Travel nurses tend to travel light. It’s a fact of life for travel nurses who typically spend three months on an assignment before they pack up and move on to the next hospital or care facility. Regardless of how long you spend on an assignment as a travel nurse, there are certain things you need, [...]

Travel nurses are never short on ways to find their own housing regardless of where their travels take them.
Online options for finding your own housing as a travel nurse include:

DailyEarth.com – lists local news papers all over the country
Forrent.com – a nation-wide rental website
Craigslist.org – a popular place to find not only housing, but furniture [...]

My rule of thumb for travel nurses when it comes to housing is this:
If the assignment is 13 weeks or less, it’s usually much easier to take the furnished, private housing provided by the agency. However, if the assignment is six months or more, it may be wise as a travel nurse to consider getting [...]

At some point in the career of just about any travel nurse, there comes a point where you begin to wonder if working outside of a travel nurse agency is for you; whether or not it will pay off, and what kind of risk is associated with it.
Here’s a quick look at the benefits of [...]

Here’s some no-nonsense advice for travel nurses to help keep track of your receipts for a smoother tax time.
Keep all your receipts in 12 envelopes or an accordion folder with enough pockets for 12 months. This makes it easy for you to find a particular receipt should you need it.
During my first two years as [...]

In terms of traveling from one travel nurse assignment to the next, I find it extremely helpful to carry a weekly planner (Week-at-a-glance, Daytimer, Cambridge are some popular brands). There’s lots of room under each day to keep a diary of important things like mileage – which is important to travel nurses.
Beyond that, I like [...]

In part I of this post, I covered ways that travel nurses could organize their paperwork so they’ll be ready for that next adventure at a moment’s notice. Today, I’m going to cover the organizing of your Continuing Education Units, or CEUs as well as some other practical tips that will help any travel nurse [...]

Paperwork is an on-going part of the travel nurse lifestyle. From receipts to contracts to tax forms and more, the life of a travel nurse can often overwhelm newcomers with paper. But, a few simple tips can make things much more organized and less stressful.
For each job you work, you should have one document or [...]

Being a travel nurse can be a fun and rewarding (and lucrative) way to use your education as an RN, LPN, etc. But you don’t just become a travel nurse overnight. It takes preparation – both mentally and physically – to become a travel nurse. Here’s a basic list of things and ways you can [...]

I’m the first to admit, being a travel nurse isn’t for everyone. While the thought of traveling the country, or even the world, appeals to many nurses looking for a change in their careers, travel nurses should weigh both sides before making this big decision.
Benefits of being a travel nurse:

Better pay. Simply put, travel nurses [...]