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  1. The Grass Looks Greener

    eddy replied to olympiad27's topic in Agency Nurses

    Wow. I make a lot more (about 2x more) than staff nurses make at the facilities I have been to. Different market I

  2. Kansas L&D Agency Nurses.....

    eddy replied to kastas's topic in Agency Nurses

    L&D isn't my thing, but I know that the agency I work for does a lot of L&D and Mother/Baby stuff with HCA/Health Midwest in the Kansas City Metro area which includes two of the biggest "baby...

  3. Want to travel, but scared

    eddy replied to seanymph's topic in Travel

    Depends on your contract. If you agree to float, you'll spend plenty of days outside of your pref'd unit. However, if you tell them you won't float BEFORE signing, then they'll try to work that...

  4. DNR'ed from hospital

    eddy replied to danvet's topic in Agency Nurses

    One particular facility I really enjoy going to has more "DNR" people than you could ever imagine. I do well here, and it's a fun place to work. So I wondered why all the DNR's? I had worked with...

  5. Want to travel, but scared

    eddy replied to seanymph's topic in Travel

    Haven't done a travel assignment in a while (my choice), but I still keep in contact with my recruiters. One in particular has become a pretty good friend over the years. I can't stress enough the...

  6. DNR'ed from hospital

    eddy replied to danvet's topic in Agency Nurses

    Gotta agree with mattsmom81.... good points there. The agencies HAVE to listen to the facilities. They are the ones who pay the bills (ours included). I just expect that they will be honest and...

  7. This is "how" Nurses divert drugs for their own use.

    eddy replied to WriteStuff's topic in General Nursing

    I have been "accused" several times. What complicates this is that I work agency. A quick voluntary UA or blood test always shows the truth. I have always suspected that these were the result of...

  8. Do you like Agency/ staffing Nursing and would you switch back to being on staff

    eddy replied to jamistlc's topic in Agency Nurses

    Bump..... (thought I would bump this topic to the top as I am still wondering what others have to say)

  9. Any infor on Interim Health Care?

    eddy replied to BadBird's topic in Agency Nurses

    From my understanding NurseFinders is not in very good financial shape and are closing several offices across the country. Favorite Nurses on the other hand is doing quite well so I've heard. The...

  10. Any infor on Interim Health Care?

    eddy replied to BadBird's topic in Agency Nurses

    Independant contracting is a completely different thing though. They are almost so different as to be non-comparable. Licensing, liability insurance, financial liability and risk, marketing and...

  11. Any infor on Interim Health Care?

    eddy replied to BadBird's topic in Agency Nurses

    In my time I have seen more "mom and pop" agencies fail miserably than succeed. It is very costly. Remember you have to pay your nurses and bills but the clients don't pay for at least a month after...

  12. Any infor on Interim Health Care?

    eddy replied to BadBird's topic in Agency Nurses

    I couldn't agree more with that nightngale! I have been in several different "markets" and each of them has varied tremendously. Some places you literally had to say STOP CALLING I'M FULL because...

  13. Any infor on Interim Health Care?

    eddy replied to BadBird's topic in Agency Nurses

    Nighngale1998 - I agree with most of what you said, but I prefer to keep a primary agency and one or two others as my fallback to plug in days if and when times are slow with my primary. Sometimes...

  14. Any infor on Interim Health Care?

    eddy replied to BadBird's topic in Agency Nurses

    Nursefinders is a joke here where I live (Kansas). Interim's local office went out of business years ago (thank god). Starmed used to be the best but then the office crew there bailed out and went...

  15. Do you like Agency/ staffing Nursing and would you switch back to being on staff

    eddy replied to jamistlc's topic in Agency Nurses

    What can I say? Well... I really enjoy agency work. I have done several travel assignments in the past, but I prefer to stay around home and do per diem. Both have been quite rewarding to me....

  16. Is anyones facility so short staffed that they feel guilty calling in sick?

    eddy replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to add that I book my shifts up to a month in advance. When a sickness comes on and it's rare (been sick maybe 5 times in 5 years), I will work if there is no way for my agency to find a...

  17. Is anyones facility so short staffed that they feel guilty calling in sick?

    eddy replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'll throw a twist into this thread. I am an agency nurse. This makes things a bit more complicated. Some of you who have never worked agency have a bad opinion of us darned agency folks. Not...

  18. Any infor on Interim Health Care?

    eddy replied to BadBird's topic in Agency Nurses

    Some of the things that Interim offices are allowed to get by with seems disturbing some times. I do want to say though that my experiences with them, while quite bad, are not intended to slander the...

  19. Any infor on Interim Health Care?

    eddy replied to BadBird's topic in Agency Nurses

    I didn't like 3 Interim offices I have dealt with in the past. Disorganized, never backed employees, "ghost booked" shifts, and on and on. One time I went to a hospital and saw the unit schedule. My...