Nurseterr7

Greetings, I live in Miami Beach Florida and have been working Private duty cases in patient homes and in Hospital settings for the last 5 or 6 years. I also have been doing in home assessments for an agency that provides Home Health Aides for people with long term care insurance. I do these visits once a month and have about 20 to 30 people at any given time. I try to stay in my area only because of driving time involved and high gas prices. I love the freedom I have with my work but sometimes I go weeks without a case. My income at this point is not very stable and I was thinking about doing some part time work in another area. Something a bit more challenging. Something I could do if I ever wanted to take on a travel nurse position. I have been in Nursing for over 20 years but the hospitals in my area say I need to take an RN refresher course before they will hire me. This course is expensive and time consuming. Even then they want to start me at a salary of a new graud. I am conflicted and would love to find a special area that would fit my independent spirit but would increase my learning curve. Thristy for knowledge but not bureaucracy. Any suggestions?