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Traveling Nurses

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American Nurse offers a section about travel nursing on its Web site, https://www.myamericannurse.com/category/workplace-management/todays-travel-nurse. Check it out to read articles about the field.

High school and college students can join HOSA-Future Health Professionals, a national membership organization. HOSA offers competitions for aspiring medical professionals, including in Medical Terminology, Clinical Nursing, and CPR/First Aid. Learn more at https://hosa.org/competition. SkillsUSA (https://www.skillsusa.org) is another youth membership organization. It offers the following competitions that will be of interest to aspiring nurses: Career Pathways: Health Science, First Aid-CPR, Health Knowledge Bowl, Health Occupations Professional Portfolio, Medical Math, Medical Terminology, Nurse Assisting, and Practical Nursing.

Other ways to learn more about nursing careers include participating in information interviews and job shadowing experiences with nurses, taking first aid and CPR classes, and getting involved in summer exploration programs in nursing that are offered by colleges and universities.

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