There seems to be as many reasons for why a Nurse decides to Travel as there are colors in nature. Our recruiters always ask " why are you looking to travel to that area" so we really know our Travelers motivations. Some Travelers travel to an area because they have a family member that they want to spend more time with, some Travel because they always wanted to go to an area, some Travel because they have decided to retire from a full time nursing position, others Travel because they want to start over from a divorce, job, etc. Many Travel because they can make more money or work only half of the year because of the extra money.
Yes, there are people who have traveled for several years in a row but the majority of Travelers will do a Travel assignment for a while, go back home for a per diem job, go back into another Travel position elsewhere and then maybe take a full time job for a while, then go back to Traveling. When the economy is doing well we often see more Travelers and when the economy is bad, Travelers will stay put. This may also happen due to Hospitals census and staffing demands. The key is to know why you want to Travel and to communicate that to your recruiter.
