Traveling nurses surge amid shortage

Traveling nurses surge amid shortage
posted by craven 584 days 21 hours 10 minutes ago

Amy Morrison has turned the national nursing shortage to her advantage. The 32-year-old nurse hung up her Ohio scrubs six years ago and hit the road. She's one of an estimated 20,000 U.S. "traveling nurses" who move from hospital to hospital on assignments typically lasting 13 weeks. Travel nurses help hospitals fill workforce gaps and, in some cases, keep hospital units open.

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