cmimmel

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1. Outpatient nursing positions HELP

   cmimmel replied to NURSELYNETTE's topic in Travel

   I felt the same way. For me it was all about seeing the country and getting to experience different kinds of nursing. Good luck with your first assignment!

2. Packing/Traveling Tips Needed!

   cmimmel replied to RachaelRN7's topic in Travel

   I agree with the space bags suggestion! Saved me on packing my clothes for sure. The other thing I would recommend is a car top carrier or bag. I bought a pretty sturdy car top bag for my crossover. It works pretty slick because it folds down to almo...

3. Outpatient nursing positions HELP

   cmimmel replied to NURSELYNETTE's topic in Travel

   Oh, I forgot to mention, if you can, stay on-call or per diem at your old job. That's what I did and it takes the pressure off between assignments. I just pick up shifts whenever I am back in town and then I know I will have some kind of income comin...

4. Outpatient nursing positions HELP

   cmimmel replied to NURSELYNETTE's topic in Travel

   NURSELYNETTE: I can't send PM on here yet, have to have so many posts I guess! I traveled exclusively with Trinity Healthcare Staffing Group last year and loved them. I have also been working with Travel Nurse Across America, Medical Solutions, and ...

5. Outpatient nursing positions HELP

   cmimmel replied to NURSELYNETTE's topic in Travel

   Oh my gosh, there is another one of us out there! I thought I was the only outpatient oncology/infusion nurse!!!! I've been traveling for a year, there are jobs out there for someone with your background, but you have to be flexible. If you were an E...

6. Is there a flu outbreak in your area?

   cmimmel replied to Brian's topic in Rock

   Southwestern Wisconsin-yep! Many hospitals on diverson, lots of sick people and employees!

7. Made a mistake

   cmimmel replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Infusion

   I completely agree with the other commenter. Any patient with TPN running should have more than one lumen or point of access if at all possible. TPN is sticky and heavy. It can coat the inner lumen of a catheter, epecially without proper flushing. Th...

8. Aspiring Nurse

   cmimmel replied to wmisaacharris's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Sounds like you are taking a lot of the right steps, getting your feet wet a bit in the nursing world. I agree, there is so much more to nursing than what meets the eye. So many specialties and areas of nursing to get into. I would say keep up the wo...

9. How hard is it to maintain consecutive jobs as a traveler?

   cmimmel replied to L&DNurseLMW's topic in Travel

   I stayed "on-call" with my hospital at home, that helped cusion any lenthy breaks between assignments. I have a hard specialty to place, so I can have a hard time finding consecutive positions, but I know how much time I can safely take off between a...

10. Off to travel....soon I hope.

    cmimmel replied to NENE RN's topic in Travel

    I would suggest you have some savings built up prior to traveling, in case anything happens. For example, if your contract gets cancelled or something like that. I paid my travel expenses and was reimbursed by my company on my first paycheck whatever...

11. Best Travel Companies

    cmimmel replied to brookiern's topic in Travel

    I agree with the others, hard to pin point the best agency for everyone. Do your homework. Prioritize what is most important to you. Benefits? Pay? Housing? Number of opportunities? Rank them and then find an agency that aligns with your wish list. I...

12. Advice for Traveling

    cmimmel replied to AdRenaLiNeNuT's topic in Travel

    I would agree, getting a solid recuriter is a big part of picking an agency. I went through several company websites to narrow it down to ones that offered the benefits I was looking for. Then I spoke with the recruiters. If a recruiter didn't call m...

13. Information needed! Please and thank you!

    cmimmel replied to ERpinup's topic in Travel

    I started traveling last February and own my home, which is about 4 hours from my family to begin with. I wasn't concerned about traveling while owning my home, I knew it would be better tax wise to have a permanent residence and it was nice having a...

14. Questions regarding actual traveling (not specific to agency)

    cmimmel replied to PaulaFlexRN's topic in Travel

    Sorry for the late response! Send me a message with any other questions you have and I can let you know which companies I've been working with and some resources I used before I made my decision to travel!

15. Questions regarding actual traveling (not specific to agency)

    cmimmel replied to PaulaFlexRN's topic in Travel

    Hi there! Great questions, many of which I asked myself before deciding to travel. #1: I think you'll know, it is a personal thing. For me, I considered traveling a year ago, but something held me back, I was just really unsure.When I finally start...