I’m an intensive-care unit (ICU) nurse and care for the sickest patients in the hospital.
I left my staff nurse position in June 2021 to begin travel nursing. I take temporary contracts across the U.S. and jump straight in to help with critical staffing shortages! My husband, Colton, joins me when he can and takes care of our home in Central Illinois.
Ultimately, I plan to complete my master’s degree to become a critical care nurse practitioner. I love to teach, and nursing education is one of my passions! Follow along to discover what travel nursing is like, the crazy situations that nurses find themselves in, and tips for starting off in the travel nursing world!
- Daily Life of a Travel Nurse: The CommuteFun fact: Not all travel nurses pack up all their belongings and move across the country! Many nurses have spouses and children that they care for and don’t want to be too far from their… Read more: Daily Life of a Travel Nurse: The Commute
- How I Survive Night Shifts in the ICUWorking during the day is pretty standard, but learning to survive night shifts can be rough. After a few years of experimentation, I’ve landed on a few key tips for making the night shift more… Read more: How I Survive Night Shifts in the ICU
- My Easy Tips for Planning a Vacation During Travel Nurse AssignmentsOne of the things I get asked all the time is, “How do you go on so many trips if you have a full-time job?” Planning a vacation during a travel nurse assignment is much… Read more: My Easy Tips for Planning a Vacation During Travel Nurse Assignments
- My Husband Doesn’t Work Full-Time (and I love it)As we hope you know by now, Skyler is a travel ICU nurse and usually works out of state. That’s me! Colton used to work full-time at a local hospital as a telemetry tech interpreting… Read more: My Husband Doesn’t Work Full-Time (and I love it)
- This Is How Travel Nursing Got Me Learning SpanishI grew up in an English-speaking American household where learning Spanish and other languages was encouraged, but I didn’t know a single person who actually spoke Spanish! When I became an adult, I realized that… Read more: This Is How Travel Nursing Got Me Learning Spanish
- Why Nurses Should Never Stop Learning – My Favorite ICU Resources!I am passionate about education in ALL forms, regardless of your profession or lifestyle. Excellent nursing demands constant learning, and it’s essential for the ICU. After about a year of nursing, I noticed that I… Read more: Why Nurses Should Never Stop Learning – My Favorite ICU Resources!
