Can I travel? It's been 7 months since I worked acute care

[hope4673]

So I'll explain my current work situation and I'd like feedback :)

I graduated with my BSN started working on an acute med/surg & stroke telemetry floor. I quit after 1 year & 9 months for various personal reasons to try out the camp nurse life since I loved working with kids. I loved it so much I wanted to go into working full time in a similar environment (outdoor education, school health). I'm currently working part time at an outdoor school and also subbing as a private duty nurse at the special needs school (keeps my skills up to date and the chance to work with ventilators hey pretty cool.)

I will be leaving that job because I accepted a full time RN position at an outdoor education program (like camp!). However it leaves me with the beginning of December through end of February/1st week of March with no job. So I thought to keep my skills and my hospital experience active it would be plenty of time to work a travel nurse assignment. My lack of hours right now until I start in March would also be great to do a travel assignment. Is this possible with me not working in acute care the past 7 months? I feel confident in my ability to pick it right back up especially with my experience with the private duty nursing, but will the recruiter and hospital management see that as acceptable?

Thanks for any feedback :)

[NedRN]

Your experience is current in the last 12 months so you should be OK. But it is agencies and their client hospitals that make that determination.

[darlabarr]

That should be totally fine...I started travel nursing with 16 months experience in Med/Surg Tele.