Get ready to show some love to the real superheroes of healthcare! National Nurses Week is the perfect time to celebrate the incredible work of the healthcare industry’s most important caregivers. Discover the history of this recognition week and the way it’s celebrated across the country.

Breast cancer awareness dominates October. From pink ribbons to messages of hope, it’s a time to call attention to one of the most prominent forms of cancer and the millions of people it affects each year. This month is a difficult time for many — nurses included. Here’s what travel nurses can do to prioritize their own health this month, while delivering a message of hope to patients and families dealing with breast cancer.

With fears of recession rising, many professionals are rethinking their career choices. Why aren’t nurses more concerned about job security? There’s no such thing as a recession-proof industry, but healthcare comes close.

Women have traditionally dominated the nursing field. But current data shows men are increasingly choosing this healthcare field. As attrition rates see women leaving the profession, the nursing industry is entering a period of gender equilibrium.

Travel nurses remain in high demand in 2022. The pandemic appears to be winding down, but nursing shortages remain a glaring problem for healthcare facilities.

There aren’t enough nurses to go around, and many facilities are paying a premium to attract and retain travel nurses. Now, some groups want to put a cap on how much travel nurses can earn.

Two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the virus continues to cause hardship. While vaccinations have proven largely effective in reducing the severity of the illness, new variants continue to test the resolve of those on the front lines. The latest, Omicron, is the most transmissible variant yet, leaving nursing professionals to answer questions from an increasingly confused population.

It’s no secret that the more experienced and credentialed you are as a nurse, the more in-demand you are — and the higher your wage opportunities. For nurses with specialties, travel nursing is lucrative, and you can usually take your pick of exciting destinations where your skills are needed. Here’s a look at the top travel nursing specialties in high demand right now and how to leverage your skills into an amazing travel nursing career.

The development of a COVID-19 vaccine has been nothing short of a medical marvel. It’s so unbelievable that, in fact, many people are having a hard time believing it. They’re suspicious of the vaccine and hesitant to get it. Nurses and other medical professionals are now faced with the arduous challenge of not only vaccinating the general public, but also dispelling the incorrect notions and misinformation that’s making people resistant to inoculation.

While we’re learning more about COVID-19 every day, what’s still unknown are the long-term, lasting effects of the virus. As we enter year two of the pandemic, physicians are beginning to warn about possible complications from “long COVID,” a protracted bout with the virus that takes its toll on the immune system. As patients find themselves seeking medical attention months after a positive diagnosis, nurses need to consider the effects of long COVID.