hoss62

parish nursing is helping other members of a church community or parish with their health care needs. As an LPN you could apply your nutrsing skills to this setting, but I would recommend some experience with community health nursing or publich health nursing first. At least some parish nursing course either as special student in college/university setting which offer such courses or through con ed programs. Be sure and carry your own personal liabilty insurance since the parish or cghurch will more than likely not have insurance in this area.

I agree with third shift guy...get at least a year's experience first if you want to go into travel nursing. If you end up liking peds, then comebine peds and cardio on a specialty unit. To do international nursing: get the BSN first aand by then you will have moire experience. Learn the language and the customs of the country to which you plan to travel. Since many countries to not spend the $ that we in the US do toward healthcare technology, be prepared NOT to say 'At home' or 'In the USA we use a xxx or do it this way'. When working in a foreign country you need to share your knowledge from a different platform and be resourceful and inventive with the supplies and tech stuff that the country has. I worked in Germnay many yrs ago and had a wonderful time.