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World in Progress: Travel nurses to the rescue?

Nicole Markwald / Charli ShieldMarch 17, 2021

Travel nurses fill gaps in hospitals that need more hands on deck. During the pandemic, many medical staff themselves became sick or had to quarantine. For many clinics which were already short-staffed, it was a huge burden. Travel nurses were there to help out. But as Nicole Markwald reports, even though they can earn significantly more than their peers, the job comes with its own challenges.

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