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The Perks of Travel Nursing
March 13th, 2010 | 
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Travel nursing is nursing that allows a nurse to work for a few months in one hospital before moving on to another hospital that is in a different part of the country. Hospitals and medical facility’s use travel nurses because they feel that they can benefit from the travel nurses expertise, to help get a new facility up and running, and to act as a mentor for a novice staff. But why would anybody become a travel nurse.
A huge reason nurses pursue travel nursing careers is the money. Travel nurses make significantly more money per hour then their contemporaries who work in just one hospital. Travel nurses do not get paid directly by the hospital they are working for. Typically the travel nursing agency collects and hands out the travel nurses salary.
travel nurses love traveling. Through their jobs they can not only visit different parts of the country they can actually live and work in various parts of the country. They get to see how medical services differ from one part of the country to the next.
Travel nurses know that if and when they meet a co-worker that they don’t get along with, they know that it isn’t a big deal. They will only have to deal with them for a few months and then they will be moving onto a different location.
Travel nurses make lots and lots of new friends all over the county.
The average travel nurse enjoys excellent medical and dental benefits. In most situations agencies that specialize in travel nurses offer these medical and dental benefits to lure travel nurses to their agency. Some nursing agencies also have 401K plans.
Working as a travel nurse is an excellent way to build a fantastic resume. The things a nurse learns during their experience as a travel nurse will go a long way to obtaining a successful job in a home hospital when the nurse is ready to cease their nomadic ways. The people you meet working as a travel nurse will be valuable references, before completing a work assignment make sure you keep a record of names and phone numbers that you can use as references when you are ready to find a permanent nursing position.
Some travel nursing agencies offer their nurses an additional way to make some extra money by offering a bonus each time the nurse makes a successful referral. Because the travel nurse is constantly working at hospitals and medical facility’s that are full of brand new nurses the opportunity to encourage referrals is endless. Some agency’s also offer their travel nurses a completion bonus when a job has been finished.
Some times friends who have gone through nursing school together decide that travel nursing is something they can do together. Working in tandem means that the travel nurse always see familiar face no matter where they go.
Some travel nurses enjoy the experience of working in various parts of the country they decide to further their traveling careers by offering to work at missionaries and hospitals all over the world.
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Hey guys, I am very interested in becoming a nurse to eventually work as a travelling nurse since it since they get sooo many perks. I was wondering what are ur pros and cons of travel nursing and how come more nurses dont do it if it pays soo much better than a regular RN?….Also, do they get paid more the more years they work as a travel nurse or does it pretty much stay the same?..Do they provide or help you get you with the optionof getting more education and hence higher pay?
Would love to hear what people think about the job and your pros and cons of it..
And also, how would I find out which hospitals help with student debt grants?…Iheard that if an RN works in an underpriveledged community they some hospitals will help pay off your student debt..is this true?
Thanx everyone..Take care
Hello. I’ve been a travel nurse for almost a year now. There are pros and cons to the job….
Pros:
You get to see a new place and new ways of doing things every 13 wks
You may make more money depending on location
You can be somewhat flexible
Cons:
You have to move EVERY 13 wks, unless you like the hospital and they still have a need for you. You do not have stability with this job
You have to take compentency exams and new employee orientation EVERY 13 weeks
You need to apply for and get a new liscense to travel to EACH new state
Staff nurses sometimes treat you like crap just because your a traveler
Its hard to go to school when your traveling
You have to find your way around a new city. Find a new doctor, dentist, ect…
You can get health insurance w/the company, but it expires the day after your contract ends (lapse of coverage between assignments)
Your recruiter can lie to you and you could get stuck in an unsatisfactory situation for awhile
You walk in blindly to different hospitals (dirty, county, lack of resources and staff)
I have learned alot while traveling, but its time to hang up my hat. I’m moving to a location I’ve traveled to so I can settle down and go back to school later on this year.
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Me….If you have anymore questions email me at: lessienachole@yahoo.com