| The industry of traveling nurses has picked up | | | | stay while looking for more health-care |
| and the number of companies has soared in | | | | professionals.With the lack of manpower in the US |
| recent years. With the United States of America | | | | and Canada, there are companies who are |
| and Canada experiencing a shortage in for the | | | | opening up employment to foreign countries such |
| past couple of years, traveling nurse companies | | | | as the Philippines, India, Canada, United Kingdom, |
| are appearing in large numbers. Within the United | | | | Australia and South Africa. Health care |
| States and Canada, these companies search for | | | | professionals have to meet high standards and a |
| nurses and send them to medical centers and | | | | certain level of educational background and |
| hospitals that are in need of and lack manpower. | | | | experience to qualify for these companies. |
| The nurses who are sent to different locations | | | | Applicants who originate from non-English speaking |
| enjoy a lifestyle of traveling and lucrative pay. | | | | countries have to pass exams to test their skills |
| They are also given medical, health, life, dental and | | | | on comprehensive reading and writing in English to |
| vision insurance, with food and lodging allowances, | | | | qualify for the job. They also have to qualify for a |
| and an all-expense paid trip to their destination. | | | | Visa in the country of their destinations. However, |
| They may even be given a retirement package. | | | | due to the lack of nurses, these countries usually |
| Some companies offer allowances for continued | | | | grant them the necessary documents. In fact, in |
| education. Wanting to stock up on their | | | | recent years, the United States has started giving |
| manpower, companies offer loyalty and referral | | | | out Visas just for nurses. |
| bonuses to encourage their current nurses to | | | | |