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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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Graduation cap for TNAA BSN Scholarship
Traveler Stories
February 23, 2023
4 min read

TNAA’s Spring 2023 Nursing Scholarship Winner: Austin T.

Congratulations to TotalMed’s spring 2023 Nursing Scholarship recipient, Austin T. Austin is pursuing his degree at Averett University and plans to become an ICU/Critical

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Traveler Stories
February 8, 2023
3 min read

How a Travel Nurse Career Helped With Chasing Bigger Goals

She’s growing her skill set, opportunities, and career. Madison S. is a MedSurg/PCU travel nurse who has big dreams to accomplish, a big heart,

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Travel nurses Zane and Ally posing with hiking poles in front of Machu Picchu
Traveler Stories
January 9, 2023
6 min read

A Career Leading to Love in More Ways Than One

Take a chance, keep an open mind, and you never know what you’ll find on your travel nurse assignment. You might even find love.

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Morning view from a travel nurse couple's van
Traveler Stories
October 24, 2022
5 min read

How Van Life Made Travel Nursing Easier for Meg & Ty

The ‘travel’ part of a traveling healthcare career looks different for each person. Some travelers embark on the journey solo – no family and

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Chelsie with her puppy
Traveler Stories
September 29, 2022
7 min read

How to Be Safe As a Traveler (Follow These Tips)

You’re ready to head off on your own and start the exciting adventure of being a healthcare traveler! Only a few years ago, Chelsie

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Kaylee in a sunflower field
Traveler Stories
August 23, 2022
3 min read

TNAA’s BSN Scholarship Winner for Fall 2022: Kaylee K.

Kaylee K.’s helping heart was fostered and grown in early childhood, so a nursing career was a natural choice for her. She’s currently attending

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Nicole and husband traveling
Traveler Stories
August 16, 2022
3 min read

Finding Community on Your Healthcare Travel Assignments

“For as long as I can remember, I’ve just had to pick up and go, and it’s become second nature.” Nicole, a hospital contract

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Debbie, a travel nurse, waving while standing in front of a boat
Traveler Stories
July 27, 2022
3 min read

There’s No Right Age to be a Travel Nurse

Debbie is a TotalMed travel nurse who started her cross-country career at 59. She’s full of life, has a winning attitude, and boasts an

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Luis R - TNAA's Spring 2022 BSN Scholarship Recipient
Traveler Stories
February 21, 2022
4 min read

TNAA’s Spring 2022 BSN Scholarship Winner: Luis R.

Luis R., 31, didn’t discover his passion for nursing right out of high school. In fact, it was after he established his career in

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January 10, 2022
4 min read

The Truth About RV Travel Nursing with a Family and Pets

They’re a travel nursing family living in a 400-square-foot RV, and they’re having the best time doing it. Jackie Musick is a labor and

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Traveler Stories
December 29, 2021
4 min read

TotalMed Traveler Grants Patient’s Final Wish

In late 2020, CDC officials warned against gathering for the holidays due to potential risks with COVID-19. Some people shook off the warnings, but

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Male hiker with backpack looks out at lake and mountain landscape
Traveler Stories
December 23, 2021
4 min read

TotalMed Travel Nurse Is Bright Spot in Patient’s Hospitalization

Rainier, a TotalMed ambassador and PCU travel nurse, wants to be a silver lining in his patients’ hospital stays. When he discovers a patient

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