| With a struggling economy many families are forced to | | | | nurse's spouse has lost his/her job. Parents with |
| come up with creative ways to make ends meet. | | | | children are finding travel nursing to be a viable solution |
| Cutting expenses by eliminating luxury items, taking | | | | as well and say that juggling family life with a travel |
| staycations instead of expensive vacations, reducing | | | | nurse job is well worth the effort - and even adds to |
| the number of meals eaten at restaurants, shopping at | | | | the quality of their family life. |
| thrift stores, and using coupons are just a few ways | | | | When weighing in the benefits and opportunities travel |
| people are reducing their bills. But the creativity does | | | | nursing jobs provide RNs, parents should take a look at |
| not stop at saving money; people are also exploring | | | | these considerations: |
| new ideas for making money. Returning to school and | | | | - Consider home schooling your children to avoid |
| making a move to cities with better job opportunities | | | | making your children change schools multiple times. |
| are just two of the ways people are adapting to our | | | | Resources for home schooling are plentiful. And talk |
| changing world of work. | | | | about an opportunity for your children to learn more |
| Even RNs are looking at the job market with different | | | | about geography and their country first hand! |
| eyes. Although the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) | | | | - If both parents are RNs they can ask to work |
| projects more than 581,500 new RN positions will be | | | | different shifts so that one parent can be home with |
| created through 2018, which will increase the size of | | | | the children at all times. |
| the RN workforce by 22%, the current economy has | | | | - Higher salaries allow families to consider day care, |
| temporarily made it harder to find permanent nursing | | | | special after school programs, or nannies. |
| positions. An alternative that many experienced RNs | | | | - Check out available positions within a few hours from |
| are turning to is Travel Nursing. Travel nurses typically | | | | home so it's possible to drive back/forth on the days |
| enjoy higher salaries, more bonuses, comparable | | | | you work or even travel home on weekends or your |
| benefits as well as the opportunity to travel and work | | | | days off. |
| in different parts of the country. Add in the fact that | | | | - Traveling nurse positions often lead to full time |
| travelers experience less hospital politics as well as a | | | | employment; it's a great way to test drive a new |
| chance to quickly build upon their skills and you can | | | | position, new city, new hospital. |
| understand why now is the time to explore travel | | | | While the idea of having a traveling nurse career and |
| nursing! | | | | managing a family can seem daunting, it's important to |
| While travel nursing seems ideal for younger single | | | | remember that once a routine is established families |
| nurses or empty-nesters, more married couples with | | | | soon realize the benefits the position provides. When |
| children are exploring the option as well. And it just | | | | considering a career as a traveling nurse, remember to |
| makes sense - taking a travel nurse position is an ideal | | | | keep an open mind, weigh your options, and always |
| way to replace the lost income and benefits when a | | | | think creatively! |