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BOCA RATON, FL--(Marketwire - March 3, 2009) - With many hospitals responding to the current economic climate by cutting down on already low nursing staffs, hospitals still look to cover short term clinical needs by relying on travel nurses rather than maintain the financial burden of a full time staff nurse, says 50 States Staffing, a national leader in travel nursing.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found in a 2004 study that lower nurse staffing levels are associated with higher rates of poor patient outcomes, such as pneumonia, shock, cardiac arrest, and urinary tract infection. In addition, although few states have nurse staffing ratio regulations, there is a natural limit to the workload hospital staff can endure.
"While it may be necessary to cut down on full time hospital staff to save money, good hospitals know they must continue to supplement their nursing staff with travel nurses to maintain a high level of patient care, and prevent current working nurses from becoming overburdened and/or burnt-out," said Debbie Bacurin, RN Clinical Resource Manager for 50 States Staffing.
Nurse staffing cuts have already reached or exceeded the limit in many hospitals, providing a favorable outlook for travel nurse jobs during the latter half of 2009. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality study also found that both temporary and permanent RNs have nearly the same share of bachelor's degree holders.
"Many of our travel nurses take advantage of our continuing education benefits at 50 States Staffing," said Bacurin. "We encourage our travel nursing professionals to continue their education and stay current with the latest practices, providing free unlimited CEU credits to our traveling nurses while on assignment."
Other benefits to travel nursing with 50 States Staffing include higher pay (often up to 20 percent more than staff work), free private housing, free health insurance, more flexible scheduling and time off. High-ranking reasons nurses give for making the switch to travel include fewer hospital politics and the spontaneity and excitement of meeting new people and experiencing new destinations.
In addition to expanding their personal experiences, from a clinical perspective, travel nurses learn new skills and variations of existing treatment practices thus enhancing their professional careers with greater expertise and versatility.
If you're a Registered Nurse, Physical Therapist, ORT, RT or other allied health professional, 50 States Staffing may have a high paying travel nurse job for you. For more information call 800-996-2206 or apply at www.50StatesStaffing.com.
About 50 States Staffing:
With years of experience providing hospital staffing opportunities to healthcare professionals, Joint Commission certified 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.
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Contact
Diane C. Bok
800-996-2206
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