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Travel Nursing Series: Alaska Travel Nursing

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Alaska offers unique opportunities for traveling nurses. Climatically, Alaska enjoys different climatic conditions. Winter weather ranges from cold to frigid with little sunlight for several months. This sun deprivation can lead to depression in some people, so if bright, sunny days are a requirement for your sanity, Alaska may not be the right work environment for you.

However, if you appreciate the great outdoors and grandiose landscapes, Alaska may be the ideal place to explore as a travel nurse. There is a continuing need for healthcare workers and an abundant supply of open nursing positions. The easiest way to find the best position for you is to sign up with a good travel nurse agency. They can give you all the appropriate information about the position you are seeking.

Generally speaking, travel nursing positions are well paid, often with signing bonuses, subsidized housing, and paid vacations. Medical uniforms and nursing shoes are generally not provided, except in some overseas locations, so you will need to bring your work wardrobe. Purchases may be limited in some of the rural areas, so it is best to restock your nursing uniforms when necessary online at one of the medical uniform websites.

The initial travel nurse job can last from 8 to 26 weeks, and there is often the option to extend the employment contract for longer if both the nurse and the employer agree. Travel nurses are a welcome addition to the local nursing staff and adjusting to your new job is relatively easy.

Travel nurses have plenty of time to enjoy the places of their new home. Highly recommended is the Talkeetna Air Taxi "Grand Denali" tour that flies through the Alaska Range and includes a landing on a glacier on the northeast side of Mt. McKinley. If air travel isn't your thing, then spend a day on the Prince Edward Sound 26 Glacier Tour. You'll see the world's most spectacular glaciers at Prince William Sound. Towering over the cruising catamaran, the icy masses are impressive. At certain times of the year the catamaran is accompanied in the water by migratory เที่ยวตามซีรีย์.

Visiting the interior of Alaska is easily accomplished via a trip down the 135-mile-long Denali Highway through Denali National Park. You will be greeted by beautiful mountain views and abundant wildlife. For the truly adventurous soul, travel to Kotzebue, a city in the northwestern Arctic district near the Arctic Circle.

Despite the rigors of the Alaskan climate, a travel nursing job in Alaska doesn't have to be boring. The intrepid travel nurse should not miss the opportunity to see the breathtaking views of this arctic region. So pack up those scrubs and nursing shoes (and a winter parka, gloves, hat, scarf, warm socks, boots, thermals ... you get the idea) and head to Alaska.

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