Alex McCoy, Author at The Gypsy Nurse

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Alex has been a Pediatric ICU nurse for 9 years, with 5 of those years being in the travel field. She has been a featured writer on many prominent travel nursing website since 2017, and currently works in copywriting and social media management. In her free time, Alex enjoys spending time with husband and two girls, hiking, or trying local coffee and wine.
Summer Contracts Will Be Here Soon–What You Need to Know
Here is your official reminder that summer contracts will be coming up soon! Winter rates will be winding down before we know it, and it’s always good to have a ...
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Dear Staff Nurses: What Every Travel Nurse Wants You to Know
If you are a staff nurse who has never traveled or been interested in being a travel nurse, there is a good chance you might not understand exactly how travel ...
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The Best Ways to Meet People on Travel Nurse Contracts
For first-time travel nurses, it may be a bit of a shock to discover that the hardest part of the new gig isn’t adjusting to the actual work–it is adjusting ...
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How to Keep Your Pets Safe During RV Travel
Working as a travel nurse while living in an RV is a great way to bring your home with you wherever you go. There are a lot of reasons people ...
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Nontraditional Ways to Travel Nurse With a Family
One of the best things about travel nursing is the way you can tailor the experience to fit your lifestyle. Whether that be traveling with friends or significant others, traveling ...
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Ways to Celebrate the Holidays During a Travel Nurse Assignment
Somehow, we are rolling into the holiday season of 2023 already! Hopefully, by now, you have your holiday contracts (or holiday vacation) planned out.  While it might seem like every ...
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How to Decide If It’s Time to Quit Travel Nursing
Maybe you have been in the travel nursing game for ten years or maybe only a year. Regardless, there is bound to be a time when you ask yourself, “Am ...
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