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This Nurse in the News is a go-getter who craves challenges and change and has been in nursing for thirty-four years, the last nineteen specializing in ER. Variety and freedom are two of the things Denise loves best about working for Axis. She used to skydive and has now taken up scuba diving. Her new lifestyle has enabled her to get her diving license in Florida and she next plans to head to Hawaii for more underwater adventure and work with Axis. “I always have something to look forward to now,” she says.
Denise started off as a young LPN because she didn’t fancy a predictable, boring career as a secretary or one of the other few positions that were open for women “back in those days.” After five years, Denise decided she liked being a healthcare professional and making a difference, so she got her RN and worked in ICU for another nine years.
Denise’s move to ER came about through the persistence of a doctor with plans to revamp the whole department. He handpicked his doctors and nurses and, after much perseverance, finally convinced Denise to join his ER staff. They worked together for the next 17 years. The constant change, lack of routine, and the excitement of the ER were like a tonic to Denise, whose motto might be “No Rut.” Every day brought a different series of challenges to be met and overcome.
Having been in the business so long has given Denise a chance to see a lot of changes, not all of them to her liking. “Politics have taken over nursing and medicine – it’s big business now and nursing has changed.” She had become disillusioned with healthcare systems, the ER doctor who recruited her had left, and she didn’t like what she saw happening to her chosen profession. “I just tired of it – I didn’t want to be a nurse anymore.”
Denise began looking into the possibility of doing some travel nursing, surfing the Web for a company she could work with. “I was within one day of signing with a different company when I came across the Axis Web site. They were right up front about what you’d have to do, what you’d make, what overtime would be – and let me tell you, that’s rare. They didn’t make you jump through the hoops.”
She quit her staff position and the next month went on her first travel assignment to Sacramento, California. Before she went, she was a bit nervous about how a travel nurse, an “outsider,” would be received. “But they couldn’t have been nicer. They treated me so well and I started loving nursing again.” She now works exclusively as a travel nurse for Axis.
Denise keeps telling her friends in nursing, especially those who have grown kids, “This is the way to go.” Every place she has worked has asked her to extend, but she loves the change and freedom to go all over the country - seeing new places, meeting new people. “If I really love a place, I can always extend for another 13 weeks,” she says.
Denise plans on being a travel nurse for Axis from here on out. “They’re a very personal company and true to their word. I’ve never had a problem that hasn’t been sorted out immediately.” She continues, “Yes, nursing is not glamorous – it’s hard work…I still work weekends, holidays…but if you love people and are sure it’s something you really like doing, it’s all worth it eventually.”
We at Axis are happy to help our healthcare professionals find what’s good in nursing again. “It’s evolved full circle,” Denise says, “I love what I do again.”
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