has any one worked for these companies: cirrus , cross country, freedom health staffing, or advantage rn? are you currently working for them, if not, why not? would appreciate any info. thanks,:dancgrp:
I am a retired nurse of 25yrs., have 16 yrs ICU experience, 5yrs general OR experience. The scrub skills I have I learned from observation. I found it very hard to get scrub experience where I retired from as they didn't have enought RN's to let me. ...
As of 1132 central time ,I still cannot get my recruiter to contact me. In my previous post about a disastrous first assignment, I was cancelled after 7wks and accused of basically being incompetent and lazy.I worked for 25yrs at a major trauma cente...
My first travel assignment has ended in a negative state.I went to a very small hospital's very small OR,(28 cases in one day is considered "swamped".)I was expected to be lax about some JCAHO rulesconcerning marking ,as said by the charge nurse/curr...
what do most of you do for transportation when on an assignment far from home? I was thinking of renting a car,hoped to get a deal because of the lenght of time I would need it.
I am having trouble getting an assignment. I realize I am a first time traveler but I am retired nurse of 25 yrs.i have been retired for 1 yr. Trying to get an OR assignment, my last 5 yrs at the major trauma hospital where I worked was in the gene...
i have looked at the california, new york and new jersey websites and the info is confusing to me. i currently only have a license rn in alabama. would appreciate any info,advice that would help me know exactly what documentation they want from me. t...
i am currently trying to apply for licenses in california, new york ,and new jersey. the instructions on these sites are confusing to me and getting in contact with them is difficult. if anyone has applied for licenses in these states i would very mu...
travel nurse2009 replied to travel nurse2009's topic in Travel
:nurse:thanks, i was feelin depressed about it. i am signed up with 2 other companies.i really do want to scrub more and would think some of these facilities would realize the more they teach me the more useful i would be. i am a good circulator, and...
just got an email from one of my recruiters that he was having a hard time finding a spot for me because of my limited experience with scrubbing, I mostly circulated.I have 25 yrs nursing experience,only retired for one yr,spent the last 5 in a gener...
travel nurse2009 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing
please don't quit.you sound so much like me 25yrs ago it's scary.you have got to get a system of check and balances that work for you.i made a lot of mistakes those first six months and thank god above i didn't kill someone, i did come close though a...
travel nurse2009 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Alabama
sorta of a funny story. i had a very sick older man whose family didn't call 911 until he passed out at the dinner table because as the elder they had to do what he said( they were sikhs)anyway when i got him in the icu he was already on the vent an...