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Part of my job is speaking with fellow nurses on a daily basis.  I speak with nurses about the upsides and downsides of travel nursing, local contract nursing and staff nursing.  I speak with nurses from all walks of life.  Some nurses I speak with work in prisons, some in doctor’s offices, some in outpatientRead more

  As the on-going nursing shortage creates additional open travel nursing jobs, more and more nurses are considering travel nursing.   For this discussion, let’s assume that you’re already on a travel assignment that will be ending fairly soon.  As you begin your preparations to leave, you’ll typically be preoccupied with packing up your personalRead more

       When I’m not trying to figure out how we can place nurses into the best nursing jobs in the USA – I have a tendency to be philosophical. This blog entry is one such occurrence.        We are, as a society, suffering from information overload. There are precious few places to avoid it. TheRead more

  One of the hallmarks of travel nursing is the fact that usually the nurse is on the road, often away from home computers.  Traveling nurses sometimes go to a library or use communal computers for such tasks as processing with a new travel nursing company, checking e-mails, and  sometimes performing financial transactions (online bankingRead more

So you’ve made a decision to take the plunge and accept your very first travel nursing job? Congratulations! Maybe you’re suddenly in an empty nest – with children grown and gone. Or maybe you’re just looking for an adventure. In any case, Travel nursing can be exciting and rewarding, both personally and financially. That said,Read more