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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Ask a Travel Nurse: What are the qualifications for Travel Nursing?
Ask a Travel Nurse: What are the qualifications for Travel Nursing?
Ask a Travel Nurse Question:
I want to try Travel Nursing because I am young, want to explore the U.S., and make higher wages, so I am considering going to nursing school next year at a community college and getting my RN. I currently have a Bachelors of Science in Medical Laboratory Science and am a licensed Medical Technologist. I’m wondering: Can I become a Travel Nurse without a BSN? I am not totally clear on the qualifications for Travel Nursing. What are they?
Ask a Travel Nurse Answer:
To become a travel nurse, you simply need to be a licensed RN (having passed the NCLEX exam) and have at least a year of clinical experience (preferably hospital based). However, many facilities are now mandating two years of experience to start traveling (but I cannot say what the state of travel nursing will be dictating when you graduate).
But you do not have to have your BSN. I have a Diploma of Nursing (3 year program) and have been traveling, without issue, for close to twenty years.
Hope this answers your question.
David
16% Of Large Employers Plan To Offer Low-Benefit ‘Skinny’ Plans Despite ACA: Survey
The National Business Group on Health also found, based on 136 large employers’ responses, a continued move toward high-deductible, “consumer-directed” plans.
Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) Announce New Ambassadors
More Employers Limit Health Plan Networks But Seek To Preserve Quality, Says Adviser
Dr. Robert Galvin, who helps executives at 50 companies purchase health care for employees, tells KHN that workers must become savvier consumers.
HHS Secretary Burwell and Education Secretary Duncan Announce New Grant Competition to Increase Access to High-Quality Preschool
HHS Secretary Burwell and Education Secretary Duncan Announce New Grant Competition to Increase Access to High-Quality Preschool
Secretary Burwell further strengthens HHS management team
Secretary Burwell further strengthens HHS management team
Appleton Press columnist says ‘nurses have it right’ on Robin Hood tax.
For Aging Inmates, Care Outside Prison Walls
As the number of elderly inmates needing long-term care rises, some states are looking for alternatives beyond prison walls.
Must A Divorced Dad Cover Adult Kids; Will Medicare Pay For Infusion Therapy
KHN’s consumer columnist Michelle Andrews explores a divorced mother’s efforts to get her ex-husband to keep their sons on his plan, one senior’s problems getting Medicare to cover his antibiotic infusion at home and what earnings one reader will have to count when applying for premium subsidies.