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Travel nurse questions?

What made you do this this Career?
What did you do to prepare for this career?
What was your motivation?
What classes would you recommend to take?Did you have any trouble getting into this career field?

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Thank you comment icon David - Thank you for asking for clarification! In this case, I believe this question is fine as is because they are specifically asking about being a travel nurse. I'm not a nurse but think it's worth making the distinction between being a travel nurse vs a regular nurse because they may have different qualifications needed Gurpreet Lally, Admin
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Simona’s Answer

Hello Monserrat,
I'm not a travel nurse but work in a hospital where they are my co-workers and customers Trust that I've asked this question many times. The typical responses I've gotten were having flexibility, ability to travel, not being tied down to one facility. But to back up my answer, I'm adding a link that lists many reasons/benefits to become a travel nurse along with other Frequently Asked Question (FAQs) on being a travel nurse (below).
https://www.tlcnursing.com/the-best-reasons-to-become-a-travel-nurse/#:~:text=The%20Best%20Reasons%20to%20Become%20a%20Travel%20Nurse,...%208%20Discover%20New%20Places%20...%20More%20items
https://www.nursingschoolhub.com/reasons-to-become-travel-nurse/
https://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/nursing/blog/10-benefits-of-being-traveling-nurse/

I recommend you read these. I also recommend you research reasons to become a tradition nurse for comparison to see what benefits you more.

Simona recommends the following next steps:

Research reasons to become a travel nurse (links in answer for article)
Research reasons to become a traditional nurse
Compare the two options
Make a pro/con list for each option
Determine which option benefits you more and decide what you want to do
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Paul Kajopelaye’s Answer

I did worked one year as a psych travel nurse. The qualifications most agency required is one Year experience in your specialty and other documentation like BLS and so on. I did it because I didn’t want to pick up a full time job after I finished my PharmD program ti prepare for my board exam. More so I did it to meet the need of the country due to nurses shortage during pandemic. In addition, I also needed to meet family needs.
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