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Shalon Weddington, RN, MSN, and travel nurse expert is here to answer your questions about travel nursing—from choosing an agency, to filing taxes, to deciding which hospitals are right for you. Shalon answers questions submitted by readers on a weekly basis.

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'Winterize' Your Car for Safe Driving
A Hospital is Calling to Interview me for a Travel Nursing Job. What Can I Expect?
Are You Allowed to Bring Pets When You Travel?
Are You Travel Equipped?
Changing Specialties While Traveling
Choosing an Agency: Do You Go by Reputation or Rumor?
Choosing the Right Hospital for Your Assignment
Choosing Your Assignment Length
Computer Literacy is Part of the Orientation Process
Computerized Charting on Assignment
Contracts: What to get in Writing
Dealing with Generational Differences
Do I really have to save my receipts everywhere I go? It's a lot of paperwork.
Do I Really Need to Use an Accountant to do my Taxes as a Traveler?
Do Travelers Get Lonely?
Do travelers have to work during the holidays or do they get time off?
Do You Have Any Tips for Acing the Phone Interview?
Do You Have Any Tips on Adjusting to New Computerized Systems in Hospitals?
Do you have any tips on keeping costs down when purchasing airfare?
Do you think I would be able to continue my education while traveling?
Doesn't Experience Count for Anything?
Don't Get Sucked into Hospital Politics
Endoscopy Clinics and Travel Nursing
Feel Like You're in a Rut? Travel Nursing Could be the Answer
First Assignments can be Nerve Wracking
Fitting in as a Traveler
Five Simple Ways to Get on Good Footing as a Travel Nurse
Getting Out of a Rut
Has the Slowing Economy Affected the Number of Travel Nursing Jobs?
Health Insurance: What You Need to Know
How Can I be Sure that I'll Get Good Housing on My Travel Assignment?
How Can I Prepare to be a Traveling Nurse?
How Do Taxes Work for Travelers?
How Do Travelers Develop Pofessionally?
How Do You Base Your Decision on Which Travel Agency to Work For?
How Much Experience Do I Need to be a Travel Nurse?
How to Explain What You Do as a Travel Nurse
How to Maintain Friendships while Traveling
How to Prepare for a Travel Nursing Interview
How to Relax Your First Day of Work: Yes You Can!
How to Shop for Travel Nursing Agencies
I am about to start my first travel nursing assignment, do you know if traveling nurses get an orientation of any kind?
I am interested in Travel Nursing. Will I Have to Get a New License When I Move or is My Nursing License Good Anywhere?
I have been traveling for 2 years and have never been involved in a lawsuit. Do you think I should get malpractice insurance?
I like to stay current in my practice. If I am busy doing travel nursing, do you think I might get behind on the latest information?
I like to stay current in my practice. If I'm busy doing travel nursing, do you think I might get behind on the latest information?
I Love to Work Out. Is it Hard to Stay in Shape and Find Time to Exercise When Traveling?
I want to try travel nursing, but I am nervous about leaving home. If I go somewhere new, how will I know who to trust for my repairs and services?
I'm trying to find an assignment that would be really great for the 4th of July. Do you know where they have the best fireworks? It's my favorite holiday.
Is it True That I Can Make More Money as a Travel Nurse?
Is Travel Nursing a Stable Career Choice?
Is Travel Nursing Best Suited to any Specialty?
It's Time to Focus on Your Plans for 2006
Keys to Becoming a Competitive Traveler
Landing a Travel Assignment
Landing a Travel Nursing Assignment
Learning to Appear Calm
Moving Closer to Family
Negotiate! Negotiate! Negotiate!
New Goals for the New Year
Nurse to Patient Ratio: A Key Question
Overcoming Obstacles to Traveling
Passing the NCLEX
Permanent Travel : An Oxymoron?
Pet Deposits: What to Expect
Preparing for the Holidays
Psychological Phenomenon among Travel Nurses
Refresh Yourself: Take Time Off Between Assignments
RN or LPN: What Will it Be?
Should I Accept Company-provided Housing or Should I Find my Own?
Start Traveling with Good Solid Footing
Three Basic Steps to Benefiting on Your Taxes
Travel Nursing and Home Schooling Children
Travel Nursing and Recent Experience
Travel Nursing Fast Becoming a Trend
Travel Nursing: An Antidote for Burnout
Traveling Can Be Therapeutic
Traveling During the Holidays
Traveling to Relocate
Traveling with a Toddler
Traveling with Little Ones: Why This Is Possible
Understanding Tax Law for Traveling Nurses
Using Travel Nursing to Make Your Move
Using Your Strengths on the Job
Ways to Take Initiative
What are the Benefits of Travel Nurisng?
What do Hospitals Look for in a Travel Nurse?
What if I Don't Know Where I Want to Go?
What Should Be Included in the Travel Contract?
What You Need to Know About the Skills Checklist
What You Need to Know About the Skills Checklist
What's it Like to Work in Different Areas? Are the Patients Different?
When is the Right Time to Travel?
Why Choose Travel Nursing?
Why Have a Travel Contract?
With Today's Technology, Cable TV Isn't Necessary
Would you recommend travel nursing as a profession?