How to Write a Nursing Cover Letter

Posted by Soliant on November 13, 2023November 13, 2023/

How to Write a Nursing Cover Letter

As a prospective nurse, it’s essential to showcase your skills, experience and passion for the profession in the most effective way possible. That’s where a well-crafted nursing cover letter comes in!

A cover letter not only introduces you to potential employers but also highlights your unique qualifications for the nursing position you’re applying for. In this blog, Soliant Health hiring experts provide everything there is to know about crafting the perfect cover letter for nursing jobs, including a step-by-step guide packed with tips to stand out and a nursing cover letter example and template so you can get started with confidence.

Travel Nurse Housing Guide

Posted by Soliant on October 11, 2023October 11, 2023/

Travel Nurse Housing Guide: How Do Travel Nurses Find Housing?

Travel nursing has become an incredibly attractive career for healthcare workers in recent years, offering nurses the ultimate flexibility and control over when and where they want to work—while also helping to meet the needs of healthcare facilities nationwide. There’s a high demand for nurses, meaning opportunities for travel nursing jobs are growing.

Travel Nursing: An Insider Look at Being a Travel Nurse

Posted by Soliant on April 26, 2023April 26, 2023/

As the most trusted professionals in America, nurses are in extremely high demand, and data shows that this demand will persist for years to come.

According to an April 2022 nursing workforce analysis published in Health Affairs, the total supply of RNs decreased by more than 100,000 from 2020 to 2021, the largest drop ever observed in the last four decades. Most of these nurses who left the workforce were employed in hospitals, meaning now, hospitals in smaller U.S. cities are fighting to fill nursing positions so that they can offer patients the quality care they need.

The high demand for nurses, combined with the latest trends in employment—more flexibility and control over when and where employees want to work—makes travel nursing an ideal career for many in the healthcare industry.

How To Write a Nursing Resignation Letter

Posted by Tera Rowland on November 30, 2020February 25, 2021/

In the world of nursing, job change is a regular path to promotion or at least getting out of an unsatisfactory situation. However, for whatever reason you have decided to leave your nursing job, it’s essential to have a positive exit strategy. Your last impression of your current job can impact your career prospects for years to come.

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The Second Job Interview: What To Expect and How To Prepare

Posted by Tera Rowland on October 15, 2020May 5, 2021/

So close, but so far away – That’s probably the best way I’ve ever heard the second job interview summed-up: At this point, you’ve made your way past dozens, perhaps thousands of candidates to the next (maybe even final!) round of assessments for an hourly-wage job, a clinical role, or a high-responsibility executive job at a hospital, clinic, or health-related company.

The Pros and Cons of Nursing Unions

Posted by Tera Rowland on August 26, 2020May 5, 2021/

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20.4% percent of RNs and 10 percent of LPNs and LVNs in the U.S. are union members.

What’s more, unionized nurses can earn an average of $200-$400 more per week than non-unionized nurses.

So why not join a union? It turns out, doing so is a more complex (and personal) issue than just signing up and cashing-in on the extra pay (if applicable) and other benefits – real or perceived.

Here’s a quick look at some of the upsides and pitfalls of having such representation: