Would like advice on current job search/decision

[medsurgrnco, BSN, RN]

I'm not currently working and am exploring the world of nursing at a level I've never done before. Currently I have job offers for home health, psych, and med/surg, and have an interview for a corrections position. I'm also looking into travel nursing, and think that is where I want to be in a few years if not now. 2 of the job offers sound great but are for another town, so that would mean moving to a new town that I think I'd like but would be a gamble as I'd have the relocation costs, have to sign a 6-month lease on an apartment, with the higher apartment costs I'd have less disposable income than I currently have, and I might not like the job or the town. While I'd like to get out of toxic hospital environments, I don't want to make a career move that just adds another short-term job to my resume or that could delay future travel nursing. I've had too many jobs (all in med/surg) since I became a nurse several years ago and feel like I should stay in my next job for a couple of years. Suggestions from others would be greatly appreciated!

[medsurgrnco, BSN, RN]

No responses. I'll try again. Decided to take the local psych RN position if I can get a reasonable schedule and if the pt ratio looks ok. Looks like there are lots of psych travel RN positions. But if that doesn't work out...will I be making travel med/surg RN positions hard to get if I switch to home health for a couple of years? How recent does your med/surg experience need to be for travel positions? While I am very interested in traveling someday, I am concerned about potentially being given too many patients or being given a rotten schedule.

[GYPSY1349]

no responses. i'll try again. decided to take the local psych rn position if i can get a reasonable schedule and if the pt ratio looks ok. looks like there are lots of psych travel rn positions. but if that doesn't work out...will i be making travel med/surg rn positions hard to get if i switch to home health for a couple of years? how recent does your med/surg experience need to be for travel positions? while i am very interested in traveling someday, i am concerned about potentially being given too many patients or being given a rotten schedule.

for "travel nursing" your experience needs to be within that year (in any specialty in a hospital setting):heartbeat..however, there are traveling home health jobs in quite a few areas, and it is huge in california.