As the name suggests, a travel nurse is a licensed healthcare professional who performs many short-term assignments that require travel. Usually coordinated by a traveling nurse agency, registered nurses (RN) and licensed practical nurses (LPN) are matched to staffing needs at hospitals, doctors’ offices, clinics, or any institution requiring nursing services. Individual assignments typically last […]
Nurse burnout – an increasing emotional breakdown in the global pandemic
According to a survey published by Statistics Canada in Sep 2020, Canadian nurses’ average weekly overtime hours increased significantly from 6.6 hours in April 2019 to 9.7 hours in April 2020. Similarly, overtime increased from 5.8 hours in May 2019 to 10.3 hours in May 2020. This increase reflected that most nurses took heavier duties […]