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Pro's and Con's of a Travel Nurse ?

I want to become a travel nurse but I'm not fully aware of all of the pro's and con's .

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Tyler T.’s Answer

PROs: great pay, see the country, experience different challenges a local healthcare nuances, and networking.

CONs: generally travelers are sent to chaotic and less desirable situations. The employed staff may not welcome you as they know your getting paid 2-3x more then they are. Limited time to learn a new company/system.
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Craig’s Answer

Pros: Pay! My one friend makes 120$ an hour! That's almost half a days pay for most in that field. Also traveling, you get to go to cool places

Cons: I was a nurse aid and we had a travel nurse, the other nurses were P@SSED when they found out not only was she a newer nurse with only her LPN she was making almost double what the other nurses were making. Also you're there for such a short time you don't get to know the system of the place you're at.

Personally I'd love travel nursing if it was in a more remote or specialized situation vs going to San Diego for a month
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Rebecca’s Answer

Nice pro's after you know what you are doing.
You want a supportive environment when you start working and that is not what travel nursing (or travel doctoring) is.
You want a department that sees you as one of theirs and wants to help you get better - you won't get that as a travel nurse. No doc or nurse knows what they're doing right out of training get a few years under your belt first
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