There are several places to find information about travel nursing. In this section, you’ll find some useful resources for travel nursing tips and information on how to get started. The following are some popular YouTube videos, podcasts, books, and websites/blogs dedicated to first-time travel nurses.
YouTube Videos
• Travel Nursing 101: What to Know Before You Travel (Don’t Get Played on Your 1st Contract)-
YouTube host, Sincerely Shannon, shares useful travel nursing tips and information about things to look for as you prepare to become a travel nurse. Learn tips about money, good places to work, and questions to ask.
• Travel Nurses Who Left Staff Jobs Reflect on Newfound Freedom-
In this YouTube video, hear stories from nurses around the United States who left full-time nursing positions to become travel nurses. Short-term assignments, higher income potential, and opportunities to see the country are a few reasons they cite for making the change.
Podcasts
• Behind the Scrubs: The Travel Nurse Experience-
This Los Angeles-based podcast features stories about providing care as a travel nurse that are entertaining, educational, inspiring, and designed to motivate. Guests include traveling nurses as well as travel nurse recruiters and CEOs of healthcare organizations.
• Atlas All Access- Travel Nursing Where You Belong-
This is a weekly podcast that provides information about everything it takes to be a successful travel nurse in today’s healthcare market. The podcast discusses topics including travel nursing pay, tax-free stipends, housing, where to find the best jobs, and how to negotiate a contract.
Books
• Hitting the Road: A Guide to Travel Nursing
(Shalon Weddington-Kearney): In this book, the author offers practical travel nursing tips and information for nurses considering becoming traveling nurses. She offers insight into topics including finances, tax strategies, travel staffing services, and international travel. The book also features a few self-assessment quizzes to help you determine if travel nursing is the right option for you.
• The Truth About Travel Nursing
(Kyle Schmidt): This book offers a look at the world of travel nursing from the perspective of a former travel healthcare recruiter. Kyle Schmidt provides information about how to compare travel service agencies, compensation packages, and important contract details.
Websites/Blogs
• American Traveler is a travel nursing blog that offers advice for travel nurses. The blog offers great insight for first-time travel nurses.
• The Fabuleux Nurse is a blog written by a traveling nurse who has multiple sclerosis. She uses the blog to inspire and inform other travel nurses and would-be travel nurses about traveling nurses' lives, lifestyle tips, and measures to handle stress.
• The Traveling NP is written by a nurse practitioner who discusses issues such as networking, traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic, and establishing relationships with recruiters. The blog has personal stories, recommendations for travel credit cards and hotels, and insight from experiences at different travel nursing sites.