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Every time I take a new travel assignment or relocate myself more “permanently”, I have a goal and a purpose in mind. As previously featured on my social media sites, I have a map of the United States on my wall at home and every time I visit a new state, I get to scratch …
It’s been 7 years since I graduated nursing school and started on this journey of being an Emergency/Trauma RN and, let me tell you, it hasn’t come with a shortage of insane stories. Over 5 of those years working as an RN have been in the ER which has been almost exclusively in level 1 …
It’s been almost 6 months since I started this journey to make The Wandering Nurse Blog a success! If you know me in real life, you know I am a bit of a dichotomy in a lot of areas of my life. You should probably know by now that I am a travel ER/Trauma RN, …
“You were built for the audacity of the dreams in your heart!” YOU GUYS…last week I had the most incredible, life-changing, powerful experience of my adult life. After working two 12-hour night shifts in a row, I hopped in my car and drove myself to Portland on no sleep. Alaska Air got me through a …
When I talk about the subject of Botox and express my love of it, people often respond with “You’re crazy! You don’t need Botox!” And they’re right. There is one huge reason why I do not, in fact, need Botox: I ALREADY HAVE IT! I started getting treatments when I turned 30 earlier this year …
Tinder, Hinge, Coffee Meets Bagel, Bumble, Match.com, OkCupid…the list goes on and on. For single adults in 2019, it is almost a requirement to be on at least one dating app or website. Why is this? For me personally, dating apps take the place of going out to a bar to meet other singles near …
Women are incredible. We are strong, resilient, considerate, loving, and usually the glue of our families who hold everything together. Women posses so many positive qualities and are a huge part of today’s workforce, however, we continue to be paid less than a man for the same work and are often passed over for promotions. …
At 30 years old, true surprises in life come few and far between. This April I was lucky enough to get an incredible gift from my best friend Sam that included an amazing surprise. For my birthday gift, she got me a freaking VACATION ya’ll. And here’s the best part–I didn’t find out where we …
Definition of “sexual assault” (noun): illegal sexual contact that usually involves force upon a person without consent or is inflicted upon a person who is incapable of giving consent (as because of age or physical or mental incapacity) or who places the assailant in a position of trust or authority In recognition of April being …
In June of 2018, after discovering my friend Amber had never been to Chicago, I put together the most touristy itinerary possible to introduce her to my FAVORITE major city! What turned out to be an extremely HOT (temps in the 90s…help me, this Northerner is melting) weekend also proved to be very fun. Whether …