lpn looking to travel

Jun 03, 2004 12:47 PM

by rheebaby

Hello Room,

I'm new to this.....I'm a lpn and have been for 5 yrs. I'm have been wanting to travel for a long time, but I'm running into problems..I'm not sure which company is the best to use and there are not that many who use lpn in the first place. Now my next problem is that I was wanting to travel to hawaii to work but, now it looks like i might be moving there so how do i go about finding a job and switching my license....Please help

Rheebaby

P.S sorry if there is any spelling mistakes

rheebaby · Jun 03, 2004, 01:04 PM

lpn looking to travel

Hello Room,

I've been an lpn for 5 yrs, and I've been wanting to Travel for a long time. I'm not sure which company uses lpn's the most or the best. I want to travel to Hawaii but, now i think I'm moving there. So, i need to know what is the best option Travel and work or Live there and work. If anyone knows of any good travel company's for lpn's please let me know or if there are any good places for lpn's to work in hawaii. Please let me know where to start.

Rheebaby

rheebaby · Jun 04, 2004, 11:04 AM

no one's anwering my threads

I think I'm doing this wrong. I've sent a couple thread and have had no response, So i take it I'm not doing this wrong. I'm an lpn and I want to travel, which i know is very hard. But, I have heard of other lpn's who have done it. Can anyone help me.

Rheebaby

NurseDiva04 · Jun 04, 2004, 11:09 AM

There is a Travel Nurse section. You may want to enter your question there.

FROGGYLEGS · Jun 04, 2004, 11:39 AM

There are many listing for travel nursing agencies within popular nursing magazines. Take your pick and call them up. I considered travelling as an LPN about 3 years ago. At that time I applied with some of the companies. The next thing I knew they were leaving messages on my machine nearly every day telling of job offers. If things haven't changed dramatically since then, you shouldn't have a problem. Keep in mind that some agencies require one year experience as a nurse and some require one year hospital based experience. Some don't require any level of experience.

*leslie :-D* · Jun 04, 2004, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by rheebaby

I've sent a couple thread and have had no response,

story of my life.

sometimes you won't get responses or if you do, you won't like them. try under travel nursing.....much luck to you.

caroladybelle · Jun 04, 2004, 01:55 PM

Try Delphi Forums for travel nursing.

Chances are if no one is responding then we don't have an answer.

TeenyBabyRN · Jun 04, 2004, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by FROGGYLEGS

Keep in mind that some agencies require one year experience as a nurse and some require one year hospital based experience. Some don't require any level of experience.

Just MHO, but I would stay far, far away from any agency that did not require any level of experience. Patient safety and your license are not a priority for them - dollars are. You have to watch your own back as a traveler and keep in mind that most recruiters are not and have never been nurses - they have no clue about the responsibility that comes with a license, they just want that commission.

Try these sites for more info

www.healthcaretraveler.com
forums.delphiforums.com/travelingLPNs

Good luck!

**brian** · Jun 04, 2004, 06:18 PM

I'll move this thread to the travel nursing forum.

shel_wny · Jun 04, 2004, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by brian

I'll move this thread to the travel nursing forum.

Ehm, I swear this is the General Discussions forum or am I just lost?

*coughs* Disregard that. I see that you can reach this place from either forum.

Shel

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