I have a few question about travel nursing!

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Hi every one! I'm a BSN student nurse. I am very interested in travel nursing, I love seeing new places! When you go on an assignment do you bring your car? How do you get to the hospital? Does the company pay for a rental car? Also, do you know if there is a pay difference between BSN nurses and ASN nurses? Do you find this way of nursing satisfying?

Thank you so much for your answers! God Bless!:)

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Sorry I posted twice! I'm still getting used to this!

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Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry! I think it is more like 6 or 7 times! My computer is doing weird stuff! Please forgive me!

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Oh yeah, I have one more question! Does any one know what is the average yearly sallary of a travel nurse? How does it compare to other nursing job?

Thanks again!

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Is Any one here? Will you please answer my question! Thanks

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Hi every one! I'm a BSN student nurse. I am very interested in travel nursing, I love seeing new places! When you go on an assignment do you bring your car? How do you get to the hospital? Does the company pay for a rental car? Also, do you know if there is a pay difference between BSN nurses and ASN nurses? Do you find this way of nursing satisfying?

I will be more than happy to answer your question. First, if you want to bring your car, you will save yourself some money by doing so. There are companies that will reimbursement or provide rental cars, but it will lower your pay to have them do so.

Everything a Travel nursing agency pays you, comes out of the bill rate the hospital pays that agency for a Travel Nurse. So you can either take the money in pay, or you can take it in the different benefits a agency may offer, such as a rental car.

Next, there is not different in the money you are paid, if you are a ADN, or a BSN. The bill rate the hospital will pay, is the same no matter what level of nurse you are, or how much experience you have. You maybe able to nego more, but for the most part, you are on the same level as everyone else.

One last word, please do not try to travel unless you have a least 2 yrs of exp., and are totally confident in your skills, to walk into the door, and work.

Brownie

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Sorry, duplicate post.

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Thanks so much! I'm really glad you answered! God Bless!:)

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I agree with Brownie, you should have ATLEAST one year, but preferrably TWO years of experience. Your out there on your own most of the time and expected to hit the floor running. Yes, you can work out a deal for a rental car, but your hourly will be less. I take my truck on assignment with me. Since I have my family with me, we also pull a small cargo trailer to move in, plus use it for storage. Some assignments you will use different things that you will for next assignments, depending on weather, climate, what you want to do etc... We have travel with our bikes, fishing gear, and hubby has a small shop in the front of the trailer. If I was by myself, I would probably just have an SUV or a Smaller Class C motorhome to travel in.

The travel life is very rewarding, but can be very lonely also, even with my family with me, I still get lonely for friends and other family members (brother & parents)... BUT, I wouldn't change it for the world.

Do more research!

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First, there is no difference in travel pay for ADN vs. BSN vs. Diploma RNs. They pay for the license. You will need to have at least one year of work experience in an area that you wish to work in, not which you think will get you more assignments, or you will never last. Some agencies provide a rental car, some don't, some pay for a plane flight out, others don't. It is going to vary widely with agencies as well as facilities as to what will be provided.

Experience question. Any reputable agency wants at least one year of full time experience in the area that you wish to travel in, and that doesn't include your orientation time when you first graduate. For critical care areas, the facilities are wanting and getting two years of experience. And if you find an agency that will take you with just a couple of months of experience, run as fast as you can from them. They do exist, and are only interested in a body, not you as a nurse, or your license.

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I have bee traveling for the past 18 mos and love it. I have been in nursing for 14 yrs and most of my career I was working as a staff nurse. I loveee being a traveling nurse and you can learn alot about traveling through other travelers. Feel free to ask me any questions about it

: ):rolleyes:

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Thanks IdahoNurse, and I agree with every word you have written! And as for experience, two years is becoming the maxium unless the hospital is desperate, and not getting submissions from nurses with more experience. Many times you will be up against seasoned Travelers, with years of experience. Or you will have a hospital, that will not take an inexperienced traveler at all. Some hospitals are asking for and getting Travelers with 3 - 5 years exp in Specialties.

And ooh yeah, plan to work nights. Even when there are day positions open, many times the hospital will give a night staff nurse the day position, and offer you her night position.

The only time this does not happen, is when the facility is desperate.

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