travelinjones

travelinjones

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  1. Need advice for Hawaii

    travelinjones replied to butterfly123's topic in Travel

    It totally depends on which island. You will most definately need a car if you are going to Big Island (Hawai'i) or Kaua'i, but you may be able to manage Oahu or Maui with public transportation. I...

  2. Eisenhower Hospital Palm Springs CA Any thoughts

    travelinjones replied to home3242's topic in Travel

    I'm there now. I have to say it all depends on your agency and what unit you are assigned to. I have been happy with the unit I'm assigned, and my housing is very nice (provided by my agency) and I...

  3. Strike Nursing

    travelinjones replied to TravelingBSNRN's topic in Travel

    What happens to the travel nurse's regular contract when their facility strikes mid contract? Is the traveler expected to work? If not, is the contract cancelled allowing the for traveler to find...

  4. What do you NOT like about travel nursing?

    travelinjones replied to Cranzy's topic in Travel

    I love it! Now that I know my things are breeding, it all makes

  5. What do you NOT like about travel nursing?

    travelinjones replied to Cranzy's topic in Travel

    Packing and unpacking...actually, that is not so bad. The part I dread is the loading and unloading of the car. I also hate the helpless feeling I get when I know I should be able to find whatever...

  6. Nurses week

    travelinjones replied to angel4gramma's topic in Travel

    I received an email from my facility via my agency regarding nurses week. It basically stated there would be special gifts given to their regular staff nurses only, however they would be offering 30...

  7. Trimming PICCs

    travelinjones posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I recently d/c'd a PICC and found the tip was missing. Oh My! The facility uses paper documentation, and apparently the dog ate the original PICC insertion document. The patient had been in the...

  8. Trimming PICCs

    travelinjones replied to travelinjones's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I really appreciate your response. Very informative! I'm going to request an inservice for our unit from our IV team. This PICC was

  9. Icd Putting Patient In Floor

    travelinjones replied to love for nursing's topic in Cardiac

    Gotta love that Edison Medicine! Had a patient in ICU at a small community hospital with a slow VT, poor bugger, he was awake and alert through 3 shocks before anyone could find the magnet...and the...

  10. Assignment started and ended bad!!

    travelinjones replied to love to dive's topic in Travel

    You can request a walk through with the complex/property management at the beginning and end of the

  11. Travel Nursing

    travelinjones replied to chacmool's topic in Travel

    Experience The more experience you have, the better for you...As a traveler you are expected to be able to hit the ground running with little or no orientation, baptism by fire if you will. As a new...

  12. Need advice ASAP

    travelinjones replied to AussieRNinHI's topic in Travel

    I would look into what they mean by 1099. I believe this means you are contract labor, and are required to pay your own taxes. I have no idea how your work visa/international status works with...

  13. Eisenhower Medical Center - Palm Springs

    travelinjones replied to Meghan1017's topic in Travel

    Hi, I'm currently at Eisenhower. Lots of travelers here. So far, so good. I'm on one of their many tele units. Friendly staff. I float a fair amount (not too much) and so far only among the other...

  14. egistering a new car while on assignment

    travelinjones posted a topic in Travel

    I am currently on assignment in California, and my permanent residence is in Florida. I have my car (registered in Florida) here with me. I am looking to trade it in while I'm in Cali. I plan to take...

  15. Travel Reimbursements

    travelinjones replied to RNERHOUSESUPOR's topic in Travel

    do you find you make up for the higher transportation costs with lower housing costs? are you still coming out

  16. Traveling assignment

    travelinjones replied to 1sttimetraveling's topic in Travel

    In the mean time, ask your recruiter if you could turn in your receipts for travel and courses for reimbursement. If they say no, well, just know that if you don't ask, the answer is definately no!...

  17. Sole woman traveling in Mexico

    travelinjones replied to Dempather's topic in International Nursing

    Ditto what KatieBell said. Adding to that, I always photocopy my passport info page and keep it in a seperate but secure place, and memorize my passport number. I write my credit card numbers and add...

  18. packing

    travelinjones replied to jen33336's topic in Travel

    I rent stuff from goodwill...in other words, I buy it there when I get there, and then donate it back before I leave. This is for bigger things like vacuum cleaners, etc... I call it Goodwill...

  19. Traveling assignment

    travelinjones replied to 1sttimetraveling's topic in Travel

    Are you saying you are not getting anything at all for housing- no place and no money, or are you not getting a housing allowance, but they are putting you up in an apartment...? I am getting that...

  20. Traveling and going to school

    travelinjones replied to mitch8lem's topic in Travel

    I am currently traveling while obtaining my RN to BSN degree through Jacksonville University online. The courses are 8 weeks each. The faculty have all been fantastic so far, and the workload is as...

  21. pt. acuity/ratio on tele floors?

    travelinjones replied to surferbettycrocker's topic in Cardiac

    My last assignment in Orange County California at a 250 bed facility (night shift) we had 4 patients and our PCTs had 10. We had a free charge nurse over 45 beds(no patient assignments) 2 monitor...

  22. pt. acuity/ratio on tele floors?

    travelinjones replied to surferbettycrocker's topic in Cardiac

    I have to say that on a day to day basis, the ratios are definately working out for me in California, but then again, as I was reminded just this week... at times, it doesn't matter how many patients...

  23. pt. acuity/ratio on tele floors?

    travelinjones replied to surferbettycrocker's topic in Cardiac

    Sounds like the floor I 'ran' away from when I was in Florida. I also worked at a magnet in Florida where the ratios were much more reasonable at 4:1 or 5:1... Now I'm in California, and the ratios...

  24. California Endorsement/Reciprocity

    travelinjones replied to SymphonyRnBSN's topic in California Nursing

    I drove in from Florida and went straight to Sacramento. First I went to the Dept of Justice and did the fingerprinting; that took one hour. Nest I went to the BRN with my filled out ap that I...

  25. Pros and Cons of Driving v. Flying & How to Pack

    travelinjones replied to Ashes's topic in Travel

    No professional installation is required. Straight out of the box at the store and you are on your way. You type in an address and it will tell you how to get there turn by turn. You can ask it to...