Help I need a way out of current situation, feel lost!

Honestly I think you should hold off for now.. At least until you get some more confidence. Travel nursing is something you need to be 100% ready to hit the ground running. What about ACLS and PALS? You might want to look into those.

I'm not sure what to tell you. You could start traveling now, take a med surg assignment and try to pick one where you won't be floated to other floors so it's a little easier. Get your experience there.

You could transfer to ICU, I love ICU so I'm biased. But there's a lot of opportunity for ICU nurses b/c we can work ICU, tele, and floors. I'm not a m/s nurse so I'm not sure how many assignments you can get as a m/s nurse...

If it's really something you want to do, go for it. You can always go back to your current hospital. My first travel assignment was a completely different population than I'm use to...and I still see a lot of populations where it's new to me. But you learn as you go. The charting, the basic skills, the giving meds, the protocols are all somewhat the same in a sense. You seem like you have a lot of skills. Maybe start your 1st travel job somewhere with a really great reputation from other travelers.

Thanks for your supportive answer, that is basically what my recruiter said. 2/4 agencies I spoke to said they would start me. I figure why wait. I may just wait until I hit my 18 month mark and then be out.

I did my first travel assignment with just a year of med surg exp. There were other way more experienced travelers at the same hosp and some of them could not keep up with the work load. I did fine. It was a good exp and the charge nurse complimented me on what a good nurse I was. Since I look very young ppl assumed that I was a newer nurse but no one had a clue that I only had a year of exp until I told them. They were shocked that I was bold enough to begin traveling that soon. I believe if you have a strong skill set, are adaptable, have knowledge of common disease processes and critical thinking skills then you will be fine. I came from a large teaching hospital and had seen/done pretty much anything you could think of so I felt prepared.

I would suggest researching the facility that you will be placed at before accepting a contract. Some of the hospitals across this country are horrible enough to make even an experienced traveler pack their bags running!

As far as staying and possibly getting ICU exp, I think that's a great idea. You will be more marketable as a nurse with specialty exp. If you do decide to travel after that, you will have more opportunites like the above person stated.

Good luck with whatever you decide!