursing AND Van Conversions. Dakota and Courtney are a young couple who “chase big dreams trying to make it happen.” In this inspiring episode you'll hear all about: Travel Nursing How to get started, how long the process takes, how long you can work an assignment for, and so on. Courtney shares how travel nursing can be quite nerve-wracking at first, but as you become familiar with the process, things get easier. Where to Stay With travel nursing, there are several options available for places to stay. Dakota and Courtney share their experiences at many of them and tell us what they prefer. We also get into detail about why you need to have a paper trail and pay some sort of rent wherever you end up. Van Conversions Along with travel nursing, Dakota and Courtney have (nearly) completed two van builds. The beauty of this episode is that we got to ask them why they sold their first one, and what they are doing differently with this next built. Plus, hear about how it took them over 9 MONTHS to receive the first van they ordered. Costs Dakota and Courtney give us very detailed numbers on how much BOTH of their van builds cost as well as sharing tips on how you can start saving money. They also share their thoughts on how much someone might want to have saved up before traveling.   Chapters ·        00:00 Intro ·        02:30 What is the process of getting into Travel Nursing? ·        07:15 Travel Nure pay and stipends ·        12:30 How are you finding places to stay? ·        15:30 Working with Aya Healthcare ·        16:15 Can you negotiate your terms? ·        20:30 What was the process of acquiring your van? ·        28:30 How did you know what material to buy for your van? ·        29:30 Why did you sell your first van? ·        32:00 What are you doing differently with your current van build?         ·        34:45 What mistakes did you make with your van build? ·        38:15 How long did each van build take? ·        40:15 What has been your coolest travel experience? ·        43:00 How much money should you have saved up before traveling? ·        45:15 How much did your van builds cost? ·        46:45 How can someone get started? ·        49:45 What YouTube channels helped with your van build?   Dakota and Courtney on Social ·        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kodaandcourt/ ·        YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kodaandcourt   Nursing: ·        Aya Healthcare: https://www.ayahealthcare.com/ ·        GSA.gov: https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates ·        Regarding if your RV loan counts as a payment, I couldn't find much information besides this forum, so take it for what it is worth and do your own research: https://www.reddit.com/r/TravelNursing/comments/13rjt3n/rv_travel_nursing/   Stays ·        The hospital Courtney started at: https://www.evanhospital.com/ ·        Furnished Finders: https://www.furnishedfinder.com/ ·        Where they Stayed: https://www.facebook.com/TheDeLongVillage/   Van Build Resources ·        Explorist.life: https://explorist.life/ ·        Far Out Ride: https://faroutride.com/   Their Two Vans: ·        Ram ProMaster 136 ·        Ram ProMaster 159   Channels ·        Jimmy and Natalie: https://www.youtube.com/@JimmyandNatalie ·        Wild by the Mile: https://www.youtube.com/@WildbytheMile   Past Episodes Mentioned: Episode 1 with Dylan: https://atravelpath.com/how-to-be-a-digital-nomad/ Episode 13 with Jason and Laura: https://atravelpath.com/road-trip-with-kids/   Most Popular Blogs: ·        Most Popular Travel Hacks: https://atravelpath.com/money-saving-travel-tips/ ·        Travel Gear: https://atravelpath.com/travel-gear/ ·        How to Budget For Gas on a Road Trip: https://atravelpath.com/how-to-budget-for-gas-for-a-road-trip/ ·        Our Favorite RV Upgrades: https://atravelpath.com/rv-upgrades/ ·        How Much We Made Renting Our RV: https://atravelpath.com/renting-camper-van/ ·        Never Run Out of Gas on a Road Trip: https://atravelpath.com/road-trip-tip/   Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/abbynoise/rocky-mountains   *All content from atravelpath.com, including but not limited to The Travel Path Podcast and social media platforms, is designed to share general information. We are not experts and the information is not designed to serve as legal, financial, or tax advice. Always do your own research and due diligence before making a decision.   Transcript Host: Dakota and Courtney, welcome to the Travel Path Podcast!   Guest: Hey.   Host: So you're on Instagram as @KotaandCourt, documenting your travels across 25 states so far, and we're really excited to finally have a travel nurse on the show. You've completed one and are on your second van build, so I can already tell there's going to be a lot of information to uncover with this podcast. But why don't we first start by having you share a little about yourselves?   Guest: Well, we're just two kids from small towns in Missouri. I'm from a little town called Nevada, Missouri, and she's from Shell City, Missouri. She graduated with, like, 13 kids, so very small. Yeah, so not too much. I mean, had 35 cars and I'm 25 years old, so do a lot of that kind of stuff and just, you know, chase big dreams and try to make them happen. Yeah, that's it.   Host: And travel while you can. So I'm sure those 25 you've had are going to help or have helped out with your van conversion.  Um, so we'll definitely get into the van conversion later on in the show. I do want to get into travel nursing. If you've been paying attention to the podcast recently, we've had a few people mention travel nursing. So we're finally able to talk about it and bring it up here. So tell us about that. So obviously with travel nursing, you get your degree in nursing, you find a job with nursing somewhere, and then at some point, the idea of travel nursing comes to your mind. So what's that process of actually getting into nursing?   Guest: Oh gosh, um, it's honestly kind of difficult. It's not difficult, but it's a big process. You have to find, um, sometimes it's, for me especially, it was hard trying to find, like, the right company. Um, you hear good things and bad things, um, obviously with everybody. So I kind of just picked a popular one. I'm with a healthcare. You basically, like, sign yourself up, so it's kind of like a job, um, application. You sign yourself up, you get a recruiter, and then they kind of just, like, help guide you through the process. Um, you have to fill out a bunch of tax forms, go get, like, physicals and labs drawn, um, basically do a bunch of requirements, like a huge checklist they have. And then, you know, obviously, there's a shortage of nurses everywhere, so you can really pick wherever you want to go, which is really cool. You can go to, um, you know, Alaska, Florida. Um, there are even some nursing companies that will allow you to go to, like, Mexico and Canada, like over, like, international travel nursing. So the process is difficult, but once you actually, um, you know, talk to a recruiter and talk to your people, um, it's a fairly simple process. So, um, you know, definitely, if you're trying to be a travel nurse, you know, I'd suggest to anybody. It's really nerve-wracking though, but they need travel nurses pretty, I mean, they want to do anything they can to get you in there, so they work with you pretty well.   Host: Yeah, yeah, so difficult but simple is what it sounded like. In terms of the time frame, how long are we talking between actually getting approved for travel nursing?   Guest: Oh gosh, you have to have your experience first, yeah. You have to, so, technically, for travel nursing, they really recommend you to have one to two years of experience just because when you get assigned to a job, you really only have like one day of training. So, like, you're just expected to know, like, all of these things, and, you know, if you don't, if you just go kind of blind, you know, it can be a disaster. Um, sometimes still is, you know, just 'cause every hospital is different. But I would say probably, I don't know, I started looking, I'd say around April or May, so I'd say maybe two to three months. It kind of just depends on how, you know, it's kind of like a you-driven thing too, you know, and how bad you want it. We kind of were just like, I don't really know if we want to do this, but I'll just go ahead and, you know, sign up and get all my ducks in a row, and then if we become more interested, we can go from there. So I'd say probably two to three months. I had to put in my two weeks, um, my two weeks at my previous job, and then, you know, find a job there. Um, in Pennsylvania was my first assignment, but it's pretty easy afterwards, though, yeah. Super easy, you have connections, you have about four different people who help you get like an experience specialist, you get your recruiter who really just helps you with, um, finding a job. You just have all different kinds of help with, but afterwards, after you get like your first job, then it's a lot easier. So it's like you can pretty much line up a job right after the next one if you want, as long as you have time to get there. So like she quit her last job, we had a week off, and I think it was like two weeks until she started her next contract, so she already signed one while she was working. Yeah, so you can sign with, you know, whatever company or whoever after you kind of get in it, just basically getting, getting your foot in the door, getting a reputation, and then you're able to kind of move wherever you want to go.   Host: You mentioned one day of training. That sounds crazy to me because I've been in hospitals where it seems like it would take a week just to figure out where to go, and you can get lost in some of these places. So that means you're showing up at this job for the first time, you're like maybe like a mini orientation training, getting to know everybody, and then you're kind of fed to the wolves and you're travel nursing and you're doing nursing.   Guest: Yeah, yeah, it's, yeah, it's crazy. The knowledge has to be, um, you know, you just, you kind of just have to go in headfirst. Um, even now, I will say that I still, you know, sometimes don't know where everything's at or even like hospital policies, everything's different. So, you know, just don't be afraid to ask questions, definitely. Um, is my thing, but yeah, just one day of training and you are on your own.   Host: Wow. I would imagine that one day of training, obviously, it's a little bit more difficult to maneuver, and that comes with what we've heard is with travel nursing, there's higher pay rates, and there's the travel sties. Is that still the case today?   Guest: Yes, right, or they're not as high as they used to be. No, definitely not. During COVID, nurses were making a lot of money. Stipends are... I would say that, I mean, even for me, just going from just a low-paying nursing job in drop-in Missouri to now, I say that stipends are really good for me, but if you talk to the next person, they're like, "Oh, this sucks." You know, it's a pretty controversial space because some people will say it's good money, and other people say, "Oh, well, you shouldn't accept a job for lower than this rate," and people get kind of agitated. But the stipends are really what make it worth doing the travel nursing. Yeah, so I mean, the hourly rate has an effect, but the stipends really make it worth it. Yeah, so basically, like, travel nurses get paid, like, a really low hourly rate. Like, if you would know, you would just have to be mind blown. But they get paid a super low hourly rate so that way they can max out your stipends, which are tax-free. So in the end, like, you end up making more money. Sometimes you have to negotiate for those. You have to kind of watch out. And I mean, if you get a good recruiter, they'd be pretty good with you. But you can get on a website like gsa.gov, I think, and it'll tell you kind of what the stipends are in the area that you're at and stuff. We kind of dove into it head first, kind of like buying a car. It's kind of confusing when you first get into it. We didn't really know what we were doing. We dove head first and we didn't realize, you know, you have to do certain things to get, you know, the tax-free stipends. So it's for housing and what stipends are for. And you're supposed to duplicate expenses to get those stipends. So essentially, you're supposed to pay rent back where you are from, like your permanent tax home, right? So you have to have, like, a tax home. And you can look up the requirements for a tax home. And then you also are supposed to be paying rent somewhere else. So like where you're traveling to as a nurse. And those can be, like, shared housing. But you have to be paying, like, both at the same time. So like for us, now that we're getting ready to be in a van, whenever we're traveling somewhere, we have to stay at a campground because that'll be our rent.   Host: Okay, so there's no way around just boondocking the whole entire time. They want to see some sort of rent payment at the campsite.   Guest: Yeah, you have to have a paper trail to show. I mean, now there are people that don't do it, you know, and they say, "Oh, I've never been caught." But I mean, if you get audited by the IRS, you're gonna owe some big money back.   Host: Well, that's a really good tip you bring up, and I'm glad you bring that up about how you have to actually hunker down in a campsite and have proof of spending money on rent somewhere. 'Cause I have two sisters, one of them actually travel nurses. Both of them are nurses. We talked about before the podcast, one of them did travel nurse and the other one was, has been thinking about it. But I kind of told her, "Yeah, just get a van, get a dog, and just, you know, drive and boondock." But so they do want to see some source of income. So if you're listening to this, Jess or Chloe, make sure you're doing that.   Guest: Yeah, and we didn't have any idea. They just asked her where she worked at and where she was from, where we lived at, and they said, "Oh, well, you qualify for the stipends." And they kind of had a sign the paperwork and we had no idea. I think I found like a video, like on Facebook Reels or TikTok or something. I was like, "Hey, do you know about this?" And he's like, "What?" Yeah, so we had, so I had to do a lot of research on it and try to figure it out and, you know, it all worked and had to talk to an accountant, really confused. And this was the first time really we had even done anything like that. So we were like, "We don't even know what to do."   Host: Yeah, no, it's smart to do that. And I'm sure that might vary a little bit depending on your contracts. Do you know if, so I know you built out your van, so I don't think you owe anything on your van?   Guest: Yeah, we do. We financed the van. So we, for the, we, we financed the van.   Host: So I guess my next question was going to be if, if, like, you had a payment on your van or a camper, if that would count as rent. I'm not sure. Do you know if they would consider that?   Guest: I don't think so because, um, one of the people that we were, I mean, it is a good question. I'm not, I'm not for sure, so don't quote me. But, um, the person that we were kind of following off of, um, I believe they had theirs, uh, they had an RV, like a fifth wheel, and I believe, leased or not leased, but they had a lien on it or a loan, whatever you want to call it. I believe they still had to stay at a campground. Now, I mean, that is a good question. I'd have to look into that because I wonder about that.   Host: For sure. And if we can dig that up, I'll put a link in the show notes. So you talked about, I know your long-term play, you have your second van almost built and that's where you're going to be living in while you're travel nursing in the future moving forward. But right now you're signing these three to four-month kind of midterm leases, so they can be tricky to find, at least that's fully furnished. So how are you finding places to stay?   Guest: We go off, there's a lot of different places. But for my first one, we went off of Furnish Finders. So it's just like an Airbnb or like a Verbo for nurses or just any traveling professional. So it doesn't have to be a nurse, but they're marketed towards, you know, people that have, you know, like, I guess, could be like a welder or a nurse or, you know, anybody that works odd hours.   Guest: Yeah, we actually were on the other side of that coin. We have a couple rental properties, and we've rented two with Furnish Finders, travel nurses. We, we had like poets and authors who just come for like those shorter periods, yeah. But it is marketed towards travel nurses.   Host: Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's what that's what we use. Um, we looked at all avenues. We found Furnish Finders was cheaper than like Verbo, Airbnb, or even like we looked at hotels too, and it was just like thrown out of the picture because that's ridiculous. Um, from the time she decided she was going to do travel nursing, I think it was like two weeks before she signed her first contract, then we were like moving, yeah. And so we packed all our stuff in the back of a Jeep, and we hours away headed out to Pennsylvania. So it was a, was quite a ways. It seems like a lot of the travel nurses that she works with are just from around the area. So like right now, she's in, seems like a lot of people from Kansas. When she was in Pennsylvania, seemed like a lot, yeah. And they were like, "Oh my gosh, you're all the way from Missouri." And, you know, like I have an accent, and they're like, "Where are you from? We know you're from somewhere not around here."   Host: How far in advance have you found, so I would imagine you secure the contract many months in advance. But in terms of actually booking a place to stay, how far in advance are you planning that?   Guest: I mean, from your first one, it was like two weeks. We started looking, and it was like within two weeks, we were up there at a place.   Host: I would imagine does your travel agent help out with that at all in terms of finding places to go?   Guest: Yes, they offer, but I was already like halfway to finding a house before they were like, "Hey, you know, we'll help you if you need it." And I'm like, "That's great," but yeah, a lot of people do use, you know, their people assigned to help to do that. But I, I was so excited about my first assignment. I was just like, I had a house found, like, all these things before somebody even messaged me, and they were like, "Hey, do you need help finding a home?" I was like, "I already have one. I've already, you know, put a deposit down." They're like, "Oh, okay, well, never mind then." That first one we went, what was the population of that town? Like 80 people, something like that, in a very tiny Amish town.   Host: Get to see all sorts of places. And if you end up at a place you don't like that much, you're only there for like three, four months, so you can find another place. You mentioned you're working with Aya, and does that in terms of finding other places to go, are you limited to like hospitals that they own, or how does that work?   Guest: Nope, so every travel company is different. I just, A, is, I don't know, they're really popular, I guess you could say, like among travel nurses. So like, certain hospitals will have contracts with these travel companies, so A has a lot. But for say like, if you go to a different travel company, you know, they may be hiring at like these certain hospitals that don't have contracts with A. So it's different, but A holds a lot of contracts with a lot of hospitals. So I just went with them.   Host: And then how flexible in terms of how long do you want to stay somewhere for? If you want to stay there for like two months, four months, six months, are you able to kind of negotiate that? And then also like your actual hours, if you're working nights, days, how many hours a week, is that all negotiable?   Guest: Yep, so whenever you go to sign up for a job, it will tell you like whether it's a day shift or a night shift job. So I'm a day shift, so I work 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., usually 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. So I really am like a 13, 14-hour shifter. And then as far as like staying at that job for however long, you can actually stay up to a travel assignment for 364 days. You just can't work a full year because if you do, say like, I'm working in Topeka right now, I can stay there for 364 days. But if I stay there that 365th day, it's considered my tax home now, so it just kind of messes up a whole bunch of things. So you can extend at a job, you just let your recruiter know. Usually, they'll message you first and be like, "Hey, are you liking your assignment? Do you want to extend?" And I actually have accepted an extension in Topeka. So I'm there until April 27th. And then from there, if you decide to work the whole 364, all you have to do by law is take 30 days off, and then you can go right back to that same job for another year or 36. I think they cap it. Like, I think you can only do that for two years. There's, there's, I don't know exactly what it is. It's complicated, but there are a lot of like, logistical or maybe it's not logistical, but it's requirements. So you can only do things, I think, in certain states for so long, and every state is different, every state has different, yeah. I think that there's like, make it confusing. Yeah, yeah. But it seems to be that the most common are like 13-week contracts, and then there are some that are what, what's the other one, like eight? Yeah, they do, you can do four weeks if they're like a crisis job, which means that they just need you right away. You can go and sign for a four-week contract. And where you can go, usually the average is 13 to 26 weeks, so that's what I did on my first assignment. And now I'm at six weeks now on my second assignment.   Host: Yeah, I can definitely agree with that. A lot of options to extend. On the landlord side, we made it a point to ask our when we're hosting travel nurses if they're going to extend because we've had several times now where, like, we've gotten a booking after that lease is up but then they'll tell us, "Hey, can I extend?" And, like, oh, sorry, we just booked somebody else. So now we're actually actively asking like, hey, are you looking to extend? And then we'll do that because that does happen more often than not, when travel nurses in particular, they'll extend their stay.   Guest: Yeah, that, that's what our um, our landlord in Pennsylvania did. She like, about halfway through, she said, "Hey, you know, just going to post this up, you know, on Furnish Finders. So just wondering, you know, can I, can I show it to people and post it? Or are you guys planning to extend?" So yeah, that's, it is good that she asked.   Host: Yeah, for sure.   Guest: And your first assignment was a really good one for like, anybody that would want to try to get into it. I mean, if they were looking into like trying to just get their foot in the door and try it out and see if they liked it, I mean, she worked in a hospital in, um, what was it, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania? It's called Evangelical Community Hospital, a small little Community Hospital like 220 beds, pretty easy, tiny. And we stayed at a place called The Dong Village, and the landlords there were wonderful. I mean, and so like if you are looking into it and you're trying to just kind of find something that, you know, is good, know that, it's going to, not it's not going to be hard right off the bat, you're not going to be thrown to the wolves, like some of the other stuff. That's a good, you know, um, that's how we started or how she started, not me.   Host: Well, awesome guys. I think this was a really informative segment on getting into travel nursing. And I think it would be really cool to have you guys back on once you have your van up and mobile and you're actually travel nursing with your van to talk about how you guys are finding places to stay, how you've been acclimating to that lifestyle. But speaking of that, like I mentioned before, you guys have done not one but you're working on your second van conversion. So we can dig into that a little bit now. Before we talk about the actual build, I know you ran into a little bit of trouble actually acquiring the van. So what was that process like just getting your hands on the van?   Guest: Yeah, so I mean, we started the idea I think like four or five years ago that we wanted to do van life. And we were just, I mean, we're really, really young. I remember telling all my family at Christmas time that we wanted to live in a van. They all thought we were crazy. And so, so it took us a while after that to kind of, she had to graduate nursing school to be able to do that. We actually moved out, got an apartment because we lived with my parents until she was done with nursing school. We got an apartment, and we lived in an apartment for six months, and we decided we just were looking at the cost of what it was, you know, adding up to be. We didn't own the place, we kind of wanted to do something else. And I made a joke one night that we could move back in with my parents, and that we could save a ton of money and potentially do van life. And so, you know, it led into more serious conversation. We talked to my parents again, and of course, my parents, they're, you know, really chill, and they agreed, and they said, "Yeah, come on back." And so we moved back in with them, and we started working towards saving up to buy a van, which was kind of tough because she was a, she was a new nurse. I mean, anybody that works at a school tell you that the pay there is pretty low. So we moved back in with them, we started saving up, and we decided we were going to put a deposit down on one. It was, it was hard finding, oh my gosh, try to find, we, we decided we were going to try to get one, and we called, I don't know, probably 50 dealerships across the nation. We didn't really care where it was, we thought, well, we were going to drive anywhere, yeah, we would fly in or drive or do whatever it took. We called like 50 dealerships, you couldn't find them.   Host: Did you have like a specific van you wanted, or were you open to any type of?   Guest: So we wanted a ProMaster because of the cost. I mean, it's cheap. I think that there are better options if you have the budget for them, you know, that's just my personal opinion. A lot of people like, you know, there's Mercedes, there's Ford Transit, but we decided on ProMaster. And so anything that we found during that time, it was, you know, in the height of the pandemic, they had a called a market adjustment where they marked them up about 15 to 20,000. So it was crazy because you could order one, and we found a dealership in Arizona and they were going to order us one for MSRP. And we were initially told that it would take three or four months and we would have the van. And so we thought, well, that work. Ecstatic, we're like, oh yeah, that's great. And so I had just paid off my car the day before, and we didn't have any money. And the lady at the dealership said, "Orders will be closing any time now because they're going to start retooling for the next year." Luckily, I went to my mom for the second time in my life to borrow some money, and she loaned us a little bit of money to put a down payment on it. And that was stressful, and luckily, I got her paid back within two weeks. And so we put the down payment on, and we started buying stuff, trying to, yeah, accumulate all we would need for the van build. I sold the car that I had, that I paid off, and that kind of gave us the money to put towards the van. So we were going to finance the van and just use the money that I had from the car to buy all the stuff for it. We bought a lot of stuff. I think we bought like $10,000 worth of stuff before we even had the, yeah, and so we were waiting and waiting and waiting, and they were like, oh well, it's gonna come next month, oh, it's gonna come next month, it's gonna come next month. And it just started to get to the point where we were nine months in, and they kept saying it, and we didn't know, you know, we didn't know how long it was going to be um so we got really discouraged and I mean I'm really bad about it I I buy and sell vehicles all the time when I get bored and I think it's hard for me to kind of like stay on one thing so my mind was kind of racing on what else we could do and we just decided that we would sell all the stuff and any of the money that we made back from that we put towards you know another vehicle and we were just going to make it really fast so we bought another Mustang we canceled our order and um we had that Mustang for two months and we rolled across the dealership in town and they had a we had ordered a 159 ProMaster and um there was a 136 sitting on the lot of a local dealership and you couldn't hardly find them at the time so um we went and looked in the windows and I said we could really do this uh you know we can we can figure it out we could make this happen and so we looked in it the next day I went and test drove it and the next day after that I had a check in hand from the bank we purchased it the day after that I had contacted a dealership in Oklahoma that bought one of my friends cars and they said yeah we'll buy it so I took it down there and they bought it off of me and we started building our um our first van we had to buy it all over again so we bought all the stuff. Host: That's incredible. So sold your car, ordered a van, ordered all the parts and material for the van, waited 9 months, didn't come in, sold the material, bought another car, and then you found that exact van you wanted for sale two months later and picked and then swapped them out. That's crazy. And I'm glad you bring that up because that's something a lot of people probably won't even consider when they're going to do a van build is actually it might take upwards of a year to actually get the van itself. And you, I know you mentioned you're constantly doing different things but also another thing you guys were excited, you had all this stuff, these parts lying around, you probably had coming up with designs and things you wanted to do and that probably made it more painful having to continue to wait and get the update, another month, another month. So, wow, I can say it's definitely dedication, the fact that you guys stuck it out and ended up finally getting your van. But that's crazy. Is that something you've seen? I know that was during COVID, right? So that's when materials and supplies were crazy. Has that tamed and kind of slowed down? Can it be easier to get one of those vans now, I would imagine?   Guest: Yeah, we just drove by one on the way here, like, to this podcast. We were at a sister's house and just right down the road there's just, we're like, "Hey, look, there's one just sitting out front." And they actually had one in the back, too. So much easier. Yeah, I think the biggest struggle, though, with the whole thing was also watching, like, you know, I think that it's, you know, a lot of the people that do van life don't do it forever. I think that's like an important thing to know when you're getting into it, is that like most people don't do it forever and a lot of people get burnt out with it. There are some people that don't. Kind of got to know what you're wanting out of it. But like when we had all our stuff, I mean, we started buying stuff and looking into doing things, it was a little over a year before that. And so some of the people that we had met and made friends with and we were excited to do it, we watched them build their vans, they had already sold their stuff, too. But as far as like getting ahold of vans, uh, yeah, it's a lot easier now. I think that, I think that the wait times can still be somewhat long depending on where you order it from. On the second van, we just rolled into town, there was one on the lot. And it's kind of crazy because the car market has dropped tremendously. I mean, it fell on spas really. So we looked at our van, it was, uh, 30, 39,000. And when we came back just a few weeks later after she finished her assignment, it dropped all the way down to like 33. So I, it was, it was within a matter of like four to six weeks, the market's definitely changing.   Host: Those inflated prices are finally coming down. I was curious, you bought, so you bought parts and material for the van, how did you know what to buy? Are there like websites or kits you can buy that are custom for like specific van frames? Or how'd you go about doing that?   Guest: Yeah, so a lot of the stuff we bought, um, at the beginning was like electrical stuff, we knew we were going to need that. Um, there are websites. We follow a lot of um, schematics from uh, Far Out Ride is one of the websites. There's another one that does sell more of like kits, um, Explorist.life. I think is what it's called, his Nate Yarbrough. Um, and I mean, he's got a ton of information. You can buy schematics on there. Um, and I've referenced those. I haven't bought any from it. Um, but yeah, we just kind of started sizing up our electrical system, and we went with some of the more expensive components. On our first one, we bought a bunch of Victron stuff, and you know, the wiring, the wire itself can be expensive as well. And then just little stuff that we wanted in it. So we didn't buy any like wood, most of it was just, you know, things you would need to get started. Um, and I don't, I don't even know what all we spent. I mean, we spent a bunch of money on a lot of stuff. I think mostly it was electrical though.   Host: So obviously, so you ended up selling that first van that you converted. Why did you end up selling it?   Guest: Well, it was just really, we found out really fast that when we started it, it was just the two of us and we didn't really, I didn't want a dog, but we ended up with one. And so, and I love him to death. I was never an animal person. We went into a place, my sister was looking at a dog, and my parents wanted to go look at the dogs, and we went in there, and there was this little dog in there, and we just fell in love with him. And now I'm an animal person. So, but found out it was just, it got really tight, really fast with two people and a dog. And then the other thing was, is that we didn't put an air conditioner in it. And so, really hot, a lot of people say, you know, I've heard a lot of people say that they can get by with just two fans, you know, you don't need to spend the money on the air conditioner, and that's great if you can chase the weather and stuff. But we live in the Midwest, and it gets really hot, really hot. And so, by the time we had finished that van, I think we kind of knew we were in trouble because it was just really hot. I mean, we couldn't even barely finish it because we were so hot. It was, you know, it'd be like 80 degrees, 85 degrees outside, and it'd be over 100 degrees in the van. And, you know, you could have the fans on and it'd still be like 96. We just got to thinking, she wanted to do travel nursing and if she needed to take a job in like Arizona or something in the heat of the summer, we needed to be able to, you know, go there and live comfortably. We also needed something that would keep our dog safe as well. And so, we ultimately decided to sell it because we would have needed to upgrade our electrical system, we would have needed, you know, tear out a lot of the ceiling, and at that point, we were just kind of over it. We were just done with building, it took a long time and all of our friends that we had met were like done, so we were just like, we don't, you know, we just, we're done with it too, we were discouraged. So, we just decided to sell it, um we posted up because she wanted to do travel nursing um she had already signed a contract by the time that we posted it for sale and a couple uh flew in from South Carolina and bought it for what we had in it so we didn't make any money off of it it was almost I mean it was like 95% finished and um so they got a good deal on it but uh we just knew we needed something different than that.   Host: Well, at least despite the prices coming down, you didn't take a bath on it, so with the next van, you put the air conditioning in. Were there any other modifications you're doing with this one that you didn't do the first time?   Guest: Yeah, I mean, we're not going to put a shower in this one. Sounds gross, yeah, but we're counting on is we'll try to stay at RV parks that have showers while she's on her contract. We tried to put one like a hidden shower, like a shower and a bench in our last van, and by the time you got the shower pan and then you set the toilet on top of the shower pan, it was like an awkward height, so the bench in there was really uncomfortable to sit on. Really wasn't needed. I mean, you've got Planet Fitness, you've got truck stops, and my buddy is a trucker and he just, we pretty much have unlimited showers at truck stops when we need them, so that's nice. But we weighed out a lot of different options too on like whether we should go with a van. Crazy enough before we even bought this second van we thought we were gonna buy, we were gonna buy an Airstream. I bought a truck actually and I sold it within two days, it's crazy, but I bought a truck and sold it two days later because we decided we were gonna go do a van. So we weighed out the options and really for us a van was the most economical option. By the time you factor in like fuel mileage, so like, you know, there's the three big ones for us was like a class a camper, or RV I guess you call it, or like a pool behind. We looked into even doing like an ambulance, but we even looked at an ambulance New York or Pennsylvania somewhere, yeah, yeah. But by the time you spend fuel on those, it gets to be really expensive. I mean, a half-ton truck, it's like, you know, the older trucks like the one I had was gonna get like nine miles per gallon. A lot of the diesel stuff, it's just high maintenance costs, higher fuel costs, and I didn't know how to work on a diesel. That was a big one for us and so we didn't wanna terrify because if we break down on the road, you know, I'm at the mercy of a mechanic and diesel mechanics are very expensive. So the van just made sense for us, you know, you don't have to have insurance on two vehicles, you just have insurance on the van itself, you can drive wherever you need, now that, that can be a downfall, but we plan to get, like, it's like a dirt bike, a street legal dirt bike later on that we'll use, put a carrier on the back of the van as our secondary Transportation so we don't always have to take it.   Host: Were there any mistakes you made with the first or the second build that you want to share that could potentially save a future listener some trouble?   Guest: Oh gosh, don't overcomplicate it. Yeah, I mean, I was going to say, he knows more about that stuff, I'm kind of just, if you had anything to add, go ahead, but I mean, I think in our first one, we just tried to really pack everything in. We wanted a shower, we wanted, you know, a toilet, we wanted, you know, a kitchen area and stuff. I think that you really find out a lot of stuff when you take your first trip in it. I mean, if you have the money, I know that some people don't have a huge budget to do a van, somebody I'd mentioned this before and somebody said, well, I'd rather take the money that I would use to rent a van, van, and just put it towards my build. But if you have the money to rent a van, I would definitely recommend renting one out and kind of seeing what you use and what you don't, how you like the layout and how you don't, because I think from the first trip that we took, and ours was put together, we realized a lot of things, like our cabinets were really close to our bench and so it made it difficult underneath the sink because we had two cabinets that opened out where you have to be in between them because there wasn't enough room to get past so you were leaning over the cabinet or you had to, you know, wed yourself in there open them up. So there's just a lot of things that you don't think about. Another one was like the shower situation. We thought we were going to put a shower in this one too, our second conversion and we just ultimately decided that we wanted to open feel, we didn't want to feel like we were closed in like our first one, our first van was pretty small was a 136, we've got a 159 now and we just wanted to keep the open feel. Like I said, a lot of the campgrounds have showers, there's a lot of other options, I mean, it just depends on what's important to you. So you know, really think it out, look at other people, ask questions if you can, the best thing you can do is, you know, rent an in or even if you buy one, uh, just try to take a trip in it, you need a lot less than you really think you do.   Host: I think you're totally right about the fact that it's, it's your lifestyle, it's going to revolve around what you're doing, like for example, if you're working at your van, you're boondocking all over the place, you're going to want probably a shower and have those facilities, but if you're travel nursing and you're kind of forced to stay at campgrounds, you're going to be using those facilities anyways so you don't necessarily need those in your van so there's a lot to consider before actually getting started there.     Guest: Yeah, there's a lot of new tech too that is appealing to a lot of people. They're like, "Oh, I want to put this and this and this." So, like, I know, like, a hydronic floor is, like, I think it's hydronic heated floor is what they call it. A lot of people like to put those and they're... they're, to me, they're really complex and stuff. So, like, I don't... I don't need it, you know? It may be something for somebody else. But, you know, the simpler, in my opinion, the better, the less to go wrong, kind of figure it all out too. So, I feel like the heated floor is just one shake in the van away from that wire to come loose and then for it to just not work right.   Host: Well, great, guys. This was a really deep dive into, I guess, not just one but two van builds. I think this is definitely helpful for a lot of people, not just with the build process but also expectations in terms of ordering and the timeline, the overall timeline. So, once you had it, I just want to ask one last question before we wrap up and transition. But how long did that first and second van build take once you actually had the van?   Guest: So, our first one took us eight months. Um, we thought it would take us a lot less. We had originally planned on, like, three to four. Took us eight months. We did it in the middle of the winter too, so there were times we both had full-time jobs. Um, so, a lot of... I mean, we didn't work on it but a couple days on the weekends when I had off. It was kind of hard to get our schedules in line because there were sometimes where she would work on weekends and there's a lot of tasks that just require two people, you know, some of those long boards, trying to put them up on the ceiling or cut them. You know, I didn't have an outfeed table for a saw so I needed somebody to help me hold the boards up while I cut them. So, it was really kind of tough and we didn't work on it for like a month or two on our first one in the middle of winter just because it was so cold and the motivation was very low. Yeah, and you start... the end of it, I mean, towards the end of your first build can kind of be... I don't know, hard. I mean, you can kind of struggle just knowing how long it's taking you.   Host: I definitely don't think people can underestimate the... I guess determination. I can't think of the word but resilience, I guess, in terms of, you know, the mindset of building it, kind of getting demotivated, realizing it's not necessarily the van for you but then, you know, continuing and being resilient and getting another one and doing it the way you want it.   Guest: Yeah, it's... it was tough. Our second one's gone faster. We bought it in October. I don't... I didn't do the math off the top of my head but we're planning to have it done within the next, uh, nine weeks is the plan. Um, we're almost done. I mean, we're... we're on track to finish it. We got, you know, just a little bit stuff we got to make cabinets and, um, just, you know, little stuff add trim and and that kind of stuff.   Host: But like I said you've already taken a few trips in it so it's drivable it's livable just kind of the finishing touches. We'll jump ahead a little bit. Um, what has been the coolest travel experience you guys have had so far? It could be with your van or not with your van.   Guest: So, one of the coolest places we've taken our van, I think the one we enjoyed most was going to South Dakota, which... or, I... we took a couple, so that... I think that was like the first trip that we took when our van was almost completely finished and we met up actually with some friends through Instagram, which kind of sounds a little creepy but they ended up being really good friends. And we actually got to stay, like, on our first, I guess, like, BLM land I guess you say. Actually, we were in a forest. We stayed on BLM land though, so we got to, you know, like, actually, yeah, we did. We got to actually experience that versus, you know, just staying, you know, in a campground or like on the side of a street or something. It was like the full like van life experience. We stayed right on the edge of the badlands, so they have Wall Wall, South Dakota, I think is what it's called where Wall Drug is. A lot of people know what that is. It's like a big General Store. It's really popular, really cool. I mean, there's not, to me, there's not a bunch in South Dakota but the Badlands is kind of the biggest, you know, and that and Mount Rushmore. So, we went up there and that was... that was about the coolest that we got the experience in that and we stayed right on the edge. They had some BLM land. We woke up to cows scratching our head on the back of the van, go... I was breaking in our van, it was rocking back and forth, we weren't sure what was going on but it was awesome. Yeah, it was... it was a neat experience. I mean, we just got to hang out and it just makes you feel like you're living life really freely, like.   Host: That's something I wanted to wake up to, like, just seeing bison or cows or something like brushing up against the van. I would open up and look out and like they're not there yet but that's really cool. So, your van was like shaking cuz there was a cow brushing up against it?   Guest: Yeah, the door hinges on the back, they kind of stick out on and it, they were doing it to like all like we were with, I don't know how many people were there but they were just going down the line like everybody there, I guess it was like a natural alarm, guess? Yeah, which it was wild. We were there for a couple nights and then we didn't see cows, we didn't even know there were cows there and all of a sudden, hundreds, and they were all around, we were surrounded by them. So, that's funny.   Host: That's cool, that's a good experience, yeah. Alright guys, if you could have listened to this podcast when you were first starting out on your van life, your travel nurse journey, and there was a question that you wish I would have asked tonight that I didn't, what would that question be and how would you answer that now?   Guest: Oh, that's a good one, the question. I don't know the answer to that one. Um, I think it... I think I would just be more interested in like, um, like budget, really. I mean, it's so... it's so hard because how much money do you need to have saved up for this? And, yeah, so like, really what people spend on gas, um, you know, that's a big one for me because it's so hard to know kind of what that is. Um, you know, how much you spend. And I know that's different for everyone but um, it's really tough to get like an understanding of what the budget will be like. Even now, we're not really sure what we're going to spend. We're planning to take four months off but we have really no idea what it's going to cost. We try to do some calculations on like how much we're going to drive and the gas prices in those areas and what it's going to be but really like, I think the budget is just the hardest part to know what it's like for somebody that's going to actually travel, not just sit in one place but like, really travels.   Host: In terms of the budget, that's something that completely like blew our socks off was going cross country. We spent way more on fuel than we expected to. And one tip we learned, talking with Dylan in episode one, we actually have a blog post about this I'll link in the show notes, but you take your mileage and you add like a 50% buffer. So, you do your entire trip and add 50% to that because you'll be shocked at how much time and miles you spend driving back and forth, whether National Park Loops or, you know, back and forth of destinations. It was almost like for both of us 50% more than what that Google Maps itinerary told us. That was one good way and then of course, the price of gas varies. I think either way it's going to be more than you expect but if you can, you know, put as much of a buffer on that as you can. We actually had, uh, on episode 13 with, um, Lur and Jason, they were the only guest so far that paid that had money left over after the trip because they... they just anticipated out west to be super expensive, California and just really, really saved up for it and it ended up not being as much as they expected. But there are a few ways you can prepare but it is tough to nail down a price point in terms of budgeting for the van build. Did you have like a number, rough number on how much that cost to build out that you wanted to share?   Guest: Yeah, so our first one, we bought our first van, um, it was a 136 ProMaster. It had about 60,000 miles on it and we bought that for $38,000 and we spent around $17,000 on the conversion. And I think that was more on the high side. We didn't really skimp on anything. I wanted, you know, nice materials. I wanted the cabinets to be made out of like, um, birch. Um, and so we probably spent more than I guess the average person. And then I think on the second one, we bought our van for $34,500. There was some kind of weird markups on there. I know that I said that it was marked down to like $33,000 but it was, it's kind of confusing, I guess you have to have like a trade-in and finance through them. It's, to me, it's like a dealership scam but we end up paying $34,500 for our van and I think we're going to have right around 20 grand in it and that's with an air conditioner, inverter, and two extra batteries. Yeah, we beefed up our electrical system a lot on this one so, you know, you may give or take a little bit. I would probably say anywhere from like 20 to 22. We haven't added it up yet but I think we're right in that range.   Host: Nice, well thank you for sharing that. And then for someone who's listening to this podcast who wants to get into this kind of travel nursing, van life lifestyle but aren't quite there yet, what is one thing they can do today to get started?   Guest: I mean really just cut out all the unnecessary stuff. Like that's the biggest way that we started saving for it was, you know, you can look at your expenses and cut out a lot. I mean, you... you list it all out, um, get rid of unnecessary subscriptions. I mean, heck, even like, um, your vehicle insurance, I mean a lot of people overpay for vehicle insurance and so, you know, you can go through many agencies and get free quotes. I mean, it doesn't do anything, you know, it's just literally a free quote, um, to see if you can save money on that and just really kind of skimping on everything. So, we cut down like our phone bills, we went to straight talk. I mean, it was far less. We just paid for our phones out of pocket. Um, we have less expenses there and just cut out everything we didn't need. What were you saying about the travel nursing part, just how to get into it?   Host: I guess just a lifestyle and obviously with that you would need to, um, have the degree and everything else but I guess the first step probably be just pursuing it.   Guest: Getting in touch with the travel agency or going through the application process. Otherwise, I would say, you know, just do it. I just don't even really think about it, don't overthink about it, just put in your application and get connected with somebody. Just do it. Yeah, it's... it's not a bad... I mean, Courtney was really nervous about getting into it, she wasn't really sure what to think, of course you like we mentioned earlier there's only one day of orientation, you know, she... whether she didn't know enough but and I'm really, I get really nervous, um, like with change so I was, "Oh my gosh, I don't know how I'm going to function like talking to people, like, questions," like, "I'm just going to have to get over that fear," you know, and just... and just do it. So, it's got much better. I still get a little nervous um, before my assignments start but um, it's even compared to the first one, it's gotten much better but it seems like with nursing a lot of it is like that, everybody's still learning all the time. I mean, like, yeah, there's... there's always going to be something that you can learn better with so it, for the most part, iht's from her experience and maybe I'm wrong here, you'll have to correct me, but it seems like they're all willing to help out and you know, help you with things that you might not know if it's something that you've never done before. There's usually somebody there that has, and just don't be scared, you know? Try it. If it's not for you, you know it's not permanent.   Host: Yeah, at least you tried, and you got out of your comfort zone, which a lot of people don't do, so yeah, and you're enjoying it so far. And then yeah, like cutting expenses is never a bad place to start like you said there Dakota. Well, great. Have there been any YouTube channels, books, or other influences that inspired you guys to get on the road and travel?   Guest: Yeah, um, you want me to talk about it or you want to? Okay, you can. Okay, so the second van build we were really inspired by Jimmy and Natalie. Um, I don't know if you know who they are. They have a YouTube channel, I think they have like 45,000 subscribers. Actually, copying their layout exactly because it just seems like it's simple enough, it's not overcomplicated. Yeah, yeah. So, we just thought the functionality worked for us. It had everything we needed. But as far as like first getting started with Van life, there was a lady named Liz Bryant. She has a YouTube, I don't think she really uploads to it anymore, called "Wild by the Mile". She was a solo, like the OG solo female vanlifer, and um, that was the first time I'd ever really seen anybody do van life and that was what really inspired me because it just seemed so awesome, you know? It's wake up by the beach every day and just kind of live life on your own terms and have your own freedom. So seeing that, seeing what she did, it was really inspiring to us. I mean, I think there's good and bad that come with it, but I think the good far outweighs any of the complications that, you know, you have in Van life.   Host: Otherwise, you wouldn't be doing a second van build, right? Thank you guys. I'll put a link in the show notes for those two channels you mentioned there and while our audience is checking out those channels, one more time, where can they find out more about you?   Guest: We have an Instagram, it's @kodaandcourt. And that's really all we have right at the moment. I mean, we have a YouTube channel, but we're a little camera shy, so just getting over the fear of hearing your own voice and you know, that. So, we might, you know, eventually do something with that, but right now we're just kind of not. We're not, we're not like keeping up with Instagram. We post stories and stuff, but I think we're going to post more when, you know, she's not working. So we're trying to work on being better about it. But yeah, any questions, you know, anybody can reach out. I'd love to help people whether it's, you know, car-related stuff, if somebody's having trouble with their vehicle or, you know, travel nursing, or build, you know, van build questions, you know, we're just, we love to answer questions and help people out.   Host: Great, yeah, we'll put a link in the description for your channel as well and camera shy but we could definitely not tell and you guys rock this interview. There's a ton of valuable information here. We're excited to get out and share. Um, last question so our audience doesn't stay in suspense. What are we talking about for part two in travel tips?   Guest: We're going to talk about Juniper Springs, I guess it's in the Okala National Forest, so in Florida.   Host: Alright everybody, keep an eye out for that episode airing in 2 days. Dakota and Courtney, thanks again.   Guest: Thank you.    

In this episode, I dive into the complex intersections of technology, legislation, and healthcare education. I explore the latest on TikTok legislation and its implications for global tech policy, unravel the mysteries surrounding Huawei's position in the tech world, and share personal insights from the journey through nurse practitioner school. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cupofnurses/ Website: https://fanlink.to/CONsite Shop: https://fanlink.to/CONshop Free Travel Nursing Guide: https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist Nclex Guide: https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CUPOFNURSES

I dive into the shocking death of a Colorado man caused by his pet Gila monster's bite, highlighting the dangers lurking in the exotic pet trade. The plot thickens with a contentious dispute in Medford, where firefighters and the mayor lock horns over alleged sick time abuse. The spotlight then shifts to Steward Healthcare's precarious financial situation, revealing the complex challenges facing one of the largest private hospital systems in the U.S. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cupofnurses/ Website: https://fanlink.to/CONsite Shop: https://fanlink.to/CONshop Free Travel Nursing Guide: https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist Nclex Guide: https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CUPOFNURSES

In this episode of the Nursepreneurs Podcast, we're excited to welcome Keisha Manning, a nurse-turned entrepreneur and the visionary behind NursesBnB. With a rich background in nursing that began in 2009, Keisha has journeyed from being a frontline healthcare worker to launching an innovative online platform dedicated to traveling clinicians. NursesBnB stands out by offering a safe, hassle-free booking process and budget-friendly housing options for healthcare professionals on the move. Keisha shares her inspiring story, from overcoming personal and professional challenges to creating a unique solution that supports the healthcare community in a profound way. What You'll Learn: Journey from Nurse to Entrepreneur: Keisha shares her path from nursing to founding NursesBnB, highlighting her motivation and challenges along the way. Addressing Housing Challenges for Traveling Clinicians: Insights into how NursesBnB solves accommodation issues for traveling healthcare workers through safety measures and affordable options. The Future of NursesBnB: Keisha discusses her vision for expanding NursesBnB's impact within the healthcare community and beyond. Advice for Aspiring Nurse Entrepreneurs: Practical advice from Keisha for nurses looking to venture into entrepreneurship, emphasizing innovation and resilience.

Allied and Travel Nursing Trends 2024 with AMN As we all know, the healthcare industry is ever-evolving! Curious to know what you can expect to see in the Allied and Travel Nursing industry this year? In this session, AMN Healthcare, the leader in healthcare staffing, explores the exciting trends that await allied and travel (including local) healthcare professionals in the upcoming year. Their panel of industry experts will share valuable insights, practical advice, and a glimpse into the opportunities available this year.

From the initial challenges faced by new graduate nurses to the ambitious path toward advanced roles and education, we cover it all. Discover practical advice on adapting to the healthcare environment, pursuing leadership positions, and the importance of mental and physical well-being in this demanding field. Whether you're a nursing student, a new grad, or an experienced professional looking for your next step, this episode offers valuable insights and inspiration for every stage of your nursing career. Tune in to explore how resilience, education, and personal growth can shape your journey in nursing. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cupofnurses/ Website: https://fanlink.to/CONsite Shop: https://fanlink.to/CONshop Free Travel Nursing Guide: https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist Nclex Guide: https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CUPOFNURSES

In this episode of the Nurse Converse podcast, Nalina Mendez, BSN,RN discusses the world of travel nursing and how to find the best assignments and agencies. She is joined by guest Natalia Zapata, an experienced travel nurse of seven years. Natalia shares her insights and experiences, highlighting the diverse settings and cultural experiences she has encountered throughout her career. Whether you're considering travel nursing or simply curious about it, this episode is a valuable resource for all nurses.>>Read 5 Tips For New Travel NursesWin a $100 Amazon Gift Card! (2 Winners)In celebration of our new podcast launch, we're giving away TWO $100 Amazon gift cards to those who subscribe, rate and review the podcast by 2/29/24. To enter, leave Nurse Converse Podcast a 5-star rating, a review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Then complete this form. >>Complete the entry form to Enter to Win!Jump Ahead to Listen:[03:23] Travel nursing experiences.[03:54] Quitting nursing job and burnout.[08:01] Important factors to consider.[11:15] First travel nursing experience.[15:16] Safety concerns in COVID ICU.[19:45] Leaving behind your partner and family.[25:34] Furnished Finder for housing.[29:24] Safety and advocacy in nursing.Connect With Nalina on social media:Instagram: nalinamendezTikTok: nalinaann  For more information, full transcript and videos visit Nurse.org/podcastJoin our newsletter at nurse.org/joinInstagram: @nurse_orgTikTok: @nurse.orgFacebook: @nurse.orgYouTube: Nurse.org

www.atravelpath.com   00:00 Introduction 05:37 What Did Your Travel and Work Life Look Like? 08:06 How Did Your Plans Change? 09:21 Money Saving Tips 10:26 How Did You Find Campsites? 13:06 Recreation.gov 14:11 How Do You Travel with Children? 17:06 What is the Junior Ranger Program? 20:06 Did Bringing a Child on Your Road Trip Hold You Back from Anything? 21:47 The Impact of Travel at an Early Age 22:06 Get Your Child's Input 22:51 Bringing Your Dog to National Parks 24:19 How Long Did It Take to Plan Your Road Trip? 26:41 Homeschooling Tips 30:36 Travel Frustrations 32:41 What Was Your Coolest Travel Experience? 34:36 What Is One Thing You Can't Live Without While Traveling? 35:06 How Did You Transition Back to “Normal” Life? 36:06 How Did You Take Care of Your House? 37:22 What is One Thing Someone Could do to Get Started with a Road Trip? 39:26 What Are Your Favorite YouTube Travel Channels?   Laura and Jason on Social: YouTube Facebook Instagram Olympic National Park Video 5 Tips for Hiking with Kids 75 Day Road Trip Playlist   We had a great time chatting Laura, Jason, and special guest Alexis during this episode of The Travel Path Podcast! In today's show you will hear all about:

I dive into the critical role of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps (IABP) in supporting patients with severe cardiac conditions. This episode unpacks the complexities of IABP therapy — from the underlying principles of operation to the nuances of patient management and monitoring. I discuss how the IABP works, its indications, hemodynamics, what to focus on, and complications. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cupofnurses/ Website: https://fanlink.to/CONsite Shop: https://fanlink.to/CONshop Free Travel Nursing Guide: https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist Nclex Guide: https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CUPOFNURSES

In this episode, D.D. Finder RN, BSN, CCRN, CFRN shares the best kept secret in the hospital… Interventional Radiology! We discuss common procedures, work-life balance, benefits, cons, and more.-------------------------------------------------------------------EPISODE SPONSOR – AMERICAN MOBILEBecome a Travel Nurse at: https://www.americanmobile.com/AMN PassportDownload the app at: https://www.amnpassport.com/-------------------------------------------------------------------TIMESTAMPS(0:00) Introduction(4:44) D.D.'s Background(10:30) Working in a toxic work environment(21:00) Developing Patient Relationships(26:12) Common Procedures in Interventional Radiology(39:15) How many patients do you see in a day(41:10) Connecting with patients(48:23) Shift Length, PTO, On Call(57:00) Benefits of IR(1:01:01) What do assessments look like(1:06:47) Cons of IR(1:08:15) Experience needed before doing IR nursing(1:10:25) Where do nurses go after IR nursing-------------------------------------------------------------------ABOUT THE GUESTD.D. Finder is a former Flight and ICU Nurse, EMT-Basic, and Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who has worked in healthcare for over 20 years. Due to extreme sleep deprivation and a hostile work environment, DD left critical and emergency care medicine to continue his nursing career in Intervention Radiology. His love and deep respect for first responders and nurses drove him to publish a novel showcasing their intelligence, sacrifice, and compassion for a job he once dedicated his life to. Website: https://ddfinder.com/IG: @ddfinder Sponsored By: American Mobile Become a Travel Nurse at: https://www.americanmobile.com/ AMN PassportDownload the app at: https://www.amnpassport.com/ Connect With Us On:YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/nursingunchartedInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/amnnurseApple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-uncharted/id1570694185Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1btLYaMHoabT3icqGUgesBWebsite – https://www.americanmobile.com/podcast/nursing-uncharted Powered by AMN Healthcare

In this episode, Dana Blackwell, RN, BSN and Lisa Blackwell, RN, BSN join the show to discuss their experience working in the same unit together as twins, along with cardiac and acute care nursing! TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) Introduction(5:32) Working on the Same Unit as Twins(14:13) Memorable Experiences(18:58) Patient Population(21:33) Experience in other units(34:10) Labs and Assessments(37:53) Characteristics of a Good Cardiac Nurse(44:09) Career Goals ------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE GUESTSDana and Lisa are twin Registered Nurses working together on a Cardio/Vascular telemetry floor/step-down unit. They have worked on this floor for 5 years and have experienced so much! In their free time, they love to travel and go to concerts!Instagram:@14dablackwell@blackwell1515  Sponsored By: American Mobile Become a Travel Nurse at: https://www.americanmobile.com/ AMN PassportDownload the app at: https://www.amnpassport.com/ Connect With Us On:YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/nursingunchartedInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/amnnurseApple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-uncharted/id1570694185Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1btLYaMHoabT3icqGUgesBWebsite – https://www.americanmobile.com/podcast/nursing-uncharted Powered by AMN Healthcare

In the video above, Medical Edge Recruitment talked about 2024 Travel Nursing Trends. They've had the privilege of engaging with a medical staffing industry leader and discussed what they learned about the trends for travel nursing in 2024 during the live event. They're excited to pass on the valuable insights they've gained! Watch on-demand now!

In this episode, Christina Lammey BSN, RN, joins Maggie to recap the year and discuss what's ahead in 2024. They discuss mom life, the biggest surprises, learnings, and more! ------------------------------------------------------------------- EPISODE SPONSOR – AMERICAN MOBILEBecome a Travel Nurse at: https://www.americanmobile.com/ AMN PassportDownload the app at: https://www.amnpassport.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) Introduction(2:51) Year Compass(6:15) Previous New Years Resolutions(11:11) Calendar Review(19:03) Evaluation of the Year (Biggest Lesson)(23:23) Biggest Surprise of the Year(37:33) What is the Best Thing You've Discovered About Yourself(44:56) What are You Most Grateful For(50:18) What Does 2024 Look Like for You ------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE GUESTChristina is currently a family nurse practitioner student at Johns Hopkins University. She has experience working as a bedside nurse in neuro and med-surg. Her work experience includes working internationally as a nurse in Saudi Arabia through the COVID-19 pandemic. Christina is also a yoga and meditation instructor. Her passion is to fuse yoga and meditation into her nursing practice by prioritizing a holistic approach in medicine. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinalammey Year Compass: https://yearcompass.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- FIND US ONYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/nursingunchartedInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/amnnurseApple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-uncharted/id1570694185Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1btLYaMHoabT3icqGUgesBWebsite – https://www.americanmobile.com/podcast/nursing-uncharted Powered by AMN Healthcare Sponsored By: American Mobile Become a Travel Nurse at: https://www.americanmobile.com/ AMN PassportDownload the app at: https://www.amnpassport.com/ Connect With Us On:YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/nursingunchartedInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/amnnurseApple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-uncharted/id1570694185Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1btLYaMHoabT3icqGUgesBWebsite – https://www.americanmobile.com/podcast/nursing-uncharted Powered by AMN Healthcare

In this episode, Jan K Carney, MD, MPH joins the show to tell us all about getting a master's in public health (MPH). We discuss the admissions process, concentrations, research, advice, and more!-------------------------------------------------------------------EPISODE SPONSOR – AMERICAN MOBILEBecome a Travel Nurse at: https://www.americanmobile.com/AMN PassportDownload the app at: https://www.amnpassport.com/-------------------------------------------------------------------TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) Introduction(2:30) What is a Masters in Public Health (MPH)(10:56) What Types of Jobs for Those with a Public Health Masters(20:59) Admissions Requirements(25:00) What is Global Health Concentration(34:08) Understanding Research & Studies(37:14) Advice for Nurses Interested in a Public Health Masters-------------------------------------------------------------------ABOUT THE GUESTDr. Carney is Associate Dean for Public Health and Health Policy, and Professor of Medicine, at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont (UVM). She earned an AB from Middlebury College, MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Harvard School of Public Health. She previously served as Vermont's Commissioner of Health under three gubernatorial administrations. In this role, she developed and implemented Vermont's first outcome-based approach to improving public health, modeled on the national Healthy People initiative, combining clinical and community-based prevention. At the University of Vermont, Dr. Carney developed and directed the graduate public health programs at the Larner College of Medicine, including a Master of Public Health and a new concentration in Global Health Leadership. She is the author of 3 public health textbooks, including Controversies in Public Health & Health Policy, and the most recent, A History of Public Health: From Past to Present. Dr. Carney's areas of research expertise include building and sustaining community-academic partnerships, translational research, and reducing disparities in rural areas. She is a member of the Association of Schools and Programs in Public Health and serves as a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians.https://www.uvm.edu/publichealth/public-health-today/-------------------------------------------------------------------FIND US ONYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/nursingunchartedInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/amnnurseApple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-uncharted/id1570694185Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1btLYaMHoabT3icqGUgesBWebsite – https://www.americanmobile.com/podcast/nursing-unchartedPowered by AMN Healthcare

James W Smith a former lawyer, gambler, inmate, and now retired pastor shares his incredible life journey. From the courtrooms to the casinos, behind bars, and finally, the pulpit—this is a riveting account of a life filled with unexpected turns. Join us as we delve into the highs and lows, the legal battles, the risky gambles, and the ultimate redemption that defines this extraordinary individual. https://www.amazon.com/Deal-Me-Golden-Opportunity-Blown/dp/1434361233 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cupofnurses/ Website: https://fanlink.to/CONsite Shop: https://fanlink.to/CONshop Free Travel Nursing Guide: https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist Nclex Guide: https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow Cup of Nurses FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofnurses YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CUPOFNURSES

In this episode, Leah Helmbrecht BSN, RN joins the show to give a glimpse into the life of a forensic nurse. We discuss the hardest and most rewarding parts of the job, patient interactions, and more!-------------------------------------------------------------------EPISODE SPONSOR – AMERICAN MOBILEBecome a Travel Nurse at: https://www.americanmobile.com/AMN PassportDownload the app at: https://www.amnpassport.com/-------------------------------------------------------------------TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) Introduction(2:02) Leah's Nursing Background(10:40) Hardest Part of Forensic Nursing(12:49) Working in the System(16:47) What Leah Loves About Forensic Nursing(23:10) Conversations with Patients(40:30) Typical Patient Interactions(53:55) Misconceptions for Patients Coming Into the Hospital(1:00:45) Characteristics of a Strong Forensic Nurse-------------------------------------------------------------------ABOUT THE GUESTLeah Helmbrecht, BSN, RN, is a forensic nurse examiner and sexual assault nurse examiner. She has an Instagram, @offtheclocknurse, where she educates people about the specialty. She provides support and advice about toxic relationships and she debunks myths and misconceptions about the specialty.Instagram: @offtheclocknurse-------------------------------------------------------------------FIND US ONYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/nursingunchartedInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/amnnurseApple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-uncharted/id1570694185Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1btLYaMHoabT3icqGUgesBWebsite – https://www.americanmobile.com/podcast/nursing-unchartedPowered by AMN Healthcare

Ketamine, once known as an anesthetic and recreational drug, has evolved into a revolutionary mental health treatment. With a complex mechanism of action on the brain's NMDA receptors, ketamine shows promise in addressing conditions like Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD), PTSD, and chronic pain. Administered in clinical settings, its rapid efficacy contrasts with the gradual effects of SSRIs. The unique "psychedelic" experience it induces sets it apart, making it a beacon of hope for those seeking alternatives beyond conventional treatments. https://ketamineclinics.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thesammandel/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cupofnurses/ Website: https://fanlink.to/CONsite Shop: https://fanlink.to/CONshop Free Travel Nursing Guide: https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist Nclex Guide: https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow Cup of Nurses FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofnurses YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CUPOFNURSES

In this episode, Jorge Garcia, BSN RN joins the show to discuss the differences between ICU and ER nursing. We discuss which ones have the best patient interactions, who has the best stories, patient populations, and much more!-------------------------------------------------------------------EPISODE SPONSOR – AMERICAN MOBILEBecome a Travel Nurse at: https://www.americanmobile.com/AMN PassportDownload the app at: https://www.amnpassport.com/-------------------------------------------------------------------TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) Introduction(3:20) Patient Populations(15:44) Does ICU or ER Nursing Have Better Team Work?(24:34) Who Runs the Better Codes(31:40) Better Patient Interactions(38:22) Which Nurse Would Win a Bar Fight(43:23) Should You Start in the ICU or ER(52:50) Does ICU or ER Have Better Stories?-------------------------------------------------------------------ABOUT THE GUESTJorge graduated in August 2018 with his BSN and ICU and ER throughout his career. He started travel nursing in October of 2020 and has completed ICU contracts in Atlanta, Houston, The Woodlands, Tampa, and Las Cruces. Jorge just recently accepted a position as a flight nurse and will be starting later this month. Jorge has a love for critical care nursing, going to the gym, and investing in real estate.Instagram-------------------------------------------------------------------FIND US ONYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/nursingunchartedInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/amnnurseApple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-uncharted/id1570694185Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1btLYaMHoabT3icqGUgesBWebsite – https://www.americanmobile.com/podcast/nursing-unchartedPowered by AMN Healthcare

In this episode, Emilie and Hannah from the Drunk or Delirious podcast join the show to recap this year's TravCon. We discuss the logistics, differences compared to previous years, events, parties, and more!-------------------------------------------------------------------EPISODE SPONSOR – AMERICAN MOBILEBecome a Travel Nurse at: https://www.americanmobile.com/AMN PassportDownload the app at: https://www.amnpassport.com/-------------------------------------------------------------------TIMESTAMPS:(0:00) Introduction(6:57) Logistics(12:39) Differences between previous years(16:12) Canceling a travel contract(27:36) Keynote Speaker Terry Foster(32:30) Best Events at TravCon(45:02) Final Thoughts-------------------------------------------------------------------ABOUT THE GUESTEmilie and Hannah are travel nurses who host the Drunk or Delirious? Podcast—talking about nurse life, daily life, and more.Instagram: instagram.com/drunkordeliriousSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3RyzLUnBTYF3XonMw6pWpt?si=zmTBILr5Rg6R7RWx5Z-m2AApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drunk-or-delirious/id1607576588-------------------------------------------------------------------FIND US ONYouTube – https://www.youtube.com/nursingunchartedInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/nursingunchartedApple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-uncharted/id1570694185Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1btLYaMHoabT3icqGUgesBWebsite – https://www.americanmobile.com/podcast/nursing-unchartedPowered by AMN Healthcare

Tall Poppy Syndrome is a social reality where achieving success can sometimes trigger envy and criticism. In this episode, we analyze the origins and impacts of this phenomenon on individuals and society. Explore effective ways to combat Tall Poppy Syndrome and foster a culture that celebrates success and innovation. If you're interested in psychology, societal dynamics, or personal development, this episode offers valuable insights and strategies for navigating success in a balanced way. https://www.tallpoppysyndrome.org/ douggarland.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cupofnurses/ Website: https://fanlink.to/CONsite Shop: https://fanlink.to/CONshop Free Travel Nursing Guide: https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist Nclex Guide: https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow Cup of Nurses FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofnurses YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CUPOFNURSES

We dive into the fascinating world of sexual health and relationships. Discover why our guest chose this path, what drives porn addiction, and the common struggles faced by both men and women in the bedroom. We also explore how sex can impact relationships, the taboo surrounding sex conversations, and ways to boost libido naturally. Plus, we tackle the effects of working night shifts on your sex life and discuss the sensitive topic of sexual assault survivors' experiences and healing processes. If you've ever wondered about non-monogamous relationships, we've got you covered. Learn about various types and how to navigate jealousy within them. https://www.instagram.com/togethernesstherapy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cupofnurses/ Website: https://fanlink.to/CONsite Shop: https://fanlink.to/CONshop Free Travel Nursing Guide: https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist Nclex Guide: https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow Cup of Nurses FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofnurses YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CUPOFNURSES

Step into the extraordinary story of a remarkable woman who emerged from the shadows of human trafficking to become an advocate for change. In this podcast episode, she shares her courage, resilience, and the steps she took to overcome a life marked by exploitation. Join us as we explore her life, from the vulnerable days of her youth to the harrowing experience of trafficking. Through her words, we gain an intimate understanding of the challenges she faced, the strength she discovered within herself, and the hope that guided her to a brighter future. Amanda's site: www.GrowthFromDarkness.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cupofnurses/ Website: https://fanlink.to/CONsite Shop: https://fanlink.to/CONshop Free Travel Nursing Guide: https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist Nclex Guide: https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow Cup of Nurses FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofnurses YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CUPOFNURSES

In this episode we are joined by Genine Wilson, President of Travel Nursing & AlliedDivision at Ingenovis Health, to discuss the common misconceptions of contingent staffing and travel nursing.This episode is sponsored by Ingenovis Health.

In this episode, I have a profound conversation with Steven Wilson. Our discussion delves into the intricate landscape of living with bipolar disorder, shedding light on the nuanced highs and lows and exploring the journey toward discovering effective and meaningful treatment.

Today's episode discusses everything I learned before, during, and after my first travel nurse contract. Thanks so much for listening!HOW WE CAN HELP MAUIhttps://www.mauinuistrong.info/supporthttps://msha.ke/bribrithenurse  -all my links are here! My night shift favs are all in my amazon storefront under nightshift favs!  Make sure you follow me on socials: Instagram: MY ACCOUNT  https://www.instagram.com/bribrithenurse/?hl=en PODCAST ACCOUNT https://www.instagram.com/scrubsoffdutypod  TIktok: MY ACCOUNT  https://www.tiktok.com/@bribrithenurse PODCAST ACCOUNT https://www.tiktok.com/@scrubsoffdutypod  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BriBriTheNurse 

Highlights: Choosing Registry Nursing: Discover the driving forces that led me to embrace registry nursing. Explore the advantages of increased pay and the freedom to craft my own schedule. Gain insights into how registry nursing has transformed my work-life balance. First-Week Orientation: A Remarkable Encounter: Join me as I narrate the exhilarating moments of my first week as a registry nurse. Listen to my experience dealing with a patient on CRRT, accompanied by an IABP, and managed with a Swan Ganz catheter. Understand how I navigated this complex medical scenario and collaborated with the healthcare team to deliver exceptional patient care. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cupofnurses/ Website: https://fanlink.to/CONsite Shop: https://fanlink.to/CONshop Free Travel Nursing Guide: https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist Nclex Guide: https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow Cup of Nurses FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofnurses YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CUPOFNURSES

Discover the real-world ethical challenges nurses face in patient care. From respecting patient autonomy to dealing with conflicts of interest, we explore thought-provoking scenarios that require critical thinking. Explore how nurses handle life-threatening situations where patients insist on risky treatments or when families disagree on end-of-life decisions. See how they prioritize patient safety during resource shortages and uphold confidentiality despite external pressures. Witness the ethical dilemmas nurses encounter when dealing with cultural beliefs, psychiatric cases, and the responsibility to blow the whistle on unethical practices. We also discuss the delicate balance between professional obligations and corporate interests. Join us in understanding the complexities nurses navigate in an ever-connected world, where privacy breaches through social media can lead to unintended consequences. Learn how they strive to provide quality patient care while upholding ethical principles. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cupofnurses/ Website: https://fanlink.to/CONsite Shop: https://fanlink.to/CONshop Free Travel Nursing Guide: https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist Nclex Guide: https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow Cup of Nurses FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofnurses YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CUPOFNURSES

I'll be discussing the nursing strikes that took place in 2023 and their impact on nurses and patients. I explore the reasons behind these strikes, their consequences, and the outcomes achieved through negotiations. The underlying issues driving these strikes include poor working conditions, low wages, inadequate staffing, and lack of benefits. Increased demands on nurses contribute to stress, burnout, and compromised patient care. Looking ahead, nurse strikes are expected to continue as nurses persist in their demands for better wages, improved working conditions, and adequate staffing ratios. I'll provide an overview of notable strikes in 2023, highlighting the hospitals involved, reasons for the strikes, and their outcomes. These strikes represent the ongoing challenges faced by nurses in different regions. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cupofnurses/ Website: https://fanlink.to/CONsite Shop: https://fanlink.to/CONshop Free Travel Nursing Guide: https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist Nclex Guide: https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow Cup of Nurses FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofnurses YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CUPOFNURSES

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