101 TRAVEL NURSING LINKS
The 101 Travel Nursing Links page was built as a reference for travel nursing professionals across the country. The following travel nurse links and nursing resources were broken down into 20 categories and voted on by members of the Onward Healthcare staff with the help of our travel nurses.
When selecting our 101 Travel Nursing Links, we tried to pick those sites that would be most useful to travel nurses as well as any professional relocating to a new city. The links range from nursing specific sites and organizations to financial tips and social networks to stay in touch with family and friends. There are also a handful of links to online communities in which to meet people in your new area and find local clubs, groups and social organizations.
If you have any ideas for additional travel nursing links or websites that would be useful to travel nurses or on-the-go professionals, please email us your suggestions for future revisions to this list.
The following is a list of the 20 categories for the Top 101 Travel Nursing Links. Please click to jump directly to a category or browse the entire list below.
Travel Nursing Resources
Healthcare Traveler is the leading magazine for travel nurses featuring industry trends, tips about life on the road, traveler stories, and opportunities from travel nursing companies.
The Professional Association of Nurse Travelers is a leading source of unbiased information, tools, and resources for travel nurses.
Highway Hypodermics features city guides, location reviews, travel company profiles, and travel nursing articles.
Provides answers and support for healthcare travelers.
Travel Nursing Headquarters
Allows nurses, educators, and patients to submit their personal stories regarding their travel nursing experiences.
Travel Nurses Bible
Operated by a Registered Nurse, this site guides nurses through the entire process of becoming a travel nurse.
Nursing Information
Nurse.com is a leading source of local and national nursing news, continuing education, and career opportunities for nurses from Nursing pectrum and NurseWeek magazines.
Discover Nursing (by Johnson & Johnson) provides information on getting started as a registered nurse including salaries, scholarships, schools, available programs, and more.
Nursing Center provides over 900 CE activities and thousands of clinical articles from over 50 leading Lippincott Williams and Wilkins nursing journals.
Promotes interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare in nursing.
The National Institute of Nursing Research
Dedicated to improving the health of Americans through the funding of nursing research and research training.
Nursing License Map
Nursing License Map is a simple guide to nursing licensure in your state, and offers salary ranges and requirements for nurses.
Virtual Nurse
A one stop location providing nursing, medical, healthcare, drug and medication directories.
The American Association for the History of Nursing
A professional organization dedicated to understanding the past, defining the present, and influencing the future of nursing.
Nursing Resources
Manuel's Web provides a list of nursing calculators, along with examples and formulas to review nursing math.
Nursys (Nurse System) is a computer system that contains nurse license and discipline information provided by boards of nursing in the United States and its territories.
The American Heart Association's guide to finding a CPR course near you.
Provides a table and map indicating which states have enacted the RN and LPN/VN Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
Nursing Jobs Help
Developed as a free resource for nursing students who are struggling with the nursing job hunting process.
Nursing Organizations
Nursing World is the primary site for the American Nurses Association which is dedicated to advancements in the nursing profession.
The Nursing Organizations Alliance is a coalition of nursing organizations united to create a strong voice for nurses through identification, education, and collaboration.
Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow (NHT) is a coalition of nursing and health care organizations working together to attract people to the nursing profession.
Offers a nationwide directory of nursing organizations including descriptions, addresses and contact information.
Emergency Nurses Association
Serves an authority, advocate, lobbyist, and voice for emergency nursing.
AWHONN
Provides professional resources and support for nurses to provide superior care to newborns and to women throughout their lifespan.
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
A national association committed to improving patient safety in the surgical setting.
The American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Dedicated to providing the knowledge and resources necessary to provide optimal care to critically ill patients.
The Association of Camp Nurses
A professional nursing organization working toward healthier camp communities through camp nursing programs.
Nursing Education
The National League for Nursing is the preferred membership organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education.
Nursing Education of America is the leading continuing education provider for license renewal.
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is the national voice for America's baccalaureate and higher-degree nursing education programs.
Nursing Niche Sites
Exceptional Nurse is a nonprofit network committed to sharing information and resources to nurses with disabilities.
Minority Nurse provides resources and information pertaining to education and career development for minority nurses in America.
American Nursing Informatics Association is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the field of nursing informatics.
Provides focus on the need for male nurses to fill the nursing shortage and breaking down the gender barrier in the nursing profession.
Nursing Social Networks
Nursing Link is a social networking site for nurses that offers news, education resources, job search, career networking, advice, and mentorship.
Medical Mingle is a free professional social network for people working in or servicing the health care and medical field.
All Nurses is one of the largest nursing forums on the web and allows nurses to communicate and network with peers across the country.
An online social networking site offering groups, blogs, forums and articles for healthcare travelers.
Travel Nursing Blogs
Travel Nurse Aim is a firsthand blog account of the experiences of a travel nurse and her family including stories, information and ideas.
Frequently asked questions about travel nursing answered in blog format.
Adventures in travel nursing blog details the experiences of a husband and wife travel nurse team as they explore the country.
Nursing Supplies
ADVANCE Healthcare Shop is your one stop shop for all of your healthcare professional needs including medical uniforms and nursing scrubs, nurse gifts, casual clothing, professional shoes, equipment and more.
Redding Medical provides registered nurses, hospitals and health care professionals with the right medical instruments for their profession.
Scrubs Gallery offers the newest and hottest deals on scrubs delivered right to your door.
Offers everything a nurse needs from scrubs to reference books and study guides to personalized nurse gifts and more.
Find Scrubs
Provides a growing database of over 10,000 local medical uniform and scrub stores to help you find nursing attire.
Nursing Other
The Medscape nurses portal is part of the WebMD Health Professional Network and offers blogs, discussions and resources for nurses.
CyberNurse is an independent website run by two registered nurses looking to offer unbiased resources towards a career in nursing.
Travel Nurse Coach is a place where health care travelers can view job listings, sell or trade items, lease or buy a vehicle, check on available housing or look for an activity partner.
Provides answers and support for healthcare travelers.
Hospital Information
The American Hospital Directory® provides online data for over 6,000 hospitals.
Nursyz provides comprehensive reviews of nationwide hospitals submitted by registered nurses.
Hospital Jobs Locator is a free directory with information on finding hospital jobs and information across the world.
Moving Resources
Moving Center offers everything you need for an upcoming move, including information on rental services, packing supplies and contact info for services in your new city.
Moving.com offers competing quotes from top local and national moving companies as well as info on storage facilities and truck rental providers.
The AAA Fuel Cost Calculator estimates the amount and cost of gasoline needed to complete a vacation trip.
Provides you with a list of local moving companies and long-distance moving companies based on your current location and your ultimate destination.
Travel Resources
10 Best provides premium travel information built on first-hand experience, broad itineraries and quirky suggestions.
Brave New Traveler is both an online travel magazine and social network that offers practical tips for travelers, as well as unique stories from the road.
AAA actually offers much more than roadside assistance, including travel and lodging; auto buying, leasing, renting, and repair; financial services; and insurance needs.
An online travel agency that allows users to book flights, hotel rooms, rental cars, cruises and packaged vacations.
Independent Traveler
An interactive travel guide for travelers who enjoy the fun of planning their own trips and adventures.
Housing Information
Homes for Healthcare Travelers allows users to search rental properties by state, share experiences, recommend the best properties and even locate roommates for their next assignment.
Apartment Ratings is the largest online rating community for rental housing and offers user reviews along with pricing info.
Travel Nurse Express offers an array of simple tips about how to get started in a travel nursing assignment including how to choose your housing.
City Information
Virtual Tourist is a worldwide travel community where real travelers and locals share travel advice and experiences including reviews, tips and photos.
City-Data offers complete and in-depth profiles of almost all U.S. cities including, maps, photos, statistics and points of interest.
Yelp offers a simple and easy way to research or review local businesses in your area such as restaurants, hair stylists and mechanics.
A comprehensive database offering a link to all daily and weekly U.S. newspapers known to have a website.
Sperling's Best Places
Provides data on thousands of metro areas, cities, and neighborhoods free of charge.
City Search
A leading online lifestyle guide offering up-to-date information on businesses, from restaurants and spas, to hotels and retailers.
Settling In Tips
First 30 Days offers 30 tips on moving to a new city including news and Q&A.
Gas Buddy offers daily updates on where to find the most cost effective gas prices in and around your current city.
White Fence is a free service that helps people who are moving or looking to find the best deals on phone, internet, television, electricity, natural gas and other home services.
Allows you to check prices for DSL, ISP, broadband, cable internet and more in your new city.
Wireless Advisor
A free, unbiased website that aims to help consumers find the optimal wireless, cellular or PCS in their area.
Breezenet
A one-stop guide to the rental car deals and discounts from domestic and international car rental companies.
Day-to-Day Living Tips
Wonder How To is a community-fueled, search engine and directory for free "How-To Videos" for a variety of subjects.
Coupon Cabin offers a collection of printable coupons and online discount codes for thousands of products and services.
eHow is an online community dedicated to providing visitors the ability to research, share, and discuss instructional solutions that help complete day-to-day tasks and projects.
An online video service that allows you to watch hit TV shows, movies and clips for free at anytime.
Weather.com
Provided by The Weather Channel, the nation's premier provider of weather information for anywhere in the United States.
Personal Health Tips
Health Insurance Sort offers free individual health insurance quotes in all 50 states to help you make informed decisions.
Health Communities provides reliable, physician-developed patient education to consumers, as well as an online directory of doctors across the country.
Self Checkup offers an array of medical calculators to gauge your personal health and statistics to measure your standard of living.
Offers free insurance quotes for health, home, term or whole life, business, auto, fixed annuities and more.
Financial Resources
The Healthcare Salary Calculator tool lets you see how your compensation compares to those of your peers locally and around the country.
StateW4 offers tools to complete federal, state and local withholding forms online, as well as printable versions.
The Internal Revenue Service forms and publications resource page is the official source of IRS tax products and provides links acquire both electronic and print media.
Specializes in tax services for travel healthcare professionals and other mobile professionals.
Bank Rate's Moving Calculator
Offers a cost of living calculator that informs you of the salary you will need to secure in order to maintain your current standard of living in a new city.
Social Networking Resources
Live Journal is one of the world's most respected blogging platforms and allows users to create a private journal, a blog, or participate in social forums.
Meetup makes it easy for anyone to organize a local group on their topic of choice or find one of the thousands already meeting up face-to-face.
iPod's free travel blog lets you chart your trips on a map, share unlimited photos and videos, and stay in touch while you travel.
A network of user-created, user-managed online communities for groups, organizations and businesses including message boards and chat.
Facebook
A social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and coworkers facilitate and share information through digital means.
Photo Bucket
The premier site on the internet for uploading, sharing, linking and finding photos, videos and graphics.
WAYN
A social media network that helps you to keep track of all your contacts from around the world and make new friends based on where you are now and where you are going.
Active.com
A leading online community for people who want to discover, learn about, share, register for and ultimately participate in activities in their area.
Volunteer Match
Offers a means to connect to local non profit and community based organizations committed to civic engagement.
Great Schools
Offers preschool, elementary, middle and high school information for public, private and charter schools nationwide.