What Travel Nurses Should Know About Social Media Usage and HIPAA
Life as a travel nurse is exciting, and with good reason. This career offers plenty of opportunities to explore new cities, meet new people, and work in an engaging environment. It’s understandable that many travel nurses often choose to document their travels – and sometimes their work lives – on social media. It can be tempting to document your adventurous professional life on social media. Your followers will love...
How Travel Nurses are Helping to Address the Nursing Shortage in Oncology
It’s no secret that the nursing shortage is causing a crisis in the healthcare industry. This problem poses a significant threat to the oncology field. Cancer is one of the most prevalent diseases in the U.S. and those numbers continue to rise. It’s projected that 1 in every 3 men and 1 in every 2 women will develop cancer in their lifetime. This means there will be an increased need for care from teams familiar with their specific...
How to Build Community as a Travel Nurse
Travel nursing is a wonderful way to experience the world and meet people from all walks of life – including a variety of cultures! However, as a travel nurse, making friends both at your workplace and within the area where you are living can be difficult. Travel nurses need to have a community they can lean on. Research has shown that 92% of nurses deal with work-related stress. As a travel nurse, you have to deal with additional...
6 Tips When Interviewing for a Travel Nurse Job
Are you currently applying for a role as a travel nurse? If so, you will likely have at least one interview on the phone or in person. Travel nursing is a great way to explore different parts of the country while doing something meaningful and fulfilling. But before you can land your dream job, there’s one more step – the interview process. If you’re looking for a travel nurse job, preparation is key! But don’t worry...
Financial Milestones for Travel Nurses to Work Toward by Age
Travel nurses take on various positions throughout the year at different times and locations. Every new position varies in pay, cost of living, and time off between assignments. While this kind of schedule can result in a life of adventure, such flexibility and change can make it challenging to manage your personal finances and achieve your monetary goals. Reach your financial milestones at every age throughout your travel nursing...
How to Make Sure You Are Getting the Right Travel Nurse Housing Stipend
Understanding travel nurse pay packages, how to determine fair pay, and your travel nurse housing stipend are hard things to grasp as a new traveler. Now, with COVID crisis rates being advertised and job market fluctuations, it can be even more confusing to figure out how to know if you are making enough money to cover housing for the area you will be living in. There is not a one size fits all solution to determining if your...