1 Endocarditis (infection of the heart valves) 2  Trauma (which can damage the structure of the mitral valve) 3  Rheumatic heart disease (which is now uncommon in developed countries)  Heart attack or myocardial infarction (which can cause damage to the papillary muscles, the heart muscles that support the mitral valve)
The majority of contract nursing assignments range between 12 weeks to 13 months depending on the Healthcare Delivery Organization census requirement and your availability. It is possible to extend an assignment beyond its original length, which many travelers do.
As you can see, you could get the idea travelers make as little as $40,000 per year to well over $100,000 per year depending on which source you visited. Of course, there is a reason for this. Travel nursing pay is quite convoluted and how much each traveler stands to make depends on a litany of factors.