Emerging Opportunities for a Traveling Nurse

As the demand for nursing has increased, the supply has often been very low and hospitals are frequently understaffed. One option to fill the nursing shortage is the traveling nurse.

These nurses work in 3-month assignments on the same unit. They travel to various locations throughout the country. The financial charge by the traveling nurse company to the employing hospital for a traveler is usually very high, often greater than $50 per hour. The traveling nurse’s salary may be similar to that of her fellow employees or higher. The benefits of using traveling nurses include having a nurse with a variety of experiences providing continuity of care for three months. These nurses need only the basic hospital and unit orientation because they come with skills applicable to their area of practice.

A traveling nurse needs to be aware of differing nursing methodologies and licensure requirements from different places. The contract should stipulate clearly what the assignment is and the expectations of the institution and agency. Most travelers exhibit flexibility, adaptability, assertiveness, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, confidence, independence and the ability to learn new skills and techniques.

Be one of these nurses. Get the right education and information. Research the internet for more opportunities. Recommended sites are:
http://www.studentdoc.com/become-a-nurse.html 
http://www.bls.gov/k12/help04.htm

If traveling is in your blood, adventure lies ahead. This is an opportunity to see other areas of the world, work with different cultures. Many of the traveling nurse companies advertise in nursing journals as well as over the internet.

HESI Exit Exam Facts

The Health Education System, Inc. or HESI have been giving exams to nursing students as a means to evaluate the current established nursing program. They assess the nursing students as to whether they are knowledgeable enough or are able to apply the different nursing concepts that are taught to them in certain situations.

There are different exams HESI provides: an Admissions exam to evaluate your chances of passing a nursing entrance exam, a custom exam to evaluate faculty specified nursing content, a specialty exam to evaluate specific clinical content, and the HESI Exit Exam that nursing students need to pass in order to become a qualified nurse.

The HESI Exit exam among all the tests given by the Health Education System, Inc. is by far the most important exam for any nursing students. The exam will evaluate whether you would be able to pass the NCLEX. Some hospitals would ask for your HESI Exit exam results if they would want to hire you in their staff so getting a good score in your exit exam is as important as taking the NCLEX.

Every nursing student must take the HESI Exit Exam as a pre-requisite before they graduate. Some schools do not allow any nursing students to graduate if they fail their HESI. A nursing student needs to prepare him or herself for the exam. The passing score of a HESI Exit exam differs with every school. So it is only wise for a student make sure that he or she is ready both physically and mentally to take the exam. Otherwise, it is advisable to take a break to mentally and physically prepare yourself for the exam.

What RNs do that LPNs can’t?

While the duties of the LPN can be seen as almost similar to the RNs, it is not easy to see the things that RNs do that LPN can’t.

While LPNs can administer medications and perform simple and complicated procedures, they still need to be under the supervision of a physician or an RN to do so. Where as RNs can perform these tasks without the supervision of a physician or a supervising RN. The training of an RN is far more thorough than the training of an LPN, that’s why RNs can work, unsupervised while the LPNs can’t.

RNs can become health consultants and can work get managerial positions whereas LPNs cannot. Since the LPN has limited training, they lack the experience needed to get into a higher position. The LPN do most of the hands on duties of a nurse, from simple procedures to complicated ones, they usually do not make the patient’s reports. The duty lies with the RNs.

Becoming an LPN has been a commonly used stepping stone to become an RN. Most people would usually take up a LPN program, get experience in work and while working, continue with their studies to become RNs.

So for LPNs to get into a higher position or get better opportunities, they need to continue to the next level and get into an RN program. RNs have a bigger choice range when it comes to the next step of their education. They could either take up MSN or become more specialized in a particular field of nursing.

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