Mental Health: Brighter Future
When we look at mental health, we are often only shown the end results of someone who has successfully taken care of their mental health.
Keeping Up with the Krew: Tricia
Tricia, a medical-surgical nurse, found herself furloughed in April 2020, as elective procedures (non-emergency surgeries) came to a screeching halt in the aftermath of the United States lockdown.
Keeping Up with the Krew: Natasha
When Natasha originally heard about Krucial Rapid Response she thought there was no way it was real.
Keeping Up with the Krew: Claire
Claire was on an international flight home, transporting patients from Mexico in March 2020 when she first heard about Krucial Rapid Response.
Compassion Fatigue: What is it and Ways to Cope
Compassion fatigue, also known as secondary traumatic stress or vicarious trauma, stems from working in a field where you are helping or caring for other people, and the trauma or stress experienced by your patients starts to emotionally overwhelm you and affect your personal life.
The Stages of Dating Krucial Rapid Response
The love story of a lifetime.
How to Integrate Active Leisure into your Daily Routine
Watching television, scrolling through social media, or playing video games are all sedentary activities, and what psychologists categorize as passive leisure. While these outlets do help us decompress, heavily relying on these inactive past times to unwind does little to benefit our mental and physical health in the long term.
5 Factors Medical Professionals Should Consider for Their Next Travel Assignment
These are the top five factors we recommend one to consider before locking in on a travel assignment: wage, location, duration, schedule, and benefits.
Krucial Rapid Response’s Year in Review: 2021
As the clock struck midnight at the beginning of 2021, there were mixed emotions about the year ahead of us.
The Psychological Benefits of Emergency Deployment
Deciding to deploy can be daunting. It requires making quick decisions that completely alter the course of one’s life.
What Does it Mean to have a Nurse License Compact (NLC)?
Whether you are a seasoned travel nurse or a beginner with aspirations to explore the country and help communities, understanding where you stand in terms of eligibility is paramount.
Medical Professional Gift Guide
Let’s be honest. Some of us are endowed with the art of gift-giving, and some of us…struggle, to put it nicely. Our natural talent in this department either makes holiday shopping a daydream or an absolute nightmare.
Krucial Five Day Gratitude Journal
Gratitude is something we regularly fail to remember in the everyday chaos of life.
Mental Health Resources: Combatting Stress Brought on by the Pandemic
COVID-19 created challenges healthcare workers have never faced before while simultaneously overwhelming hospitals with patients who needed isolation at a speed many were not ready for.
Top 6 Destination to Visit with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
To help our Reservists get the rest they deserve, Krucial Rapid Response has recently partnered with Wyndham Hotels & Resort to provide a way for you, our Reservist, to save for a vacation.
Beginner’s Guide to Emergency Response Deployments
In our heads, traveling is a rosy-colored dream. However, we quickly realize after taking off those rose-tinted glasses and examining the details with clearer vision, preparing for a trip is a huge task.
The Forbidden Word: Krucial Krew’s Superstitions
Whether you admit it or not, superstition is a part of many people’s lives.
Healthcare Professionals: Bringing Chivalry into the Modern Age
Over the past two years, Krucial’s Reservists have seen it all – from the frontlines of a pandemic to the coast of hurricane disasters – enduring some of the toughest trials of their medical careers.
Misrepresentation of Nurses on Television
A common trope found in modern media is the popularity of medical television shows and movies.
How to Stay Connected with Your Loved Ones on a Travel Assignment
Even by choice, leaving your friends, family members, and loved ones behind is never an easy decision to make.
