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After 20 years of nursing and 6 years of traveling, Andrea finally knows her worth — and she won’t settle for less than she deserves. “It took long enough,” she says with a laugh. What’s her secret? Research and independence. To her, the key to making the most of your… Read More
In her three short years of travel nursing, Veronica has lived through two hurricanes, traveled to five states and is currently working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hollywood, Florida. To say it’s been a bit of a whirlwind is an understatement. “Despite all the craziness, I keep… Read More
Travel nursing has always been about the thrill of the adventure — new places, new clinical techniques, new people. And now, more than ever, it’s about helping where you’re needed most. Travel clinicians are at the center of the fight against COVID-19, courageously answering the call all over the country. Read More
Once upon a time, five nurses decided to see the U.S.A. So, they researched 13 different travel nursing agencies. Some were too small, others too slow, but Aya was juuuuuuust right. “Aya had jobs everywhere and they had a person to take care of everything,” explains Lorato, the hero of… Read More
Amazing things can happen when you’re 80 miles from the nearest gas station. Like looking up, seeing a neon green river in the sky and realizing you just checked something big off your bucket list. “I stepped outside, and something caught my eye. I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, these are… Read More
You might be a nurse if… …first aid comes into play on your first date. Unfortunately for Lydia, she was the one who needed it. Aya travel nurses Lydia and Sky met while square dancing. (“It’s not just for old people!” Sky swears.) A few turns around the dance floor… Read More
Some families are just cooler than others. In this case, mom is a bad a** traveling OR nurse, grandma wanders worldwide, baby has been to more countries than most adults and dad helps make it all happen. Mom, aka Lauren, started travel nursing in 2017 after looking at her life… Read More
What do fires in Northern California, Hurricane Irma in Houston and flooding in Sacramento all have in common? Aya travel nurses Glen and Riesa were there to care for their ICU patients through them all. And that’s really no surprise if you get to know this incredible couple. Glen and… Read More
It’s a long road between Oklahoma City and Atlanta, but Aya Healthcare travel nurse Bethany has “90’s jams,” podcasts and a new Christmas album to keep herself entertained along the way. She’s listening to the latter as she rolls across the Alabama border and enters Georgia, her home state. A… Read More
Marshallene’s attitude toward travel nursing, and life, is simple. “I call the shots,” she says. A fierce and funny grandmother of four, Marshallene provided her travel nursing philosophy, among other pearls of wisdom, during a long drive to surprise her granddaughter at a ballet recital. She was happy to make… Read More
Aya travel nurse Michelle’s nickname is “Country Moon” on her Indianapolis cardiac unit. “They can’t get over the fact that I live in the country and my husband’s a farmer,” she says. Despite their affectionate teasing, her coworkers enjoy the bounty of Michelle’s harvest, especially her homemade salsa! Although she’s… Read More
For a girl from upstate New York, taking a bite out of a dessert made of whipped Crisco, blueberries and fish may not be the norm, but like many things that Aya travel nurse Caitlin has experienced in Alaska, she described the taste of Agutuk as “A weird… Read More