Travel nursing

[mari1993]

I started on a renal/ pulmonary unit I was there for about 2 years and switched over to psych . Well I have decided I really didn’t like psych And am wanting to switch back to medsurg life again . I have been OK psych for about 2 years now . I am terrified going back to medsurg . I feel like I have lost my medical touch . I would really like to travel nurse . Just any advice 

[sirI, MSN, APRN, NP]

Welcome to allnurses @mari1993

We have moved your thread to the Travel Nursing forum for the best response.

Good luck with your decisions.

[NedRN]

Travel nurse is not a specialty. You still have to pick a specialty.

[DeDe245]

People either love or hate Psych. Psych is all I've ever done and all I want to do.

If you contact enough companies you'll get one that will work with you depending on your experience in the first specialty but then you have to find a hiring manager that will take you.  All you need is one yes though.

Many companies don't have the rigid requirement of 1 year recent  experience in your specialty no matter what experience you have.

Once you find one and you like the assignment I'd keep extending to build that recent experience up to open your options.

[NedRN]

7 hours ago, DeDe245 said:

Many companies don't have the rigid requirement of 1 year recent  experience in your specialty no matter what experience you have.

That is true, however you still have to meet the perceptions of the hiring manager. And the realities of competition - other travel nurses with more experience in specialty and travel too. The deal is that hospitals pay a flat bill rate to agencies regardless of experience, thus when presented with a choice, which traveler will they pick?
 

While psych may be an exception, a travel nurse really needs grounding in her specialty, not only to practice safely, but to not have to worry about clinical skills while navigating everything else that is new and overwhelming on a new assignment.