Is traveling nursing as awesome as it sounds?

I am thinking about being a nurse, and I have heard a lot about traveling. I was just wondering if it was fun, I know it will be hard work, I just want to know what it is like. Thanks a lot nurses.

Travel nursing can be really wonderful if you get in with the right agency, who staffs for good, reputable facilities.

You are able to pick and choose your own assignments, but you also need to fulfill your work agreement so sometimes there might not be much to choose from if you are working with a smaller agency. With a good, large agency that staffs nationwide, it shouldn't be an issue. Also, a good agency will assist you with filing for and even pay for your license transfer to other states so you are eligible to work.

They will either provide housing or pay you a stipend, also for transportation.

But first things first - if you're going to get into travel nursing, you won't be able to do it right away. As a new graduate RN, you will really benefit from working at least a year in a medical / surgical hospital unit, in fact travel agencies will require it. If you know there is an area you want to specialize in, such as ER, OR, birth center, etc., then you would need at least a year experience in that area before you can take travel jobs, because they will not have time to train you to these specialties when most contracts are about 8-16 weeks in length.

You also need to have the right kind of personality to handle travel nursing. You have to be able to be comfortable jumping right in to a new environment with very little orientation time to the unit. You can't be afraid to ask questions and be assertive.

It is a lot of fun according to other traveling nurses I talked with. If you have no family and responsibilities is a great way to see the country and decide where you want to settle.
Good luck

traveling nurses don't travel the country
they work as temps in an area some states do recognize nursing credentials from other states but not all not even most.
nursing is a difficult, demanding unappreciated line of work and every facility is different. every facility has different procedures, forms, regulations, expectations and problems.
there is nothing more rewarding then nursing but there is nothing more difficult. those who love it would do nothing else.
most nurses come out of school with no idea of what nursing is really about and are not prepared for the real world of nursing. if you are seriously considering this field i suggest you become a CNA and see what the work is like and then decide if you want to become a nurse. LPN can be done in 12-18 months and RN in 2-3 years and BSN, RN in 4-5 years.
good luck be prepared to work hard, to laugh and to cry, to give life and to hold the hand of those who are about to give it up. nursing is not about paperwork and filing and sitting at the nurses station it is about life and much to often death.