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I inquired about a travel job in CT and was offered the job...SOUNDS GREAT. I spoke with my recruiter almost everyday during the hiring process...HOWEVER......the things on the web page and the things that were told to me ....DOES NOT match the contract. They pay for your travel... housing...utilities...and completion bonus...CONTRACT STATES...YOU HAVE TO WORK A SPECIFIC AMOUNT OF HOURS 'CONTRACTED' in order to rec'v this money. With that in mind my 'CONTRACTED' hours would not meet the requirements for me to rec'v travel reinbur., all housing and utilities (they only pay UP TO $75.00). Those of you that live on the east coast know util. are MUCH MORE than that. Overtime was just money that I made and would not count towards my 'Contract' hours....In the beginning I was also told my assign. would be 6month ( I was ready to move the entire fam.) . Contract for 3mon. not worth it. I just felt like I was reeled in with sparkling diamonds only to see that it was just cubic zorconia. did i mention it was heck trying to get the recruiter to ans. my ?'S Is all travel nursing this deseptive????:angryfire

From what other LPN's tell me you will make 2x the pay in OKC then in the small town

There are areas in OK you can make 2x more than that...also for the area I'm in that good money....cost of living here has made OK my homestate.

i got lucky during my wait...my super an rn and our don called the board to verify my liscense and they just gave her the number even before i was on the web registry...so my coworkers surprised me with a cake and not to mention my new pay.....my friend kept telling me "he didn't bring you this far to leave you" and i stood on those words since... god bless... count it as done and its yours:nurse:

I was just wondering if I was the only nurse/patient that has had this experience....and Marie_LPN is right we shouldn't have to point out the fact that we are nurse in order to be taken seriously as a patient!!!!

Personal experience: In the ER last night another nurse (knowing I'm a nurse) pretty much brushing me off ..lack of privacy(door oen) during my assessment close to an entrance..e:angryfire Accompanied hubby to appt he was dx with DM2 MD (whom I call r/t his pt's ) didn't give him any at home care instructions(diet,FSBS, etc,) not even any resource references Took my daughter to ER a few months ago and the triage nurse ONLY asked ?'s r/t WHAT I DID FOR HER (no hx which includes prematurity and RSV x2) she took her temp and began ?'s I had my scrubs and nametag on On the other hand the attending nurse seemed afraid to do anything for my dau and cont' to r/t to the statement, well you know, you're a nurse During nursing school (i was a pt on L&D where I did clinicals) in need of pain med, requested it an hour early ...the nurse told me she wasn't allowed to give it early (we know better:nono: )I have only been a nurse for 1yr and it amazes me that other healthcare workers blow you off simply b/c you should know....I try very often if possible to not wear my scrubs to appts for this very reason...I do however, appreciate the other healthcare workers that give you the respect of being a pt as well as a nurse

As I was graduation PN school all of my classmates were getting excited abut working for the hospital or home health and here was lil ole me excited to go to the nursing home. I worked LTC as a CNA and now as an LPN for a total of 7 yrs LTC. In the beginning my main concern was my skills; I won't be using all that I learned in school. However, what I do enjoy about LTC is that your residents prepare you even more for med/surg...if you really think about it every disease, ailment and most line of care is right there in the facility. Working LTC allows you to look at the full picture and if you go to MED/SURG you will know what to look for (its fresh in you skills) I look at LTC as the root of MED/SURG just branching out into different areas of care....after all when residents come from the hosp back to the home the same care r/t hosp stay is our focus IV therapy is usually the only skill (in this state) you won't use in LTC....I am currently working part/time for an agency for the hospital experience to widen my job opportunities

The cost of living here is low and Im originally from MD but I have gotten spoiled by the Oklahoma's low cost housing, and the utility cost aren't like the big city either. I make $11 plus benefits and hubby my $9 for our family we do pretty well..the more you make the more you spend:uhoh3:

I also work in Oklahoma at one nursing home I made $13/hr no benefits but my job now I make $11 for 1yr experience plus benefits or you can opt out benefits and make 1-2 bucks more. In this area thats pretty good money, its 2x as much as the average 'good' paying job around here. And the cost of living isn't high ex. 3bdrm 2ba CHA 2 car garage starts @ about $500/mo

Here in Oklahoma...most of the hospitals 2 signatures are required...however in the nursing home just eh LPN or RN thats giving the injection needs to sign....Also did want to touch on the mixing r/t new nurse ....do not mix lantus with anything...we had a MD get a little extremly upset because a new nurse mixed lantus with reg..just an fyi

one thing i understood about taking the nclex was that its not completely about right or wrong....its more of compentency. never doubt yourself and remember choose the best answer when i took my exam it was a 3months after i graduated my paperwork got lost then i couldn't get the testing date soon enough...i had decided to just get out of nursing altogether..then i came to my senses buckled down ..got my lippincott flashcards out and studied....those flashcards was the best thing that happen to me ..i didn't like the books because i felt like i was just reading and it wasn't getting in..the cards where challenging...and it all paid off:biggringi

a good study tool for me was the Lippincott NCLEX-PN flashcards. ...you can take them with you anywhere ...study on lunch breaks...car rides anywhere...and u don't feel like you're just reading all the time..They have the same thing that is in the book ...just on the cards...the cards are divided up into different areas to study...i reviewed diffferent sections at a time then some together to see where I lacked...having a friend do Q & A with me...the answers are on the back along with the rationals...Alot of my LPN friends told me studying wouldn't help because you really study for the NCLEX but I beg to differ....and remember to take a break from studying just before the test