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lovely area. i did 6 months at Stanford and loved it. lived in Santa Clara.

i'm sorry. that's hard. journal if you do that. talk it out with someone or also with others who were there. it's not really something you forget, but important to process.

doesnt ER count as ICU experience? after all we take care of ICU holds for days in the ED sometimes, right?

i agree with KC87T, I go with travel tax and they are wonderful! just download the forms from their site. Good that you are not waiting till the last minute. and I don't think they are expensive,...

Hi V-Neck! I was on assignment in SD with AMN and was housed in Mission Valley (worked at Sharp Grossmont). The housing was great, but the area, well, it was suburban mall sprawl. We LOVED spending...

most people would say at least one year in your specialty area. you will be expected to know what you need to know. there will be no teaching going on.

Stony Brook ER in NY has new grad openings for Residency Program.

I have been able to stay on as traveler at assignments if there is a known lag time. Even for two week increments. No problem. They are glad to keep you, has been my experience.

Hooray! Yes, we went to Cali and LOVED it. San Diego was alright but not my fav. Loved Stanford, Sacramento, Central Coast. I did not go inland except for Sacramento. And can we talk about ratios...

I wanted to add something else we did while on the road with our young son. We hung ribbon with thumb tacks in the living room and also bedrooms where we could easily hang up his artwork or projects...

IV form of zofran can be given PO as well, used in pediatrics i always give vanco over 2 hours to avoid the work related to rare but happened to me twice reaction of red mans syndrome ...

Hi there. I had 3 1/2 years experience at a Level 1 Trauma center including triage. I traveled for 2 1/2 years (7 jobs). It was a great experience. I was expected to know my stuff and hit the ground...

yes, it's worth the money. stanford is great on the resume plus it's a GREAT place to work and the possibility of going perm after 6 months.

that sounds awesome swansonmail. good for you. yes health insurance is a big issue because it is so expensive to begin with and then if you don't have good coverage, yikes! COBRA can be great if...

I just remembered another important thing we did to keep in touch with family. We bought digital photo frames that could receive pictures by email (wifi is needed). It was great.

go for your dreams. yes there are hospitals that hire new grads in the ER. you may need to willing to relocate.

Hi Dance4life, So good to hear someone having a similar adventure with a similar adventure. We were in NYC also and I agree about the housing. Not sure where you are, but I had some job offers in...

If it's anything like where I work, it's a tough ER for any new to ER nurses, in fact we can't even keep experienced ones sometimes. Don't let it get you down. May you have some success and joy...

I had a very good experience with AMN. 5 assignments. great recruiter. also, when i got injured on the job, great disability benefits. yes low pay, but they have the jobs and they got me where I...

Of course you will have some apprehension, that's understandable. you are taking yourself and 3 others on a crazy adventure. We knew we might come home broke, knew that there might not be consecutive...

I agree with the above. Also, 450 miles a day is a good target/8 hours so it's not too much at once. we ate our meals in the car because we didn't want to sit when we weren't driving. also give...

YAY!! Good for you! I just finished 2 and a half years of travel nursing with my husband (stay at home dad) and son who is now 4. We started when my son was 20 months and we did 7 jobs during just...

American Mobile or NovaPro/Cross Country have some NYC contracts. I don't know who last had the NYPresby contract.

I agree, sounds like you are ready for the challenge!

No, likely not.