Travel Nurse
Q&A

Below is a list of questions we often get related to all things Travel Nursing. If you don't see your question here - please feel free to email us at noordinarypath@gmail.com. We want to help you on your journey! We'll get back to you when we can and perhaps add it to our list as we will updating often.
No Ordinary Path Video Q&A Index
Travel Nursing
Getting Started
Things you should know first - https://youtu.be/GhKik3_dHW8
How did you get started? https://youtu.be/S-e26aXtwLQ
What should I expect when onboarding? https://youtu.be/10Z_idPaAe8
What advice would you give a nursing student? https://youtu.be/x1wZiwuD2l0
What kind of travel Healthcare jobs are there? https://youtu.be/xRKbH3TeytY
Expectations of a travel nurse? - https://youtu.be/mmkuh-g4TyY
Agencies
How to find a great Recruiter - https://youtu.be/FFi9mw1MtSA
What is Atlas Medstaff like? https://youtu.be/M0fOU37eRgU
Why work for Atlas? https://youtu.be/rxKXlYkR4vc
How does the Recruiter side work? https://youtu.be/WXk74hmUS5o
Securing Contracts
How can I tell if I have a good contract? https://youtu.be/PH4ac-F1pwQ
How do I avoid sketchy assignments? https://youtu.be/aZcpJZ5cOyk
Pros and Cons of revisiting same assignment - https://youtu.be/JVo6u2RkZCs
How to revisit a contract without job posted? https://youtu.be/iIVnceRLsVI
What if I back out of a contract? https://youtu.be/A2w5mjHC_fU
Can I take my family to Hawaii? https://youtu.be/UfH2uAG13rc
Pay/Benefits
Should I chase crisis pay? https://youtu.be/H0MaWLngVxE
How do I budget between contracts? https://youtu.be/gglaLxkuKeM
What do I do for health Insurance? https://youtu.be/8eGRjWQWRvs
Adventure Stipend with Atlas?! https://youtu.be/3rwmdAUs86U
Logistics
Can my family “tag-along”? https://youtu.be/wfYNTTLSWYY
Will I save a bunch of money RVing? https://youtu.be/3MecAMndBIE
Can I stray from the Compact? https://youtu.be/0F_6t1nc4Vw
How do I settle into a new assignment? https://youtu.be/yWLYu3b_qho
Should I RV or Airbnb? https://youtu.be/zWCxTfmSz5w
Is it hard to get out of travel nursing? https://youtu.be/AWhrtRhc6go
How do I get mail on the road? https://youtu.be/qvWBl0VDm7I
Hospital Reviews
St. Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City https://youtu.be/4SVmeAAShcw
Sinai Hospital, Baltimore https://youtu.be/WusL-YRGz20
Banner Health, Phoneix https://youtu.be/DE2H1g38sng
Renown, Reno https://youtu.be/BGgiJLkngdk
Good Samaritan Hospital, Puyallup WA https://youtu.be/s_7O4ZzNF8c
MU Health, Columbia, MO https://youtu.be/7zhbCqNoxU0
Banner Review Part 2 (Revisited) - https://youtu.be/d5uVw7QaFbs
Mission Hospital, Asheville NC - https://youtu.be/IGeMv2q3Lp0
TriStar Centennial, Nashville TN - https://youtu.be/4FJJgyqCoWs
Pandemic Travel Nursing & RV Living:
Taking Crisis Contracts - https://youtu.be/1MChXOetO_s
What it’s like caring for Covid Patients in the ICU - https://youtu.be/GCDZneqalFc
What's it like taking a Fastaff Crisis Contract? - https://youtu.be/H0MaWLngVxE
Can I still bring my Family in a Pandemic? https://youtu.be/TKwCQ0naCdc
Quarantining while RVing- https://youtu.be/Y6liRDtSS6Q
Traveling during shutdowns - https://youtu.be/POKhaNt2Umg
Getting out post quarantine - is it safe? https://youtu.be/gYia-Vq7UPE
Getting Covid Tested - https://youtu.be/EbY3kqqrubI
Overcoming Covid blues - https://youtu.be/we6tIk066uA
Has the Pandemic affected RVing? (Data) https://youtu.be/xqOJJiiWW-Y
Covid Update Fall 2020 - https://youtu.be/7XeIE4tbdIw
Updated 8/8/21