As busy as the holidays felt, who can blame someone for pouring a big glass of red wine when they get home? But, who has time for a hang-over this time of year? Whether you’d like to cut back on your alcohol intake in the new year, or you need some kid-friendly or sober friend…
How to Survive Night Shift Like a Pro
If you are a nurse who enjoys getting your work done with few interruptions and you like having the time to get to know your patients and coworkers, consider working the night shift. For night shifters, the trade-off to an unconventional sleep pattern is a (mostly) pleasant work atmosphere. At the same time, there is…
Oklahoma: Location Guide
The wind comes sweeping down the Plains, but nurses in Oklahoma enjoy a diverse array of geographic features. Forests cover approximately 24% of the state and water covers about 1,224 square miles, with more man-made lakes than any other state. It also has parts of the Ozark, Arbuckle, Wichita, and Ouachita mountains within its borders….
Which Certifications Will Give Me The Most Job Opportunities As A Travel Nurse?
In the United States (US), there are approximately 1.7 million traveling nurses that work in various specialties. Not only do travel nurses gain experience in different patient populations, travel to new places, and experience different cultures, they are also compensated very well. Because of sky-high rates and the COVID-19 pandemic, travel positions are currently at…
Nurse of the Week: Sharon
🎉❤️CONGRATS! To @nursesharonnotarte who is our Healthcare Professional of the Week! She is a RN in Florida! Check out her story below: “I’m an international nurse from the Philippines and moved to Florida. I’m a licensed Practical nurse and a Registered Nurse for 3 years here in Milton, FL. I worked in a Skilled Nursing Facility and…
ICYMI: 2021 Nurse of the Week
It may seem hard to believe but the end of 2021 is only days away! While 2020 was the official “Year of the Nurse”, we decided we didn’t want the celebration to end and that we wanted to highlight a healthcare hero weekly! We randomly chose 10 Healthcare Professionals and our favorite quotes from them…
End of 2021: What Nurses are Saying
As we close out 2021, it’s important to look back and reflect on the year in nursing. 2020 was especially hard for nurses, and unfortunately, 2021 didn’t provide much relief. Nurses still feel underappreciated, underpaid, understaffed, and overworked. And, who can blame them? They’ve been in the crossfire of this pandemic for almost 2 years…
5 Things You Didn’t Know Vivian Could Do
Vivian is not an agency, but a job marketplace for healthcare professionals to browse with pay transparency. We are here to empower healthcare professionals to find their perfect job opportunity faster, and easier than ever before. Our overall goal is to advocate for nurses and other healthcare workers and provide resources about trends in the…
TV Shows for Your Holidays
With the holidays right around the corner, what better way to relax after work, running errands, and checking off your holiday to-do lists, than with a nice hot cup of cocoa and a solid TV show? Sit back, put your feet up, and relax with these TV shows that are sure to give you all…
How to Build a Winning Resume
Whether you’re looking for your next full time job, first nursing position, or next travel job you need an updated and well formatted resume. It’s your golden ticket to getting the hiring manager’s attention! It gives the hiring team a quick overview of who you are, what you have to offer and why they should…
How to Give A Solid Nursing Report
Are well-developed nursing reports a dying art form? With ongoing staffing shortages and increasing patient loads, nurses may be too exhausted to think clearly at the end of a shift. It can be easy to dismiss report as one more trivial task and rush through patient information for the sake of making it to the…
We’re Only Human: Facing PTSD in Nursing
As nurses, we’re likely to experience some form of trauma on the job. It’s a high-stress career. Nurses in any setting may experience traumatic events. We’ve also seen post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on the rise within the medical field since the beginning of the pandemic. Those working in COVID units, emergency departments, ICU settings, mental…
No-fuss Ways to Implement Mindfulness and Gratitude
During a month notoriously known for thanksgiving and sharing kindness, I wanted to share a few ways to practice mindfulness and gratitude to go along with the November theme. With the holiday season upon us, sometimes it’s difficult to find time to pause and notice all the moments that bring joy to our daily lives….
Get Hired With an Amazing New Grad Nurse Resume
Getting the nursing job you really want hinges on standing out among all the other applicants. Snagging a hiring manager’s attention can be doubly difficult as a new graduate nurses just entering the field. When you’re a new grad without any work experience looking for your first nursing job, play to your strengths. It’s vital…
How to Become a Pediatric Cardiac ICU Nurse
Pediatric nurses have the knowledge and expertise to care for children of all ages in various healthcare settings. They must be knowledgeable about the growth and milestone development of the child and how to collaborate with the child’s family when providing care for the child. Specifically, a pediatric cardiac ICU nurse specializes in the care…
7 Tips to Leave Your Pre-Shift Anxiety at the Door
Nursing is a highly respectable and productive career that is growing every day. However, it’s a fairly stressful job that can often not keep up with the demands of the healthcare industry. Between 60% and 80% of nurses regularly experience emotional burnout, anxiety, stress, and physical burnout. Nurses experience stress in the lead-up to their…
Healthcare Professional of the Week: Arianne
🎉❤️Congrats to @ariannemaeands, our Healthcare Professional of the Week! She is a Lab Scientist who loves helping patients get the diagnosis they need. “I’m from the Philippines I’ve been working as a lab scientist in here for 5 years now. I’m a generalist and I’ve work in microbiology, serology, chemistry, hematology, blood bank and clinical…
5 Nursing Certifications in High Demand
Are you seeking a promotion, aspiring to pivot into a specialty area, or want to improve your nursing skills but don’t want to pursue another degree? Does the thought of more opportunities, increased marketability, and even building a stronger foundation in a specialty you love seem attractive? If so, you may want to consider gaining…
Nurse of the Week: Nikki
🎉❤️Congrats to @nikkistixrn , our #Veteran Nurse of the Week! She served in the USAF and has a passion for her patients in the ER! “The Air Force lead me into nursing. I have worked in Public health, Oncology, Pediatric Psych, and the ER. I have been a nurse since 2008.” View this post…
How to Leave Employer Reviews on Vivian
The team at Vivian is committed to transparency and is dedicated to making your job search easy and informed. We were the first to post pay with ALL our jobs, and we ask employers to give us as many details as possible about each job post to fulfill that promise of transparency. Vivian supports nurses…
What are Nurse Licensure Compact States?
The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact began on January 19, 2018, but most nurses simply refer to it as the NLC, or “the compact.” The NLC allows registered nurses and licensed practical nurses/licensed vocational nurses to apply for one multistate license in their home state and practice in person or via telehealth in any state that’s…
Nurse of the Week: Yogi
🎉❤️Congratulations to @yogikingrn who is our Nurse of the Week! She is a travel nurse with a passion for her patients in the ICU! She has been a nurse since 1993. She started in the Philippines, then worked in the USA since 2011 as an RN. She worked in Oncology, cardio-thoracic, ER, and ICU. Then,…
Top Ways to Boost Your Mood After a Tough Shift
Nurses often work multiple shifts in a row. Stress can run high at the end of a stretch of days. You start out the day out tired after sleeping maybe 5 hours between each shift, and things just keep happening on the floor. Your unit is short staffed, your team already admitted multiple patients and…
Nursing Shortages: A State-by-State Breakdown
Nursing shortages have been the norm for decades with shortages occurring when demand outweighs supply. However, severe shortages in nursing staff are reportedly going to worsen much sooner than expected in some states. The blame for more intense shortages may be at least partially due to the strain of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and to…
Easy Fixes to Stop Over-Scheduling Yourself
As a floor nurse in a neonatal ICU, I’m no stranger to feeling burned out. It’s difficult to find a balance between work and personal life. As nurses we work long shifts that are mentally, emotionally, and physically tiring. Not to mention, there’s usually little downtime in between each shift. Now that I’m in my…