Is 28 too old to become a travel nurse?

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I'm about to turn 28 years old, I'm very single, and I have a huge passion for travel. I've been feeling so antsy with my life and feel as though I've been a bit stagnant. I've been a med/surg/GI nurse for about a year and three months and, though I still don't have much experience, I think I have just enough to be more comfortable with different placements.

On the other hand, I still want to find a life partner and have kids at some point... I'm just afraid that 28 is getting a bit too old (for a woman) for travel nursing because I also want to pursue those things I mentioned above.

Any thoughts? Thank you so much in advance for your help!

Man I feel like I wrote this post myself! I will be 28 next month, very single (borderline cat lady), and am itching for more but I also do want to settle down some day. For right now I'm taking a break from the dating scene and I'm gonna travel on my own for a while. I'm halfway through my first assignment and it has been really great so far. I just signed a contract for october to march in San Diego, so hopefully that will be a good experience for me as well. I have 2 years experience sub acute rehab (very intense rehab---17 to 20 patients with trachs/piccs/peg tubes/ wounds etc) and one full year med surg at a 600 bed teaching hospital. I probably should have stayed at least 6 more months at my full time job before traveling but an opportunity came up I just couldn't pass and I don't regret it for a second. Make sure you are confident in your abilities (but like someone on this site said when I asked around a few months ago, confident does not equal competent) and invest in a good recruiter. Good luck! Please message me if you want!

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Specializes in ICU, CCU, NICU and L&D.
Ha... I know I probably sound pathetic to people who are maybe twice my age, but it's still a legitimate question if you look at the fact that I'm getting closer to the end of child-bearing age...

May i know what century you'd happened to be living in??

I've had patient's in their 50's give birth to twins no less.... Believe me YOU are not nearing the end.

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I'm 29 (going on 30) planning on going into travel nursing in 8 months. My advice is go for what you want. Life will wait for you when you get back to meet someone to start your life with. Right now may be the only opportunity you have to do this (single/ no kids etc) and you'd regret passing up the opportunity.

There's always a chance you'll wait and not end up meeting anyone and waste the next few years of your life looking... versus traveling and having and adventure of a lifetime :-)

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I'm 29 (going on 30) planning on going into travel nursing in 8 months. My advice is go for what you want. Life will wait for you when you get back to meet someone to start your life with. Right now may be the only opportunity you have to do this (single/ no kids etc) and you'd regret passing up the opportunity.

There's always a chance you'll wait and not end up meeting anyone and waste the next few years of your life looking... versus traveling and having an adventure of a lifetime :-)

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Re reading through the comments and it bothers me how snarky people are being to your post. I completely understand how you're feeling, I'm at that age where a good chunk of people I know are engaged, already married, pregnant with baby number 3, etc. Meanwhile I'm only just starting my career. Yes 28 is young, and times are different, people aren't getting married and having kids as young, but you can't help the way you feel (I feel the same way). So ignore all the people who might be making you feel bad or silly for wondering if you're too old. You do you and (hopefully) everything else will fall into place.

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I'm still in nursing school but will graduate in a year. My youngest is 12 and when he's older and out of the house, I hope to be a travelling nurse. By then I'll be in my late 40's.

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Hi!!

I was wondering how your feelings have been since you've posted?! I'm in W. Michigan (GR to be exact) as well and am planning on traveling within the next month or so. :)

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No way is that too old! If anything an additional couple years experience just adds to the fun of travel! More confidence and ability to ease in such changing environments! :)

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Never too old! I have some nurses who started traveling at 50+.

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Specializes in Med/surg nurse, 9 years experience, 5 as travel.
Ha... I know I probably sound pathetic to people who are maybe twice my age, but it's still a legitimate question if you look at the fact that I'm getting closer to the end of child-bearing age...[/QUOT

I'm guessing you are from the Philippines by mentioning the "of child bearing age", what does this have to do with nursing?

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too old?

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