Arizona is best known for being home to the Grand Canyon, one of the nation’s most iconic national landmarks, hence its nickname of the Grand Canyon State. However, it’s also known for its perfect winter weather and stunning geography. This spectacular state features breathtaking desert vistas in the south, fabulous forests and mountain ranges in…
Author: Rachel Norton BSN, RN
I have been a critical care nurse since 2007. I grew up in the northeast but enjoy every corner of the country. My passions are people and travel. Travel nursing allows me to meet amazing people and satisfy my wanderlust. I love inspiring other nurses to travel and expand their practice.
Nurse of the week: Dianne
Let’s celebrate! @legendiannedary is our AMAZING nurse of this week! She is an ICU travel nurse currently in Arizona. “Hi friends!! I’m Dianne 👋🏼” “I’m a Medical ICU nurse from Houston, TX 🤟🏻 and you’re catching me during my FIRST contract as an ICU travel nurse! I’m currently working a crisis assignment in Arizona. View…
Location Guide: Boston aka “Beantown”
Living in Boston appeals to nurses wanting to work in a vibrant, diverse, and historically significant coastal city steeped in culture and filled with plenty of things to do and see. Beantown, as it’s affectionately known, offers an eclectic culinary scene, world-class shopping, professional sporting events, artistic endeavors, and a tenacious spirit. It’s the capital…
Travel Nursing and Health Insurance
A lot of nurses have questions about how benefits such as health, vision,and dental insurance work with travel nursing. The fear of not having reliable health insurance is enough to make a nurse question if travel nursing is right for them. The good news is that there are a few options when it comes to…
Travel Nursing: Crisis Contracts and Onboarding
Hi all from the West Coast! I am currently on contract in southern CA working 72 hours a week. But! I wanted to post something about my personal onboarding experience. Onboarding for a travel nurse assignment can always be a bit hectic. There is a lot of paperwork, credentialing, policy review, and testing. With the…
Location Guide: Illinois
Known as the Prairie State or the Land of Lincoln, Illinois has four distinct seasons and an assorted landscape of farmland, rolling hills, wetlands, forests, and waterways, including Shawnee National Forest down south and Lake Michigan up north. From big bustling cities to charming small towns, this Midwestern state boasts a broad economic base and…
How Much Do ICU Travel Nurses Make?
ICU travel nurses are detail-oriented nurses that specialize in critical thinking. Their clinical skills with high acuity patients and complex technology sets them apart from some of the other nursing specialties. ICU nurses are constantly evaluating their patients and processing data related to their care. For these reasons, among others, ICU travel nurses can routinely…
From the Frontlines: Nursing in the New Year and COVID-19
Photo: Denver artist, Austin Zucchini-Fowler, painted the above mural to show the community’s appreciation for healthcare workers As we roll into the New Year among a worldwide pandemic, I find that the healthcare providers I work with and know are stretched thin. Even with the influx of travel nurses, staffing remains a challenge in many…
Virginia: Location Guide
From mountains to shores, Virginia is a breathtaking state with amazing views, a rich history, and unbeatable southern hospitality, ranking it the 7th best state to live in during 2018. The Commonwealth of Virginia is one of the original 13 colonies, so Old Dominion has a long and storied history. Tributes to the past can…
How Does the COVID-19 Vaccine Work?
Above: NY Nurse Sandra Lindsay getting the first COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S. With the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine comes a lot of questions. How does it work? What are the ingredients? Are there side effects? Is it safe? How is it different from other vaccines? Historically, vaccines are derived from live or dead…
Location Guide: St. Louis, Missouri
Nurses love St. Louis, Missouri, for its unique attractions, diverse culinary offerings, friendly communities, and low cost of living. Centrally located in the heart of the Midwest, St. Louis is a big city with small-town charm that’s dubbed “The Gateway to the West.” One of the nation’s most historic cities, it offers iconic structures like…
Oklahoma: Location Guide
The wind comes sweeping down the Plains, but nurses in Oklahoma enjoy a diverse array of geographic features. Forests cover approximately 24% of the state and water covers about 1,224 square miles, with more man-made lakes than any other state. It also has parts of the Ozark, Arbuckle, Wichita, and Ouachita mountains within its borders….
Travel Nurse Contracts vs. Permanent Nurse Jobs
Prerequisites Staff Nurse To work as a staff nurse, you must graduate from an from ADN (Associates) or BSN (Bachelors) accredited nursing program. After passing the NCLEX, you can be hired into various staff positions as a new graduate nurse. Some specialties like ICU and ED may require some clinical experience, depending on the facility….
Wisconsin: Location Guide
Cheeseheads love Wisconsin and so do nurses who enjoy cheese, football, affordable cities, beautiful vistas, and cold weather. Known as “America’s Dairyland,” Wisconsin is a cheese-filled utopia, producing three million pounds of cheese in 600 varieties annually and making it the #1 cheese-producing state in the nation. The Dairy State is also known for its…
Nurse of the Week: Sarah
@sarahroemer is our AMAZING nurse of this week! She started Traveling Nursing 1 year ago. Sarah has been a Registered Nurse for 3 years. She has worked in Labor and Delivery all 3 years but started Travel Nursing 1 year ago. She has traveled to Florida, California and North Carolina. Fun Fact: She’s delivered nearly 3,000…
Employer Feature: SSM Health- Serving the Midwest for Over 145 Years
SSM Health is a healthcare system that is based in the Midwest with over 40,000 employees, 24 hospitals, 300 physician offices and outpatient care sites, and a wide array of comprehensive health services to reach as many community members as possible. They pride themselves in shaping care based on patient feedback and developing an unmatched…
What is a Travel Nursing Crisis Contract?
During this pandemic there have been a lot of ‘crisis contracts’ offered to experienced (and brand new) travel nurses, as well as other healthcare providers. A travel nurse crisis contract is a travel nursing assignment that is in an area that is desperate for nurses due to unforeseen circumstances like an overwhelming number of coronavirus…
Nurse of the Week: Kristina
Congrats to @nurse.ninaluv808 , who is our nurse of the week! ✨ Kristina Way has been a critical care nurse for over 13 years at NYU Langone Medical Center. It has been almost a year since she graduated from Hunter College as an Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner 👩🏽⚕️🩺 with a focus on primary and preventative healthcare. “This pandemic…
Boise, Idaho: Location Guide
Boise, Idaho is a fast growing city located in a gorgeous pocket of Idaho aptly named the “Treasure Valley”. It is rapidly becoming “the place” to move. People are migrating from California, Oregon, Washington, and frankly, all over the U.S., to this small city with ultimate vibes of coolness. It’s being called the “new Denver”…
Demand for ICU nurses is up 281% as hot spots surge across the country
Heroes they don’t always wear capes these days they mainly wear ppe right they are the doctors and nurses on the front lines of this fight and as covet spreads they’re spread thin the demand for icu nurses is off the charts right now up nearly 300 percent from last year nationwide that’s…
Nurse of the Week: Lucy
Thursdays mean a new NurseFly nurse of the week, and today we are featuring @yournurselucy! Luzette (Lucy) is a BSN, RN from Miami, FL. She recently graduated as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Chamberlain University. She has over 4 years of nursing experience in cardiac-tele, women’s services, med-surg, and progressive care. “Currently I’m in the…
Day in the Life: COVID-19 ICU Nurse
As the nation’s daily count of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, we are again seeing a major demand for nurses and travel nurses in facilities across the country. For some of us, we have experienced this public health catastrophe in waves, while others have been working COVID crisis contracts since March. Either way, nurses have…
Nurse of the Week: Monique
NurseFly is excited to announce our nurse of the week: @itsnursemo! Monique is from Toronto, Canada. She is in her final year of nursing school and graduating in June with a BScN. “My current rotation is in the Emergency Psychiatric Unit, my first mental health rotation! I created this page to motivate, inspire and provide…
Travel Nursing in Maine
Maine is one of the most beautiful states in the U.S.. The coastline is legendary, the air is crisp, and the seafood is unforgettable. The forests of Maine are littered with crystal clear lakes set on scenic mountain backdrops. Big name ski resorts like Sunday River, Sugarloaf, and Saddleback provide a winter playground for people…
AMA: Ask a Travel Nurse Anything!
NurseFly hosted an AMA: Ask a Travel Nurse Anything with Rachel Norton. Have you ever wondered if travel nursing is the right move for your career? How does travel nursing work? How can you maximize your earnings? What are some of the best locations to travel to? What does Day 1 of your assignment look like? And…
