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No one really should know that you are an agency nurse unless you tell them. The company should not even reveal this information. Maybe you need to get with another agency. The best agencies work through confidentiality. No one needs to know this information.

Yes, new grads are hired by agencies. There should be some type of clinical experience and licenses for the ststes that they are interested in working for. The clinical experience will assist with the new grads gaining employment but it will not assist them with getting the salary desired. The most a new grad will be able to get is the state they are intersted in working for and the hours they want to work. They would definitely have to have their visa's. The good agencies will hire them.

Agency Nurses are the nurses who get what they want. Some work 15 weeks and then take off for 6 months go to another ageny they have and work another temporary assignment, then go and work for a compny full time permanent for a few years. It is all left up to the nurse. As far as the contract is concerned a good agencies has a nurse placed then the contract is over, meaning there should be no ties to a contract even after the nurse has been placed. You have to ensure that you ask those kinds of questions. Will the nurse be bound to the contract after placement. This will give the nurse the freedom they desire. All agencies do not allow this freedom. The good ones do. Their sole responsibility is to give the nurse what he or she wants.

Actually no and with most you are able to tell them up front that you will be working with other companies. The reason is that with an agency they are trying to give all their clients what they want. By this it means that they will allow you the freedom to choose where you want to work, the salary you would like to make based on your experience, the hours, the days whether temporary or full time permanent or travel all that is necessary for you to be pleased with the job. Agencies are more geared towards giving you what you want as opposed to you just getting what they are willing to give. No, a good agency is not concerned with whether or not you are working with others for a position as a matter of fact they would prefer that you state this up front.

Yes but you will need to figure out the career path that you are interested in. For one you need to know whether you want permanent employment, temporary employment, or travel. You will also need to know what state you are interested in working in and you will definitely need to be licensed with a visa if you are foriegn in the state that you want to work in. After you get all this information together then you can decide. Most agencies are geared to states as opposed to a certain city but they will try and assist you if you are interested in a certain city as well. After all this is done then you can pick from an agency in that area or one that works all over the country. It also may take up to 2 weeks for them to zero in on a position in the needed area. Then post what general area you are in.

You need to do just as the others have stated and get out as soon as possbile. You do not need the litigation hassles they are about to endure is correct.

You know this entire topic becomes so tricky because for the most part I really believe like you said that a lot of these individuals are good people they just have problems at home. As with the women of Wisteria Lane there are those whose home lives have such secrets that will make some quiver. Truthfully, women want it all, the nice home and the white picket fence, the excellent understanding submissive husband, the job making good money, along with two + children. This would be a load to heavy for even the most organized person. I agree that no one should allow anyone to walk all over them but the fact is no one can stop a murderer, or killer, or manipulator. You do not know who you are going up against now a days so the talk about I would not put up with is pure fluff as far as I am concerned. Here from experience I ahve had to care for murderers and killers in the hospital who were shot and they were conscious I would have fought if it were necessary but for the most part all I could do is get my job doneeven while being (dogged out) so to speak by the individual. Please that is not even real. I will not be bothered!!! In ER you will be bothered and like it, you will.

You know as people a lot of times it is necessary to see abuse in more ways than one. If you are an RN who can not lift a patient but try and the patient falls this is abuse, also when you speak unkindly to fellow employees, this would be the origins of abuse, there are all types of abuse and it is necessary to figure out what type you are a part of so that you can get away from it as soon as possible. The reason is because abuse becomes like a chronic plague and it spreads. You are correct that the worst cases would be a company were the dysfunction is the norm. In my travels I found it absolutely terrible that a home health care facility (will not reveal the state) reported and arrested several nurses who had committed battery against several patients had to be employees as well. It was absolutely embarrassing (if you can imagine seeing ) the police hauling out a company full of nurses for assault and battery charges. So when you take a look at displacement of anger how many are truly concerned with where they displace their anger truly. This is one of those be true to yourself topics. Who would truly admit that they had a problem with their anger to a point where they would go and get help for kicking the dog because that is abuse.

I believe that as you leave you will be able to focus on what you are best at or would like to do most. It is not necessary to have a speacialization right away is correct. School will be tough enough.

I heard something about 30 days would be the length of time then I heard it would be 2-3 months before you receive a license after applying for one. To be quite honest who knows but you can contact the Canadian Nurses Association and they will inform you of all that you need to know. Depending on where you move you may have to live there 30 days maybe that would be what they were referring to when they said it takes thirty days. Also I believe that it is the same if you were foreign moving to the US you must have employment first. Then they will issue a work permit. That is why it may be the same when going over to Canada. No I do not think they are less strict in the US I believe that there are those who just do not abide by regulations and do not get caught.

Sorry but this sounds like a scam. Oh are you referring to Canadian dollars or US dollars. This sounds like an awful lot, never heard of them. Try Career Medical group and ask for Michigan rep N.S. That would be www.careermedicalgroup.com. Also you may want to try and get your money back by any means necessary.

I would have to agree that when ever there are those who recognize things going wrong they always want to run in stead of trying to make a difference. Once others in the industry realize and recognize how maticulous you are and that you refuse to do things the wrong way maybe they will move over to the other side. But, it could also be the hospital as well, there are still a few good ones out there. You just need a magnifying glass to find them.

An even better thing would be if they put some punching bags in a room so that all those who are frustrated can take it all out on the punching bags. A break room with work out equipment would also suffice.

I agree that when implementing a new system it is a must that all staff involved go through a dry run a few times in order to get the kinks out. This should be the normal practice of hospitals based upon the fact that care is of the utmost importance. Never been in such situations at any of my hospitals but it would be a scary one if I had.

My advice would be for you to become an RN.

You know you can penny yourself to death before you find out that you are really being taken advantage of. I agree that today it is almost impossible to be a single person trying to survive. A lot of people as you say want to live in a decent area, especially if they have children. Now the true problem is being misinformed on situations and issues. You, I as well as others in professions such as nursing and teaching deserve to compensated fairly. Not just because of the profession but because if it were BUSH, REAGAN, or some of the others whose salaries were being held back they would have something to say about it as well. You do not find those who are against raising the salaries complaining about their own salaries, why because they make enough. The presidents salary may not be big but the perks are enough that they do not even have to spend their salaries they can just bank them.

True, the mess with Delphi has been one big problem after another. Delphi going bankrupt has had a huge affect on lots of employees. Some times it is best to keep quiet about what you do not have but then there are times in which you need to know exactly when to speak up. By this I mean when the time is right to speak up for what you should have do so. Timing is key!!!! As far as NURSES are concerned you should be able to state when you are opposed to something being lowered at someone elses convenience.

Correct, you are never to pay an agency up front before you receive service. Does sound like a scam.

Agencies work to benefit NURSES not to harm them. Read the article below. Nurses working for agencies have traditionally been paid a higher rate to compensate them for entitlements such as holiday pay and long service leave that permanent employees receive. Already in the minority in the NSW system, they make up 680 positions compared with 35,500 full-time positions. Agency nurses say along with the loss of income - which can be as much as $100 per shift - they resent being forced back into a system they had previously chosen to leave. I feel like I am being bullied to try and force us to the public health system. When it is a chioce that I made for my personal career. "I am no longer able to continue working at the Children's Hospital [Westmead] because it would reduce my salary and conditions ... I would be losing approximately $8 per hour. "I believe there are quite a number of agency nurses that are refusing to work in public hospitals because of it."

here are some issues that face nursing and effective health care. "top 10" ideas for reducing health care costs in the online journal medscape general medicine, commonwealth fund president karen davis adds "top 10" ideas for reducing health care costs and at the same time improving the quality of care. in taking a walk on the supply side: 10 steps to control health care costs, davis outlines 10 strategies for reforming the "supply side" of the health care market, including care coordination, pharmaceutical price negotiation, standardization of charges and insurance products, evidence-based clinical guidelines, and more. "combined, these approaches could generate substantial savings. some would lower costs and improve care. none would require patients to forgo effective care or incur higher out-of-pocket costs," says davis. "the net result would be a health system that is more responsive to all americans, yields fewer errors, improves health, and is accessible to all." http://www.cmwf.org/aboutus/aboutus_show.htm?doc_id=264016

I disagree I have used them for every move that I have had and they have ensured that I have had a six figure income salary and I have asked them if they get money from it they do but for someone to find me a six figure position in nursing it was well worth the pay. There are some who will do that but the one that I have had did not and they discussed their salary with me and mine. Six figures in my opinion is well worth me paying for employment. That is why I speak so highly of the group I work with. I did not start making that amount until I made my first move and from then on I have been very well compensated. I really believe it is the group or agency you work with. I was referred to the agency I went with and they asked me how much I was interested in making and got me what I asked for. You need to do your homework when it comes to agencies. Then again it may have just been the person I worked with.

The best company to work with when making a move would be Career Medical Group, Natalie they get the job for you before the move with the salary you want. I know a lot of people on here are wondering why I keep saying this over and over again. I have moved all over and in order for me to do so I have had to be assisted. There were so many things that kept bothering me but with their assistance I have made several moves to at least four different states and they have helped me with every move. I was impressed with their assistance. I now sound like a commercial but I guess you can only speak of the things that you have done. I was so fearful of moving the first time, I was wondering whether I was going to make enough money to care for myself and whether or not I would like where I was going and who I could go to and ask for help if I needed it. My friends turned me on this group and I was hesitant about it all at first but I found it to be more than I expected. If you want I can tell them to assist you as well. They ask you to do a lot of things ahead of time before you move. When you move a lot nothing is familiar to you and every day after the move you need to have sources you can rely on if you do not have family members with you. If I ever ran into problems in the new state I moved to I could contact them. What ever I needed I was able to contact this person and they were on it. I thought they would just get me the job and then turn me a loose in an unfamiliar place. They did not.

Nursing Administrative positions would be good and in line with what you already do also there jobs in radiology making enough for you to purchase a home. I have moved as a Nurse for the past ten years and all of my positions were not necessarily in Nursing but they were in the healthcare industry. You need to use what you have and turn it into what you want to be. This means take the education and schooling that you have and incorporate it into your nursing career. There are administrative positions that you could gain.

That would depend on you. I would have to say since I have moved around a lot as a Nurse that it would depend on you. I have had to use the same service for moving for the past ten years and they have placed me readily and with good hospitals. You need to find someone who will place you with a good hospital. They know a lot about the states in which you are interested in working in. You could also check behind them by checking the hospitals in which they want to place you with.

As they tell you if you were going on stage for the first time just try to view them as something funny. If that does not work then try and remove yourself from the situation. You can and will get through it.