NursesRX

[Diana Lynn]

hi

i just wrote and passed my nclex last month and i am waiting for the completion of my visa screen...i am registered to nurse now in tn and have been talking to a travel company nurses rx... has any one had any experience with them?...

i want to stay in the tn area so i am not sure if travel nursing is the way to go or should i apply for a full time position?

i hestitate because i am not sure which hospital i want to work at..i have strongly considered vanderbilt childrens' emergency or the adult er..

is it true if i start with travel nursing and do my first assignment that if i choose to stay the hospital has to pay the recruiting company to keep me?

any help or suggestions would be appreciated..thank you

tn wannebe.......from canada....

[kielbasi23]

Hi there,

I have worked for Nursesrx for a year and a half now. My recruiter is great. She finds positions that I want, and listens to any problems I may have. I think that travel nursing would give you the ebst opportunity to find the best hospital for you, instead of taking a permanent position that you may not like. At least you can sample different hospitals for 13 weeksat a time, and even sign on again for the assignment if you find the money and benefits better that being core staff for the hospital. Good luck.

[suzanne4, RN]

As a new grad, do not even consider working for a travel company. You need to get the experience under your belt, and a good solid orientation. Your learning will not actually begin until you start working, what you did as a student will definitely not be the same.

Travel contracts are there for nures with experience to fill in when a facility is short. You need the orientation first, do not sell yourself short. Most require at least one year of experience, if not even more. There is a specific reason for this.

Remember that you can lose your license faster than the time it took for you to earn it. Don't do it to yourself.

Just noticed that you trained in Canada, you definitely need to get experience under your belt first. Find a facility that will give you a good, strong orientation.