Five Ways to Conquer Time Management as a Nurse
While you may have mastered time management in nursing school, the day-to-day of being a nurse in a hospital is an entirely new challenge. Not only are you constantly pulled [...]
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Self-Care for Nurses during and after a Pandemic
We’re a few months into 2021 and have seen high adoption rates and efficacy for the COVID-19 vaccines. But as you’re well aware, especially if you’re in healthcare, the battle [...]
How Shearwater Places Nurses in U.S. Hospitals
If you’re a foreign nurse considering working in a U.S. hospital, there are many steps to complete in the immigration process with the help of an employer sponsor. You can [...]
Why Nurses Were Furloughed During a Pandemic
A Nurse Shortage vs Nurses Furloughed As the U.S. battled the COVID-19 pandemic, government officials and hospital administrators stressed their growing need for nurses, especially early on, in places like [...]
According to Nurses: How Hospitals Responded to COVID-19 [Infographic]
When U.S. hospitals were beginning to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals around the world were also preparing for and handling the virus as it hit their countries. As a [...]
The Impact of International Nurses on U.S. Hospitals
Why Hospitals Recruit Foreign Nurses Most are familiar with the U.S. nursing shortage, and we’ve written about the statistics in the past. This shortage drives some hospitals to work with [...]
How We Help Nurses Meet EB3 Visa Requirements
It’s never been more crucial to understand EB3 visa requirements. Across the U.S., doctors and nurses are overwhelmed with patients suffering from COVID-19, and experts estimate 1 in 8 nursing [...]
Flatten the Curve – Is It Necessary?
Our current goal as a nation is to "flatten the curve." Government and Healthcare leaders across the U.S. are implementing more stringent social distancing guidelines and policies daily, all in [...]
8 U.S. Nursing Myths Explained
Shearwater Nurse Leaders, Melissa Lacy and Jenny Altman, recently sat down over a cup of coffee to discuss U.S. nursing myths. We wanted to capture this insightful conversation on video [...]
Shearwater Health Announces Clinical Ladder Program for All Nurses
When nurses apply to take their nursing career to the U.S. with Shearwater Health, there’s a common theme: they want to advance their career and gain more opportunity in their [...]
How a Kenyan Nurse Leader Advances the Nursing Profession in Prague
Shearwater Health sponsored Dr. Miriam Carole Atieno Wagoro, dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Nairobi in Kenya, to speak at the 48th EDTNA/ERCA International Conference in [...]
Shearwater Creates Inaugural Clinical Advisory Board with International Nurses
We are humbled by the courage of nurses we recruit from many different countries to come work and live in the United States. They are adventurous and passionate enough to [...]