Nursing from an RV – Traveling Nurses

Some words from some full time traveling nurses on RV travel, and what its like to be full time on the road.

“My husband & I have been traveling for 7 years now. We are full timers. We love our life style. We live full time in a 36 foot 5th wheel. We no longer have a home, but do rent a duplex to store what little we have left and that also gives us a legal home base for tax free subsidy. We pay anywhere from 340 a month to 994 a month for rv space. Some parks include elec and some you pay elec on top of the rent. We paid 81,000 for our 5th wheel and just bought a new truck to pull it with, which was another 35,000. We enjoy visiting the sights around the area where I am working. My husband is retired and he stays busy taking care of the 5th wheel, truck and our 2 dogs. let me know if you have further questions. Good luck and happy traveling if youi decide to hit the road.” – Nurse Dian

“I have been RVing to new assignments for two years now and love it. It allows me to take my own dishes (ok, china) and all of my own personal belongings without the hassel of constantly packing and unpacking and choosing what to leave behind. I own a 5th wheel with 4 pulls outs with a fireplace and everything. I use my relocation monies to have someone else pull it, set it up and I am ready to go. My dish is in the basement and it is set up in no time by the dish folks. I have an office, living room/dining room combo, great kitchen and a fab bedroom with cedar lined closets. My dogs and I coulldn’t ask for more. And when hubby comes to visit, it’s our own romantic getaway. ” – Nurse Beth

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Advice for traveling nurses

The best advice I can give to nurses coming into a new city on assignment is to join a league or some type of activities club in the area. I joined a basketball league when I went assignment up in Portland, and now that I am in San Diego I participate in Vavi Sports-which is a local social sports club. You make local friends easily, plus get some exercise and invitations to social events.

For me, when I want to make some money (fast) I always get an assignment with a state that either has a compact license with a state I already have a license in, or I go on assignment in a state where I can do a walk through to get a license.

States with walk throughs that I know of include: California, Maryland, Arizona, Washington D.C., South Carolina, Missouri and Hawaii.

Use yelp.com to get tips on restaurants, salons, entertainment venues, bars, outdoor activities, etc…..

I really recommend it. Better than most city guides out there.

The cost of an RV is quite significant ($100,000), but right now is the time to buy because of the recent fluctuation in gas prices and the economy a lot of people are selling them. Your camping cost per night is about $30. Also, insurance is about 2% of the cost of the RV per year. Depending on the state you purchase your RV in you will have to pay sales tax and the RV depreciates rapidly, hence, it is just like most new cars. In summary we figured it would cost us about $2,500 per month to live in an RV (this price includes everything we mentioned above plus fuel).

Many new nurses have choosen to purchase used RVs for their travel nursing gigs, and have had a lot of success with it.

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Career Opportunities for Nurses

Career Opportunities for Nurses

Nursing education can provide you with different careers in life. If you think there’s not much a nurse can do, well think again. Any schools, hospitals, and even other offices hire nurses in their company since care and medical attention are unpredictable and might be needed anytime of the day.

Most clinics in schools hire nurses since it is evident that young people are more prone to accidents and injuries. Schools need to be ready in such events where students might get in to a fight, trip on the stairs, fall on the swing, or even bump each other’s head while running. Kids do a lot of accident prone activities that makes nurses a must-have in a school environment. I’ve never seen any school without a nurse; even those who have smaller population still hire a nurse to give medical attention even to teachers who experience headache during the day.

Nursing education has been popular for most students nowadays since they are seeing the opportunities of being a nurse. One can be a mid-wife nurse, pediatric nurse or a children’s nurse, school nurse, nutritionist on patient’s in the hospitals to ensure that the food they are taking are the right one for them, hospital nurses, and a lot more.

Those who have the passion of giving care and attention to other people’s needs will surely be a great nurse. It is not hard to learn as long as you are determined.
Nursing education will lead you to a bright future where you can provide care to other people.

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