Being a traveling nurse is quite different from being a nurse at a hospital. The major benefit of being a travel nurse is that these nurses are considerably paid more than regular staff nurses per hour. This is mainly because the hospitals realize the sacrifice of the travel nurses that they make by being far away from their family. Although this is not a sacrifice at all but a whole lot fun of traveling to different places and meeting with different people. Before signing a contract with a travel nurse agency, make sure that the agency is offering you the highest pay rate in the industry. It is suggested to contact various different agencies to see which is offering you the best pay rate. If you are skilled enough, the agencies may be bidding for your services which are quite beneficial for you. Secondly, most of the hospitals will also pay you for moving to their city and this is an aspect you must negotiate with your travel nurse agency.