New Travel Nurse

Good afternoon fellow nurses,
My roomate and I are going to be taking our first travel nursing job in California here within the next week and a half. My roomate is an OR nurse and I have done Med Surg for approx. 1.5 years. She has done OR nursing for 2 years.

I haven't been with med surg nursing since Feb because I tried the OR and decided that I missed the energies and people contacts of the floor. My roomate is very good at the OR. I am concerned that I might not "cut it" when I get out there to their med surg unit. I am a hard worker though. I read the personality post about the travel nurse and I am getting a little nervous. I am good with people and am very organized. What if I am not the best med surg nurse???? With this nursing shortage and all, can I still complete this assignment??????? I guess I am looking for people to let me know things about their experiences and give me some encouragement, advice, whatever. I appreciate it!! This BB is great!

Thanks,
Jen

right now i'm making a little over $30/hr. guar 40hr/wk. great housing, all utilities paid. some co's only give you a stipend for utilities. i also get a daily car allowance and food allowance. not all co will give you this. so i've just taken assignments with co's that do. everything in the end is negotiable. they either can or can't meet your terms. it's betw you, the co, and the hospital. since i've been traveling i bring home > twice what i brought home while working 40hr/wk day shift. it's nice . but it's not for everyone.