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Travel Nursing Propels RN Success Late in Career

Travel nurse professional development and quality of life
a priority at 50 States Staffing

BOCA RATON – May 25, 2007

Travel nursing may be a foreign concept to RNs who have held permanent jobs for decades. But travel nursing can offer lifestyle and career enhancement to a workforce that experiences high burnout.

Employment studies indicate that roughly 40 percent of the RN workforce is expected to be at least age 50 by 2010. For these seasoned professionals, 50 States Staffing offers travel nursing jobs all across America.

"We give experienced career nurses access to a way of life they never thought possible: self-scheduling, flex-time, and freedom from overtime and exhaustion," said 50 States Information Technology Manager Sue Higgins. "We're focused on continued success and personal fulfillment. Healthcare travel is perfect for the nurse in the advanced career stage."

Travel nursing fits well into the baby boomer nurse paradigm, said Higgins. It empowers the nurse candidate to exercise control over working practices and lifestyle, and to find facilities where unit design, equipment, and technology are optimized to ease patient handling. Hospitals that promote stress-relief through yoga and meditation and whose fitness regimens boost energy and improve stamina are common among magnet hospitals and other travel nurse employers.

50 States Staffing CEO Robert Bok said today's nurse expects more from their later career lifestyle than generations before. In addition to professional development and credentialing, there's a compelling need to pursue a heightened sense of wellness and spirituality.

"Although travel nursing might not be right for everyone it's an ideal career for '50-something' RNs who want to stay the path to physical and emotional health," said Bok.

Bok said travel nursing is perfect for the experienced RN who wants to continue nursing but is finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the physical and emotional demands of the job.

"And in terms of retirement planning," said the CEO, "50 States Staffing has a company-matched 401(k) plan and a lucrative earnings package supplemented by free housing and health insurance, bonuses, reimbursements, and perquisites."

Web-based technology at 50 States Staffing enables the travel nurse to manage credentials and assignment details online. Access to available positions has never been easier for this technology savvy organization.

"Later career nurses love this benefit because it enables them to plan around travel activities, sign-up for shifts from home, and maintain documentation and licensure," said firm Manager Valerie Podwill. "It's our way of giving back to nurses who have dedicated their lives to patient care and recovery."

About 50 States Staffing:

With years of experience providing hospital staffing opportunities to healthcare professionals, 50 States Staffing provides travel nursing jobs, per diem nursing jobs, and permanent jobs to healthcare professionals in prestigious hospitals nationwide. They offer high salaries, free private housing, and top benefits to traveling nurses, physical therapists, respiratory and occupational therapists, and technologists all across the U.S.

50 States Staffing is proud to be recognized by The Joint Commission with their Gold Seal of Approval™ for the Health Care Staffing Services program. Certification acknowledges compliance with The Joint Commission's national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing. Visit The Joint Commission Web site for more information about this prestigious award.

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