nautical nurse

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1. Do agencies hire new nurses?

   nautical nurse replied to DoubleblessedRN's topic in Agency

   Nope. You really might benefit from that year of practice that most agencies require before traveling. Do you feel you could hit the ground running with one day's orientation? Get some experience, really. Lines, tubes, drugs, calling MD's, charting s...

2. Should i use more than 1 agency?

   nautical nurse replied to Noahj's topic in Agency

   I just completed an orientation as a travel nurse in a large Atlanta hospital. Of the six other travel agency nurses there, 5 of them had over 5 agencies that they worked for. I was surprised as I've always traveled with just one or two at any given ...

3. Pre-Employment Testing

   nautical nurse replied to LeavingTeaching4RN's topic in Agency

   I'm headed back into travel nursing and have the same question. Before my last assignment, I took no less than 32 tests to start with one particular agency; they ranged from med-surg to maths to the required JCAHO required fire-safety and OSHA tests....

4. Georgia agency recommendations?

   nautical nurse replied to Lucky724's topic in Agency

   Premier Healthcare Professionals is based out of Atlanta, and they claim to have the most jobs available in Georgia for travel nurses as that is their primary area of focus. I've done travel work with them and it was good.