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March 23, 2018

As a travel nurse, the excitement of a new place can be fun and adventurous. But without friends and family around, it can get lonely. Plus, it gets a little tough to get close to people you work with when you only have a short stint. “Making friends in a new place can be really […]

March 20, 2018

The best day Dylan Lackey has had so far as a travel nurse was parasailing in Honolulu with his friend and Matt Martin, also a travel nurse. “Matt was terrified at the beginning but ended up loving it. It was a wonderful experience,” he says. The two met in nursing school and have been friends […]

February 28, 2018

Meagan Madden has be en a traveling nurse in Alabama and Florida for the last year. She didn’t want to get too far from home and family in Alabama when she contracted with Jackson Nurse. “I never have a problem finding adventure in a new location because social media has helped me search for fun things, […]

February 13, 2018

Peggy Patterson has lived and worked as a traveling nurse in 15 states coast to coast. So far, she’s completed 29 assignments with 10 extensions in 26 cities. Even in her mid-fifties, she is enjoying all the advantages that being a travel nurse can give from new adventures to better pay to lifelong friends. “My […]

January 5, 2018

As every travel nurse knows, all that time away from home can begin to wear on you.  You may even begin to forget why you started the journey in the first place.  Sometimes, you just need a little inspiration, a reminder to rekindle that sense of adventure you had in the beginning. These five books […]