Comments on: “I Want to Quit Nursing to Travel” Tips for My Fellow Nurses

By: Henry

Henry — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 10:26:04 +0000

Dude, I’m totally feeling this post! Prob the best article on nursing and travel I’ve read! I love your honest, yet cautious approach and the easy to digest format! Awesome! I’ve been working as an ICU nurse in LA for a few years now and your post just helped make it clear how it’s time to really turn in my 2 week notice and travel freely and pick up travel jobs here and there. Thanks! You’re post is inspiring me here in the year 2021.

By: Masscv

Masscv — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 16:46:13 +0000

I loved this post! Really great story.

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 21:25:30 +0000

In reply to Carol. Carol, your welcome and I wish you all the luck! I worked postpartum as a nurse aid in college & loved working with the babies too!

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 01:45:22 +0000

I know this is quite an older article but it gives me hope. I related to you a lot because I know that nursing isn’t my calling but I also don’t hate or even dislike nursing(especially because I work with the cute babies). I DO know that traveling is what I want to do with my life despite others telling me it’s impossible and to just settle down like everyone else. Your article has given me ideas on how to plan my life long traveling so I just wanted to thank you for writing this article.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 03:43:08 +0000

I am currently thinking of leaving my 12+ year career as a ESL teacher (10 years overseas) to become a travel nurse. I’ve already enrolled in some basic prereqs I need for my BSN. I liked this article. Thanks. I feel good about this transition.

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 12:17:53 +0000

In reply to Maggie Willette, RN. Hey Maggie, sorry no - I would have 5 years back, but now I don't remember much of anything from the process :(

By: Maggie Willette, RN

Maggie Willette, RN — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:21:37 +0000

Do you have any suggestions on how to choose a travel nursing agency?

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 05:28:54 +0000

In reply to Raphaela. Sorry I don't know the rules for specific countries and nationalities :/ BEst of luck!

By: Raphaela

Raphaela — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:38:58 +0000

Hello Rachel. I’m from Brazil, I’m a nurse. But now I’m studing English in Australia. Do you know if it is possible for Brazilians? Because I never listened about that oportunity. I think to accept my degree in other country is very difficult. Thanks.

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 06:29:00 +0000

In reply to Sarah. I would love to visit the US as much as you have. That's wonderful! You would be a great candidate for travel nursing. I worked with TaleMed but things change so much that I would do research to see who is the best right now.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:18:15 +0000

Love your blog Rachel! I am a nurse in PA who has her eyes set on traveling more. 3 and half years into my career and I’m ready for a change (or retirement) lol. In 2016 I was in Canada, Alaska, California, and Colorado visiting 7 different national parks, camping, hiking and exploring on the cheap. Loved it!! Thankful that nursing lets me work when I want and take time off without having to use all my vacation days. 12 hour shifts are a blessing in disguise! My current motto is “will work for travel”. Trying to save up but ideally start out by keeping a job while still getting to travel to the places I want, more than a week at a time.
I’m interested in hearing more about what travel agency you used for your nursing assignments when you were back in the states saving $$
Interested but don’t know where to start.

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 09:13:19 +0000

In reply to Erica. Thank Erica! :) NICU was one of my favorite rotations.

By: Erica

Erica — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 08:57:49 +0000

I love this. I am a NICU nurse but my ultimate passion is traveling. You gave great advice!

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 00:44:08 +0000

In reply to rachel. Hi fellow Rachel! Great to hear from you - so happy that you've found what works for you!! :) I hope you LOVE India!

By: rachel

rachel — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 19:29:37 +0000

love this, I qualified as a nurse in 2014, and headed straight off on a 14 month trip to asia, australia and new zealand. I was lucky enough to come home back to England and pretty much straight into my first nursing job to start building a resume, this involved a move down south to London!! Now 12 months later I am planning another travel trip starting in January, to include India, Nepal and other places. We are lucky as nurses that we will always be needed, can use our skills all over the world and can usually find work quite quickly. Cant wait to start searching your blog for india inspo!! Im glad you encourage others to finish unversity!!

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 06:11:18 +0000

In reply to Maddie. Hi Maddie, you're so right having a nursing job gives you SO much time off work. I used to feel like I never worked when I had a job in Charlotte!

By: Maddie

Maddie — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 11:12:35 +0000

This a great post! I also am a nurse. I was planning to work for a year and then travel nurse, like you, but then I had an accidental boyfriend (also like you!) that I happened to meet at work. I’ll have been a nurse here in the ICU for two years in July. I want to do an online nurse practitioner program, and I’m still thinking about travel nursing… I just don’t know how I’d deal with being away from my boyfriend!

I hate how most bloggers just live a nomadic and “traveler” lifestyle, honestly. It’s fun to travel, but it’s also fun to have stability. I agree that while we’re young we should take advantage of all our energy, but when people start to get into their 40s, I think they’ll definitely wish they had something like a college degree to provide their stability. I think people greatly underestimate how amazing a lifestyle nursing can be… 12 hour shifts, 3 days a week, plus overtime and shift differential? Multiple times I have traveled in the U.S. without taking a single hour of PTO, because I’m able to finagle my schedule around and still maintain all my hours! Plus, of course, there’s always the option to travel nurse. I’m glad there’s someone out there I can really relate to, instead of most bloggers who brag about not having a permanent address in 4+ years.

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Thu, 28 May 2015 06:56:27 +0000

In reply to Elise. darn i wish i could remember who i used! it's been ages now and i forget. it's good to sign up for a bunch and do all the paperwork so you can switch around

By: Elise

Elise — Fri, 01 May 2015 18:01:34 +0000

Hi Rachel!
Great article. I found it at the most opportune time because I have been driving myself crazy deliberating the pros and cons of leaving my nursing job to travel. The loss of a steady income is the number one thing holding me back because I have student loans to pay. Travel nursing seems the ideal solution for me to be able to travel for months at a time and return to a stable income when I run out of money. Can you recommend any travel nursing companies that you or your friends have used in the past?

By: Rachel Jones

Rachel Jones — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:43:53 +0000

In reply to gerry.

I wrote that nursing is an “awesome career path” and I encourage nurses that want to quit to try travel nursing first. I said I love travel nursing & I also encourage people to finish school. I would never tell discourage someone from nursing. All my friends from nursing school love it. I think you need to re-read the article. It’s for people who don’t like nursing and WANT to leave. Also, not sure what you mean by “if you can call it that” about how I make my living. I make enough of a living from my blog, that I have quit massage except the occasional female traveler (and btw, thai yoga massage is a form of physical therapy). Also, I pay taxes too… !