nyck76

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1. SIUE CRNA program cost

   nyck76 posted a topic in SRNA

   Also does anyone know how much SIUE's program total cost is for the 3 years? Thanks!!

2. VA Step increases

   nyck76 posted a topic in Government

   I have a question. I have been hired at the VA as a nurse 2 step 1. I swear that the RN recuiter told me that they only go up steps every 2 years. Is that right? That sounds a little slow to me, considering there are 12 steps in a Nurse 2. I cannot i...

3. VA nursing levels

   nyck76 replied to nyck76's topic in Government

   Hello everyone. I interviewed and was offered the position nurse 2 step 1. The salary they quoted is my is pretty good as well, considering St.louis area hospitals pay very crappy unless you do weekend option. My next question is: 1) How long and wha...

4. VA nursing levels

   nyck76 posted a topic in Government

   I have an interview with the VA next week and wanted more info on the nursing levels. I have been an ICU RN for 7 years (8 years in May) and have my BSN. I also wanted to know where I would find the salary ranges for the different levels in St.louis....

5. Eicu

   nyck76 replied to nyck76's topic in MICU

   Well I have been working the EICU now for 2 months since I started this thread and I really do enjoy it. I am currently part time but work more than that because I like it. I will be going full time in October simply because they will pay me more tha...

6. For nyck76

   nyck76 replied to JBizzleRN's topic in Travel

   Hello. My first choice is always OA, since they do all inclusive housing, cable, flight, rental car, etc and they pay the best (besides fastaff). Bur sometimes they do not have where I want to go. I like National, but they don't always have what I wa...

7. Eicu

   nyck76 replied to nyck76's topic in MICU

   I DO think that hospitals need to give nurses more value and better compensation. But I do not think that is ever going to happen, which is why I have been travel nursing for the last 6 years. And no has said that an EICU takes the place of a real nu...

8. Eicu

   nyck76 replied to nyck76's topic in MICU

   That is not even how they work. They monitor way too many patients to call about petty PVC's or stuff like that. I had one in Miami and I loved it. They only look into the rooms once a shift, so they are not calling you about turning your patients or...

9. Eicu

   nyck76 posted a topic in MICU

   Does any one know the payrates for working as a nurse for EICU? I am considering it, but did not know what it paid. Thanks!

10. Need some travel advice from black nurses

    nyck76 replied to abbottcr's topic in Travel

    I am a black ICU nurse and there are few places I have traveled to where there are more than 3 of us it seems. And yes they seem to think I am a CNA or something other than a RN. LOL. It is kinda of sad really.I have never worked in Memphis but I fri...

11. SAN DIEGO Travel Nursing???

    nyck76 replied to madkitty's topic in Travel

    Hi. I worked at Scripps Mercy last may and it was 34/hr BUT that was a rapid response position. It is going to depend on what you need for you to get an accurate rate. I spoke w/ HSN about going to Scripps Green and it was $21/hr w/ $2200 housing sti...

12. Heard of American Mobile Healthcare

    nyck76 replied to jaycrue's topic in Travel

    I travel with On Assignment mainly, but my next assignment is with Trustaff since I wanted to take 1 assignment in my tax home state of MO each year to help off set my taxes.

13. Heard of American Mobile Healthcare

    nyck76 replied to jaycrue's topic in Travel

    You need to look at the date on the orginal post, it was April 2005. I am sure Jaycrue has heard of AMN by now and has ran the other direction, as this post is has been going on for almost a year. Plus by asking questions here jaycrue HAS been doing ...

14. LPN/LTC Travel opportunities

    nyck76 replied to mewmeow's topic in Travel

    Try PPR and Clinical One. Cross Country has some M/S Skilled nursing facility openings on there website. The one PPR has that is a LTC is in Honolulu which would be awesome. Good luck

15. stupid question

    nyck76 replied to meaton1421's topic in Travel

    On assignment, World Health, Trustaff, Advantage RN, Nursextra; there are quite a few that do.