{"id":1291,"date":"2022-06-08T01:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T01:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wanderly.us\/?p=1291"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:29:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:29:33","slug":"is-travel-nursing-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/is-travel-nursing-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Travel Nursing Hard &#8211; Words of Travel Nurses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We get this question all the time, &#8220;Is travel nursing hard?&#8221; Who better than travel nurses to answer that question! Meet Sam &amp; Annette, two oncology travel nurses embarking on a journey across America one contract at a time. Sam and Annette took a minute out of their busy lives to give us a glimpse into the greatest challenges and achievements they&#8217;ve had thus far.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_8708-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Nurse Talk: Sam &amp; Annette's Greatest Achievement and Challenge\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_8708-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_8708-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_8708-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_8708-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_8708-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_8708.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/is-travel-nursing-hard\/#Is_travel_nursing_hard\" title=\"Is travel nursing hard?\">Is travel nursing hard?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/is-travel-nursing-hard\/#What_has_been_your_greatest_achievement_as_a_travel_nurse\" title=\"What has been your greatest achievement as a travel nurse?\">What has been your greatest achievement as a travel nurse?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_travel_nursing_hard\"><\/span><strong>Is travel nursing hard?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i>&#8220;The biggest challenge is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/best-travel-nursing-companies\/\">healthcare companies<\/a> and their pay packages. We do not like talking to more than one recruiter, but we started because of all the forums you read! It is such a mess and they make you fill out all paperwork and in the\u00a0end\u00a0we don\u2019t even take the job because they don\u2019t have the hospital we want to go back to.<br \/>\nWe wanted to go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/travel-nursing-in-hawaii\/\">Hawaii<\/a>, but couldn\u2019t find Oncology jobs, and figured we can settle for a\u00a0medsurg\u00a0position.\u00a0Frustrating part\u00a0is both recruiters say, the pay is so low! What is low? $1350 a week. What! In NYC, we are getting the same and the cost of living isn\u2019t cheap! Recently we found out our insurance is $380 a month that we didn\u2019t know about. They told us insurance comes with being an employee! Everything is so challenging, but we go with the flow! \u00a0We love the whole concept of\u00a0<span class=\"\">wanderly<\/span>!&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_has_been_your_greatest_achievement_as_a_travel_nurse\"><\/span><strong>What has been your greatest achievement as a travel nurse?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i>&#8220;Usually\u00a0this is a very hard question to answer for both nurses! Sam and I, caught a near miss together on\u00a0assignment\u00a0and we were recognized as Patient Safety Leaders. We got medals and certificates and that probably has been the highlight of our year!&#8221;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for joining this week&#8217;s nurse talk, Sam &amp; Annette! \u00a0We appreciate you sharing and we hope to make your life a little easier when looking for your next contract. Is Travel Nursing hard or do recruiting agencies not do enough to enable nurses? With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/recruiter\">Wanderly<\/a> you can rest assured that we are empowering nurses every day! Good luck out there and happy travels!<\/p>\n<p>Follow Sam &amp; Annette&#8217;s journey on Instagram @travelnursebabes<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re curious and want to learn more about travel nurse best practices, we have a few additional blog posts you might be interested to read:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-34-217-63-171.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/travel-nursing-contracts-9-things-need-aware-leaving-assignment\/\"><strong>Travel Nursing Contracts: 9 Things You Need To Be Aware Of Before Starting An Assignment<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-34-217-63-171.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/family-blog-8-reasons-travel-nursing-with-kids-is-doable\/\">Family Blog: 8 Reasons Travel Nursing With Kids is Doable<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ec2-34-217-63-171.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/digital-information-security-tips-for-travelling-nurses\/\"><strong>Travel Nurse Tips: Digital Information Security<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We get this question all the time, &#8220;Is travel nursing hard?&#8221; Who better than travel nurses to answer that question! 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