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daisybsn

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  1. Calling in Sick

    Hi there! I have a friend who is a new traveler.She had to have dental work done in the day & she had to work that night and she had an allergic reaction to the mess & is worried the hospital won't accept her sick note from the dentist. Bc if...
  2. San Diego

    I worked at Kaiser in San Diego. Great facility & I LOVED San Diego!! So much to do there & such a fun city!! You're going at the perfect time of year.
  3. Traveling in LA

    Glad to hear you loved it there! Unfortunately there were no openings there in the timeframe I needed. So I decided to go with Kaiser West LAMC bc I wanted to be more so in that area of LA & close to Santa Monica. Fingers crossed that I have a go...
  4. Corporate Housing Over AMN Budget

    Hi! I just wanted to see if anyone has run into this issue. I was planning on taking AMN housing bc my next assignment will be in West LA. I hear traffic is horrendous & I wanted to live in the West LA area & near where I will be working. My ...
  5. Traveling in LA

    Hi there! I'm an L&D travel nurse, and was interested in working at UCLA for my next assignment. I've heard good things about it and how people really liked it there. Just curious if anyone else has done an assignment at UCLA, and what their ex...
  6. Texas Hospitals

    I worked as an L&D staff nurse in Dallas, TX at Baylor University Medical Center for almost 2 years, and even went back to Irving, TX to work at Baylor Irving for a travel assignment. Yes, Texas does not have any unions, and you do work really h...
  7. Traveling in Phoenix and Seattle

    Hi there! So I'm an L&D travel nurse with AMN, and I'm currently doing my 3rd assignment in San Diego. I personally would like to go to Seattle in June for 13 weeks, and then the Phoenix area afterwards. I was just wondering if anyone had any...
  8. Contracts and Paying the Company Back

    Actually I took the stipend which is why I didn't completely understand why I would be charged that amount. I agree $18/hr is a lot.
  9. Contracts and Paying the Company Back

    Hi there! I just had a quick question regarding my travel company contract. I'm working with AMN for a short 9 week assignment. There are 2 different weeks I could only work 2 days for that particular week. Reason being was the current hospital I'...
  10. Adv or Intermediate Fetal Monitoring

    What exactly is the NCC certification? Because I may look into that if it makes things easier than worrying about doing both intermediate and advanced.
  11. Adv or Intermediate Fetal Monitoring

    Hi there! I know this only will apply to Antepartum/L&D nurses, but I was wondering if anyone else was having these issues. Certain HCA facilities are requiring nurses to have intermediate fetal monitoring every 2 years. I have advanced b/c wh...
  12. Hi there! I have a quick question regarding RN license renewal. I'm a travel nurse, and applied for licenses in Washington State and California. My California license will expire in 06/2016, but my Washington license along with my home state licen...
  13. Getting Out of My Contract

    So yes I understand from what you're saying that I will burn bridges with this company. However, I know for a fact I will not be returning to this company for various reasons that are too long to even tell. Personal issues I've had with the recruit...
  14. Getting Out of My Contract

    I had a job offer in TX, but unfortunately the pay was terrible. I hadn't seen pay that low since I was a new grad w/zero nursing experience. I toyed back and forth w/going ahead and taking the position or taking another assignment that was to becom...
  15. St. David's North vs Seton Main

    Hi there! I've got offers from separate companies regarding working L&D at St. David's North and Seton Main in Austin, TX. Curious as to what other's experiences there were as a traveler, and if one facility would be better to work at over the o...