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Thank you! You bring up good points. I am transferring to ICU now and was hoping to have a year in before traveling, but I understand what you are saying about 2 years and being ready to hit the floor running (sounds a lot like floating).

I am hoping to go into travel nursing sometime next year and am starting to do my research. I have been wanting to do this for a LONG period of time, but needed for the kids to get older. A couple of questions: there seem to be no agencies that makes most people happy (a lot of review sites are owned by some of them, jeopardizing the reviews? or conflicting reviews on different sites?) Can anyone recommend a couple of decent ones for starting? I am more interested in experience of travel nursing, travel, good agency relationship etc rather than pay, but of course I don't want to work for pennies either. Second question: what are some of the qualities/experiences can I work on before I formally start applying for the positions? In other words what are desirable skills/qualities of a travel nurse? Thanks! I have been an RN for 5 years with experience in psych, medsurg, end of life care, long term care and floating. I am hoping to also have some ICU experience before starting. Is this good for starting? Anyone heard of VERO RN?