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25 Reasons to Love Travel Nursing

We asked our team of travel nurses what they liked best about Travel Nursing. Here are some of their responses.

1 I think the main thing I love about travel nursing is diversity. I get the opportunity to work with different people, in different settings, and with different policies and protocols every few months! It keeps things fresh, and it has helped me develop a wider scope of experiences and learning. I love it! – Gillian

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2 I love travel nursing because I get to see how different hospitals, units and team members approach patient care. – Brittany

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3 The thing that I love most about travel nursing is the flexibility to make the best choices that balance my work and personal life. – Adrianne

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4 The flexible schedules, endless experience, and frequent changes prevent the “burnout” feeling! Coming from a mother of two young children, it is the best decision I made. I am home every night and never miss a school function! – Natasha

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5 I love the challenges and friendships that travel nursing brings! – Amanda

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6 What I love about travel nursing for Fidelity On Call is that I am driven to be a beacon of excellence for myself, my peers, and most importantly, my patients. – Lambert

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7 I love collaborating with different healthcare teams from the various facilities I contract with. They are able to utilize my knowledge and expertise to streamline a process or policy. – Leslie

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8 I love the freedom and flexibility of travel nursing. Traveling has allowed me to work while pursuing my educational goals. I love travel nursing because of the professional growth I’ve experienced. Adapting in each experience has added to my skill sets. I have learned so much since becoming a travel nurse. – Amy

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9 One of the things I love about travel nursing is the ability to simply take care of my patients without all the drama of the politics that interfere with nursing care from staff nurses! – Kayleigh

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10 I love the flexibility of travel nursing . I am able to choose contracts that allow me to maximize the time I can spend with my family. I also love getting to work with so many different people. – Chad

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11 I have been traveling now for over 18 years. What I love about my job is all the places I have seen, the people I have met and the different ways to do the same things medically that I have learned. I have worked in a total of 8 different states with multiple assignments in most of them. I have met world renowned doctors and wonderful nurses and support staff. I have many friends all across this wonderful national of ours. What I love about working for Fidelity is the personal treatment I receive from all the staff. I have never had a problem or concern my recruiter or support staff hasn’t taken care of. I truly love being an RN, further I know I work for the best company ever. Thank you for coming along with me on my journey. – Lonna

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12 Travel nursing to me means being in control of my nursing journey. Working with Fidelity has allowed me to grow not only as a nurse, but as a person. Although I don’t travel far in mileage, I have stepped out of my comfort zone and it has been amazing. I look forward to many more adventures with Fidelity. – Mary

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13 Working for Fidelity On Call allows me to love what I do. I get to take care of my patients and give the best possible care. I also can make an income capable of supporting my family of five and not have to work enormous amounts of overtime doing so. – Natalie

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14 Travel nursing is a great way for nurses to expand their professional resumes while they enjoy exciting new experiences around the country. The thing I love is that I am given the opportunity to learn new skills and techniques that each different hospital uses as well as meet amazing staff members. – Chelsie

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15 What I love about travel nursing is the opportunity to experience life beyond the hospital, meeting new people, and let’s not forget that the pay is great also . . . #IAmANurse – Tamika

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16 Being a nurse has impacted my life on so many levels. As a travel RN, the constant diversity has me learning, changing and growing on a daily basis. Travel nursing brings it all together and opens opportunity to grow. The knowledge, skills and life experiences I have gained through my journey have shaped the nurse I am today. Travel nursing pushes you outside your comfort zone making you a jack of all trades. Professionally, I have never felt stronger and more proficient than I do now. – Jess

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17 I love travel nursing because I get to meet new people and see new places. I also get to see a variety of different diagnoses and that helps keep my skills up to date. – Michelle

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18 True love is not an emotion. It’s a decision, sometimes hourly, to stay. – Christine

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19 I love the opportunity to explore a different facility, work with new people, and care for patients from different aspects of nursing. – Morgan

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20 What I love about travel nursing is it allows me to travel the world! – Bronwyn

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21 I enjoy travel nursing because of the opportunity to build so many wonderful friendships! – Charis

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22 I love the challenge of being a travel nurse. It seems that there is always something new and exciting. – Lisa

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23 I love the freedom of traveling nursing – not tied down after one contract and you get to do what you want. – Gary

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24 I have been a travel nurse for many years and would never go back to working at just one hospital again. It is great to have someone who advocates for me – not only the assignment but they have my back if there is a question or problem that needs to be addressed. – Tammy

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25 I love travel nursing because I get to meet new people and learn new things/views instead of getting “stuck” in the same routines/treatments which allows me to better care and advocate for my patients. – Jennifer

Bonus Answers to 25 Reasons to Love Travel Nursing

We received an overwhelming response from our team about why they love travel nursing. Here are some bonus comments:

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– I like meeting new people. – Kole; I like to meet new people. – Abbi; I love the different people I meet. – Diana

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– My absolute favorite thing about travel nursing is the flexibility it allows me in all aspects of my career. – Ben

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– I love the scheduling flexibility. – Holly; I love the flexibility of travel nursing. – Lorna

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– The things I love most are meeting new people and new patients to help out. – John

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– I like that I can work three days and be home with my family for four days. – Lorena

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– I love learning new things. – Tiffany

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– I love travel nursing because it gives me the opportunity to work in a variety of places doing a variety of nursing jobs. – Beth

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– I love the flexibility it allows me to have and meeting new people. – Ebony

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– Travel nursing offers you much more experience because you get a wide diversity of patients. – Stephanie

25 Customer Compliments

Fidelity On Call is kicking off its 25th Anniversary year and celebrating with all things “25.” We have been committed to quality since we started and are very happy to share just a few of our customer compliments with you:

1 We value Fidelity On Call and you are the ONLY agency that we will use. Our staff loves working with your nurses.

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2 You are our favorite agency.

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3 You are a miracle worker! (this was a comment to our recruiter).

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4 Your office is wonderful – I never have to worry that you will take care of me.

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5 You have the BEST nurses!

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6 You always have the right documentation and we depend on you to have it!

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7 We appreciate knowing you don’t hire anyone with a disciplined license.

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8 We encountered one of God’s special angels in your nurse. We will never forget her!

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9 Your nurses were outstanding. We applaud them and thank you for employing these fine nurses.

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10 You’re the bomb.com.

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11 If we have a problem or question with one of your nurses, we appreciate the manner in which you handle it.

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12 It’s nice to know you always have my back.

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13 Fidelity’s nurses have exceptional attitudes and are always willing to help out.

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14 Fidelity’s billing process is so simple.

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15 Your professional easy way of dealing with me and my staff is much appreciated.

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16 Your nurses were a fantastic help and our staff can’t stop talking about them!

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17 WOW! Your nurses’ care and kindness is shown by her smile and knowledge.

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18 Great teamwork! Your staff goes the extra mile to keep all our patients happy and well cared for.

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19 After having nurses from Fidelity On Call, we will only use you. You are the best!

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20 Fidelity’s OR nurses are very knowledgeable with great attitudes and skills. They worked well with everyone. I only wish they were our permanent employees!

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21 It is a pleasure to work with your nurses. They are ambitious and hard working.

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22 Your nurses have strong technical and clinical skills. They learn quickly and integrate well with our staff.

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23 I want you to know that all of your staff on my floor are very caring people.

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24 Wonderful – just wonderful. Thank you so much for helping us through a major crisis.

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25 I cannot express how very professional everyone in your office is when I call. They are very friendly, upbeat and efficient. Not only do you assign us great staff, but the staff in your office is second to none and just top notch. You make my job easy and enjoyable.

#NursesWeek: We Salute Our Fantastic Team of Travel Nurses

Every year from May 6 to May 12 we celebrate National #NursesWeek with the 6th being designated National Nurses Day. This has been a time-honored week and day since 1974 when it was moved from the original October to be celebrated around the birthday of Florence Nightingale, who, as you know, is considered the founder of modern nursing.

She turned what was considered an unimportant, low-status job into a respectable profession. She also improved hospitals by tackling their dirtiness and deterioration and making sanitary improvements for clean and safe hospitals. In addition, she wrote the first textbook for nurses, “Notes on Nursing.”

As I reflected on the importance of National #NursesWeek, I could not help but think about some of the experiences I have had with nurses. My very first one was in the late 60’s when I had a fantastic male nurse during a week long hospital stay. He was kind, caring, courteous and always there to help me through the process. He exhibited every quality that a great Fidelity On Call nurse would have.

Later, when yet another hospital stay came along, the nurse I remember most helped me cope with facing yet another surgery. Her words of encouragement meant everything to me.

Over the years, I have had excellent experiences and then some that I will say I truly want to forget. So, when establishing Fidelity On Call, it became vital to not only make the proper assignments for our hospital customers, but to hire those nurses that could make a lasting impression on every patient they worked with.

Nothing is more fun than to come into our office and have reviews waiting on our nurses from our customers. Why? Because their comments make us so proud of our “elite team.” Here are just a few examples:

  • Staff appreciates her knowledge and skill set.
  • Willing to do whatever the team needs; help others think outside the box.
  • He is very competent and has a great rapport with the staff and physicians.
  • She is spectacular.
  • Fit right in with the staff.
  • Exceptional skills and seasoned nurse. We are lucky to have her.
  • An amazing person to have working here.
  • We are ecstatic she is working with us. Our patients are very lucky.
  • We felt very lucky to have her. She received numerous compliments from patients and their families.
  • Phenomenal asset to our hospital.
  • She is the right fit with our staff.

Just how great is that? And it is a very small sampling of what we get to see in our office. We are so proud of our team.

Is it any wonder that our nurses are part of a profession that – for the last 16 years – has ranked as the most trusted profession in the U. S. (Gallup Survey). And, according to their research, nurses are viewed as having the highest ethical and honesty standards by 85% of those who took the survey!

Our hats are off to our fantastic nurses during National #NursesWeek.

But She Said She Was a Nurse

Frankly we were appalled when we read the article on Samantha Rivera, who said she was a nurse, and worked for a 13-week contract assignment through a staffing agency at a St. Louis Hospital – and in the ICU!

Her contract wasn’t extended and she applied at another staffing company. Thankfully, they were astute enough to realize she was not a nurse.

We cannot help but wonder how this could ever happen.

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Our New Year’s Promise for the Travel Nurse

2017 is winding to a close and the New Year is almost here. Most of us are still trying to make it through the Christmas season before we look at all the resolutions we will make at the start of the year. And, I am just wondering . . . how many will be the same as the start of 2017? A lot of us will set personal goals like – lose weight, start to exercise, eat right, spend more time with family. But maybe, you are a nurse who plans to find a new career path, or a travel nurse who wants to progress in your career in 2018.

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