chey

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1. FAQ's about MN (hospitals, union, etc)

   chey replied to chey's topic in Minnesota

   Yes, it is a quiet forum. You might try the Delphi forums... they're a bit busier sometimes, but I don't think they go by state like this one does. Anway, I went to school in Wisconsin, at UW Eau Claire. Good luck with everything! -chey

2. 1st assignment and DROWNING in paperwork!

   chey posted a topic in Travel

   Well, my first travel assignment starts in a month, and I cannot believe all the paperwork I have to fill out! Feels like hundreds of forms, trying to find all sorts of information that I don't remember (my addresses for the last 7 years! like I rem...

3. Itinerant worker- no tax home- anyone done this?

   chey posted a topic in Travel

   Hi! I will be taking a travel nursing assignment in CA, with the thought that I might move there permanetly. I might also do a couple other assignments around the country after this one... but I see myself eventually in CA. I do not anticipate ever...

4. Why Are 12 hour shifts the standard?

   chey replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

   :yeahthat: If I'm going to get up, put on my scrubs, drive to work, park, work a shift, then drive all the way home... well I might as well work 12s and only have to do all that 3 days a week instead of 5. If you consider that the drive and prep ti...

5. Overtime pay for 12 hour shifts in CA?

   chey posted a topic in Travel

   Hi! I was recently told by a travel nurse I work with that, because of the labor laws in CA, nurses (even travel nurses!) are paid time and a half for any work over 8 hours even if they are working scheduled 12 hour shift positions. Has anyone heard...

6. New to CA and confused over overtime laws

   chey replied to peaceful's topic in California

   Hi! Can any travel nurses in CA tell me how this works for travel nursing? It would be pretty darn cool if I could get time and a half for the last 4 hours of the 12 hour shifts I plan to work as a traveler in LA. Thanks! (suppose I could post thi...

7. Licensure

   chey replied to Justagirl's topic in California

   Hi! I am thinking about doing travel nursing in CA, and just looked over the CA board of nursing web site about the walk-through program. Could I really move to CA a few days before an assignment started and just get a walk-through temp license? W...

8. FAQ's about MN (hospitals, union, etc)

   chey posted a topic in Minnesota

   Hi! I'm a RN and have been working in Minneapolis for over three years. I've read a lot of the past posts on this list and thought I would post my perspective on some of the questions that were brought up: What are the best hospitals to work for in...