Topics About 'Travel Nursing'.

So, I have been considering traveling for awhile now. I have been a nurse for about 4 years, and I have 2 years of MICU/STICU (float) experience, and a year (gonna be closer to 2) of CVICU experience. Most of my experience comes from a Level I trauma...

With the healthcare staffing shortage never seeming to end, you've probably heard about travel nursing. There are probably even a few travel nurses floating around your unit. After hearing about the dreamy lifestyle and huge paychecks, maybe you're t...

International Travel is Growing Again For some, this is a long-awaited relief! They have been waiting to hop on a plane to wherever, whenever! For some, it is the chance to finally see that family member again. Maybe for some, it is a dreaded nec...

As an experienced RN, BSN with pre- and post-COVID travel nursing experience, I have worked with multiple travel nurse agencies and many hospitals in multiple states as a contracted intensive care unit (ICU) nurse. Through my first-hand travel nurse ...

Table of Contents Local Travel Nurse Local Travel Pay 50-Mile Rule Find A Local Nursing Travel Jobs Pros and Cons How To Be A Local Travel Nurse Conclusion Are you a travel nurs...

As you prepare for your travel nurse adventure, securing safe and affordable housing is essential to a successful assignment. Short-term leases for temporary placement can pose challenges for new and experienced travel nurses seeking suitable accommo...

For many people, working as a travel nurse is an exciting prospect, but if you have pets, you may agonize over whether you should leave them behind or bring them along on your adventure. Worry no more -- in this article, we will look closer at the wo...

Usually I am here hoping to offer advice, now I suppose I am here to seek it. So, little bit of background. I have been a nurse for, about 4 years. I started 1 year in a Stepdown/Telemetry Unit (Lvl III), then I did 1 1/2 years as a MICU/SICU float p...

Hi everyone! I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. I'm a first time travel nurse going to NY to help with the crisis. After speaking to a few agencies, I decided to go with a smaller one that was able to work with me on preferences and pay. T...

Long story short, after being married for 24 years with 4 children, I unexpectedly and very quickly found myself a single Mom this year. So now post divorce I find myself with absolutely no retirement to speak of and I am looking for a fresh start a...

So much false information surrounds travel nursing and the IRS. Some nurses believe they are cheating the IRS by receiving a housing stipend tax-free from their employers and it's only a matter of time before the IRS sends the police to lock them up....

Hi everyone! I am looking for some insight..I work as a staff member at a LTC/SKILLED facility, and I also travel with a staffing agency. The agency I work for has no work locally so I travel at least an hour. I receive a flat rate that is pretty dec...

Hi Nurse Beth, I'm a nurse in L&D. I started as a new grad and have close to a year's experience now. I work in a unit with a high turnover in both staff nurses and leadership. There's a lot of instability, we are frequently understaffed yet ther...

Dear Nurse Beth, I have the unforeseeable dilemma of which job do I pursue? I have a travel nursing recruiter that I had contacted a couple months ago about possibly taking a travel assignment over the Summer, who now has a high paying assignment in ...

Hello: I have been interested in travel nursing for a while. I was wondering if anyone had any recent experiences with Aya Healthcare? I see they weren't getting such great reviews, but in the past year, it seems maybe there were some management ch...

As a travel nurse, I'm heavily involved in the community. I scour the facebook groups, LinkedIn posts, and of course, the Allnurses forum. I started travel nursing nearly two years ago and I never want to stop. It's the first time in my nursing caree...

I'm thinking of changing specialties to either ER or OR, but I love the travel nurse life. So many question here is for the OR nurses in the group- how long were you an OR nurse before traveling? And how much experience do you think is needed? ...

I know I have a previous post that discusses this, but I’m flat out asking, are any travelers in NYC seeing their contracts get cancelled?

The concept of travel nursing began as a solution to provide additional nurses to areas/hospitals experiencing a nursing shortage. Over the years this has become a very popular option for those wanting to change locations and assignments regularly an...

Hey Everyone, I’ve been a nurse for about a year and six months working in the intensive care unit . I’ve decided in the new year to begin travel nursing, I put in my resignation about a week ago , and the offer I’ve been given has made me have secon...

Travel nursing has become more popular since the COVID-19 pandemic. A variety of factors can be attributed to this shift, particularly the crisis pay we were seeing for an extended time. A lot that came with the initial waves of COVID is slowing down...

I have often been asked what travel nursing is like and here is my answer: “Travel nursing is a wonderful, adventurous, lonely, miserable, exciting, stress-inducing job that is not for the faint at heart, but so fabulous!” I actually did say just tha...

I'm an RN, and I've worked primarily agency for the past 10 years. I had to take 18 months off due to IVF and low WBC count. I'm healthy now, and looking for work. I'm originally from Detroit, but own a home and live in Florida now. I want to go back...

I’ve been loyal to a well-known and reputable travel company for 2 years, only taking contracts with them. So needless to say, I’ve gotten to know my recruiter well. My last contract... I did not extend; and it ended in November. The extension ...

With all that has happened during and after Covid, travel nurses have become the norm. I am struggling with the wide range of experience and behaviors. We have about 10 travelers on my unit right now and most (>80%), but there are a few that, quit...