"Cross-country nurses"—a term often used colloquially to describe travel nurses or clinicians deployed through staffing networks like Cross Country Healthcare—fill temporary staffing shortages at hospitals and clinics far from their home residences. They perform the exact same core clinical duties as permanent staff nurses, including assessing patient health conditions, administering medications, managing intravenous lines, coordinating with physicians, and delivering bedside care. Because they are brought in as experienced professionals, they are expected to onboard rapidly, adapt seamlessly to new electronic health record systems, and integrate into unfamiliar unit workflows with minimal orientation.