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Field Notes P E R SP E C T I V E S F RO M E X P E R I E N CE D M O B I L E P RO F E S SI O N A L S The Magazine for Healthcare Travel Professionals Education for the whole family hen I first heard about travel nursing, the idea really appealed to me. I discussed the mobile career option with my husband, Nicholas, and we decided it would be a fantastic educational opportunity for our whole family. I have two sons; Jonathan is 12 and Hunter is 7. They are at the perfect age to explore this wonderful country of ours. So, last March we packed up and headed out on our first adventure. Nicholas had been working long hours at his job and didn’t get to spend as much time as he wanted with the kids. He was TONYA BASQUE, RN, only too happy to take on the responsibility of outside her apartment in York, home schooling them and taking care of the Pennsylvania. day-to-day duties of running a household. So far, I’ve accepted three assignments. For my first contract, we chose to stay close to our home in Texas. Then, we ventured to North Carolina. Currently, I’m completing a travel assignment through Cardiac Staffing, an agency based in Little Rock, Arkansas. I’m working at York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania. www.HealthcareTraveler.com Editorial Advisory Board Members are mobile providers nominated by their respective travel company representatives. As schedules permit, they submit story ideas and/or manuscripts and agree to be interviewed. By discussing issues with our staff, they assist Healthcare Traveler in creating a base of knowledge, experience, and insight for defining and developing editorial content. W Nursing Members Mary Jo Alessio, RN Supplemental Health Care Teresa (Terri) Allen, RN Onward Healthcare Lora Anderson, RN Banner Health Travelers Virginia Bialk, RN Bridge Staffing Paul Bier, RN Innovative Placements Dayne Bowers, RNC, RN Network Pam Campbell, RN Trustaff Rose Cousineau, RN Medical Express Nigel Day, RN MedCall NorthWest, Inc. Dorothy Del Valle, ADN, RN First Assist Katrina Essenburg, RN Clinical One Christopher Freedman, RN Nurses Rx Tim Groves, RN American Mobile Healthcare Terry Hall, RN Trinity Healthcare Staffting Group Jennifer Hamrick, RN, CNOR NovaPro Staffing Glenda Hardy, RN PPR Healthcare Staffing Lila Johnson, RN Cross Country TravCorps Karen LaBlanc, RN Aureus Medical Group Christopher LaCounte, RN, CEN, NREMT-P, LP National Healthcare Staffing Travel nursing has opened up a whole new world of places and cultural experiences for us. Everyone in my family loves this lifestyle. The boys enjoy visiting historic homes, museums, and —Tonya Basque, RN other interesting places. And we all enjoy outdoor recreation and going hiking whenever we can. We just learned that New Year’s celebrations in Pennsylvania are much different than those in Texas. People eat different foods here and hold different traditions. Even the nursing culture is different. Down South, we focus on comforting the patient first. I guess it’s that Southern hospitality kicking in. Here, we’re more clinical and direct with the patient. The focus is on getting well quickly. Both approaches are healthy and good for the patient, but they’re definitely unique. And as a traveler, I get to experience a wide range of nursing styles. “As a traveler, I get to experience a wide range of nursing styles.” A new world Vicki Lawson, RN Attentive Health Care Yvonne Lawson-Thomas, RN InteliStaf Travel Jean Magnuson, RN Soliant Health Charlotte Mansfield, RN, FNE, SANE Advantage RN Monti (“Micki”) Marsh, RN HRN Services Inc. Joni Parcell, RN Favorite Healthcare Staffing Bill Pletch, RN Professional Nursing Service Rosemary Primeaux, RN Preferred Healthcare Staffing, Inc. Bonnie Richlin, RN Matrix Healthcare Services, Inc. Susan Sabatula, RN The Right Solutions Mandeep Smith, BSN, RN Procare USA Jenny Thompson, RN American Traveler Staffing Professionals Aleksey Yukhvid, RN White Glove Placement, Inc. Allied Health Members Emily R. Brawner, OT American Traveler Staffing Professionals Keith Carregal, PT Sunbelt Staffing Marsha Dexter InteliStaf Travel Josephine Feldman, RT TeamStaff Rx David Garrard, BHS, RRT, RCP, CCEMT-P, PNCCP Cirrus Medical Staffing Outdoor adventure One of my most favorite memories as a traveler is when we were located in North Carolina. We packed up the family and joined three other travel nurses to visit a park in Winston-Salem. The hiking was fantastic; the kids had fun climbing big boulders, and we saw several stunning waterfalls. I love that we have the time to get to know an area because we’re there for several months instead of just a day or two. Whenever we have free time, we ask the locals what they think is cool to do and see in an area. People are always willing to talk about their hometowns, and we end up finding places we might never have found on our own. We also have a family hobby of racing gas-powered remote controlled 12 Healthcare Traveler February 2009 Debora Janzen, RT (R)(T) ATC Travelers Erika Lee, PT Supplemental Health Care Richard Mahnke, PT Soliant Health Dawn Morse, PT Trinity Healthcare Staffing Group Apollone Reid, MPH, PT Destination Healthcare Staffing Joel Sauer, CNMT Favorite Healthcare Staffing Paule Thomas, OT PPR Healthcare Staffing Kurt VanZandt, ASCP, BS On Assignment Patti Witkiewicz, RPT Cross Country TravCorps Jodi Wolfgram, RDMS, RT Aureus Medical Group www.healthcaretraveler.com http://www.HealthcareTraveler.com http://www.healthcaretraveler.com

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Healthcare Traveler - February 2009 Editor’s Desk Contents In a Flash Paws for Thought Field Notes Med Ec-cerpts The Economic Meltdown What Really is a “Tax Home”? Beach Therapy Drug Update Professional Update Advice of Counsel Cityscape Advertisers’ Index Name It Contest Rules On Assignment Tax Facts Dot.com Big Deals Allied Corner Going the Distance Classifieds Tales from the Road

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