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1. Central Cali Childrens

   merae replied to Gampopa's topic in Travel

   Hi, I am a first time traveler also and accepted a position there for December. It seems like a nice enough town. I tried the big cities but didn't have any luck. Let me know if you decide to take it.

2. Does your NCLEX expire?

   merae posted a topic in Registration

   My friend told me that you have to practice in the United States within a year of writing the NCLEX exam or it will be considered void. Is this true? I know the visascreen certificate expires in 5 years. Thanks.

3. Job offer without interview

   merae replied to merae's topic in Travel

   Thank you for the replies. I don't know if this makes a difference, but it's a private medical centre, not a county hospital. I'm going to ask to speak to the manager directly.

4. Job offer without interview

   merae posted a topic in Travel

   I have received a job offer without an interview. I was kind of shocked. My recruiter could not tell me much about the unit, so she forwarded my questions to them. This is my first travel assignment so I am kind of cautious. Has anyone ever accepted ...

5. OnAssignment Nurses?

   merae replied to merae's topic in Travel

   How much is it to ship your car? Also, I inquired about changing recruiters within the agency, but the recruitment manager I spoke with was hesitant. I don't see why not since I am still in the search phase. I think they have offices in San Diego and...

6. OnAssignment Nurses?

   merae replied to merae's topic in Travel

   The $39 and $33 from OA are blended rates. Ogrady Peyton told me they don't do a blended rate for that facility and the rate is 31.50 for the whole 12 hours, which seems low to me. I am thinking it might be better to take the $39 and find my own tran...

7. OnAssignment Nurses?

   merae replied to merae's topic in Travel

   I thought the rate they quoted me was pretty good. She said $39/hr without the rental car and $33 with the rental car. I am still trying to decide if I should take my car down. OP told me 31.50 for the same facility.

8. OnAssignment Nurses?

   merae posted a topic in Travel

   I am a Pediatric nurse and first time traveler looking to work with OnAssignment for a placement in Northern CA. I like that they have the rental car option and that their housing is fully furnished with linens, kitchenware, etc. so all I need to bri...

9. PALS required for all Peds nurses?

   merae replied to merae's topic in Travel

   good points. It doesn't hurt to have PALS. I just don't want to be floated to PICU or stepdown just because I happened to have PALS. I hear travellers are first to get floated. Thanks.

10. PALS required for all Peds nurses?

    merae posted a topic in Travel

    Is PALS required for all Peds travel nurses? I'm a med-surg Peds nurse and I don't need PALS for my current job and I work at a children's hospital. I thought PALS was only for ICU, ER nurses. The recruiter I'm talking to says it is, even for non-cri...

11. Reporting passing result to visascreen

    merae replied to merae's topic in NCLEX

    Thank you. There is no form for reporting NCLEX results in the visa screen handbook that I can find. Am I supposed to submit the license verification form to the state BON? (Minnesota, in my case.) (If so, I assume I need to wait for the actual paper...

12. Reporting passing result to visascreen

    merae posted a topic in NCLEX

    I am a Canadian RN. I wrote the NCLEX last week and passed according to quickresults. My VISA screen process is already under way for the VISA screen certificate. All they need is my passing NCLEX result. Will the state board of nursing automaticall...

13. "Notify Physician" as answer

    merae posted a topic in NCLEX

    The Kaplan book states that "Notify Physician" should never be chosen as the answer as they don't want to know what the doctor would do, they want to know what the nurse would do. The Saunders book has "Notify Physician" as legitimate answers for som...

14. waiting after job interview

    merae posted a topic in General Nursing

    How long do you typically wait after a nursing job interview? I graduated in 2004 and worked in adult med-surg. but I've been feeling like I needed to move on. I decided after much soul searching that I really want to be in pediatrics. I interviewed ...

15. Too busy for break?

    merae posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was so busy yesterday that I forgot to take my coffee break. I can't believe it. Most of the time I take my breaks no matter how busy it gets, but I was so busy that I forgot all about it. It did not help that my partner LPN was rather laid back, s...