{"id":580,"date":"2013-12-23T22:16:39","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T22:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelnursingcentral.com\/blog\/?p=580"},"modified":"2013-12-23T22:16:53","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T22:16:53","slug":"holiday-fun-tips-travel-nurses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelnursingcentral.com\/blog\/holiday-fun-tips-travel-nurses\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Fun and Tips for Travel Nurses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/travelnursingcentral.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Santa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-581\" alt=\"DB102709001\" src=\"http:\/\/travelnursingcentral.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Santa.jpg\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\"><\/a>With Christmas right around the corner we&rsquo;re knee-deep in the Holiday season. Even if you&rsquo;ll be working this Christmas and\/or New Year&rsquo;s it&rsquo;s tough to avoid all the fun and fanfare of the season.<\/p>\n<p>As part of our little celebration here at Travel Nursing Central, we&rsquo;ve rounded up a few Holiday-related links we&rsquo;d like to share with you. Whether purely for fun or loaded with good advice for travel nurses, here are some holiday fun and tips for travel nurses&nbsp;for you to enjoy and\/or learn from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aureus Medical Group&rsquo;s blog offers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aureusmedical.com\/news\/2013\/12\/10-steps-to-managing-holiday-stress-for-the-travel-nurse\/\">10 Steps to Managing Holiday Stress for the Travel Nurse<\/a>. This is for all travelers, whther &ldquo;on the job or on the go&rdquo; this holiday season.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/travelnursingblogs.com\/health-and-wellness\/nurses-parody-christmas\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Travel Nursing Blogs shared this fun video<\/a> of nurses in a UK hospital parodying Mariah Carey&rsquo;s &ldquo;All I Want for Christmas&rdquo; in their version: &ldquo;I Don&rsquo;t Want a Christmas With Flu.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scrubsmag.com\/whats-your-hospital-holiday-tradition\/\">Scrubs Mag asked their Facebook fans for their hospital holiday traditions<\/a>, and received some inspiring and creative answers.<\/li>\n<li>The Gypsy Nurse offered <a href=\"http:\/\/thegypsynurse.com\/christmas-alone\/\">this post on how to handle spending Christmas alone<\/a>. The tips are handy as far as what to do over the holidays and how to have the right attitude about flying solo.<\/li>\n<li>Medical Solutions&rsquo; blog shared <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.medicalsolutions.com\/travel-nurse-holidays\/happy-holidays-medical-solutions\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">this funny Christmas medley<\/a> from their Omaha office.<\/li>\n<li>TravelNursing.com offered up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelnursing.com\/news-and-features\/feature-detail\/The-Road-Warriors-Guide-to-Surviving-the-Holidays\/41841\">The Road Warrior&rsquo;s Guide to Surviving the Holidays<\/a>, which includes tips for enjoying the holidays wherever you are and tips for staying safe on the road.<\/li>\n<li>NurseZone.com chimed in with their <a href=\"http:\/\/asktheexpert.nursezone.com\/2013\/12\/all-i-want-for-christmas-travel-nurses.html\">Travel Nurse&rsquo;s Wish List<\/a>, including five Christmas must-haves for travel nurses and five stocking stuffers for travel nurses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We hope this list provides some education and entertainment for travel nurses over the holidays!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Christmas right around the corner we&rsquo;re knee-deep in the Holiday season. Even if you&rsquo;ll be working this Christmas and\/or New Year&rsquo;s it&rsquo;s tough to avoid all the fun and fanfare of the season. 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