RN nurse / Travel nursing?

You will need to get the BSN if you expect to get a job and get the necessary experience to travel. The job market is tight right now and only those RNs with the better education and experience are being accepted in the travel market. Don't even consider this if you are only an ADN grad.

I would agree with the other answers that you should start obtaining your work experience as an RN after obtaining your ADN. I would recommend that you immediately continue your education for your BSN. With MAGNET recognition becoming widely popular in hospitals, you will find that ADN positions will be more and more difficult to obtain.

You will need a minimum of 2 years experience as a brand new nurse in your chosen specialty before you should begin looking for a travel nurse position.

As far as a nursing specialty; this is a very individual choice. You will have an opportunity to Explore your options while in nursing school. I would recommend that you keep a notebook as you are performing your various clinicals and jot down what you feel are pros and cons of each area you are exposed to in the hospital.

Once you are out of nursing school, take a look at the notes and add/delete from them and analyze them to assist you to decide which specialty you want to pursue. Remember that you can always change your specialty at any time.

Until you have a basic understanding of your field, you may not be able to qualify as a travel nurse anywhere. So do the basic training first near to your home in a very large facility, and do lots of areas while there. A BSN is the basic requirement most employers will want, though you can still get employed. Try for smaller communities if you just have a 2 year degree.

You will need nursing experience--so get the RN and experience and then worry about being a traveler. If you can do the BSRN its always better.