Medscape October 25, 2024
Ashly Doran has worked at seven hospitals in four states since she graduated from nursing school in 2020. No, she isn’t job-hopping. Her travel nursing assignments have ranged from level 1 trauma center emergency rooms in big cities to small medical-surgical units in the suburbs. After each 13-week assignment, Doran packs up her belongings and her cats and moves to a new post.
“Travel nursing is so flexible,” she said. “I decide where I want to go and how much I want to make and start looking for travel contracts in that area.”
Nationwide nursing shortages have forced hospitals to hire travel nurses to fill staffing gaps. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for travel nurses increased by 35%. While...
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