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How to Become a Travel Nurse in Seven Steps

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

The nursing field is currently experiencing a shortage that is expected to get worse: studies show 100,000 nurses have left the field since 2020, and more than half a million plan to leave by 2027. Learn how to become a travel nurse and explore how the University of St.

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Frontline Feedback: What Traveling Nurses Can Tell Us About Career Satisfaction

The Gypsy Nurse

By Valerie Gale, RN, BSN, MOAM, vice president of clinical excellence, Nomad Health A nursing shortage that began in 2012 continues and, in fact, has gotten much worse. At the same time, greater work-life balance and being able to focus more on patients (and not politics) saw an uptick in importance.