http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Article/list/2140 Feature articles about clinical practice specialties, such as operating room, emergency care, and critical care, for travel nurses and mobile allied health professionals. 2009-11-21T13:25:49Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Modern+Medicine+Now/Travel-nurses-and-surgical-technologists-in-rural-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/583970?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Travel assignments in rural settings not only can offer a different perspective, but also can open up a plethora of professional opportunities for travel nurses and surgical technologists. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlestandard/healthcaretraveler/092009/583970/nurse_flash.jpg XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Travel+Nursing/Healthcare-travelers-find-jobs-in-non-acute-settin/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/519305?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Two traveling nurses and one travel nursing agency expert describe healthcare traveler opportunities in non-acute settings. 2008-06-01T04:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlestandard/healthcaretraveler/222008/519305/NursingTravelNonAcute_flash.jpg XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Travel+Nursing/Traveling-cardiac-care-nurses-amp-technologists-re/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/511567?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 For traveling cardiac care specialists, job opportunities are a chance to showcase their skills and amend them with new experiences. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlestandard/healthcaretraveler/172008/511567/TravelNursing-cardiac_flash.jpg XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Travel+Nursing/Travel-nurses-and-surgical-technologists-succeed-i/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/494764?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 The operating room (OR) is a place where some of medicine's elite practice their craft. If you are an OR nurse or a surgical technologist (ST), this environment is your domain. 2008-03-01T05:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlestandard/healthcaretraveler/092008/494764null XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Healthcare+Traveler+Lifestyles/Advantage-Allied-health/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/480923?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Government officials now anticipate a shortage of allied health professionals to the tune of 1.6-2.5 million by 2020. Here, Healthcare Traveler takes a closer look at current and future mobile prospects for physical, occupational, and respiratory therapists and speech-language pathologists. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlestandard/healthcaretraveler/522007/480923/TravelTherapyTechnologists_flash.jpg XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/lead+item/Critical-Care-Travelers-Caring-for-the-sickest-pat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/326283?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 For many patients, the time they've spent in an intensive care unit (ICU) is a vague memory. They don't recall being intubated, catheterized, or connected to lines and monitors. But their families remember quite clearly how sick their loved ones were, their own fears and exhaustion, the expertise of the staff, and the constant vigilance, support, and sensitivity of those providing care. 2006-05-01T04:00:00Z XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Fast-forward-Travelers-amp-the-21st-century-OR/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/313640?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 As a result of greater precision in the OR, recovering patients experience less discomfort. 2006-03-01T05:00:00Z XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/North-to-Alaska-The-coolest-destination-for-ED-tra/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/179725?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Why are emergency department (ED) travel nurses drawn to Alaska? Perhaps it is the anticipation of a rustic adventure or the allure of the unknown. After all, these professionals obviously embrace the fast pace and unpredictability of ED departments. They also like the idea of new practice settings to maintain and enhance their skills; otherwise they wouldn't have become mobile providers in the first place. 2005-09-01T04:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlestandard/healthcaretraveler/372005/179725/TN_thumbnail.jpg XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Critical-care-perspectives-Travelers-share-high-to/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/160874?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 The healing touch of a nurse's hands lends more than just a quick overview of a patient's status. Rather, it conveys caring and comfort, especially to those who are seriously ill. In the high-tech surroundings of a critical care unit, where there are the constant bleeps and beeps of monitors and pumps, this professional's understanding and empathy can make a world of difference to patients and their families. 2005-05-01T04:00:00Z XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/In-the-OR-Focus-on-travelers-in-Neuro-Ortho-Peds-a/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/150393?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Fortunately for travelers, the nation's 85,000 OR nurses have never been so in demand. 2005-03-01T05:00:00Z XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/The-urban-challenge-ED-travelers-answer-the-call/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/122539?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Whether ED travelers are in search of personal, professional, or clinical challenges, assignments in inner-city hospitals and trauma centers prove to be the ultimate adrenaline rush. 2004-09-01T04:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlestandard/healthcaretraveler/382004/122539/mn_tn_thumbnail.jpg http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlestandard/healthcaretraveler/382004/122539/main_main.jpg XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Delving-Deeper-Subspecialties-in-Critical-Care/ArticleLong/Article/detail/94678?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Perhaps they are recuperating from open-heart surgery or organ transplant. Maybe they are recovering from multiple injuries sustained in an automobile accident or house fire. 2004-05-01T04:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlelong/healthcaretraveler/192004/94678/image1_tn_thumbnail.jpg http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlelong/healthcaretraveler/192004/94678/image1_main_main.jpg XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/OR-Emerging-Roles-Exciting-Challenges/ArticleLong/Article/detail/88055?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Life in the operating room (OR) has changed dramatically in the past ten years: More ambulatory surgery centers are providing alternative locations for procedures, while technological advances like laparoscopic surgery and even robots have many ORs looking like sci-fi movie sets. 2004-03-01T05:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlelong/healthcaretraveler/112004/88055/image1_tn_thumbnail.jpg http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlelong/healthcaretraveler/112004/88055/image1_main_main.jpg XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Pediatrics--A-specialty-of-the-heart/ArticleLong/Article/detail/75325?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Although it may not be experiencing as high a demand as others in today's market, opportunities exist for clinicians wishing to meet the challenges and reap the rewards of pediatric practice-while experiencing life on the road. 2003-11-01T05:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlelong/healthcaretraveler/462003/75325/child_main.jpg XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/The-future-of-imaging/ArticleLong/Article/detail/72454?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Although W.C. Roentgen realized he had happened onto something significant with his discovery of radiologic technology in 1895, he was not quite sure of its nature. To signify this unknown, he named the concept "x-ray." 2003-10-01T04:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlelong/healthcaretraveler/422003/72454/MRI_main.jpg XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/EMERGENCY-ED-nurses-needed-STAT/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/68796?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Speak to just about any emergency department (ED) nurse, and he or she will tell you that the unpredictability of the specialty is what makes it so appealing. Most nurses agree that busier is better. The wailing of the ambulance siren, the flinging of the ED doors, and the whirling of the helicopter is what gets their adrenaline pumping. 2003-09-01T04:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlestandard/healthcaretraveler/362003/68796/mn_tn_thumbnail.jpg http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlestandard/healthcaretraveler/362003/68796/main_main.jpg XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Labor-amp-Delivery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/63027?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Clinicians specializing in labor and delivery (L&D) often insist they are involved in the most appealing area of the healthcare profession. It has more to do with life than death, with miracle than struggle. Indeed, L&D has been described as an "affirmative" specialty, rather than a reactive one. Nevertheless, labor and delivery nurses and surgical technologists must rely on their expertise to ensure that nothing goes wrong in the birthing process. When issues do arise, these providers have to be able to respond quickly in a spirit of cooperation with members of the L&D team, from obstetricians, midwives, and anesthesiologists to other nurses and surg techs. 2003-07-01T04:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlestandard/healthcaretraveler/282003/63027/Labor_main.jpg XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Air-Transport--Taking-Flight/ArticleLong/Article/detail/56843?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 On December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright secured their place in the history books as the first humans to fly. Although the 12-second flight reached an altitude of only 10 feet, the world of aviation was about to soar, and it would bring with it some amazing developments. 2003-05-01T04:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlelong/healthcaretraveler/202003/56843/secondary_image_thumbnail.jpg XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Traveling-in-Neonatal-Intensive-Care-Giving-Birth-/ArticleLong/Article/detail/56848?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Neonatal intensive care is a relatively new subspecialty that first gained prominence in the 1960s and has been constantly evolving ever since. It is now possible to save sick and premature infants who would not have had a fighting chance only a couple of generations ago. Like other areas of critical care, this subspecialty is at the forefront of technology. To be successful in it, nurses must be very skilled, knowledgeable, and adaptable-some of the same characteristics possessed by mobile providers. 2003-05-01T04:00:00Z XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Nuclear-Medicine-An-Evolving-Specialty/ArticleLong/Article/detail/53721?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Since nuclear medicine (NM) was first categorized as a specialty of radiologic technology 50 years ago, a lot has changed-including its reputation among the general population. Thanks to medical and technological advances, this specialty is now an integral element in the healthcare delivery system. 2003-04-01T05:00:00Z XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/lead+item/Healing-Hearts-in-the-OR-A-Group-Effort/ArticleLong/Article/detail/48813?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Since cardiovascular surgeries can last for several hours - or the entire length of a provider's shift - it's little wonder numerous CVOR nurses and surgical technologists classify teamwork an element of practice that is almost as important as clinical expertise. As a result of working together for extended periods of time and relying on the precision of their colleagues, many of these professionals share mutual admiration and tight bonds. 2003-03-01T05:00:00Z http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/data/articlelong/healthcaretraveler/102003/48813/main_main.jpg XML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Non-Acute-Care-SettingsA-Different-Kind-of-Practic/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/44539?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Most healthcare travel professionals are assigned to understaffed hospitals, where they will spend the next 13 weeks in bustling medical/surgical units, hectic emergency departments, or any number of other demanding acute care environments. The majority of travelers thrive in these dynamic practice settings. But even the most committed of acute care specialists crave a change of pace on occasion or look to alleviate an oncoming case of burnout. 2002-12-01T05:00:00Z HTML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Oncology-An-Optimistic-Outlook/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/44545?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 There was something different about Esther Hinds' patient on this particular assignment. It was not just because she had leukemia and was only 18 years old. Nor was it because she was experiencing the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. In fact, the young woman was struggling with the psychological aspects of losing her hair, experiencing an identity crisis because she did not look like the person she used to be. 2002-11-01T05:00:00Z HTML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Rehabilitating-a-Specialty/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/44550?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 "Keep your goals reachable." That is often the advice nurses and therapists give their patients as they face the challenges of rehabilitation after a serious injury or illness. Ironically, it is probably the same mantra healthcare professionals told themselves after experiencing the debilitating effects of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA). With the exception of the advent of managed care, few other actions have had such a sweeping impact on the industry. 2002-10-01T04:00:00Z HTML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Trauma-Care-Then-Now-and-Tomorrow/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/46959?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Over the past several years, the American public has been glued to TV sets, watching the nurses and physicians of "ER" as they care for patients. Some of the most exciting scenes feature people with multiple injuries resulting from automobile accidents or other traumatic incidents. 2002-09-01T04:00:00Z HTML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/MedicalSurgical-NursingPutting-a-New-Spin-on-an-Ol/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/44552?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 The medical/surgical specialty has launched nursing careers for generations. Traditionally, these units have provided a basic clinical foundation for new graduates - giving them an opportunity to gain experience with a variety of health conditions and patient populations - while offering veteran nurses the chance to continuously hone their critical thinking and assessment skills. 2002-08-01T04:00:00Z HTML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Critical-Care-NursingDefining-the-Possibilities/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/44553?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 Critical care nurses are in demand. While this generic statement could apply to just about every nursing specialty today, it very aptly describes the present employment market for these practitioners. 2002-06-01T04:00:00Z HTML http://healthcaretraveler.modernmedicine.com/healthcaretraveler/Practice+Specialties/Opening-DoorsOpportunities-in-the-OR/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/44554?contextCategoryId=2140&ref=25 In the operating room, clinical expertise, technology, and interpersonal skills converge to save lives and make the sick well. It is a mysterious place to patients and professionals alike, with only a few unique providers allowed inside. 2002-04-01T05:00:00Z HTML