Author: Katie Dixon

Katie Dixon is Triage's Communications Manager with three years of experience in the healthcare staffing industry. She spends hours dedicated to reading, researching and writing, offering her a deep understanding of the industry's trends and topics that healthcare travelers care about.
Working as a Traveling Nurse

Working as a Traveling Nurse: Pros and Cons to Consider

Travel nursing is a challenging career that can be highly rewarding. A travel nurse offers vital services in understaffed healthcare settings, performing all of the roles of a traditional nurse. This makes them experts in their field.  A travel nurse has to be flexible and ready to persevere in challenging situations while also having the […]
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Nurse Patient Communication

Building Effective Nurse-Patient Communication: 8 Key Strategies

Your patients trust you during some of the most vulnerable, uncertain, and worrisome moments of their lives. They look to you for answers in these critical times, as well as support and medical treatment. But here’s the thing—your ability to adequately help them (and their ability to trust the decisions you make regarding their care) […]
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block scheduling for nurses

Block Scheduling for Nurses: Expert Tips to Get the Schedule You Want 

If you’re considering working as a traveling nurse, you’re likely weighing the different types of nursing schedules available. If that’s the case, a block scheduling option might be on your list.  The following article offers a one-stop shop for all the information you need to determine whether block scheduling is for you. It explores block […]
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