Travelling nurses please give advice

You call and sign on with a travel nurse company such as Cross Country travel. You need to accept assignments in units that you have experience in. For example I have only worked ER. Companies and more importantly hospitals want you to have at least one year experience in said area.

If you are taking a contract far enough away from home than you will recieve an hourly wage and either an all expense paid small apt or montly housing stipend.

Right now is a very bad time to take a travel assigment. Contracts are almost completely gone and many travel nurses are signing on staff because they can't find travel assignments

Before you travel it is important to have several months living expenses in savings as many travelers have accepted contracts, went to them and then been canceled with no warning. This is very common.

Before you travel you need to research it very carefully. There is a travel forum here that you can read. I also recommend Pantravelers, highway hyperdermics and the delphi forum.

No matter how carefully you plan and research you will find that you missed stuff.

Most importantly, travel because you want to see something or experience a way of life in a different part of the country. When all is said and done I have lost money on every contract I have taken but one. It is not usually a way to make lots of money, but a great way to have new experiences.

You also have to have a thick skin because sometimes regular staff abuses travelers and agency pretty bad.

Johnny this is a link for traveling nurses... post a message there, ask them all your inquires, are so nice nurses there and are from long time travelers.....hugs till you decide what to do!

http://allnurses.com/travel-nursing/