jmb410s

jmb410s specializes in Stepdown/Tele/MS.

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1. Valley Healthcare Systems and TRS

   jmb410s replied to 3dogs1cat's topic in Travel

   I have worked for Valley Healthcare Systems for over two years and totally love them! Highly recommended. Talk to at least two other companies and compare and you will see the difference right away.

2. I need To VENT!!!

   jmb410s replied to KyMaleNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with you totally. As long as nurses put up with staffing and poor conditions like this, the hospitals will keep on getting away with it. Don't make excuses like it will leave my co-workers "short staffed" or just new nurses on the floor. L...

3. What to do with all these licenses???

   jmb410s replied to nyteshade's topic in Travel

   I agree, never let your liscense lapse. Just place it to inactive.

4. Take provided or Find your own housing?

   jmb410s replied to Soonstudent's topic in Travel

   I do this sort of. I find my apartment that I want to live in, usually on rent.com, and then I tell my travel recruiter and they set it all up in their name. I would never go with a company that I had to only pick from one place to live - "Theirs" J...

5. How to be a travel nurse

   jmb410s replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

   That is an excellent post, I think you touched everthing. I can not think of anythng you left out. All travel nurse companies are not the same though. Some are ALOT better than others. That is why you go with 2-3 and ask other travelers who are t...

6. San Diego Travel Pay Rates

   jmb410s replied to BibaRN's topic in Travel

   What companies are everyone going with to get the travel assignments. I have been with valley healthcare who have been excellent, but unfortunatly they do not have many contracts in San Diego

7. Kaiser west LA

   jmb410s replied to angel4gramma's topic in Travel

   I interviewed with them 6 months ago, not recently. I declined to work for them because my wife got a position at another hospital and we like to work at the same place. Also because I have not heard good things about them.

8. Kaiser west LA

   jmb410s replied to angel4gramma's topic in Travel

   You heard correct, the Kaiser interview is from 45 min to and hour fifteen and they are detailed. It has been a while since I interview but there are four parts and they drill you on 1. Medications specific to where you will be working. 2. Protocols...

9. Tax question

   jmb410s replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Travel

   In order to get the tax free money, you need to show the IRS that you have a "Tax Home". The stipends you get from the IRS assume you are being burdoned with having to travel and will have some double expenses. Unless you can show that you have a pe...

10. Floating too much?

    jmb410s replied to Ashes's topic in Travel

    Pretty much all hospitals require you to float first as a traveler. One day a week is not bad at all, depends on the facility. Good thing you are local, would you rather be called off your shifts? I will take the float anyday. I don't know why peo...

11. 1st timer!! Need advice please!

    jmb410s replied to trinitygrad07's topic in Travel

    You can get what is called a meals and Incidentals tax break which is what that $500 is. The goverment allows various amounts depending on the city/state. $500 is very high as it is only around $300/week out here in California. And this is a set am...

12. Questions about Missing Narcs

    jmb410s replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    It knows how many are in the drawer. If the count is off then it knows the name of the nurse before you that accessed that medication. So only two people are involved instead of everyone.

13. Adn Or Bsn?

    jmb410s replied to Skrawberri's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I was at in Missouri paid 50 cents more per hour for a BSN.

14. Questions about Missing Narcs

    jmb410s replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    The one time a narc was missing at the last hospital I worked at, everbody had to stay over and was questioned. The MAR's were gone over and the med was never found. Everyone then had to submit for a urine test. A nurse happened to test positive fo...

15. Where does a newbie RN go??

    jmb410s replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully you live in a large area with at least a couple different hospitals. I would look at different intership programs that accept new grads. They give classroom training and peer mentorship. Hopefully something should be available to you like ...