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October 22, 2026
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Thinking About a Winter Travel Healthcare Assignment? What to Consider Before You Go

A winter travel healthcare assignment can look very different depending on where you decide to spend those 13 weeks. You could be scraping ice

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Travel Nursing and Taxes: How It All Works
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January 4, 2017
11 min read

Travel Nursing and Taxes: How It All Works

Understanding how to reap the benefits of untaxed income You’re in travel nursing for the adventure, for the friends you meet along the way,

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December 29, 2016
4 min read

Day Trip Planner: Great Ideas for Your Day Off in Dallas

Travel Nurse Day Off in Dallas Dallas is a great place to be a travel nurse. Not only is it one of the most

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Top 5 Most-Read Travel Nursing Articles of 2016
Travel Nursing & Allied
December 16, 2016
3 min read

Top 5 Most-Read Travel Nursing Articles of 2016

Everything from books to movies to nursing scrubs It’s that time of the year – when we look back on standout moments, stories, and

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The Importance of Travel Nursing Job Applications
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December 16, 2016
5 min read

The Importance of Travel Nursing Job Applications

Perhaps the most important determining factor in landing travel nursing jobs For most travel nurses, completing travel nursing job applications is among the most

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Employee Stories
December 16, 2016
2 min read

TotalMed Donates Toys for Christmas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (December 16, 2016) — TotalMed (TotalMed), a healthcare staffing agency that places travel nurses on assignments in all 50 states, has

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what to expect from a travel nurse preceptor
Travel Nursing & Allied
December 7, 2016
4 min read

What Can I Expect from a Preceptor?

Starting a new travel nursing assignment can be intimidating. After all, travelers are expected to learn everything they need to know to be a

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Mercy Ships Family
Employee Stories
December 6, 2016
4 min read

Mercy Ships: When Good Is a Four-Letter Word

There’s So Much More The DREAD, the ANTICIPATION, of hearing those four little words from everyone you see back home… “How was your trip?”

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The Ultimate Travel Nursing Packing Checklist
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November 30, 2016
2 min read

The Ultimate Travel Nursing Packing Checklist

Make sure you have everything you need so your trip isn’t derailed by missing stuff You’re on your way to your next travel nursing

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Some of the finest gentlemen in Benin
Employee Stories
November 30, 2016
5 min read

Mercy Ships: The Journey

Journey to Transcends Cultural and Language Barriers We play music in the operating room, but it’s difficult to get playlists everyone can agree on,

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smart phone apps for travel nurses
Travel Nursing & Allied
November 30, 2016
4 min read

Top 7 Mobile Apps for Healthcare Travelers

Healthcare is an industry with some of the hardest and most trusted professions. That’s because healthcare workers balance being caring, knowledgeable, and hardworking with

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Travel Nursing Interview Series: Nancy Koopmeiners
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November 29, 2016
6 min read

Travel Nursing Interview Series: Nancy Koopmeiners

Avoiding Hospital Politics, Preventing Burnout, and Enjoying Travel Nursing Freedom We sat down with some stellar travel nurses and asked them about the challenges

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Jeopardizing Your Nursing License as a Traveler
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November 25, 2016
4 min read

Jeopardizing Your Nursing License as a Traveler

Understand the risks before they happen State nursing boards have the authority to investigate claims against nurses and revoke a nurse’s license for a

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