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How to Handle Loneliness as a Travel Nurse on Assignment

The Gypsy Nurse

Travel nurse loneliness is a real thing. As a travel nurse, you pack up your belongings after every assignment ends. Loneliness can be a real fear for travel nurses, but it doesn’t have to be. Loneliness can be a real fear for travel nurses, but it doesn’t have to be.

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Healthy Eating Tips for Travel Nurses

The Gypsy Nurse

Between long shifts, adjusting to new locations, and constantly being on the move, eating healthy can feel like a challenge for travel nurses. A busy schedule can lead to quick, convenient food choices that arent always the healthiest. Do you have any healthy eating tips to share with fellow travel nurses?

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Integrating Travel Nurses Into Your Team

Emerging RN Leader

Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Travel nurses will be part of core team staffing for the foreseeable future in many healthcare settings. Managers should value the experience and adaptability that travelers bring to a group.

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A Nursing Holiday Tale: The Window and the Work

Daily Nurse

However, my holidays have been far from traditional for the last six years as an ICU travel nurse. It was an incredibly busy night, even by ICU standards. In fact, it was so busy that although we’d all brought dishes for a potluck, we never got the chance to sit down and enjoy a meal together.

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Mastering Networking: Essential Strategies for Travel Nurses Seeking Opportunities

The Gypsy Nurse

The networking opportunities for a travel nurse are vast. You will meet other professionals in your industry in every location, from fellow nurses to specialists to hospital administrators. You can also network outside your travel nursing routines by reaching out and taking proactive steps to connect.

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The Best Places for Travel Nurses to Find Housing in 2025

The Gypsy Nurse

Finding a place to stay as a travel nurse can often seem like the hardest part of the job. Here are some tried and true ways to find housing as a travel nurse in 2025. Facebook Groups Did you know The Gypsy Nurse has a group dedicated solely to travel nurse housing? You never know if you dont ask!

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How to Work with Multiple Travel Nurse Recruiters at Once

The Gypsy Nurse

One of the best aspects of travel nursing is the potential it affords you. What is the best way to make sure you have the most options available in your career as a travel nurse? Have multiple travel nurse recruiters! The key to balancing all of this is to be open about it with your recruiter(s).