Ask a Travel Nurse Question:

I’m a brand new traveler considering my first assignment in Fairbanks, AK. My recruiter says the hospital provides housing? and it may be shared?

What questions should I be asking to insure I’m not ending up in dorm room with no storage. I’m an outdoor lover who is planning to take some toys, kayaks, SUP’s and backpacking equipment. I had envisioned a private place to store equipment while I work and explore.

And what other advise for first time travelers?

thanks!

We wanted to give a huge THANK YOU to all the nurses out there for all the hard work and commitment you have given to keep the world healthy.  National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6th and ends on May 12th, Florence Nightingale’s birthday.

A few companies and websites are hosting contests and freebies to honor nurses for Nurses Week. Here are a few we found:

Ask a Travel Nurse Question:

Hi David! I am on the fence of doing travel nursing. I have a son and an ex-husband who is  in the army sooo… he wants to move. My ex wants to move again. Ive been away from home for 6 years I love to travel, plus I have no idea how long I will be there until he deploys. So whats the problem right?

If you’ve been a long-time nurse, I’m sure you have plenty of clever and funny ideas for nursing T-shirts. Why not give it shot? No pun intended.

In honor of kicking off Nurses Week early, Medical Solutions is hosting its 3rd annual Nurses Week Humerus T-Shirt Design Contest. It seems worth the effort since there are some pretty nice prizes on the line including an iPad3, iPod Nano and $100 iTunes gift card, plus vouchers to Scrubadoo.com and Fibers.com.

Good news is you do not have to be a graphic designer to submit a design. Their partner, Fibers.com, provides a simple yet powerful design tool makes it easy to submit a t-shirt design for this contest.  You can submit your ideas or vote on others here: http://www.fibers.com/contests/nurses-week-2012

Ask a Travel Nurse Question:

Hi Jill, I am looking at taking a travel assignment in Maui in August and am going to take the stipend, how much should I expect? If I needed a car would they also be able to provide this? Will they/ should cover round trip airfare as well?