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Last updated: 10/18/2011

Travel Nursing

Travel nursing is an exciting career for nurses that are looking for a change of pace. There is a nationwide nursing shortage that is expected to grow to 800,000 within ten years. For nurses this means that their services are growing in demand. The travel nursing industry works to meet the needs of both healthcare facilities and nurses.

New Table of Contents

  1. Travel Nursing Reminders
  2. Travel Nursing Blogs.com
  3. What is travel nursing?
  4. What are the benefits of travel nursing?
  5. Travel Nursing Links
  6. The Most Important Thing About Travel Nursing
  7. Featured Travel Nursing Lenses
  8. Travel Nursing in the news
  9. Warning:
  10. Travel Nursing Videos
  11. Travel nursing in blogs
  12. News on the nursing shortage
  13. Nursing Links
  14. Shop for stuff that will make travel nursing easier
  15. Finding your travel nursing job is easier with a GPS
  16. All travel nurses need a good Atlas
  17. Travel Nursing Books
  18. Travel Nursing on Twitter
  19. New Guestbook
  20. Reader Feedback
  21. Traveling Nurse Company
  22. Other Travel Nursing Blogs
  23. Travel Nurse Aim's Blog
  24. Adventures in Travel Nursing
  25. Travel Nursing Company Blog
  26. Ask Conrad!
  27. Travel Nursing Company Links
  28. My Lenses

Travel Nursing Reminders

Don't forget to love travel nursing!

Travel Nursing Blogs.com

Tips for your travel nursing life

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What is travel nursing?

A typical travel nursing assignment is 13 weeks long at a hospital that needs to meet its census levels. Taking a travel nursing job allows the traveler to do several things:

Earn more money than she/he may make at a perm position

See parts of the country they may not normally ever get a chance to see

Learn new skills and broaden their resume

What are the benefits of travel nursing?

The benefits of travel nursing can vary from company to company, but most travel nursing companies offer:

Good pay rates: Can vary from company to company and assignment to assignment. This can depend on your discipline and experience

Housing: Most companies offer paid housing, some offer housing that is private and fully furnished; while others have you live with other travelers

Per Diem: Per Diem allowances are a great opportunity for travel nurses to earn extra money, but not all companies offer it

Day One 401(k) Plan: Typically these are company matched and have first day enrollment

Referrals: Referral bonus programs come in all shapes and sizes, but the most common is $500

Travel Reimbursement: Tax-free travel stipends covering the costs of traveling to and from assignments

Day One Insurance: These are usually nationwide health and dental insurance plans that have first day enrollment

License Reimbursement: Many companies offer reimbursement for state licensure costs

Direct Deposit: This is a fairly standard benefit in which your weekly paycheck is directly deposited into your checking account

Vehicle: Some companies will also offer you a tax-free vehicle stipend

CEUs: Many companies also cover the cost of your Continuing Education requirements

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Have RN Will Travel

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Important!

The Most Important Thing About Travel Nursing

Always find a travel nursing company that is going to be there for you.

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Travel Nursing in the news

Nursing offers rich job landscape
Even if our areas should be saturated with nursing graduates, I am open to travel nursing, as well." Why did she do it? Why did she leave a career that had treated her so well to enter college as she neared 50? Because it was something she had always ...
New staff at Dingmans Medical Center
She then opted for the challenge of travel nursing, finding herself stationed in hospitals and clinics all over the country from Washington to South Carolina; from Arizona to Alaska. She was placed in equally varied settings in each station including ...
Bayada Home Health Care buys competitor
Seller AMN Health Services Inc. of San Diego, a healthcare staffing firm, paid $59.5 million in September 2010 for Nursefinders Inc.'s parent company, whose main business provided travel nursing and other clinical services.
Avontuurlijke verpleegkundigen in de VS : travel nurses
Je zou travel nursing kunnen vergelijken met werken als gedetacheerd verpleegkundige. Je bent dan in vaste dienst bij de detacheringsorganisatie terwijl je zo nu en dan van opdrachtgever wisselt. Wie weet belandt je zo nog eens op de Antillen.
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Travel Nursing may eliminate nurse burnout.

Travel Nursing Videos

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Travel nursing in blogs

Nursing offers rich job landscape
Even if our areas should be saturated with nursing graduates, I am open to travel nursing, as well." Why did she do it? Why did she leave a career that had treated her so well to enter college as she neared 50? Because it was something she had always ...
New staff at Dingmans Medical Center
She then opted for the challenge of travel nursing, finding herself stationed in hospitals and clinics all over the country from Washington to South Carolina; from Arizona to Alaska. She was placed in equally varied settings in each station including ...
Bayada Home Health Care buys competitor
Seller AMN Health Services Inc. of San Diego, a healthcare staffing firm, paid $59.5 million in September 2010 for Nursefinders Inc.'s parent company, whose main business provided travel nursing and other clinical services.
Avontuurlijke verpleegkundigen in de VS : travel nurses
Je zou travel nursing kunnen vergelijken met werken als gedetacheerd verpleegkundige. Je bent dan in vaste dienst bij de detacheringsorganisatie terwijl je zo nu en dan van opdrachtgever wisselt. Wie weet belandt je zo nog eens op de Antillen.
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News on the nursing shortage

Demand for Nurses Growing
Nursing shortage forecast at Lake of the Woods District Hospital
School Nursing Shortage: A Catch-22 for Families
Kathleen Long: Why the Florida nursing shortage matters
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    Wednesday_Elf Sep 11, 2010 @ 4:02 pm | delete
    Good information for anyone interested in being a travel nurse. I'm not a nurse, but used to work at a hospital and had a friend who left our hospital to become a Travel Nurse.... and she LOVED it. It's not for everyone, especially if you have solid ties to an area and don't want to leave -- or if you have a family. But a great opportunity and an interesting change if you enjoy the variety. I was a medical transcriptionist and I would have REALLY enjoyed going to different places, working in different hospitals, meeting new people. You have some good resources here.

    PS: I found you when you introduced yourself over in SquidU. Nice to meet you.
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    BooJeeBeads Aug 24, 2010 @ 12:36 pm | delete
    Wow, this is the first time that I heard of travel nursing! I'm not a nurse but I'm sure nurses really dedicate their time in hospitals. Surely, this is a new breed of nursing job that can help nurses enjoy what they do. Great resources also!
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    cnatraining555 Jul 7, 2010 @ 6:46 am | delete
    A wonderful resources.Thanks.
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    HawaiiRN808 May 30, 2010 @ 9:32 pm | delete
    Aloha from Hawaii! Very well organized article about Travel Nursing.
    -Mike
    http://www.hawaii-nursing.com
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    alicatt26 Feb 17, 2010 @ 11:06 am | delete
    Check out these stories from Travel Nurses: http://oanursetravel.com/TravelBook.html
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Other Travel Nursing Blogs

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