Spotlight on Texas Travel Nursing: Hot Locations
By Christine Whitmarsh, MD, BMS The popularity of Texas travel nurse jobs reflects the Lone Star state’s growing reputation as a hot business, relocation and leisure destination. Travel nurses have a multitude of ways to spend their days off, depending on which part of our nation’s second largest state their travel nursing assignment takes them to. Here is a quick guide to the biggest regions in Texas*, to help you make your wish list...
Travel Nursing in Alaska: Northern Destination
By Christine Whitmarsh RN, BSN Before I had ever even contemplated Alaska as a leisure, work and relocation destination, I steadily started receiving rave reviews from friends and family members about our nation’s largest state. I will admit that prior to this, when I thought of Alaska I envisioned lots of snow and darkness and most recently a certain vice presidential candidate. In reality, Alaska is one of America’s hottest tourist...
Career Opportunity: When Patient and Nurse Travel Together
By Christine Whitmarsh RN, BSN Experienced travel nurses are well accustomed to living out of suitcases, RVs, and furnished apartments from bustling Boston to lavish Los Angeles. But what happens when patients needing constant skilled nursing care want to join in the fun of travel? Companion nursing is what happens! This very special, unique niche in nursing, allows patients with disabilities and other chronic conditions requiring the...
Destination Spotlight: Travel Nursing in California!
By Christine Whitmarsh, RN, BSN It is home to Disneyland, Hollywood, the “Governator”, and spectacular mountain, desert and coastal scenery. California also features a never ending roadmap of hospitals, large and small, in need of nurses. California, our third largest state, offers travel nurses some of the most diverse job opportunities and ways to spend leisure time of any state. It should come as no surprise that California travel...
Q&A with Travel Nurse, Best Selling Author Epstein LaRue (Pt. 1)
By Christine Whitmarsh RN, BSN Epstein LaRue, RN, BS, is a seasoned travel nurse and published bestselling author of several books on travel nursing. Her “Highway Hypodermics” series of books have been best-sellers on Amazon.com. I recently spoke with Epstein by phone about her experiences in travel nursing, her books and her advice for current and aspiring travel nurses. TNS: How did you get into travel nursing – did you start there...
Travel Nurse Source Website Highlights
By Christine Whitmarsh As a new blogger here on Travel Nurse Source, I recently took a self-guided tour of the website. Hopefully your travel nursing career will soon benefit from some of the site highlights and areas that I found to be especially useful. Home Page: Scroll down to the middle of the page and you’ll find a list of featured travel nurse job descriptions with location, salary and specialty area listed. This is a perfect...