Travelers in 2009 faced increased competition from retired nurses returning to work and part-time RNs taking full-time shifts to make ends meet. Lucrative travel contracts, and those based in desirable areas of the country, became rare as hospitals slashed budgets for temporary workers.

Following a difficult 2009, in which the number of travel nursing jobs plummeted for the first time in over a decade, Healthcare Traveler magazine offers ten tips to help travel nurses find their ideal assignments in 2010 and get your travel nursing career back on track.