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October 22, 2026
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9 min read

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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Practice area
travel nurse stories
Employee Stories
June 20, 2013
3 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Nurse Couple Traveling the World

Meet David & Amanda More travel nurses are traveling together. Whether it’s couples, friends, or siblings, nurses that travel together say sharing the experience

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Employee Stories
March 27, 2013
4 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: I Felt Like I Belonged from Day 1

Meet Tyler Baumunk Each quarter TotalMed features one of our amazing travelers. They range from young to old, new to seasoned; each has a

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Travel Nursing & Allied
January 8, 2013
8 min read

Credentialing FAQ: Do Travel Nurses Get Drug Tested?

You’ve interviewed and got the offer for a great travel nursing job so now you can relax because the hard part is over. Right?

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Employee Stories
December 3, 2012
10 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Reflecting on 31 Years of Nursing

Meet Janise McAfee I’m a fairly new traveling nurse in my 31st yr of nursing. I grew up in Houston and currently live in

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Travel Nursing & Allied
August 12, 2012
3 min read

The Affordable Care Act and Travel Nursing

With the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), Healthcare Staffing Agencies are now assessing how the more than
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Employee Stories
August 4, 2012
4 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Work 3 Days, Mountain Bike for 4

Meet Charlie Rundell, RN When you think of Charlie Rundell, the famous Queen song “I want to ride my bicycle” comes to mind. Charlie

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Employee Stories
April 3, 2012
4 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Saving a Life, Delivering a Baby

Meet Wesley Joyce, RN Wesley Joyce has been an RN for fifteen years and a traveling nurse for more than seven. Traveling has always

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Employee Stories
January 6, 2012
3 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: A Challenging Adventure

Meet Sherry Rowe, RN Family is #1! That’s the feeling you get when you talk to Sherry Rowe, a TELE/PCU RN. Growing up in

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Employee Stories
September 3, 2011
2 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Nursing Runs in the Family

Meet Wilson Phillips, RN When we talk about Wilson Phillips we are not referring to the ’90s all-girls pop group, we are referring to

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Employee Stories
August 6, 2011
3 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Nature-Loving, Country Guy

Meet Kevin Embry, RN From the first time you talk to Kevin Embry, you instantly feel like you’ve known him for years. With his

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Employee Stories
May 5, 2011
7 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: Living Life to the Fullest

Meet Shannon Smith, RN Shannon Smith has been a nurse for 21 years, but no burn-out here; she’s still very energetic and experiencing life

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Employee Stories
March 3, 2011
12 min read

Travel Nurse Stories: The “Terminally Shy” Nurse

Meet Kathleen Wolgemuth, RN My name is Kathleen Wolgemuth, a travel nurse, cowboy, fencer, and creative writer. This is my story. I became a

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