Part 2: Interview with Travel Nurse 101
Last week, we talked to travel nurse influencer Brandy Pinkerton from Travel Nurse 101 about mental health. Today, we’re sharing her advice for nurses on managing their money – from retirement planning to lifestyle creep. Brandy, what are some typical spending/saving issues for nurses and other healthcare professionals? Spending and saving issues for nurses and […]
An Interview with Travel Nurse 101
Brandy Pinkerton, RN, is a travel nurse and owner of Travel Nurse 101. She’s been a nurse for more than 18 years, with experience spanning neonatal and pediatric ICU, critical care float pool, flight nursing, and travel nursing. On her site Travel Nurse 101, she also helps nurses successfully navigate the travel nursing landscape. We […]
What does it take to keep nurses at the bedside?
Two years ago, the American Nurses Association asked the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the national nursing shortage as a national crisis. Has anything improved since then? We all know many nurses have left bedside roles at hospitals during COVID, and not just because of PPE shortages and the trauma of so […]
Meet our July Nurse of the Month: Sarah Phipps
Today we’re talking to Sarah Phipps, a Rosebud Sioux Tribal member and a popular face in our Great Plains facilities! So Sarah, why did you become a nurse? My mom says I’ve always been a caring person and always wanting to help others. I knew I wanted to do something medical when I graduated, but […]
Clinical Corner: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Indigenous Health
By Thomas Barrows, MD FACEP We face plenty of difficulties in running our emergency department. We’re often resource challenged. It’s easy to name off all the things we don’t have: we don’t have an ICU, we don’t have an OR, we usually don’t have OB/GYN coverage, we can’t admit dialysis patients. The list goes on […]
How Libraries, Gyms, and Barber Shops Are Changing Health Disparities
Sometimes population health feels like two trains on a collision course, with rising health disparities hurtling toward a healthcare system that’s bursting at the seams. When it comes to rural and Tribal communities, you can add in a few other factors: long wait times (and often long travel distances) for appointments, provider shortages and sometimes, […]
