One of the fastest growing segments of the nursing industry is a concept known as travel nursing. Whether it is because of the nursing shortage, underpaid nurses in some parts of the country, labor unrest, or simply wanderlust, this phenomena has taken the nursing profession by storm and shows no sign of letting up.

I get lots of emails at nursetown.com asking questions about travel nursing, so let's take a look at some of those most often asked by our readers and see if we can shed a little light.