Cruiser

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1. "Nurse Appreciation Week" gifts from employer

   Cruiser replied to nurs4kids's topic in General Nursing

   like zudy, i am much more impressed with the way my hospital treats me on a daily basis than with the often small tokens they present on nurses week. i am a travel nurse who has spent a total of almost three years at my present assignment...they trea...

2. ER or ICU travel nursing...Which one is more marketable?

   Cruiser replied to positivethinker's topic in General Nursing

   i have traveled traveled in pcu or icu for the past 3 years. i think you might check with a recruiter or two about the availability of er jobs. icu seems to be always in demand, but the drawbacks are several...as you pointed out. some hospitals who r...

3. How much do you make?

   Cruiser replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Registered Nurse; Cardiac step-down/telemetry; 5 years exp. in critical care; travel nurse, currently on assignment in AZ where I am making 32.50/hour(includes differential for nights), 1500.00/month for housing allowance, and receive a 3000.00 compl...

4. Has Anyone Worked A Strike?

   Cruiser replied to Geeg's topic in General Nursing

   It seems to me that we could work each other's strikes and come out ahead. I know nurses that have worked them and really liked the money. I mean, once the hospitals get a load of the $$$$ they have to pay out for scabs, they usually give the nurses ...

5. traveling to florida

   Cruiser posted a topic in Travel

   Has anyone out there worked as a travel nurse in Florida? My husband and I would really like to go there, but have not heard good things about staffing and the general treatment of nurses by management in the state. A Florida license is kind of a pai...

6. uniforms are killing us

   Cruiser replied to parklandtrauma's topic in General Nursing

   Well, there are two ways to view this I suppose. One would be that the cutsie prints and wild colors make us a little more "human" to our patients or add a little sunshine to an otherwise gloomy and stressful situation. Certainly, no one will mistake...