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1. Tax time, any pointers?

   curlygirl8 replied to curlygirl8's topic in Travel

   Hi, I too used Travel Tax & had the same very positive experience. I recommend it a lot!!!

2. Tax time, any pointers?

   curlygirl8 posted a topic in Travel

   Hi! This is my first income tax season as a traveler & I'd love any advice you have about filing. I found a website someone posted here, "travel tax" company and it seems helpful & reputable. I'm nervous about sending my info to a company, ...

3. how to "know" where you're going

   curlygirl8 replied to angelstrings's topic in Travel

   I agree with the other comments :) That said, if there's a specific hospital you're definitely interested in you could ask your recruiter to scope it out for you. OR, you could contact HR at that hospital and ask if they hire travelers and through w...

4. New traveler--many questions! Shipping car to LA?

   curlygirl8 replied to t2000JC's topic in Travel

   I shipped my car from Pennsylvania to California. It was pricey, but when I take into account what I'd pay for gas, hotels, and food on the road... plus wear & tear on the car, the stress of driving (I don't enjoy very long road trips nor does m...

5. Anyone ship their car cross country to a travel location?

   curlygirl8 replied to FutureNurse2B's topic in Travel

   Update: I do NOT recommend Cascade. You'll see many positive reviews the car transport review webpage, but honestly I had the WORST experience with them and ultimately needed to switch companies. If you have further questions on the matter let me ...

6. med-surg tele & step down unit... how are they different?

   curlygirl8 replied to curlygirl8's topic in Cardiac

   Thanks! That's what I'm starting to think too. Scary thing is, I used to be assigned 5-6 of these patients on day shift. Granted, some weren't so acute, in with CHF management of something. But still, I'm starting to see how crazy unsafe that wa...

7. med-surg tele & step down unit... how are they different?

   curlygirl8 replied to curlygirl8's topic in Cardiac

   Thanks! As a step down unit ,what other types of patients, procedures, care do you handle that a regular med-surg unit typically wouldn't? For example, I've never done anything with a arterial line (besides removing femoral sheaths post cath). Would...

8. med-surg tele & step down unit... how are they different?

   curlygirl8 posted a topic in Cardiac

   Hey nurse friends, My nursing experience for seven years has been on what my hospital called a med-surg/ tele unit. The hospital has only med-surg units and ICUs; no step down or progressive care unit. On the med-surg/tele unit we took care of patie...

9. Anyone ship their car cross country to a travel location?

   curlygirl8 replied to FutureNurse2B's topic in Travel

   My update :-) Car: I flew from PA to Cali last week & my car has yet to be picked up to make to trip. Errr. Apparently the company is having trouble locating a carrier/driver heading to Sacramento. Larger cities are easier to arrange than sma...

10. Anyone ship their car cross country to a travel location?

    curlygirl8 replied to FutureNurse2B's topic in Travel

    Cool coincidence! This will be my first time traveling with my cat. I'm super anxious about that part... about how kitty will hold up. Will most definitely pass along any pointers in that department too! Flying out the end of this week. Thanks f...

11. Anyone ship their car cross country to a travel location?

    curlygirl8 replied to FutureNurse2B's topic in Travel

    Most companies ask that the car is free of your belongings, probably due to liability & maybe also weight. I was going to try to slip in a pillow & set of sheets... something light & not valuable. Hopefully I'll know more in a few days!

12. Anyone ship their car cross country to a travel location?

    curlygirl8 replied to FutureNurse2B's topic in Travel

    Mine will come to just under a thousand. Prices seem to vary depending on location. Feels like a lot, when I consider the wear & tear I'm avoiding on driving the car out, plus the stress of driving on me, cost of gas & hotel overnights I'm ...

13. Anyone ship their car cross country to a travel location?

    curlygirl8 replied to FutureNurse2B's topic in Travel

    I picked Cascade. They got consistently good reviews online, though there were plenty others with decent reviews as well. We'll see! Keeping my fingers crossed!

14. Anyone ship their car cross country to a travel location?

    curlygirl8 replied to FutureNurse2B's topic in Travel

    Hi! I just arranged to have my car transported across country.... from PA to CA. Typed in "car transport review" into google & found a great site which helped me choose my company. They plan on picking my car up right at my home & deliverin...

15. BLS and ACLS

    curlygirl8 replied to lilnurseling's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had to renew my ACLS & at the time wasn't employed by a hospital. I contacted the American Heart Association & they game me some leads. But I had the most luck by calling local hospitals. Many allow outsiders to take their cours...