Nursing and clinical work
Registered Nurse with more than 25 years of nursing experience, including travel nursing, psychiatric nursing, and dialysis nursing. Anthony is also a Board Certified Mental Health Nurse.
About Anthony
Mentorship for the decisions that shape the road ahead.
Anthony Colón, RN, is a former travel nurse and Nurse Self-Care Advocate who created this resource to help nurses make clearer, more informed travel-nursing decisions.
The mission
“To develop long-lasting mentoring relationships built on trust, kindness, and respect with the professionals who dedicate their lives to caring for others.”
My Story
Anthony Colón, RN
Former Travel Nurse · Nurse Self-Care Advocate
Travel nursing brings a lot of possibility, but the decisions can come fast. I help nurses learn how to comparison-shop opportunities, understand the questions worth asking, and make more informed decisions about their first or next travel-nursing assignment.
This resource is a place to slow the process down, organize what matters, and bring the details that deserve a real conversation to the right people.
Ask Anthony, RNWhy I built this resource
A steadier way to sort through a big decision.
Travel nursing can open remarkable doors, but comparing recruiters, contracts, housing, pay packages, and assignments can quickly become overwhelming. I built this resource to help nurses slow the process down, ask better questions, and make decisions with more confidence.
There is no substitute for reviewing the details that apply to your own situation. The goal here is to make those next conversations more useful.
Professional background
Experience that keeps the guidance grounded.
Service and early care roles
Before becoming an RN, Anthony worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant and Emergency Medical Technician. He attended Norwich Military College, served as an Army ROTC Cadet, and was honorably discharged from the Maine Army National Guard.
Care settings
Professional experience has included St. Mary’s Hospital in Maine, Johnson Memorial Hospital in Connecticut, and Western State Hospital in Virginia.
Mentorship in practice
The guide gives you structure. The community brings perspective.
Travel Nursing Answers, Advice, and Tips PLUS Mentorship was built on the belief that nurses should not have to make major travel-nursing decisions alone.
The website organizes practical guides around the decisions in front of you. The Facebook community of more than 10,000 travel-nurse colleagues adds conversation, peer experience, answers, advice, tips, and perspective from nurses navigating the road alongside you.
Join the Facebook communityHow I can help
Start with the decision you are facing.
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Deciding if travel nursing is right for you
Get clearer on the work, the questions, and what an assignment asks before you commit.
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Comparing agencies and recruiters
Know what to ask before you trust a conversation, authorize a submission, or make a choice.
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Understanding contracts and pay packages
Look beyond the headline number and focus on the written details that shape the assignment.
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Preparing for life on assignment
Think through housing, timing, first-assignment preparation, and the everyday realities around the work.
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Learning from other nurses’ experience
Bring the question to a community of colleagues who understand the decisions in front of you.
A clear boundary: This site provides education, guidance, mentorship, and shared experience. It does not provide legal, tax, financial, or medical advice, and it does not guarantee employment placement or assignment outcomes.
Start with a clear question