Aside from a nursing degree, work experience and a desire to be a travel nurse, there are several must have “soft” skills that you need to be suitable for the job.

Adaptability is one of the most important skills needed to be a travel nurse. 【小题1】 Moving from place to place every few months and jumping into a new hospital while growing personally and professionally requires adaptability.

Being able to change in response to a situation is a key skill in being a good travel nurse. To be flexible, you need to be capable of quickly changing the way you work to best fit your boss’ needs. 【小题2】

Joining a new team for a short time means you need to communicate effectively. Keeping important things to yourself and being too closed won’t win you any friends. 【小题3】 Ask yourself: Do I consider who I am speaking to, what he/she needs to know and how to best express that message before I speak?

Relationships play a big part in the success of your lives. 【小题4】 Developing relationships takes emotional intelligence. To develop relationships, you must be able to understand and negotiate with other people.

【小题5】 Some nurses consider taking a travel assignment only for money. However, they are unhappy with moving around constantly. You need to love exploring new cities and seeing new things.

I never planned to be a teacher. I was headed for a law school, for a real career. Teaching was something to “get out of my system”. I would teach a couple of years and then go to get a real job. After the first couple of years, I promised myself I would leave if I didn’t love my job any more. Twenty-nine years later, that day still has not come.

So, why do I stay? I stay because I laugh and learn every day. The children are funny, insightful, and honest. If my shoes don’t match my outfit, they tell me. If my argument that Invisible Man is an important twentieth century classic doesn’t convince them, they tell me.

I stay because every single day is different. Some days, my lessons are great, and I have classes of students who are engaged in reading, writing and thinking. Some days, my lessons fall flat, and I realize that I need to start from the beginning - even after 29 years.

I stay because I love to see the children realize that they have learned something; I love to see the children write well; I love the feeling of reading a well-argued essay, and I love smiling as I write a final “Awesome job!” on a paper on which a student has worked hard.

I stay because what I’ve learned in 29 years is that I do have a “real” job - the most real job there is. It’s the one that leads to other jobs, that helps to create good thinkers who go on to be productive in our society, and that supports our community as it grows and times change. My job is among the ones that matter most.