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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”
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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!
If you’ve got some high-spirited co-workers, friends or family members, this is a good day to be on the lookout for the improbable, impractical or just-plain-makes-no-sense event. Adjustable monkey wrenches and snipe hunts aside, here’s one of our favorite April Fools jokes, perpetrated by a giant fast-food corporation no less: The Left-Handed Whopper.
On April 1, 1998, Burger King placed a full page ad in USA Today introducing a new menu item: a “Left-Handed Whopper” specifically designed for left-handers. According to the advertisement, the new burger had the same ingredients as the original Whopper, but “all condiments were rotated 180 degrees, thereby redistributing the weight of the sandwich so that the bulk of the condiments will skew to the left, reducing the amount of lettuce and other toppings from spilling out the right side of the burger.”
Jim Watkins, Senior V.P. for marketing at Burger King, declared that the new sandwich was the “ultimate ‘HAVE IT YOUR WAY’ for our left-handed customers.” The following day Burger King issued a follow-up release revealing that although the “Left-Handed Whopper” was an elaborate prank, thousands of customers had requested the new sandwich. Interestingly, according to the press release, “many others requested their own ‘right handed’ version.”
(You can read the full story on this clever public relations maneuver, plus a few other inside jobs, at www.fastcompany.com/blog/dan-macsai/popwise/april-fools-day-how-pranking-your-customers-can-buoy-your-brand )
You may get a good laugh out of an April Fools Day joke, but the benefits of travel nursing will definitely bring a smile to your face. Check out some of our seriously excellent healthcare jobs here.
Your travel nursing career familiarizes you with more than just top notch healthcare employers—you’ve also been known to pick spots for job assignments that appeal greatly to your sense of adventure. Chances are you’ve done your homework and looked at a guide book or two, talked to the locals and made an impressive to-do list when it comes to easy-to-plan mini vacations, close-by or just a day-trip away from your free private housing. 50 States Staffing is here to illuminate two states, popular among travel nurses and tourists worldwide, for their mini-vacation potential this winter season.
Get Sweet on Washington Travel Nursing During the Red Wine & Chocolate Festival
Washington travel nursing jobs are just a ferry ride away from fresh local seafood and other culinary delights that make the Pacific Northwest so unique. You’ll see what we mean once you experience the Red Wine and Chocolate Festival during the weekend of Feb. 12-13 and February 19-Feb 21. Buy tickets online and read about the 7 different award-winning wineries pairing their best with specialty chocolates!
Washington Travel Nursing Gives You a Taste for Regional Flavor Statewide!
Washington travel nursing jobs lend themselves beautifully to sampling authentic Washington cuisine; take the weekend, or any time you don’t happen to be working, to enjoy a little R&R in the form of wine and cuisine, quick escape to the rugged beauty of the North Olympic Peninsula or metropolitan richness of the Emerald City—Seattle—where wintertime social events are plentiful.
Connecticut Travel Nursing Jobs Provide Exposure to a Winter Wonderland
Connecticut travel nursing jobs are a sojourn into enchanting New England where museums, famous musical acts and other notable performing arts, not to mention your pick of cultural festivals, dominate the calendar this time of year. Get out your appointment book and make sure your pen is full of ink—you’ll need it to preserve these dates and other information supplied by this Connecticut events link.
Want to Blend Mini Vacations with High-Paying Travel Nurse Jobs?
Wherever you go in your travel nursing career, make sure you make the most out of the unique advantages it offers. You’ll save gas traveling to coveted vacation destinations, close to where you live and work. Request a vacation packet or pick up a state guidebook in your neck of the woods today. You’ll find plenty of information on local events, coupons, regional food, historic sites and more. Let your imagination run away with you during a mini vacation—go hiking in a state park, tour endless museums or do some high-end living uptown. Apply onlineor call 800-996-2206 today!
High-Activity in Travel Nursing Careers Help You Steer Clear of Middle-Aged Spread
As we age, staying healthy goes hand in hand with staying active. Travel nurses are no exception. Plenty of middle-aged, young-at-heart professionals are on the 50 States Staffing team, making healthcare employers across the nation grateful these experienced individuals chose to become travel nurses and therapists later on in their careers. Travel nurse testimonials prove that moving from one rewarding nursing assignment to the next means exposure to new activities that all but renounce the couch potato lifestyle—great news considering the advantages of maintaining a high activity level throughout one’s life.
According to The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) moderate exercise, when people do it daily for no less than 30 minutes throughout their young adulthood and into middle-age plays a vital role in minimizing weight gain, especially in women. The study followed more than 3,500 men and women for 20 years, citing high activity levels as the reason the female test subjects avoided a weight gain of 13.4 pounds per year. The men in the study weighed 5.7 pounds less than their inactive peers, giving fresh insight into the middle-aged spread; perhaps it’s not inevitable—though a related study on exercise and fitness did warn delaying regular exercise until middle-age, even at 30+ minutes a day, was not enough to reduce age-related weight gain.
Young, Old or In-between, Travel Nursing Keeps You on the Move!
Any recruiter at a leading healthcare staffing agency knows that travel nursing careers can be as physically demanding as they are rewarding; they also know the majority of their applicants are up to the challenge! Registered nurse jobs at 50 States Staffing are a chance to live in some of the most desirable locations in the U.S., in free luxury housing, close to activities that define a city and make it unique. Do you love to ski? We’ve got travel nursing jobs near mountainous terrains. Are you a surfer or beachcomber? Peruse our jobs in California travel nursing! Love to swim and hike? When you work in Florida travel nursing jobs you can work on your muscles and your tan during your time off from being a travel nurse or therapist.
Why Contemplating a Travel Nurse Career is a Wise Move for 50+ Healthcare Professionals
Employment statistics show that approximately 40 percent of the nursing workforce is now age 50 or more, meaning many of our candidates are placing a greater premium on commodities like flex-time and freedom to better define their work environments; young or old, this is travel nursing in a nutshell, described in more detail in one of our travel nurse newsletters. Our recruiters staff talent in forward thinking hospitals that value stress-relief and increased body awareness programs, making “getting fit” an imperative for everyone in the healthcare community. When you apply at 50 States Staffing, the ease of progressive work environments in all 50 states comes with the added benefits of generous 401k package, free health insurance, bonuses, reimbursements and more.
No matter your age or waistline, it’s your adventurous spirit that makes the decision on whether or not to pursue travel nursing. If you’re a qualified registered nurse or therapist and want to stay on the path to physical and emotional health, call 800-996-2206 or apply online NOW!
This October, the general public and healthcare community, are reaching out to the physical therapist members of our family to thank them for doing what they do best: helping patients regain control over the functions of daily life.
National Physical Therapy Month has grown in popularity over the years and is now a recognized celebration in the National Health Observances Calendar. Find permanent and travel physical therapy jobs across the nation with 50 States Staffing.
Year Round, Physical Therapists Relate to their Patients
The National Physical Therapy Month 2010 theme is: Move Forward: Physical therapists bring motion to life—visitors to the APTA sponsored site are not only practitioners of physical therapy, but patients, who can explore therapy resource materials, compliments of special site features like:
A nine-question quiz that lets physical therapy patients access their current level of motion
An information bank about various health conditions seen by physical therapists
Isolated body parts; to see if one can benefit from physical therapy
A poll on back pain
Contact information of state legislators about improving access to healthcare
If you’re a travel nurse who brushes shoulders with colleagues in physical therapy careers, or you provide therapy for patients in rehabilitation hospitals, this is your month to recognize just how important physical therapists are to patients, whose need of this specialized healthcare is expected to rise as Baby Boomers age and wider range of Americans play sports.
This October, let patients know it’s National Physical Therapy Month; give those in need of therapy sessions a referral, or offer existing physical therapy patients more feedback on the strives they are making; read up on physical therapy specialties and certifications—or get on track to obtaining a doctorate in the field.
Get your physical therapy career into high gear with high paying physical therapy jobs. Apply online or call 1-800-996-2206 today.
It’s time to celebrate, thrive in your travel nurse or therapy career and, as wisely advocated by the American Association of Physical Therapy this year, Bring Motion to Life. Thank you physical therapists!
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.
Travel nurse testimonials
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.
On April 1, 1998, Burger King placed a full page ad in USA Today introducing a new menu item: a “Left-Handed Whopper” specifically designed for left-handers. According to the advertisement, the new burger had the same ingredients as the original Whopper, but “all condiments were rotated 180 degrees, thereby redistributing the weight of the sandwich so that the bulk of the condiments will skew to the left, reducing the amount of lettuce and other toppings from spilling out the right side of the burger.”
Washington travel nursing jobs are just a ferry ride away from fresh local seafood and other culinary delights that make the Pacific Northwest so unique. You’ll see what we mean once you experience the 
Washington travel nursing jobs
acts and other notable performing arts, not to mention your pick of cultural festivals, dominate the calendar this time of year. Get out your appointment book and make sure your pen is full of ink—you’ll need it to preserve these dates and other information supplied by this 
According to The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) moderate exercise, when people do it daily for no less than 30 minutes throughout their young adulthood and into middle-age plays a vital role in minimizing weight gain, especially in women. The study followed more than 3,500 men and women for 20 years, citing high activity levels as the reason the female test subjects avoided a weight gain of 13.4 pounds per year. The men in the study weighed 5.7 pounds less than their inactive peers, giving fresh insight into the middle-aged spread; perhaps it’s not inevitable—though a related study on 
