The theme for this year’s National Nurses Week should be near and dear to every nurse’s heart. The “Culture of Safety: It Starts with You” slogan calls all nurses to take proactive steps that will contribute to safety in their practice environments. For travel nurses, this means supporting safety cultures at hospitals and medical facilities across the nation.

1. 4 Ways Travel Nurses
Can Support
Safety Cultures

2. Are you
“a travel nurse”?
What can you do to
improve safety?
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3. ACTUALLY, there are several things
you can do …
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4. Be There
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5. “Travel nurses fill a
critical gap in care
requirements…”
— Richard Ricciardi,
P h D, NP

6. Embrace your role as part of a vital
workforce.
 Adequate nurse staffing can
directly impact patient outcomes
and health care worker safety.
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7. Be Part of the
Team2

8. “Good communication and
knowledge of the roles and
responsibilities of all [team]
members…will result in
improved safety practices."
— Richard Ricciardi,
PhD, NP

9. Learn evidence-based methods to quickly
integrate into your new team.

10. Be Up to Date
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11. Practice continuous
self-improvement of
your skills and
education.
Free CE courses are available
to travelers who work with
our staffing partners.

12. Be Willing to
Share4

13. Travel nurses gather experience,
techniques and skills on
assignments across the country.
 Be willing to learn new best
practices in safety—and share
them with colleagues.
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14. T h e r e a r e s e v e r a l w a y s t r a v e l n u r s e s c a n
s u p p o r t s a f e t y c u l t u r e s a t t h e i r a s s i g n m e n t
f a c i l i t i e s a c r o s s t h e n a t i o n :
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Be There
Be Part of the Team
Be Up-to-date
Be Willing to Share

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