travel nursing with no experience

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Hello..

I am about to graduate an LPN program and am interested in traveling. But, everything I have found says you need at least a years experience to be a travel LPN. I have 3 years of experience working as a CNA/tech.. but I am not sure if that makes a difference. Are there any travel agencies that hire new grads?

I would appreciate any advice that anymore could give me! Thanks in advance!

Add me to the list of those who have never, ever seen an LPN traveler.

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Specializes in Wound Care.

I have seen a few travel LVN position, actually just saw one a few weeks ago. With that said, they were asking for an LVN with 5 years experience one was asking for 7 years. These were Psych positions.

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Specializes in Clinical Documentation Specialist, LTC.

I've seen a few travel positions as well for LPNs/LVNs in long term care homes, but like the psych positions, they want a boat load of experience. I've been a LPN for 18 years and honestly don't know if even *I* could do agency or travel nursing, although the majority of my experience is in LTC. I need structure.

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meanmaryjane when you saw the travel jobs where you looking for LPN travel jobs or RN travel jobs. I think to see something you actually have to be looking for it. If you are searching for a corvette you wont be shown results for a Bugatti Veyron!!!

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I've only heard of a few travel opportunities for LPN's and they ALL require 2+ years of experience. A new grad doing travel nursing is a pipe dream and even if a new grad were to land that position, I am 100% certain that a a new grad LPN will face several scenarios that they weren't prepared for. And when you have no one to turn to, wat do?

This is one of the spots where experience is actually relevant because you don't have the same support team that you'd have behind you if you were in LTC or a hospital.

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I worked with a couple of travel LPNs when I still did adult med/surg. The *Hospital (*Cough *Achoo) didn't like paying for RNs at all, they sure weren't going to pay for travel RNs.

But why on earth would a facility pay top dollar for a traveller and accept a new grad, LPN or RN?

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I am a health screener LPN, and we travel. We go in to companies and set up little health screening clinics. We do height, weight, BP, BMI & waist measurement, & cholesterol checks. It's fun & easy, & good hourly pay. You can work for multiple companies doing this. Not sure if you're interested in this type of nursing, but if so, go online and type health screener nursing jobs, or biometric screening nurse jobs. You usually only have to have 6 months- 1 year of nursing experience. Good luck!

sounds like a pretty cool nursing job. im gonna have to look into that myself :)

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

The few positions I have seen for travel LVNs all required experience. There are obviously more opportunities for RNs. I wouldn't even think of traveling & I've been a nurse for 4 years.

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Specializes in VA, Ortho, Med/Surg.

Search LPN traveling gypsies on Facebook. I'm in the group.

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Specializes in VA, Ortho, Med/Surg.
I wonder what an inexperienced nurse has to offer an employer besides a license and a warm body?

Not trying to be rude, just wondering...

Geeze, really?

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