growth – Wandering Sparrow

What is Nursing Now?

So much is changing in the field of nursing with the pandemic as a major driving force. How are hospitals going to keep up?

Rolling hills, broad blue skies, green trees and grasses, friendly faces, comfortable routines, South Carolina has definitely a breath of fresh air after responding to the crisis in New York. Everything moves a little slower, it’s a little hotter, and sweet iced tea is the beverage of choice to cool off on a muggy summerContinue reading “Sweet Home Carolina”

Nursing in chaos and recovery

The light above the door begins to blink as the speaker in the hall starts its sharp unending march of tones. “I got it, you can turn it off,” I shout down the hallway as I push up out of the chair. First is the mask, I feel the straps dig into my cheeks, myContinue reading “Nursing in chaos and recovery”

So what’s a traveling nurse?

When I first decided to start travel nursing, I received a lot of questions from my family and friends. Where was I going? Was I moving and for how long? Would I keep my staff job? What do you mean travel nursing? I didn’t realize how mysterious travel nursing was, and even I had someContinue reading “So what’s a traveling nurse?”

A Calling

I’ve always held to the belief that we are each called to something in life. Sometimes it’s obvious to us, sometimes it’s not. I found nursing at the suggestion of my husband during a tumultuous time in my life. I was grasping at unraveled ends of yarn, hoping to twist them back together and makeContinue reading “A Calling”