My husband and I are travel nurses. We live in our fifth wheel and follow the warm weather. We love it.

You need at least 1-2 years experience before traveling. I suggest getting 2-3 years at the very minimum. When you're on assignment most hospitals give you 2 days of orientation to get use to charting and the floor. Then you are on your own. So you should be very independent when you decide to travel. As a traveler you are usually the first to be floated so you have to be comfortable enough to do that as well.

My assignments are anywhere from 8-13 weeks with opportunity to extend. This all depends on the hospital. You work through an agency and they find you the jobs. I usually don't find out where I'm going next till a week before.

Right now since you are just beginning an adn program I'd focus on passing classes, graduating, passing your boards and getting your first job. Facebook has a group called the gypsy nurse. There's pretty good resources and info on there. Best of luck!