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How Do You Become a Travel Nurse? (Requirements, Degree, Experience)

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This post is being written by a working MS/Tele travel nurse — no agency spin, no recycled blog copy. Check back soon for the full breakdown.

What this post will cover

ADN vs. BSN — what hospitals actually require for travel contracts.

How many years of bedside experience you really need (and why some agencies lie about this).

Compact license vs. single-state license, and which states are worth the extra paperwork.

The certifications that move your rate up: BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, and the specialty-specific ones.

What the first 90 days of being a traveler actually look like.

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