Overuse of cell phones is commonplace. They let us text, play games, check email, order things with the touch of a button, and map our way anywhere; these activities are as natural as breathing and hard to moderate. The good news is those in occupational therapy jobs are trained to help prevent and alleviate the pain, structural problems and injuries associated with overuse of smart phones.
Many therapists are encouraged by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) to approach smart phone use with tips developed by OTs specializing in hand therapy and ergonomics.
Here’s how occupational therapists keep smart phones an occupational luxury rather than an occupational hazard.
The Top 5 Smart Phone Tips from Occupational Hand Therapy Specialists
Keep messages short! Abbreviate or use voice recognition when you compose email; learn to take advantage of auto correct and auto save features.
Use speakerphone mode or a hands-free device whenever possible.
Switch hands frequently!
Hold the phone in one hand and type with the other; this helps avoid thumb strain.
To avoid injury, do not use a smart phone while walking or driving.
The Occupational Therapist’s Guide to Ergonomic Smart Phone Use
Run into a lot of smart phone fanatics in your occupational therapy career? Skip the maladies of Smart Phone Thumb, Cell Phone Elbow, Cell Phone Neck, and/or PDA nails (that’s when nails become rigged and misshapen from all the typing and texting) by recognizing repetitive movements of the shoulders, neck, elbows and thumbs that overuse of these devices create; then make some modifications!
Start by upgrading to a phone with a larger screen if you read for hours at a sitting, and be sure to take frequent breaks by looking 20 feet away (from your phone) so that you can refocus your eyes upon returning to your work. You should also use these breaks to stretch your hands and remember to alternate fingers during single touch activities.
Smart Therapist Career Information!
The consulting team at 50 States Staffing stands behind the AOTA’s tips on using smart phones wisely. We encourage our OTs in therapy jobs to click their Health and Wellness Smart Phone link, print it, and post this information on bulletin boards, where fellow staff and patients can see and benefit from it. It’s a highly useful guide because it breaks down the different smart phone induced symptoms into categories, outlines prevention tips and targeted treatments.
Yes! And, a travel nursing career has never been better, particularly when you work with a top notch travel nurse company that has access to all the best job postings. 50 States Staffing high-paying travel nursing jobs and travel therapist jobs receive more than just top ranking in America’s best hospitals lists, but mention in Fortune Magazine’s 100 best places to work as well!
If you’re a registered nurse or therapist looking for the country’s best healthcare employers, it makes sense to align your talents with 50 States Staffing. Over 75% of our business affiliates appear in U.S. News & World Report. We staff in prestigious teaching and rehab hospitals, out-patient clinics, home health jobs, skilled nursing homes and more. Peruse our travel nursing jobs today for up-to-the-minute job opportunities in all 50 U.S. States!
The 100 Best Places to Work
The best 100 places to work include children’s hospitals, as well as networks of large hospitals and care services; these healthcare employers are in urban hot spots, like Houston, Atlanta, and Miami. 50 States Staffing is proud to offer your pick of travel nursing careers in these desirable locations, in addition to travel nursing jobs that sizzle in larger metro areas where plenty of travel-loving R.N.s may wish to live next.
Our top rated healthcare employers are located coast to coast featuring high pay and great benefits in Florida nursing jobs, Washington travel nursing, Ohio nursing jobs, Texas, and other states with healthcare facilities that made Fortune’s cut in 2011. Please refer to this article’s footnote for a direct link to the Great Places to Work Institute and get a complete list of all 100 best places to work!
A great healthcare employer is defined by what it can offer its regular employees—many of the same company perks that our therapists and nurses enjoy when they align their talents with 50 States Staffing. We provide free health insurance, and free private housing close to travel nursing jobs, cultural activities and so much more! Call 1-800-996-2206 or apply online today to experience the kind of workplace morale Fortune Magazine is talking about. Our consultants are standing by to connect your clinical expertise to the best travel nurse jobs in America!
Footnote: Click on Great Place to Work Institute to view a complete list of best companies to work for in 2012. This is the best place for motivated therapists and travel nurses to invite their current healthcare employer to compete for a top spot in 2013!
For allied health professionals eager to climb the therapy career ladder, it’s about jobs, jobs! 50 States Staffing offers high paying employment opportunities from coast to coast. Our rehab therapy jobs include rewarding permanent or travel therapy jobs and feature: physical therapist jobs, speech therapist jobs and COTA jobs in some of the nation’s best healthcare facilities; a fact we are proud to report, when over 80% of our client base ranks consistently in Americas Best Hospitals of U.S. News & World Report.
Rehab Therapy Jobs Benefit Both Travel and Permanent Lifestyles
Freedom and flexibility come in the form of travel therapy jobs from 13 to 26 weeks and permanent jobs. Members of our full-time team enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
Rehab Therapy Jobs in Diverse Clinical Settings Span All 50 U.S. States!
Our consultants work closely with therapists to determine their preferences, and tailor the ideal living arrangement in exciting U.S. cities that span all 50 states; a wide range of geography also provides the chance to work in diversified settings that include top rated teaching hospitals, outpatient centers, rehab centers and skilled nursing facilities. Given the specific needs of your therapist career, and success in permanent or travel therapy jobs, arrangements can easily be made to renew rehab therapy jobs year after year.
Registered nurses and therapists nationwide know that October thru December marks another flu season. The best thing they can do, the best thing anyone can do, is to get a flu shot; then spend the winter months on increased alert, doing whatever it takes to stay healthy. The flu strains expected to circulate this flu season are identical to the 2010–2011 strains, including the H1N1 virus—so if you were vaccinated last year, only one vaccination is required this year.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that everyone 6 months old and older be vaccinated. Health professionals are expected to provide cold and flu prevention tips among the uninitiated.
CDC Approved Flu Prevention Tips for R.N.s and Their Patients
Get your flu shot: This is your first and best defense!
Daily Multivitamin: Take a daily vitamin, particularly one that’s high in Vitamin C, it does your immune system a favor.
Use plenty of hand soap and antibacterial lotions on and after all of your shifts.
Try a Little Garlic: This natural herb is great for maintaining a healthy immune system. Travel nurses on the go may find taking garlic in the form of a daily supplement is the simplest.
Drink Plenty of Water: Up to 8 glasses of H20 a day are recommended year round, and even more important during flu season.
Get Some Exercise: It’s a known fact that when your body temperature elevates, it helps your blood do a better job of cleaning out the toxins. So get moving!
Try to Relax: When stress levels run high so do cortisol levels—not a friend to your immune system.
The Best Travel Nurse Jobs Require Proof of Vaccination
So, are you motivated to go out and get your flu shot? R.N.s who work for top staffing agencies are required to show annual proof of inoculation or flu shot via nasal spray. Find a flu shot near you by clicking on this government link. R.N.s may also want to check out flu facts, where a cool iPad app is available, in addition to other online features that let you track the rate of flu in your area, etc.
Call 1-800-996-2206 or apply online for travel nurse and therapy jobs in all 50 U.S. states that keep you healthy and wealthy during flu season and all year round. Bookmark our travel nurse career page and enjoy related blogs on maintaining a fulfilling and fit outlook. Stay healthy everyone!
Registered Nurses and Physical Therapists: Learn More Here
GPS isn’t just for cars anymore; a similar technology is coming to hospitals, tracking patient locations within a 2-yard margin of error. Impressive? Sure, but registered nurses and therapists will be interested to note that the “intelligent T-shirt” behind it all, also monitors vital signs in real time, making the patient’s temperature, relative position, and level of physical activity clear to hospital staff without the gaggle of wires.
Known as the LOBIN, short for “Locating and biomonitoring by means of Wireless Networks in Hospitals,” this smart shirt was developed by researches in Spain at la Universidad Carlos III Madrid—and its making global headlines as a game changer, given the various areas it’s changing for the better, like early diagnosis of cardiac anomalies in athletes and monitoring patients in their homes; this last item is significant for patients especially, since it lessens their time spent in the hospital.
For a better idea of how it will affect your travel nurse job, click on the University’s site detailing exactly how the intelligent t-shirt monitors hospital patients’ vital signs and movements. For R.N.s looking for the abridged version, know that the intelligent T-shirt is washable and contains a GPS unit, thermometer, accelerometer and electrodes that measure and record bioelectric signals. That means, it knows if the patient is seated, lying down, running or walking!
Hospitals can utilize the smart shirt technology in two different ways: via fixed infrastructure, meaning it’s pre-installed in the facility where you work in telemetry jobs and travel therapy jobs, or as a mobile unit, wherein LOBIN moves with the patient. In either case, it’s a gadget we’re excited to blog about because LOBIN is capable of so much, including storing all of a patient’s information for future studies, improving electrocardiograms, and creating a more effective alarm system for patients when vital signs fall outside of pre-established limits.
Video about monitoring patients while wearing the “Intelligent T-Shirt”
Travel Nurses and Healthcare Employers Alike Learn More Here
If this all sounds like the stuff of science fiction, learn more here in the related blog entitled: New Training Programs Utilize the Virtual Hospital, and peruse our travel nurse jobs in the top rated hospitals in U.S., over 80% of our healthcare clients rank on the list of best hospitals in U.S. News & World Report. Call 1-800-996-2206 or apply online today for high paying allied healthcare and nursing jobs that come with amazing benefits and free private housing in all 50 U.S. States. Now that’s SMART!
Physical therapists and the PTAs working alongside them can agree that sports injury prevention across your lifespan is critical. This year the APTA has made this worthy goal the theme for National Physical Therapy Month, observed every October since 1982 and in full swing now. More than just a highlight on the calendar, National Physical Therapy Month is also a chance to get physical therapy—its benefits and availability—on the radar of the general public.
For many patients, physical therapy is a way to be proactive in staying fit, active and independent as we age. For those injured or recovering from illness or disease, effective physical therapy is an imperative to making a full recovery. Flyers, pamphlets and word of mouth reflect this now more than ever, as the Baby Boomer population reaches an age where allied healthcare services are imminent.
Map Your Future with Bright Spots in Physical Therapy Careers
If you’re looking for talking points that motivate patients, or for even more reasons to be optimistic about your physical therapy job, APTA has more than a few; here are some of the highlights:
To date, more than 48 U.S. states permit physical therapists to conduct an initial examination without getting a referral from a medical doctor first. You can read about the law in this physical therapy career blog about seeking care without a referral.
There were 33,800 Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) graduates as of December 2010. Healthcare employers are eager to hire these and other aspiring PTs, as demand for their services, predicted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, continue to rise 27% between now and 2016!
Physical Therapy is rated by Time Magazine as the 6th most recession proof job in America!
Mark Your Calendar with Physical Therapy Events October 27-29th, 2011!
During National Physical Therapy Month 2011, the APTA will team up with Pacers Running Stores to raise awareness about how physical therapists are helping runners prevent injury and improve their speed and performance; click the APTA link to find out more. But don’t delay in starting your most effective job search! Apply online or call 1-800-996-2206 today for high paying therapy jobs offered with top benefits and free private housing in all 50 U.S. States. You can trust 50 States Staffing to help you in your own race to the top!
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is well underway throughout the month of October, giving healthcare professionals in coast to coast therapist and travel nurse jobs the unique opportunity to add something special to the usual checklist of fall activities. R.N.s in New England travel nurse jobs, for instance, can fit in “leaf peeping” with a 5K walk for the American Cancer Society.
Happily, no one is exempt from caring. No matter the landscape adding that exciting and authentic backdrop to your travel nurse lifestyle, breast cancer awareness spans all 50 U.S. states and gives everyone the chance to participate in a race to the cure—just click on NBCAM official website to find local efforts welcoming your support.
How R.N.s Are Helping Patients “Think pink“
Registered nurses are perhaps the best advocates for breast cancer awareness by disseminating timely knowledge about:
Where, if any, free breast cancer screenings are available, or information on Women’s Centers offering convenient and affordable mammography.
Preventive measures patients can take to avoid getting cancer, i.e. living a healthy lifestyle, taking care of their cardiac health, etc.
Offering tips on staying healthy when patients are in remission from breast cancer, i.e. not smoking, exercising daily to stay healthy and wealthy, as well as enjoying a nutritive diet that’s low in saturated fat and high on protein, fruits and veggies.
Everything You Need to Know About Your Compassionate Travel Nursing Career
At 50 States Staffing our career resources include everything you need to know about your travel nursing career, including relevant healthcare topics and ways to make the most of your benefits package—but it’s also your window to what the healthcare world is talking about right now, like the importance of annual mammograms for women age 40+.
Apply online or call 1-800-996-2206 today if you’re looking for a way to share your clinical training with hospitals on the cutting edge of treatments that increase survival rates of all patients, including those with breast cancer. No matter where you work as a compassionate R.N. or therapist, we want to wish you the most productive October possible, as it launches us into a new and nationalized fight against breast cancer—see you close to the finish line!
Get Tips for Staying in Shape During Your Travel Nurse Career
50 States Staffing unanimously agrees that R.N.s who stay fit and healthy make the most of their travel nursing experience; site-seeing, after all, requires a lot of get up and go, and with high paying physical therapy jobs and travel nurse jobs in all 50 U.S. states there is much to hike, jog to—perhaps even swim to; but even if you’re more the “indoors” type, getting the right amount of daily exercise is paramount to looking, feeling and performing at your best.
Travel Nurses Who Walk the Walk
According to the American Heart Association, only vigorous exercise that gets the heart pumping really counts; aim for 75 minutes a week or 150 minutes per week of more moderate physical activity. Brisk walking can fit that bill. Get those arms swinging and hips moving like a true power-walker, keeping pace at 3 to 5 miles per hour.
Days Off From the Travel Nurse Job Are an Invitation to Get Out and Move
Travel nurse testimonials are rife with accounts of just how beautiful and adventuresome your new surroundings can be. On your days off, include at least one cardiovascular activity that lasts an hour or more, such as extended walks, biking, kayaking, even horseback riding! At 50 States Staffing, our recruiters ensure that travel nurses live close to the action; as a prime example of what we’re talking about, consider New Jersey travel nursing jobs where the parks in Cape May offer great exercise potential!
Get Some Mileage Out of Your House Benefits Package
While R.N.s do enjoy the Great Outdoors, 50 States Staffing has the indoors side of things covered, with luxury apartment complexes available through your free private housing benefits package. Fitness amenities and gyms, and, swimming pools (ideal for laps!) keep our travel nurses and therapists in top shape during their assignments.
In America’s Best Hospitals, Fit and Healthy R.N.s in Travel Nurse Jobs Talk the Talk
80% of the hospitals affiliated with 50 States Staffing are ranked by U.S. News & World Report as America’s best; patients in these top notch facilities are looking for a standard of care where a fit and healthy nursing staff is par for the course. Call 1-800-996-2206 or apply online today, and match your talents with healthcare facilities that prioritize nutrition and fitness, making it available to the community as a whole. For more physical activities guidelines, click the link. Here’s to staying healthy travel nurses!
Find Out where the Happiest R.N.s in America Work and How to Move There!
Travel nursing careers let R.N.s move freely around the country, following the sunrays, top pay and making friends for life. 50 States Staffing offers registered nurse jobs in some of America’s sunniest cities, which helps them dodge the winter doldrums between the months of November and April; this is the time of year Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) hits hard up north.
Beat the Blues in These States
If you’re a travel nurse looking for longer, sunnier days, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has determined that the best cities are Miami, Las Vegas, Phoenix and LA; click the links below for sunny registered nurse jobs and therapists jobs in Florida, Nevada, Arizona, and California
The Friendliest Cities in America Welcome Travel Nurses
Psychological surveys found that states with high numbers of volunteers reported happier citizens than those who never give their time and energies to public service. 50 States Staffing is proud to offer top paying nursing jobs in states with cities that have achieved the highest statistics for volunteerism. Check out jobs offered in Minnesota, Texas, Nebraska, and Washington
Happiness is a Short Commute: Check these States for a Travel Nursing Career in America’s Best Hospitals
50 States Staffing is proud to staff R.N.s and therapists in hospitals and rehab centers ranked high on the list in U.S. News & World Report. Our travel nurse jobs provide free private housing that is close to work and exciting city life. For the urban travel nurse or therapist, living close to efficient mass transit allows more time to enjoy their new surroundings, spend time with the people they love and make the most of their career and personal life. Check out jobs offered in these states New York, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Connecticut.
How to Live, Work and Be Merry
At 50 States Staffing, we offer a health benefits package custom fitted to those traveling with family or the single travel nurse; our recruiters help ensure that a happy work and home life are at the very center of the travel nurse lifestyle. Call 1-800-996-2206 or apply online today and discover the best place to live, work and be merry.
New Jersey travel nursing jobs are surrounded by the excitement of Atlantic City and the Jersey Shore—not to mention the Big Apple, just a short drive away. Wherever you spread a blanket or prop a lawn chair, this year’s 4th of July festivities promise loads of fun!
For Travel Nurses Who Love Atlantic City and the Jersey Shore
Enjoy a summer night, the likes of which Bruce Springsteen wrote the lyrics for his famous song “Sandy” also known as the “The 4th of July in Asbury Park”. Travel nurses who enjoy an ocean view may like to watch the Fireworks up close from the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
Big New Jersey Festivals and Fairs During the 4th of July
New Jersey’s oldest county fair, takes place July 4th-July 9th in the city of Millville with a full a fireworks display on the evening of July 4th as part of the carnival fun.
Just a short commute away and perfect for those in Pennsylvania nursing jobs, is the annual Kutztown Folk Festival. Beginning July 2nd and lasting through July 10th, the festival is a smorgasbord of great food, crafts and, fittingly, given the patriotic time of year, the best place for travel nurses who like American Quilts to find the largest quilt sale in the country! Call 888-674-6136 for more information.
New Jersey Travel Nursing Jobs Can Catch NYC Fireworks Too!
New Jersey and New York nursing jobs are so close geographically, travel nurses in both states can witness the same fireworks! Neither party will want to miss Macy’s July 4th Fireworks In Style event; it’s the largest in the United States, and can be seen from the New Jersey Waterfront.
50 States Staffing Lets You Live the American Dream
Whether our travel nurses and therapists play the slots, applaud the fireworks or shop New Jersey’s patriotic scene, we know they’re bound to enjoy the upcoming holiday weekend. Call 1-800-996-2206 or apply online today for a chance to work in high paying travel nursing jobs spanning all 50 U.S. states!
Overuse of cell phones is commonplace. They let us text, play games, check email, order things with the touch of a button, and map our way anywhere; these activities are as natural as breathing and hard to moderate. The good news is those in occupational therapy jobs are trained to help prevent and alleviate the pain, structural problems and injuries associated with overuse of smart phones.
If you’re a registered nurse or therapist looking for the country’s best healthcare employers, it makes sense to align your talents with 50 States Staffing. Over 75% of our business affiliates appear in U.S. News & World Report. We staff in prestigious teaching and rehab hospitals, out-patient clinics, home health jobs, skilled nursing homes and more. Peruse our travel nursing jobs today for up-to-the-minute job opportunities in all 50 U.S. States!
For many patients, physical therapy is a way to be proactive in staying fit, active and independent as we age. For those injured or recovering from illness or disease, effective physical therapy is an imperative to making a full recovery. Flyers, pamphlets and word of mouth reflect this now more than ever, as the Baby Boomer population reaches an age where allied healthcare services are imminent.
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Beat the Blues in These States
Enjoy a summer night, the likes of which Bruce Springsteen wrote the lyrics for his famous song “Sandy” also known as the “The 4th of July in Asbury Park”. Travel nurses who enjoy an ocean view may like to watch the Fireworks up close from the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
