blackford1

I am currently on assignment at an HCA facility in the Tampa Bay area, and have had a good experience. There are quite a few HCA hospitals in the greater bay area though, so there's bound to be some that are better than others.

For anyone who may be interested, I had a good experience working in the UK with continental travel nurse (www.continentaltravelnurse.com). That was in 2003/2004. You only had to comit for 13 weeks, but I stayed for over a year. They will help you with the UK nursing application process, which took me about eight months. I also had a good experience in Australia working for CCNA. The application process for the Australian license was more complicated and lenthy, and I had to make a one year comittment, but the pay was much better than in the UK. The work was easier in both places compared to US nursing, which helps to compensate for the lower pay. It was a great cultural experience though, and have no regrets.