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i just finished my preceptorship in the icu, my preceptor knew that i either want to go into traveling, icu or ed. during my three week preceptorship my nurse had me check out the acls book and would quiz me throughout my training she stated that it was good to start learing the acls protocols now instead of while studying for my boards. my question is it a good idea to focus on my advance studies now or wait until i am an rn with more experience? i really enjoyed my time in the icu and my preceptor gave me a referral to the ed i know that the acls certification would look good on my resume but part of me wants to focus on passing my boards.

Thank you mentalhealthRN; I am currently doing my preceptor in the ICU and I am loving it! As far as where I want to travel I don't have any restrictions as much as I love Idaho I am willing to go all over. Another question I have is how does that work with my license? If I take my state boards in Idaho and the agency wants to send me to another state do I have to take their boards before I am able to work?

I am going to be graduating in December with my RN :) and while I do plan on doing a year on the med-surg floor to get my basic skills down. I really am interested in becoming a traveling nurse. Can anyone help me in getting information on traveling nursing? What is a good company/agency to work for? Is there any additional training I should get that would make me more desirable? I am already planning on getting ACLS certified. Thanks for any help.