Is Being A Travel Nurse A Good Idea

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I will be starting nursing school in August this year. I am already trying to figure out what kind of nursing job I would like to have when I graduate. I am really interested in being a travel nurse but was wondering if that would be a good thing to do as a new RN? I am also currently engaged so my fiance would be traveling with me if I do decide to that I want to work as a travel nurse. What do you guys recommend?

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Specializes in Home Health (PDN), Camp Nursing.

Read up on the topic in the travel nurse form https://allnurses.com/travel-nursing/ or on other populr travel nurse sites such as Travel Nursing Guide Archives - The Gypsy Nurse

But to answer your question. No. If a hospital is hiring a traveler they expect them to show up be given computer access shown where things are and work. As a new grad you will not be a fully functioning confident nurse before a year of full time practice and no repuatable travel agency will look at you until you have two years experience.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

Travel nursing is for experienced nurses well versed in their specialty. They get one day of orientation and then are expected to be fully functioning with a full.patient load. Not for new nurses and definitely not for the faint of heart..

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No decent facility would hire a new grad. While it is a good dream... I can tell you I did it with 20+ years of experience... took all that I had.

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