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After Years of Travel Nursing, Kentucky-Based Case Management Nurse Earns MSN

Post University

After a lot of hard work, Dianna completed the Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2014. A New Chapter: Travel Nursing In 2016, Dianna left the VA for a civilian hospital case management position. The post After Years of Travel Nursing, Kentucky-Based Case Management Nurse Earns MSN appeared first on Post University.

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The Impact of Rising Housing Costs on Travel Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities

The Gypsy Nurse

Travel nursing has long been an attractive career option for healthcare professionals seeking flexibility, higher pay, and the opportunity to explore new locations. have created challenges for travel nurses, potentially impacting their job satisfaction and financial stability. According to the U.S.

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What Travel Nurses Can Expect During This Year’s Post-COVID Flu Season

The Gypsy Nurse

If you graduated with your nursing license during or after 2019, then nursing during the pandemic is the only healthcare world you’re familiar with, when sky-high travel nursing rates, paired with nonstop admissions, became the rule instead of the exception. So the question is – What happens now? It was mid-pandemic.

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Travel Nursing Demand Is Waning: Now Hospitals Want Full-Time Nurses Back

Nurse.com

As travel nursing demand subsides, hospitals are hoping they’ll return to the full-time workforce. Travel nurses made as much as $10,000 a week during the worst of the pandemic. Travel nurses are having contracts abruptly cancelled while in transit to their new site. Unsustainable travel nursing demand.

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Pros and Cons of Travel Nursing in 2022

Core Medical Group

There are many different factors that draw nurses to careers as travelers. However, there are also some aspects of the travel nursing lifestyle that may not be for everyone. Travel nursing is a lifestyle decision as much as it is a professional one, so be sure to do your research and draw your own conclusions.

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Travel Nurses Seeking Permanent Employment Offering More Flexibility and Work-Life Balance

Daily Nurse

Eighty-six percent of travel clinicians surveyed said they are open to switching to permanent work, with nearly half (46%) planning to work permanently in 2023. That number has grown significantly since 2022 when only 55% considered switching to permanent positions.

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Travel Nursing: A Brief History

The Gypsy Nurse

The origins of travel nursing can be traced back to Florence Nightingale since she recruited nurses to travel to Crimea with her. 1 However, travel nursing as it’s known now came about for different reasons in the 20 th century. It was originally a response to seasonal changes in the demand for nurses.