aamy

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1. Gifted Nurses Travel Co?

   aamy replied to aamy's topic in Travel

   Thanks NedRN. I am actually a seasoned traveler and am working with several companies. The reason I AM asking, is because I HAVE had a bad experience recently. The only reason I want to look elsewhere is because this company has jobs in the area I w...

2. Gifted Nurses Travel Co?

   aamy posted a topic in Travel

   Anyone have any experience with Gifted Nurses travel nursing company? Any negatives? Positives?

3. New traveler to Florida, contract advice

   aamy replied to Emster83's topic in Travel

   $18.59/hr is low. Even in Florida. Especially considering you are taking their housing. If you take the housing stipend and find your own housing, you can usually pocket several hundred $ or more per month (If you have a tax-home because that makes...

4. Difficult assignment

   aamy replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

   Talk to your recruiter and let him/her know your concerns. A friend of mine who travels (I travel as well), found herself in a difficult situation and actually terminated her contract. There were actually no hard feelings between the nurse and hosp...

5. third contract and still first day anxiety

   aamy replied to aprilbutler70's topic in Travel

   I am on my 5th contract. I still feel anxious at times. I am not a new nurse either. I think a lot of it has to do with being out of my comfort zone. I push myself to adjust though. I think it's making me a better nurse.

6. SO much anxiety I don't want to go back

   aamy replied to Mary C's topic in Travel

   I have been traveling for 1 1/2 years. Lucky for me, I have had good assignments. The orientation is short, but it gets easier to adjust with each assignment. I am 30 hours away from my home. I am fortunate, however, because my husband (a disabled...

7. Titers Paid By Traveler?

   aamy replied to aamy's topic in Travel

   My labs were drawn through Labcorp. I am signed up on the site where you can view your labs. They did not and will not post them and give me access to titers. I have already talked to LabCorp about it.

8. Titers Paid By Traveler?

   aamy replied to aamy's topic in Travel

   The agency will not give me a copy of the titers because it is "against company policy", since they paid for them. The lab told me they can't give me a copy because "a physician did not order them". So I do not have a record of them. Unfortunately...

9. Titers Paid By Traveler?

   aamy posted a topic in Travel

   I have had titers drawn (for MMR, etc) in the past by my current travel company and THEY paid for them. I am going with a different company for my next assignment and they are telling me that I have to pay for them. Is it common for the employee to...

10. Epic training

    aamy replied to ewrn's topic in Travel

    emb92250, we may be at the same facility. The place I am in went live Aug 2 also. (In NC)

11. How do travel nurse interviews differ from "normal" ones?

    aamy replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in Travel

    I have had easy, quick interviews, and I have had 30 minute interviews that were more intense. I've had the typical "tell me about a time when...." questions, which I hate because you never know what they are going to ask and I have a hard time reca...

12. Parallon Competency Exam

    aamy replied to Lesmessrn's topic in Travel

    I took the ER competencies last week and had no problems. They give you plenty of time.

13. enough experience

    aamy replied to flyrn72's topic in Travel

    It really is a lot of information in the beginning. And a lot to do to get started. I have been traveling for 1 year now, and I think it is worth it. I have actually wondered if I can ever go back to a regular full-time job. I think with 3 years,...

14. Making Money While Travel Nursing With a Spouse

    aamy replied to swilliams89's topic in Travel

    You mentioned that you do not have a house/house payment. In order to qualify for the tax-free benefits, you must have a "tax home". If you haven't researched this, you may want to. It has been my experience thus far that the hourly (taxed) amount...

15. traveling with pets

    aamy replied to emadore's topic in Travel

    I travel with 2 dogs. One is a German Shepherd, the other is a miniature Schnauzer. I have had some difficulty, mostly because of the German Shepherd breed being on the "restricted breed" list. If you take an assignment in a vacation spot, it's no...