Kait

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1. California RN visiting NYC - Would like help planning my trip please :)

   Kait replied to CaliRN29's topic in New York

   Hey KellyNY! You seem to know about NY and the weather...I'm looking to travel to NY to work, and I was thinking about late February. I'm not in THAT great a hurry at the moment, I was thinking of the weather, too! Would you mind telling me what Ma...

2. at my wit's end trying to get info...please help!

   Kait replied to Kait's topic in New York

   Thank you so kindly to everyone who has replied!! As for apartment, I don't know where it will be. They tell you AFTER you accept the assignment, I believe. I just know it will be near the hospital. But I'm not really worried about that part... It...

3. at my wit's end trying to get info...please help!

   Kait replied to Kait's topic in New York

   Hmm...if you don't mind me asking, what is your specialty and how many years of experience do you have? I a medsurg nurse with 2 years experience and this will be my FIRST travel assignment, so I think those things put me fairly low on the totem pol...

4. good but grrr...

   Kait replied to Kait's topic in Travel

   Thanks for the thoughts, guys. It's so good to get other people's take on such a new experience!

5. at my wit's end trying to get info...please help!

   Kait replied to Kait's topic in New York

   Oh, and I've *been* all over the Travel Nursing forum trying to find answers without much luck, although someone was very helpful.

6. at my wit's end trying to get info...please help!

   Kait posted a topic in New York

   Hi guys, I've been on this forum and all over the Internet, *trying* to find answers! I can't find anything. If anyone has any thoughts, please tell me! Here's the situation. I'm a medsurg RN with 2 years experience (I'm Canadian). I have applied...

7. good but grrr...

   Kait replied to Kait's topic in Travel

   Alem-Tsahai, I really appreciate this feedback! I have been having an absolutely TERRIBLE time finding some kind of baseline for what I should expect. I am SO grateful for any thoughts that you have! Yes, I am a medsurg RN with 2 years experience (...

8. good but grrr...

   Kait replied to Kait's topic in Travel

   KyRNBSN- Thanks for your reply! I forgot to clarify something, so I edited by post- I mean Columbia Presbyterian in NYC!!! I think you're right about signing on with a few agencies. I've signed on to one other. The problem is, CCTC seems to be a "...

9. good but grrr...

   Kait posted a topic in Travel

   I made the mistake of telling CCTC I'd like to work at a Columbia Presbyterian in NYC, which I know they staff. They've had other jobs come up I don't want, like 8 hour shifts at other hospitals for $30/h. Now that one at Columbia's come up, it's o...

10. What is your usual nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

    Kait replied to extreme's topic in General Nursing

    On the surgical ward, 6:1 with one LPN shared between four nurses. On the medical ward, 8:1 but you have your own LPN for part of the day.

11. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    Kait replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I think this response was needed here. Thank you.

12. Nurses in Partnership

    Kait replied to maritimegirl's topic in Travel

    Sunnibee, thanks so much for all this! I'm going to be taking my first travel assignment probably next month, and this is invaluable to me. I really, really appreciate you taking the time to write it all out!

13. Canada

    Kait replied to BackPackerRN's topic in Travel

    Hi there! I'm an RN in Vancouver (who's actually going to the States next month, lol) and we DO have agency nurses here. They're quite well paid too... our starting wage for a new grad is about $27/h, goes to about $35 or more for years of experienc...

14. Do travel agencies lowball you? Difference between staff/agency nurse pay?

    Kait replied to Kait's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the advice, guys! The last time I talked to my agency, they talked about a job at the same hospital for $30/h. Hmmm...! (this was after I'd politely expressed surprise at $25). The thing is, this company (CCTC) staffs the hospital I'm int...

15. How Much do You Make?

    Kait replied to m_chatelaine's topic in Travel

    Well, I'll post with uncertainty. I'm looking at being a travel nurse in NYC and they're offering $25-$28 an hour. I thought this was kind of low (esp. for a travel nurse...) and someone was kind enough to confirm that for me here. It's hard to fin...