A nurse’s new reality: recycling masks, wiggling out of gowns and calming fears. Aya traveler Emily Gundlach’s Southern California gig has her conserving equipment, shifting future plans, her dreams of Big Sur replaced by Netflix and books. Learn more in this Wall Street Journal article. Read More
Patience and kindness go a long way — and these are virtues that Aya travel nurse, Dillon, has mastered. Dillon was selected as Aya’s most recent DAISY Award winner for going out of his way to treat one his patients with compassion, integrity and thoughtfulness. A travel nurse… Read More
On July 13, nearly 100 Aya employees and clinicians, along with family and friends, gathered together to promote diversity recognition and celebrate love and equality in the San Diego Pride Parade. The event is the largest single-day civic event in the region and one of the largest Prides in the… Read More
Friends and traveling nurse duo, Stacey and Kathryn, just won a DAISY Award thanks to their attentiveness and kindness towards a critical patient they shared. Because they worked opposite shifts, they were able to care for the same patient, and they did so with compassion and understanding. Showing DAISY… Read More
Sometimes a picture is worth more than a thousand words. And providing compassionate care is worth more than receiving an award. The Award Aya travel nurse Yinessa recently took extraordinary care of a patient in the neuro ICU. Read More
The cries a PICU nurse hears daily would be enough to bring many people to tears. It takes a strong person to work with children who are sick — and that’s exactly what Aya traveler Kayla is! Kayla was selected as Aya’s most recent DAISY Award winner because of… Read More
How do you know when a traveler is rocking an assignment? They’re nominated for a DAISY Award! We’re thrilled to share that Aya travel nurse Mayra, who’s working at a facility in Pennsylvania, was recently nominated for this prestigious recognition. The DAISY Award honors the skillful, compassionate care… Read More
It takes a lot of heart and top-notch nursing to win a DAISY Award. And that’s exactly how Aya traveler Bre’yanna impressed a clinic patient last month. The patient shared that Bre’yanna was one of the best nurses she’d ever encountered, praising her compassionate care and kind demeanor. Bre’yanna… Read More
[masterslider id=”692″] Congratulations to Aya traveler, Brianna, who was selected as a DAISY Award winner! She was nominated by a charge nurse on her unit for her compassionate care and for being a great patient advocate. Recently, Brianna cared for a critically ill patient whose personal treatment wishes were different… Read More
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: CHOC Children’s (CHOC), a Magnet-designated facility located in Orange County, opens about 35 new graduate nurse positions for their residency program two times a year. They typically receive hundreds of applications for these few positions. CHOC opened their new grad residency program application process for seven… Read More
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: CHOC Children’s (CHOC), a Magnet-designated pediatric healthcare network, includes a state-of-the-art 334-bed main facility hospital in Orange County. The facility faced several challenges including a high census year-round — with a perfect storm of core vacancies, seasonal peaks and increased patient census. Additionally, CHOC’s float pool… Read More
[masterslider id=”115″] Aya Healthcare’s partnership with The DAISY Foundation means that we have the opportunity to recognize excellence in travel nursing! If you have a compelling story about a fellow Aya traveler and their work with patients, consider nominating them for a prestigious DAISY Award. All nominees should have: Served… Read More