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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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Traveler Stories
December 21, 2021
4 min read

Singing a Travel Nurse’s Praises

He’s taken several leaps in life and always seems to go above and beyond what is expected of him. AJ is an ICU travel

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Traveler Stories
December 20, 2021
4 min read

Healing Wounds Through Compassion

Content warning: This article discusses the sensitive topic of suicide. We believe it is important to hold these difficult conversations around mental health while

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Traveler Stories
December 9, 2021
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Travel Nurse’s Self-love Sparks Greater Compassion for Patients

Many people live their entire lives without truly loving who they are. But as one TotalMed travel nurse learned, loving yourself can transform the

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Sketch shows healthcare workers helping each other put on PPE, masked healthcare worker cries
Traveler Stories
December 2, 2021
6 min read

A Picture for a Thousand People

From an ICU bed, an Idaho hospital patient watches nurses hard at work. The ICU is filled with COVID-19 patients, and she is one

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Traveler Stories
November 24, 2021
4 min read

The Heart of the ER

She’s the helping hand her patients need in times of uncertainty. Courtney M., a TotalMed ambassador, is used to working through chaotic situations as

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Traveler Stories
November 15, 2021
4 min read

Seizing an Opportunity to Care

People in every stage of life come to the hospital. Their visits can bring moments filled with tears, rage, relief, and happiness. But there

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Traveler Stories
November 5, 2021
5 min read

The Little ‘Big’ Things Make the Difference

In the middle of a pandemic, there’s something extra in the ordinary. A heartfelt laugh sounds a little warmer, smiling eyes shine a little

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hospital wedding bouqet made from plastic spoons and coffee filters
Traveler Stories
October 25, 2021
4 min read

TotalMed Travel Nurse Plans Wedding for Patient

Life as a traveler takes you down many winding roads, and ICU travel nurse Ally Ferguson has found love along the way. She met

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Woman holding Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon in hands
Traveler Stories
October 7, 2021
6 min read

We All Scream for Cancer Screenings

About 1 in 8 women will suffer from invasive breast cancer at some point in their lives. That means you likely know someone –

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Traveler Stories
September 13, 2021
4 min read

Meet TNAA’s Fall 2021 Scholarship Winner: Corey D.

At TotalMed, we are committed to providing professional development opportunities and continuing education to the nursing community. Twice a year, we extend an invitation

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Traveler Stories
August 16, 2021
7 min read

A Labor of Love

Carissa Lewis is driven to care for people – she works as a Med/Surg travel nurse. Her job is to take care of others,

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June 30, 2021
6 min read

It’s Okay to Not Be Okay

A husband and wife lay side-by-side in hospital beds. Holding hands, they are simultaneously taken off ventilators and let go of life after battling

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