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Thinking About Travel Healthcare? 8 Questions to Ask Before Making the Leap
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September 14, 2026
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Thinking About Travel Healthcare? 8 Questions to Ask Before Making the Leap

If you’ve found yourself browsing travel healthcare jobs, talking with coworkers about traveling, or wondering what it would be like to take an assignment

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Beautiful Visits with Grandkids
Traveler Stories
February 1, 2007
5 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Beautiful Visits with Grandkids

Meet Heather Richards, RN I like to refer to myself as “hither and thither Heather.” I grew up as an “Air Force brat”… which

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Nurse Friends, Travel Pair of 6 Years
Traveler Stories
January 2, 2007
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Travel Nurse Stories: Nurse Friends, Travel Pair of 6 Years

Meet Charlene Colbert, RN & Mary Ferguson, RN This month we have chosen to recognize a pair of travelers! Charlene Colbert and Mary Ferguson

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New Traveler, Local Assignment
Traveler Stories
December 2, 2006
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Travel Nurse Stories: New Traveler, Local Assignment

Meet Melodie Israel, RN I am so honored to be selected as Traveler of the Month! My name is Melodie Israel, and I’ve been

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45+ Years of Nursing and Loving It
Traveler Stories
November 4, 2006
3 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: 45+ Years of Nursing and Loving It

Meet Dora Green, RN What a surprise and honor to be chosen traveler of the month. First and foremost, I would like to take

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Endless Cultural Opportunities
Traveler Stories
October 5, 2006
2 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Endless Cultural Opportunities

Meet Abby Edwards, RN Hi, I’m Abby Edwards, a Pediatric ER Nurse. I have been with TotalMed for a year and a half now,

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From Small Town to the Big Cities
Traveler Stories
September 2, 2006
7 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: From Small Town to the Big Cities

Meet Annie Athmer, RN What a unique honor to be selected as the “Traveler of the Month!” I look forward to the newsletters each

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Flexibility Made My Dreams Reality
Traveler Stories
August 1, 2006
2 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Flexibility Made My Dreams Reality

Meet Nathaniel Delbel, RN Hello, my name is Nathaniel Delbel. I grew up in the small town of Skaneateles, New York. I attended Cayuga

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Interview with Lindsay Cooper, Travel Nurse & Veteran
Traveler Stories
July 3, 2006
5 min read

Interview with Lindsay Cooper, Travel Nurse & Veteran

This month’s issue of News From Home is, in part, a special thanks to our soldiers and nurses who have served in the military.

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Travel Nursing is a Way of Life
Traveler Stories
June 5, 2006
4 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Travel Nursing is a Way of Life

Meet Joey Hill, RN First, I would like to thank the staff at TotalMed for choosing me to represent their company this month. Derek

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Blessed to Live Out My Dream
Traveler Stories
May 3, 2006
2 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Blessed to Live Out My Dream

Meet Shanna Tedder, RN My name is Shanna Leigh Tedder, and I’m from a tiny little town in Texas called Santa Fe. I’ve been

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Traveling Amplified My Love for Nursing
Traveler Stories
March 5, 2006
2 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Traveling Amplified My Love for Nursing

Meet Jennifer Beltz, RN I got my nursing degree at Cox College in Springfield, Missouri, and from there I moved to Kansas City, where

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Humbled, Awed, & Praised God
Traveler Stories
February 2, 2006
3 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Humbled, Awed, & Praised God

Meet Diane and Chuck Insolo, RNs Chuck and I are from Holiday, Florida, which is near Tampa. Chuck has been an RN for 22

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