Re: Information regarding travel nursing. Originally Posted by allstarnurse2b 
My question to you is this; which agencies provide the best package(i.e. paid compensation, housing, travel reimbursements),and which are the most friendly and easiest to work with? I have been researching many different companies and of course all of them sound appealing in their own ways, but which specific agencies have you had a positive experience with?
I think you're way ahead of yourself. The appeal to travel is seemingly awesome but I don't recommend jumping right into it. A year... two???
There is really no saying who is ready for travel and who is not. I feel you should be very confident in your skills. REALLY confident. You have to be flexible because you have to adapt to a new environment every 13-weeks or so. New protocols, new computer system, new ways of doing stuff.
These hospitals are looking for a strong person to fill in where there is a weakness in their schedule and lesser skilled travelers are easily overwhelmed. The demands are pretty high.
Next is networking. You establish a network of acquaintances, friends, collegues that are travelers themselves. They are the ones to give you the "in's and out's" of certain companies. NEVER and I mean NEVER just rely on your recruiter to tell you how nice
THEIR company is....
It's fun but demanding. Good luck to you
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