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1. travel nursing help...please

   guest4/24/17 replied to glock_lover1's topic in Travel

   Many agencies are very similar your best bet is to get agents' numbers that have been used by your travel nurse buddies. Also use social media to market yourself and find travel jobs in the areas you're looking for. Have more than one profile and sho...

2. Decrease in acuity with travel nursing?

   guest4/24/17 replied to guest4/24/17's topic in Travel

   Very good points. I always volunteer my help as it definitely helps transition into the new unit. Thank you for the input, I will start looking at other aspects of traveling that can help with my assignments.

3. New grad...which ICU to choose?

   guest4/24/17 replied to s.wheeler's topic in General Nursing

   I can tell you after working in pretty much all of them that it depends on the type of activity / patients and cases you like working with / way your brain kind of functions and if you want to go back to school for NP or CRNA. As a new grad I would ...

4. Decrease in acuity with travel nursing?

   guest4/24/17 replied to guest4/24/17's topic in Travel

   That's a good point. I guess I looked at it like hospitals hire travelers because they are experienced, proven nurses so they can have the tougher patients. I was at a facility where they wouldn't give travelers any high acuity patients to the point ...

5. Decrease in acuity with travel nursing?

   guest4/24/17 posted a topic in Travel

   I have been travel nursing in the ICU for a year now and I notice the acuity has gone significantly down since I left my main hospital in Philadelphia. I have always chosen large teaching, level 1 trauma facilities because I love the acuity and worki...

6. What is a reasonable starting salary to expect?

   guest4/24/17 replied to dinobiceps's topic in Job Hunt

   Average pay in Florida would be 25-33/ hour starting, I have a friend who is starting in Miami with low 30's an hour. I think you could pull in 75,000 starting in New York City with a little OT. A quick search on average starting salary will show you...

7. What will my day be like?

   guest4/24/17 replied to LPNTOBE2017's topic in Med-Surg

   I'm actually tackling this subject - more on the ICU side of things tho. As a former med-surg nurse your typical day looks like this: -get your assignment -get report from previous shift -check on anything that requires immediate medical attention...

8. Stuck RN😞

   guest4/24/17 replied to RNFELIZ's topic in General Nursing

   There will always be jobs available. Boston can be tough with no experience, but if you are willing to travel, look to the outer more suburban areas and states, those hospitals will pick you up.