thinking about travel nursing??

NedRN · Jan 6, 2017

Start reading some threads here!

Wolf at the Door, BSN · Jan 14, 2017

use the search feature and type "best company". You won't find many hospitals especially in California & NY that will take non BSN RN's.

NedRN · Jan 14, 2017

Why do you keep repeating this? There are no hospitals in California where a BSN is required for travelers that I know of. There are many more open assignments than travelers. How do you think hospitals will fill them by excluding fully 45% of all nurses (probably even higher among travelers)?

Wolf at the Door, BSN · Jan 15, 2017

Why do you keep repeating this? There are no hospitals in California where a BSN is required for travelers that I know of. There are many more open assignments than travelers. How do you think hospitals will fill them by excluding fully 45% of all nurses (probably even higher among travelers)?

First, This is Actually it is the FIRST TIME I have mentioned needing to have a BSN, so go jump on someone else's BACK. Go ahead check ALL my post. Secondly, many Magnet hospitals assignments require BSN's in CA, NY, and Northeast. Why? At least 80% of nurses working need a BSN at all times. Why allow a travel nurse to lower your percentage..I would use the travel nurse to increase the percentage then allow the ADN RN to get hired with a promise to get BSN later, especially if they are the only ones applying to the hospital for perm staff. Not having a BSN, will limit a travel RN especially if they would like to work at a teaching hospital. Go call NYU Lagone and ask if they will take an ADN nurse..I will wait.

NedRN · Jan 15, 2017

By their very nature, magnet hospitals are supposed to be well staffed. Thus needing travelers rarely. Again, there are many more job orders than travelers. So they have made it much harder to have their order filled for a competitive bill rate (and will likely have trade off an experienced ADN for a newer BSN). Teaching hospitals have no such blanket requirement although some may well require it for their employees.

Unless there is some traveler that must work at your named hospital in New York, an ADN (or diploma) is zero hindrance to a career in travel.

Sorry if I've mistaken you for someone else. I know I've written two similar posts responding to a BSN travel requirement in the last couple of days but I cannot find them either.