The life of a travel nurse is far from ordinary. Besides exploring the country, making new friends and expanding their résumés,
travel nurses get to experience things that make their lives and their jobs worthy of a story. Read our traveler stories and
other interesting articles that offer insight into various aspects of travel nursing and life on the road.
Experienced RN Improves as a Nurse through Traveling
March 10, 2010 - “Fate” is how Virginia Sanchez, RN, describes her current travel nursing assignment. Just one month before, she had reconnected with a long-lost relative, now living in Palm Springs, Calif., who she hadn’t seen in 30 years. So, when her recruiter called on a Friday evening with an assignment in Palm Springs, starting on the upcoming Monday, she jumped on it. Two days later, her local airport serendipitously reopened from a snow closure and Sanchez traveled to her new, warmer, home away from home.
What are the Most-Often-Missed Tax Deductions for Travel Nurses?
March 10, 2010 - The tax code is complex. To add to the problem, Congress is constantly tinkering with the rules and adding new deductions, so it’s a wonder anyone can keep up with system. In the last 5 years, there have been three home buyers’ credit programs, a new educational deduction and additional deductions for property taxes and sales tax on new cars. And, there is more to come.
Take Advantage of Travel Nursing's Free Benefits
"Nothing is truly free," most people will tell you, but there are a number of no cost benefits that travel nurses can enjoy. Some are offered by travel nurse agencies, while others are simply fringe benefits of the traveler lifestyle.
Stories from Haiti: A Very Different Kind of Travel Nursing
General chaos, a shortage of medical supplies and medicines, outdoor clinics, emergency triage, and meager accommodations don't sound like the kinds of things that would attract nurses to a short-term travel nursing assignment. But scores of RNs have gone anyway, to do what they could in the wake of Haiti's recent tragedy that has killed approximately 230,000 people and injured countless more.