Any twenty- or thirtysomething gay travelers out there?

A Gay Male Nurse · Apr 25, 2013

I'm a gay nurse and in Southern California not a traveler but if your looking for a friend lets know

AWanderingMinstral · Apr 25, 2013

Thank you, A Gay Male Nurse, for responding. I'm really looking for a traveler, but I'll drop a line if I find myself in Southern California.

CVORBOY · Apr 28, 2013

Thirty something gay dude will start traveling in December 2013. Would be nice to find a cool travel buddy.

CurtEckstrom · Apr 29, 2013

25 year old gay male nurse, very interested in starting travel contracts. I have about two years of med/surg experience, mostly surgical patients. I'm trying to specialize. How long did you work before you started traveling? And did you have a speciality?

AWanderingMinstral · Apr 29, 2013

Hey, guys! I was a nurse for nearly four years before I started traveling. I largely worked in orthopedics, but I also had some experience in outpatient pediatrics and nursing research. It is REALLY important to be organized and know how to prioritize. The reality is that the core 50% of nursing is the same regardless of which specialty you are working in. I've considered taking a full-time position in a different specialty to vary it up.

NedRN · Apr 29, 2013

That might not be true if you, for example, try the operating room. Or psych nursing. I could probably come up with a few more examples but you get the idea.

I do applaud trying other specialties and getting out of your comfort zone (usually traveling does that by itself). Organization skills will be very different. ICU only nurses will have a challenge diving into medsurg even though they may have much of the clinical knowledge required (not all - looking for trends in that population is very different than your one acute patient). A medsurg nurse accustomed to caring for 6 patients at a time may find the transition to the ER challenging where you may start with 6 patients and have a completely different 6 patients 15 minutes later.

cn4333 · Jan 11, 2014

Hey guys! I might be a little late on this thread....but I'm a 26 year old who will be traveling by March 2014! My specialty is Peds ER and Peds Med/surg! I'll be around! Def be great to meet other travelers!

taggart84 · Feb 10, 2014

I am an LPN traveling this May for the first time. My wife and I homeschool our son and I am the breadwinner so we can all pick up and go. So excited to have my family experience life so fully through my travel nursing.

THRN88 · Feb 11, 2014

I am 25 currently looking for my first travel assignment!! Looking to stay close to home at first then possibly branch out. Just got to find the right fit!

cn4333 · Feb 11, 2014

No I'm so ready to venture out and see another parts of the United States. Where exactly is home THRN88?

THRN88 · Jul 31, 2014

Cn4333 sorry for the very late response... took a break from the travel hunt and hence did not use this forum... but home for me is in south georgia and I have since signed a contract to be a traveler in south louisianna starting in 3 weeks on Aug 18... I'm super excited about it... how about you, have you found an assignment?