Travel Nursing

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I've been an RN for almost 5 years now. I've worked 3 1/2 years in labor and delivery, and planned to try and work in a fertility clinic for numerous personal reasons. If I don't feel like the clinic would be a good fit for me, and decide after 6 months or so I would like to travel would agencies still be interested in me because I have been off the floor for 6 months? What are travel agencies' policies regarding taking intermediate/advanced fetal monitoring courses?

Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Are you wondering if the travel agencies would pay for the course? If so, you would need to discuss it with those employers. I have not come across any travel agencies that fund continuing education or pay for time spent in educational activities that are not specifically required by the nurse's contract - and those are negotiated with the contracting hospital.

My advice? Go ahead and obtain that continuing ed before you leave your current employer. Obtaining some AWHONN certifications would be a very valuable asset because these are recognized by everyone as validation of nursing expertise. Their website has a lot of online options for education Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)

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