gypsytravelrn replied to jellybeanmead's topic in Travel
:typing I guess to each its own. I love the travel part of being a travel nurse, to me getting there is half the adventure. I've been doing it now for 14 years and the only time I didn't drive was...
gypsytravelrn replied to jellybeanmead's topic in Travel
bagladyrn I agree with you.That was a nice drive you did. Its not an impossible drive. I too do the cross country drives. My longest was West Palm Beach FL to Seattle, WA via Pennsylvania. (Dropped...
gypsytravelrn replied to nurse555's topic in Travel
Nurse555 Congrats on graduating:yeah:, and welcome to the profession. My advice is to go with whichever area you find most interesting. If you go with the nephrology you'll end up mostly on Med-Surg...
I've been traveling for many years and have gone through quite a few companies. I am with Innovative Placements and will work now for no other. They have giving me the best compensation I have ever...
gypsytravelrn replied to jellybeanmead's topic in Travel
I've been a travel nurse for 14 years now, and I drove to all my assignments, except when I worked in Alaska. (Nome - no roads lead to Nome just dog sleds:D) It is something you don't want to miss out...
It seems in all the time that I've been traveling that the southern US is the lowest in pay. But it has improved and depending on the company your with will depend on the money you take home. I work...
I worked in FL last year. I really enjoyed working on a CV Stepdown Unit in Ft. Myers, FL. It was at Healthpark Medical Center. The people on nightshift was great. The money was decent. I took the...
I have worked and lived in several cities where paying for apartment parking has occurred. The company I was with at the time did not pay for the parking either. In Seattle WA you pay for apartment...
I've been traveling for 14 years. I have always traveled by car. I usually travel with a friend or family member to make the trip more enjoyable but I have also traveled alone. When I travel I leave...
gypsytravelrn replied to bald1rn's topic in Travel
i just found the website I used to help me prepare for the test. Its Pantravelers.org. If you register under the Basic membership which is free and then go to resource it will give you some really...
gypsytravelrn replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in Travel
This is one of my first posting on here even though I've been a member for a while. I've been a travel nurse for over 13 years and I believe you have really nailed the main general information that...
gypsytravelrn replied to bald1rn's topic in Travel
I've been a travel nurse for over 13 years now. I have worked on both sides of Fl and i agree that the west coast is better then the east. I just finished a contract in Ft. Meyers and actually enjoyed...