I have been thinking about being a traveling nurse. Is it worth it?

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Hey everyone so for the past year I have been contemplating traveling as a nurse. I still have two years left of college so I may change my mind, but right now I want to be a traveling nurse. I do no feel like I would have a problem moving around all the time...but my boyfriend is not thrilled. He will have another year of schooling than me so I was planning on being a travel nurse in that time. Is it possible to only do it for a year? Also what are the downfalls of this job that are not so obvious? I only know of the positives.

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It is possible to do it for only 4 weeks. There are zero negatives. (unless it doesn't work for you)

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Travel nursing right out of school will be extremely difficult to do...you are expected to know why to do with little to no orientation and as a new nurse tht would be very hard. Most contracts look for at least 2 years experience, some 3-5 years, and rarely 1 year experience.

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Ah, thanks for that, I read too quickly. No, right out of school, you have no skills. You need at least a year of hospital experience before traveling. So that will fit right into your boyfriend's year before graduating. Then you still have the issue of the boyfriend who is a wuss. If he is on a career track, he won't be able to go traveling either. If he is a nurse, he too will need at least one year of a staff job, so two years for you in the same boring town. Like ordinary people who cannot be travelers.

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My advice to you is to have a bit of savings before you travel. Own your craft, the hospitals you work for expect you to hit the ground running your first day. You only get 1 shift orientation and thats it. I love traveling because of the change of environment. I get to see the world and meet so many new people. Plus if its a ****** assignment i know i am only there for a few weeks. Good luck. If the boyfriend is a keeper he would let you do what you want. I was so depressed when i was a staff. Some people are just not meant to be in one place too long. I def one of them.

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Specializes in Several, mostly L&D.

Whenever someone asks "is it worth it?", I want to reply "is it worth what?"

Anyway, you've got a few years before you'll be a canditate for travel nursing, so read all you can in the meantime and when the time comes, you'll know if it's right for you.

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My advice to you is to have a bit of savings before you travel. Own your craft the hospitals you work for expect you to hit the ground running your first day. You only get 1 shift orientation and thats it. I love traveling because of the change of environment. I get to see the world and meet so many new people. Plus if its a ****** assignment i know i am only there for a few weeks. Good luck. If the boyfriend is a keeper he would let you do what you want. I was so depressed when i was a staff. Some people are just not meant to be in one place too long. I def one of them.[/quote']

I think I found my twin. Im a LPN and LOVE to travel. I get so depressed when im home that I cry if I go longer then 4 weeks. I dont know if its the mkney or tge adventure, but I love vouncing from place to place

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

You will need at least a couple of years experience before you could do travel nursing. They won't hire a new grad.

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