travel nurse2009

travel nurse2009 specializes in OR,ICU.

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1. YES or NO on these companies

   travel nurse2009 posted a topic in Travel

   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:

2. Traveling with a pet

   travel nurse2009 posted a topic in Travel

   Would appreciate any tips/advice on traveling with a small dog ,about 5lb. How about housing? questions I should ask.

3. Want scrub experience

   travel nurse2009 posted a topic in Operating Room

   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. ...

4. Need Help/Advice

   travel nurse2009 posted a topic in Travel

   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...

5. HELP!need advice on situation

   travel nurse2009 posted a topic in Operating Room

   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...

6. transportation

   travel nurse2009 posted a topic in Travel

   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.

7. Trouble getting an assignment

   travel nurse2009 posted a topic in Travel

   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...

8. need help in getting license from other states

   travel nurse2009 replied to travel nurse2009's topic in Agency

   thank you so much for all this info. this will be very helpful. thanks again,joanne strider:)

9. need help in getting license from other states

   travel nurse2009 posted a topic in Agency

   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...

10. getting licenses in other states

    travel nurse2009 posted a topic in Travel

    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...

11. feel unwanted

    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...

12. feel unwanted

    travel nurse2009 posted a topic in Travel

    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...

13. want to just quit, maybe its not right for me!

    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...

14. OK, Cultural question here, please forgive the stupidity.

    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...

15. What's the weirdest baby name?

    travel nurse2009 replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    emergencia and lemonjello. figure that out.