Travel nursing

[Bleumorgan]

I am curious as to whether or not anyone can offer advice on travel nursing and who it is best for. I am single, rent an apartment. I found that most success with travelling is older nurses who have a partner to go with and a paid home to come back to. Is it silly to continue to pay rent and travel? I feel as though I would get home and then have to head right back out again on another assignment to pay bills. What should I expect? Would I be best advised to put all my furniture in storage when my lease is up and just keep traveling?

[brido]

Seriously? What did you think I was asking advice for, if I should travel to the moon? I wrote Anyone with advice on travel nursing and if it would be okay for me? I didn't ask if a fortune teller could tell me my future and if I would enjoy my job. The original post, they asked for advice on who travel nursing is best for. I asked that same question, but in a different way. Not to mention when I clearly wrote, I am simply wanting to know if travel nursing is only for certain people or if it works for anyone. If so, how did it work out for those with families? I don't understand where the confusion is.

First of all, you hijacked a thread which is rude.

Second, nobody can answer that question for you. It depends entirely on the individual. How would anyone else know what is best for YOU?

[PacoUSA, BSN, RN]

I am about to starting nursing school in the BSN program. I am thinking about travel nursing and also want advice. I am 29, I live with my boyfriend & our 6 yo son. I am currently renting a house & have lived here for 2 years now. We plan on staying here as long as we can because we are hoping the landlord offers us a land contract. Anyone with advice on travel nursing and if it would be okay for me?

While thinking about travel nursing at this point in your life is nice, no one can answer if it's okay for you right now. You don't even have a nursing degree or license yet, how can we possibly tell you that travel nursing would be okay for you if you don't have nursing experience yet to go on assignments anytime soon? Assuming you still have the same family structure at least 4-6 years from now (which includes the time you need to get a degree plus get a job and get the minimum years of experience to get a travel assignment), travel nursing MIGHT work for you, but only you can decide that when you are ready to start it. Many nurses do travel with families and they make it work, my prior manager was one and she loved it. We don't know yet what kind of specialty you'll be working in by then or whether you will be even working right after graduation or failing the NCLEX once or twice or not at all, you may even have another child by then! Too many things can happen between now and then. The PPs are right, we cant answer your question based on your current circumstances at all.

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[fsalazar1]

I am about to starting nursing school in the BSN program. I am thinking about travel nursing and also want advice. I am 29, I live with my boyfriend & our 6 yo son. I am currently renting a house & have lived here for 2 years now. We plan on staying here as long as we can because we are hoping the landlord offers us a land contract. Anyone with advice on travel nursing and if it would be okay for me?

Well, everyone has different situations. I will agree with the others on one thing: you don't have the nursing degree nor the experience yet, so I would focus on getting there of course. If nursing school takes about a year and a half, plus a year or three in a hospital setting, maybe in at least three years (at most five) from now will you be ready. I work for Parallon Workforce as an ICU RN. I haven't traveled to different states yet, but I will plan on it in the future God willing. I do assignments locally in my area. I'm not married nor do I have any children, so I think that it works out for me just fine. Is your boyfriend supportive of your idea to eventually travel? Will you be able to handle this type of work including a growing son? These questions are hard to answer right now, so when you get to that point, you oughta have a good conversation with your significant other and your son and see what priorities are important at that time.

Best of luck to you and your future endeavors!

[hisgirl6408]

Can someone give an idea of some of the Pros and Cons of travel nursing. I am married but our kids are grown and have been out of the house for years so it's just us and the dog.