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Insights, Tips, and Stories for Healthcare Travelers

Career advice, pay guidance, and life-on-the-road wisdom from our team and the clinicians who make healthcare move.

Before You Say Yes: How to Know if a Travel Healthcare Assignment Is the Right Fit
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September 28, 2026
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Before You Say Yes: How to Know if a Travel Healthcare Assignment Is the Right Fit

Accepting a travel healthcare assignment is exciting. A new location. A new team. A new opportunity to grow both personally and professionally. But before

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Things to Do on Your Day Off in San Francisco
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May 21, 2017
3 min read

Things to Do on Your Day Off in San Francisco

San Francisco is a diverse and open minded city with high quality, advanced facilities who are at the forefront of patient care. Not only

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How to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone in Travel Nursing
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May 10, 2017
4 min read

How to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone in Travel Nursing

You knew travel nursing would be an adventure, but what you may not have expected is just how much person growth would come along
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Why I became a Travel Nurse
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April 30, 2017
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Why I became a Travel Nurse

I knew becoming a travel nurse would change my life. I knew it would help me get a better understanding of who I am,

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Just Like the Boy Scouts, Travel Nurses are Always Prepared
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April 27, 2017
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Just Like the Boy Scouts, Travel Nurses are Always Prepared

Sometimes it may seem like it’s just you and your stethoscope out there in the travel nursing wilderness Here are some tips to help

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How to Improve Your Travel Nursing Practice
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April 26, 2017
6 min read

How to Improve Your Travel Nursing Practice

You may have graduated from nursing school, but you’re never done learning Throughout your career, medicine will transform in ways we can’t yet imagine.

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Travel Nurse Life Hacks: How to Adapt to the Night Shift
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April 23, 2017
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Travel Nurse Life Hacks: How to Adapt to the Night Shift

Working a night shift can really take a lot of adjustment #1. Make a sleep schedule The saying “humans are creatures of habit” is

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How to Adapt to the Changing Life of a Travel Nurse
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April 19, 2017
7 min read

How to Adapt to the Changing Life of a Travel Nurse

Whether you’re a first-time traveler or a seasoned globetrotter, there are always adjustments when you move and start your new assignment Your new job

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Top Reasons to Date a Nurse
Travel Nursing
April 16, 2017
6 min read

Top Reasons to Date a Nurse

Have you ever swiped through dating apps, stumbled across a nurse, and thought, “What’s it really like to date a nurse?” While we might

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FUTURE TRAVEL NURSING TRENDS
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April 11, 2017
3 min read

FUTURE TRAVEL NURSING TRENDS

Travel nurse assignment typically last 13 weeks, with a possibility of extension. Travel nurses are assigned to hospitals when there is a shortage of

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5 SUCCESSFUL TIPS TO START YOUR TRAVEL NURSE ASSIGNMENT
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April 2, 2017
3 min read

5 SUCCESSFUL TIPS TO START YOUR TRAVEL NURSE ASSIGNMENT

You are about to start your first travel nurse assignment, but you are filled with nerves The anxiety you feel brings you back to

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Slow Cooker Meals for Travel Nurses: Easy, Hearty, and Ready When You Are
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March 26, 2017
4 min read

Slow Cooker Meals for Travel Nurses: Easy, Hearty, and Ready When You Are

Working over 10-hour shifts as a travel nurse can easily soak up most of your time and leave you tired and exhausted After a

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One Great View of What TotalMed Can Offer Travel Nurses
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March 21, 2017
1 min read

One Great View of What TotalMed Can Offer Travel Nurses

Tiffany Cash gives you a glimpse of how travel nursing with TotalMed has changed her life Tiffany Cash gives you a glimpse of how

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