Whether to do contract nursing or not depends on you. Contract nurses make more money in some cases, than staff nurses do. They do not have to participate in administrative duties like monthly quality assurance reports. They will also never get cancelled, like staff nurses do. Contract nurses do get benefits like regular employees, 401k, medical, group banking, discounts, etc. However, if you are interested in being a staff member for a hospital for a long period of time, then working on staff is the best for you. Being a nurse for 5 years, I have done both and contract nursing has been the best experience for me. Check out www.travelnurse.bigstep.com.