Traveling Nurses: BSN or ADN

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I will be graduating soon with my BSN but my girlfriend went for her ADN. Is it better to have your BSN or ADN or does it matter. Also, is there a better field to specialize in if you are wanting to travel?

Thank you for your input,

Carol:paw:

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I will be graduating soon with my BSN but my girlfriend went for her ADN. Is it better to have your BSN or ADN or does it matter. Also, is there a better field to specialize in if you are wanting to travel?

Thank you for your input,

Carol:paw:

The travel nurse industry is looking for RN's. Period.

Work in a field of nursing you love the jobs will be there.

Also, you need at least 1 year of experience in your specialty and more often than not 2 years.

Good luck . Do what you love the rest will fall into place nicely.

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Specializes in ER.

I don't know of any travel companies who care as long as you have your license. As far as what area....find something you like, don't look at what would be most valuable. You will need at least one year of solid experience before you even think about traveling. More is preferable, because you will be expected to hit the ground running with scant orientation. You need to have your skills down pat.

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Our facility relies heavily on travelers at times, and I've worked with both ADN and BSN travelers. Don't matter none, as long as they have active RN licenses.

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Specializes in LTC, assisted living, med-surg, psych.

This subject has been debated exhaustively in this and other forums, and from many different angles (although this is a new one, I think).

Since there have already been several replies (and quite satisfactory ones at that), I'm going to close this thread and suggest the OP check out the old ADN vs. BSN threads if she is curious enough about the topic to research it.

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