| Most people are conditioned to believe "if something | | | | wants to stay in an unsafe neighborhood or do not |
| appears too good to be true, it probably is." People | | | | feel comfortable. Agencies know this and often put |
| follow this fallacy to illogical conclusions and will often | | | | people in private luxury housing. No roommates, simply |
| believe misconceptions to validate that opinion. The | | | | an apartment or a home, close to work in a quality |
| same is true with ideal jobs. Jobs that have good pay, | | | | neighborhood. Even if you do find yourself renting a |
| wonderful benefits and other reimbursements are | | | | place to live, while on contract. The agencies give you |
| looked at as potentially fraudulent and people spend | | | | a housing allowance to help offset the cost. They do |
| time looking for "The catch." You will find that many of | | | | this to attract the best the field has to offer. |
| these falsehoods are simply a matter of perception. | | | | Myth 3: "If you are a contract worker at a hospital, you |
| Myth 1: "You cannot just choose where you want to | | | | get treated poorly by the regular staff." |
| go, they tell you where to go." | | | | The truth is, hospitals that hire traveling nurses are |
| This is partly true. Obviously, if a hospital has no | | | | understaffed. The regular staff is often overworked, |
| openings the agency cannot place you in the hospital. | | | | tired, and appreciative of any relief. Imagine how |
| So complete and absolute choice depends on what | | | | grateful you would feel if someone was there to take |
| assignments are available. You do choose between | | | | your place while you took some time off. Hospital staff |
| those assignments. Some agencies will not have | | | | relies on contract workers as much as they do their |
| access to certain hospitals that other agencies do. | | | | own in house staff. If travel nurses are abused, |
| You have to be selective about the agency you do | | | | berated, or made to feel unwanted, the hospital knows |
| work for, make sure that they work with hospitals in | | | | that it will be harder to get quality nurses brought in |
| areas that you are interested in being. The agency | | | | when they need them. The traveling nurse is treated |
| does not tell a nurse where to go, they know that | | | | with the same respect and value as every other |
| there are plenty of people out there to fill the position if | | | | medical professional. |
| it does not appeal to you. | | | | These are just three of the most common |
| Myth 2: "Accommodations that are provided are low | | | | misconceptions about traveling nurses. Most of these |
| rent, and in dangerous neighborhoods. If you want | | | | have no truth, or only minor truth. These myths come |
| better, you have to pay for that yourself." | | | | about from people not understanding how the traveling |
| Some agencies may not pay a great deal of attention | | | | nurse field works. Once you look into it, you will find |
| to where they provide living arrangements for their | | | | that there are ample opportunities in this growing |
| customers. If they want to remain in business, then | | | | industry. |
| they do provide good accommodations. Nobody | | | | |