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Insights, Tips, and Stories for Healthcare Travelers

Career advice, pay guidance, and life-on-the-road wisdom from our team and the clinicians who make healthcare move.

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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Graduation cap for TNAA BSN Scholarship
Traveler Stories
February 23, 2023
4 min read

TNAA’s Spring 2023 Nursing Scholarship Winner: Austin T.

Congratulations to TotalMed’s spring 2023 Nursing Scholarship recipient, Austin T. Austin is pursuing his degree at Averett University and plans to become an ICU/Critical

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Traveler Stories
February 8, 2023
3 min read

How a Travel Nurse Career Helped With Chasing Bigger Goals

She’s growing her skill set, opportunities, and career. Madison S. is a MedSurg/PCU travel nurse who has big dreams to accomplish, a big heart,

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Travel nurses Zane and Ally posing with hiking poles in front of Machu Picchu
Traveler Stories
January 9, 2023
6 min read

A Career Leading to Love in More Ways Than One

Take a chance, keep an open mind, and you never know what you’ll find on your travel nurse assignment. You might even find love.

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Morning view from a travel nurse couple's van
Traveler Stories
October 24, 2022
5 min read

How Van Life Made Travel Nursing Easier for Meg & Ty

The ‘travel’ part of a traveling healthcare career looks different for each person. Some travelers embark on the journey solo – no family and

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Chelsie with her puppy
Traveler Stories
September 29, 2022
7 min read

How to Be Safe As a Traveler (Follow These Tips)

You’re ready to head off on your own and start the exciting adventure of being a healthcare traveler! Only a few years ago, Chelsie

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Kaylee in a sunflower field
Traveler Stories
August 23, 2022
3 min read

TNAA’s BSN Scholarship Winner for Fall 2022: Kaylee K.

Kaylee K.’s helping heart was fostered and grown in early childhood, so a nursing career was a natural choice for her. She’s currently attending

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Nicole and husband traveling
Traveler Stories
August 16, 2022
3 min read

Finding Community on Your Healthcare Travel Assignments

“For as long as I can remember, I’ve just had to pick up and go, and it’s become second nature.” Nicole, a hospital contract

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Debbie, a travel nurse, waving while standing in front of a boat
Traveler Stories
July 27, 2022
3 min read

There’s No Right Age to be a Travel Nurse

Debbie is a TotalMed travel nurse who started her cross-country career at 59. She’s full of life, has a winning attitude, and boasts an

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Luis R - TNAA's Spring 2022 BSN Scholarship Recipient
Traveler Stories
February 21, 2022
4 min read

TNAA’s Spring 2022 BSN Scholarship Winner: Luis R.

Luis R., 31, didn’t discover his passion for nursing right out of high school. In fact, it was after he established his career in

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January 10, 2022
4 min read

The Truth About RV Travel Nursing with a Family and Pets

They’re a travel nursing family living in a 400-square-foot RV, and they’re having the best time doing it. Jackie Musick is a labor and

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Traveler Stories
December 29, 2021
4 min read

TotalMed Traveler Grants Patient’s Final Wish

In late 2020, CDC officials warned against gathering for the holidays due to potential risks with COVID-19. Some people shook off the warnings, but

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Male hiker with backpack looks out at lake and mountain landscape
Traveler Stories
December 23, 2021
4 min read

TotalMed Travel Nurse Is Bright Spot in Patient’s Hospitalization

Rainier, a TotalMed ambassador and PCU travel nurse, wants to be a silver lining in his patients’ hospital stays. When he discovers a patient

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