There is a staffing shortage of nurses, particularly in high-need units that require specialized skills and experience. Travel nurses can fill the void with their diverse expertise and experience in areas that need it. Partnering with a reputable healthcare staffing agency will allow you to continue providing quality care with nurses experienced in high-need units.

Staffing Shortages in High-Need Units

Units such as the ICU and emergency are high-need units with frequent staffing shortages. These units require specialized skills and the ability to work under pressure. Here are ways a travel nurse can help in high-need units:

• Fill staffing shortages quickly. Units will experience unplanned staffing shortages due to factors such as increased patient census, employee turnover, or an extended leave of absence. Travel nurses can step in quickly to ensure quality patient care continues.
• Help during a crisis. High-need units like ICUs and emergency rooms experience a surge of patients during flu season, pandemics, or natural disasters and must have the staff to accommodate the rush. Travel nurses are flexible and can help your facility with seasonal and crisis demands.
• Specialized experience. Specialized units demand nurses with specialized skills and expertise. Travel nurses have extensive experience in high-demand areas and take on these patients immediately.
• A different perspective. When you hire a travel nurse for a high-need unit, you will get an adaptable problem-solver who will give you a new perspective and knowledge from working in various healthcare settings.

Specialized Skills for High-Demands

Healthcare is a highly specialized industry. Specialty units within a healthcare facility, in particular, need nurses with extensive knowledge and highly specialized skills. If these nurses are not available, patient care suffers. With travel nurses, you get expertise in various medical specialties such as ICU, emergency, or neonatal care. These nurses also bring their experience from working in different healthcare facilities throughout the country.

Patient Care

Travel nurses have a considerable impact on patients in high-need units. Healthcare facilities hire these professionals to fill staff shortages. By doing so, the patient-to-nurse ratio remains manageable, opening up opportunities for more attentive care. Travel nurses bring a variety of experiences, having worked in multiple healthcare settings and with different patient populations. They are responsive to the needs of a diverse patient population. These perspectives benefit patients with improved outcomes.

Staff Support

Patients are not the only ones affected by staffing shortages. The long hours of high stress often cause permanent staff members to encounter burnout. Travel nurses are frequently a welcome sight in the units because they give support to staff and share their workload.

Get Help From a Staffing Partnership

High-need units require nurses with extensive experience and specialized skills. Finding and hiring these nurses with specialized skills can be a difficult task. Let a staffing partner help you. ADN Healthcare has extensive experience placing highly skilled travel nurses in high-need units throughout the country. These professionals can help you continue to deliver the best patient care experience at your healthcare facility.