By Mollie Jamison, Rylee Kirk, Izzy Koyama, Maya Leachman and Isaac Stone Simonelli/Special for Cronkite News
April 28, 2021
Veteran travel nurse David Ryan, who’s originally from New England, sits in his camper outside Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix after an unusually difficult 12-hour shift. “The only existence of us being there is to help them with the problems. So you don’t want to be the problems.” (Photo by Isaac Stone Simonelli/Special for Cronkite News)
While working on the road, David Ryan showers, cooks and sleeps in his camper. He tries to remain upbeat about his job, despite the toll it takes. “I’m very proud of being a travel nurse. I’m proud of coming in and being the help.” (Photo by Isaac Stone Simonelli/Special for Cronkite News)