Brandy Pinkerton, RN, is a nurse with 24 years of clinical experience spanning NICU, PICU, flight nursing, critical care float pool, and travel nursing nationwide. She is the Founder of Travel Nurse 101 and an award-winning nurse educator, mentor, content creator, named Most Inspirational Nurse of the Year (2023) and Best Nurse Mentor (2025) by Nurse.org. Brandy is a national educational speaker at TravCon and NurseCon events and a nurse writer known for delivering practical, experience-based insights that help nurses navigate today’s evolving healthcare landscape.

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