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The Top Fifteen Most Engaging Travel Nursing Blogs

By Jeff on Mar 12, 2010 in Featured, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Career Advice, Travel Nursing Life, Travel Nursing Tips

There are a lot of great travel nursing blogs out there and some other sites have done a good job of compiling them into “Top Lists” (Top 50 Travel Nursing Blogs, Top 100 Travel Nursing Blogs, The Ultimate Guide to Travel Nursing: 100+ Resources and Guides), but here at Travel Nursing Blogs.com we are always checking [...]

A new year, a new travel nursing company

By Jeff on Jan 22, 2010 in Featured, Featured Article, Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Career Advice, Travel Nursing Tips

Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to find a new travel nursing company?

Well, one of the best ways to find a good travel nursing company is through referrals from other travel nurses. A referral lets you get the inside scoop, beyond what their website says or what their recruiters tell you. Because face it a company’s website is not going to tell you if they are always late with your paycheck or if they will forget to call you for weeks at a time while you are on a travel nursing job.

Ask a Travel Nurse: How should I plan to get around during my travel nursing job?

By David Morrison R.N. on Jan 13, 2010 in Ask a Travel Nurse, Featured, Featured Article, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Tips

I have always wanted to travel to New York and it is still on my “to do” list. However, when you travel to any big city such as New York or San Francisco, special consideration must be given to the transportation you will use while on assignment.

Being a traveler takes some adjustment.

By Patrick on Jan 11, 2010 in Featured, Featured Article, Patrick's Travel Nursing Posts, Travel Nursing Tips

As a traveling nurse you already have much to adjust to. Perhaps you’re moving from east to west so you have the differing time zones which can put your sleep schedule all out of whack. Then there’s the new hours in which you’ll be working, maybe going from day to night shift and there’s also the possibility of you taking on a different role. The list is vast when it comes to making the adjustments for travel nurses. The most important of these changes is within the traveling nurse themselves.

Ask a Travel Nurse: How do I get everything done before I leave for my travel nursing job?

By David Morrison R.N. on Jan 06, 2010 in Ask a Travel Nurse, Featured, Featured Article, Travel Nursing Tips

Last week we talked about preparing for the start of a new assignment. Despite swearing that I would never follow in my mother’s footsteps of being a “list” person, I must say that a good “to-do” list can be very helpful in keeping track of all the things that need to be accomplished when embarking on a travel assignment.

Ask a Travel Nurse: How do I keep track of all my state licenses?

By David Morrison R.N. on Dec 23, 2009 in Ask a Travel Nurse, Featured Article, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Career Advice, Travel Nursing Tips

Any nurse who has been traveling for a few years has undoubtedly collected a handful of different state licenses. Keeping current with all these licenses can be tricky, especially if any have specific requirements.

Make your travel nursing taxes easy with these resources

By Jeff on Dec 18, 2009 in Featured Article, Travel Nurse Finances, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Tips

The end of the year is approaching, which means it is time to start preparing now so that tax season is no sweat. It is much easier to deal with your taxes if you know what you need ahead of time, instead of scrambling at the last minute.

Ask a Travel Nurse: How do I get the holidays off before I start my travel nursing assignment?

By Jeff on Dec 16, 2009 in Ask a Travel Nurse, Featured Article, Travel Nursing Tips

The past few weeks we have been discussing some ways to ensure time off during the Holiday season. This week we’ll look at a few final ways to get time off during the Holidays.

One final option you might have is to request the time off prior to starting your assignment. Now not every facility will agree to this, but it depends mostly on your approach.

Who's the best around? See Healthcare Traveler's Recruiters of the Year

By Jeff on Dec 11, 2009 in Featured Article, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Career Advice, Travel Nursing Tips

Every December Healthcare Traveler Magazine puts out its Recruiters of the Year Showcase. It celebrates great recruiters as nominated by their travel nurses. For the recruiters there is no better testimonial than when their nurses take the time to nominate them. And the fact that the list is compiled through an unrelated third party makes it [...]

Ask a Travel Nurse: What should I do if I need one of the holiday shifts off to spend with my family and friends?

By David Morrison R.N. on Dec 02, 2009 in Ask a Travel Nurse, Featured Article, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Tips

Last week we discussed making some extra money over the Holiday season by working on the “Big Three” (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years). However, what should you do if you need any of these shifts off to spend with family and friends?

There's no time like the presesnt?

By Jeff on Nov 20, 2009 in Featured Article, Travel Nursing Career Advice, Travel Nursing Tips

As Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years approach a lot of travel nurses find themselves between assignment this time of year and they tend to want to put off finding a new travel nursing job until after the holidays are over.

Ask a Travel Nurse: Should I sell my home to be a travel nurse?

By David Morrison R.N. on Nov 18, 2009 in Ask a Travel Nurse, Featured Article, Travel Nurse Taxes, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Benefits, Travel Nursing Tips

A reader recently asked my advice on whether or not to sell her home to travel. She wanted to know which would be better, keeping her home for the tax implications, or renting an apartment and using it to maintain a “tax home”.

Take a library with you during your travel nursing job

By Jeff on Nov 13, 2009 in Featured Article, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Fun, Travel Nursing Life, Travel Nursing Tips

As a travel nurse one thing that you have probably found difficult is to take your books with you. Whether they are your old favorites that you love to read at Christmas time or the ones you have been waiting to read all year. Until the last couple of years your only choice was to only take just a few with you or pay for a library card in the city your travel nursing job was in, but now thanks to advancements in wireless reading technology you can take an entire library, newspaper stand and magazine rack with you to your assignment.

Dealing with that annoying co-worker.

By Patrick on Oct 19, 2009 in Patrick's Travel Nursing Posts, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Tips

Hopefully this hasn’t happened to you while you’re on a travel nursing assignment, but have you ever had to work along side a fellow nurse who just drives you batty and you find yourself at the end of the shift saying, “Calgon, take me away!” Yeah, it happens… Because nobody’s as perfect as you. Right? [...]

Decide where to move while being a travel nurse.

By Patrick on Oct 05, 2009 in Patrick's Travel Nursing Posts, Travel Nursing Fun, Travel Nursing Tips

Deciding to take your nursing career further by becoming a traveling nurse is a huge decision and one that takes careful planning. It’s not the easiest thing to just pick up and leave all that you are use to behind. You’ve established yourself and have made roots, all of which took a lot of time [...]

14 questions to ask your travel nurse recruiter

By Jeff on Oct 02, 2009 in Featured Article, Travel Nurse Company, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Career Advice, Travel Nursing Questions, Travel Nursing Tips

Finding the right travel nursing recruiter is something you can either let happen by accident or you take a proactive approach and ask the right kind of questions to make sure you find the best recruiter for your personality.
The relationship you have with your recruiter needs to be one based on trust and respect, so make [...]

Ask a Travel Nurse: What are the advantages of owning a "tax home" as a travel nurse?

By David Morrison R.N. on Sep 02, 2009 in Ask a Travel Nurse, Featured Article, Travel Nurse Housing, Travel Nurse Taxes, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Benefits, Travel Nursing Career Advice, Travel Nursing Tips

In my last post I spoke about maintaining a home while you are on the road traveling. This week, I wanted to address the advantage of doing such a thing.

The thing I have always loved about travel nursing is that the housing is provided by your travel company. Were it not for this, I, and [...]

He who wants to change the world should already begin by cleaning the dishes.

By Patrick on Aug 31, 2009 in Patrick's Travel Nursing Posts, Travel Nursing, Travel Nursing Tips

If you are a travel nurse or a frequent traveler there are some important measures one must take to ensure that the living space you’ll be occupying is safe and sanitary. As a traveling nurse you are relocating every 13 weeks or so and it is in your best interest to start a routine for [...]

Ask a Travel Nurse: What should I do with my house when I am a travel nurse?

By David Morrison R.N. on Aug 26, 2009 in Ask a Travel Nurse, Featured Article, Life on the Road, Travel Nursing Life, Travel Nursing Tips

Another nurse, with whom I work, was thinking about giving travel nursing a try and asked what I did about my home when I traveled.
If you have been a nurse for awhile, there is a good possibility that you have invested in some sort of home. Whether it is a condo or a house, having [...]

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