Have Degree
I received my nursing degree in May 1992 and have worked medical,
surgical, rehabilitation, transitional care, psychiatric, and emergency
units. For the past eleven years, I have been doing my "prep" work for
travel nursing, but is now the right time?
I have always wanted to do travel
nursing, but didn't think that I could until my son got out of high
school in six year. And then... things fell apart at work, and my child
kept on getting into trouble at school so that he could go to the
library and be by himself to do his work.
Well, if public school isn't working
for my son, and my current employment isn't working for me... Maybe I
will get a chance to do travel nursing five years before planned.
I started looking on the Internet to
find out if I qualify for travel nursing, and how much the pay rate is.
I wanted to know not only the advantages of travel nursing, but also the
disadvantages.
Why Travel
Nursing?
I know some nurses who spend time as a travel nurse in an attempt to
find a permanent home, and other just want a change of scenery. Travel
nursing allows you to see the world, and still work as an active nurse.
I have always worked in a small
hospital, what will it be like to work in a larger hospital? Is there
any difference between a small hospital and a large hospital in
attitude? If so, how will the "large hospital attitude" affect me? These
are all the questions that I look forward to answering in my travel
nursing experience.
I have always lived in the Western
United States, why is life like in the Eastern United States? I have a
friend who lives in Virginia, where my ancestors are from... I can't
wait to make my scheduled Virginia journey in the Spring of 2005.
Some people travel because the pay is
better, but is the pay that much better? Is the pay that much greater
that I can "uproot" my family every three to six months for this
adventure in life?
Travel nursing also allows a nurses to
pay off their bills quicker than staff nursing jobs, especially if you
find a local company to "travel" with; therefore, staying at home and
earning that extra housing stipend a month.
No matter what your reasons are for looking into travel nursing, there
are plenty of options out there, and it is definitely worth exploring
this great adventure.