{"id":1540,"date":"2018-04-05T22:29:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T22:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wanderly.us\/?p=1540"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:18:49","slug":"a-new-travel-nurses-katie-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/a-new-travel-nurses-katie-moore\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Travel Nurse&#8217;s Journey &#8211; Katie Moore"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/how-to-become-a-travel-nurse-2\/\">new travel nurse<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kates.92\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katie Moore<\/a> is already finishing her second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/travel-nursing-contracts\/\">contract<\/a> this May and having the time of her life. We got to hear a little about her journey and thought all you new travel nurses would also enjoy her story too.<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-05-at-3.25.15-PM-266x300.png\" alt=\"Wanderly: A New Travel Nurse's Journey - Katie Moore\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-05-at-3.25.15-PM-266x300.png 266w, https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-05-at-3.25.15-PM.png 479w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>&#8220;I am new to traveling, I took my first travel assignment\u00a0in October of 2017 in San Angelo, TX\u00a0and renewed my contract in January. In the first week of May, my second contract will be completed and I don&#8217;t know where I will go to next! I&#8217;m from Oklahoma and I&#8217;m getting married in September of this year at the Tatanka Ranch in Stroud OK. So it&#8217;ll probably be easier to take my next assignment\u00a0closer to home.&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\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\/a-new-travel-nurses-katie-moore\/#Katies_experience_traveling_so_far%E2%80%A6\" title=\"Katie&#8217;s experience traveling so far&#8230;\u00a0\">Katie&#8217;s experience traveling so far&#8230;\u00a0<\/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\/a-new-travel-nurses-katie-moore\/#Any_other_dog_lovers_out_there_Katies_one_of_them\" title=\"Any other dog lovers out there?! Katie&#8217;s one of them!\">Any other dog lovers out there?! Katie&#8217;s one of them!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Katies_experience_traveling_so_far%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><strong>Katie&#8217;s experience traveling so far&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>&#8220;I love meeting people and seeing new things, traveling has definitely allowed me to spread my wings and I&#8217;m very excited to continue my adventures. The hardest thing about a different hospital is getting out of the mindset that there&#8217;s only one way to skin a cat, I&#8217;m very structured and stuck in my routine when\u00a0it comes to my patients &#8211; it&#8217;s been wonderful getting to grow and learn that just because one hospital did something one way doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s how the rest of the medical world operates.&#8221; <\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Any_other_dog_lovers_out_there_Katies_one_of_them\"><\/span><strong>Any other dog lovers out there?! Katie&#8217;s one of them!<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>&#8220;Another fun fact is I&#8217;m obsessed with my fur babies, two lab mixes Jax and Dozer. They have loved getting to go everywhere with their momma!&#8221;<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As a new travel nurse, we hope you don&#8217;t feel alone in it. 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