travelinjones

Hey...I never worked with CC. I did however work with AMN and Nurses Rx. I totally loved my recruiter c NursesRx. I had all of the smaller agency attention to detail and personalized service with all of the advantages of the larger agency (AMN) for p...

I agree, the test stinks, but it is also unreasonable for many to turn down work in this day and age. I have personally taken the test 5 times. I have it memorized. I know the patient's names and situations for each video vignette. I'm sure the in...

I would recommend Nurses Rx. They are part of the mega-co AMN. I worked with them for a year and it was a positive experience for me. NursesRx is based out of NC. Not sure if that makes it easier or better, but it may make for a smoother transiti...

I've been traveling in CA for the last year and a half. Things got tough here in Northern CA in late October/early November when Kaiser cancelled all travelers, and then of course all other area hospitals went on a hiring freeze until their 2009 bud...

Good will hunting! I 'rent' what I need at the local thrift stores and then re-donate it before I leave. Works for me! Besides, it seems the climate changes between spring in the desert (very hot), and summer in San Francisco (very cold!) have mad...

Hawaii? Check into Kapiolani Womens and Childrens. Warm, and an awesome bus system. Tons and tons of listings on Craig's list if you want to find your own housing.

(reposting this info from a different thread) Unsubstantiated...but interesting rumor... I heard that Kaiser Permanente (Insurance provider) has lost tons of premium payers in Northern Cali. Specifically (to name just 2 of several) Yahoo laid off >...

Unsubstantiated...but interesting rumor... I heard that Kaiser Permanente (Insurance provider) has lost tons of premium payers in Northern Cali. Specifically (to name just 2 of several) Yahoo laid off >1000 workers and Mervyns stores will be clos...

It's a bit of a tight squeeze out in Cali right now, too. I'm looking and do have a few irons in the fire, but what I really really want is getting harder to find. I've taken a per diem position at a San Francisco hospital I have traveled to, and hop...

I went to Hawaii in 1992 for vacation, and stayed 9 years! Love it! I'll be going back to UH for my GNP next fall. There is a mandatory quarentine for all critters. So, if you do a 13 week assignment, your pup may have his own state housing anywa...

Funny thing, my current assignment at a Sutter facility said that if travelers don't complete their orientation skills checklist by the 30 day deadline, they would not get a reference from them. So...I turned that bugger in on day 28! And emailed m...

Kaiser is a huge machine in California. Many staffers work 8 hour shifts, so if you signed up for 12's, make sure their staffing office is aware. This can be a problem for travelers due to the blended rate. You don't want to go home early because i...

i wrote to the va regarding their travel nurse and this is the reply i received: the va travel nurse corps (tnc) is currently hiring rn's for staff positions at the phoenix and san diego va medical centers. these positions are temporary intermittent...

My little narative note trick is to read it with "your honor" in front. Example: (Your honor) The patient refused the scheduled (whatever med/tx) stating "It makes me howl at the moon and run around naked." ...actually had a sweet 80ish little old ...

I've worked with 4 different systems so far. Meditech aside, once you learn one, the others are easier to catch on to. So far Epic has been my favorite, mainly because the docs at that particular facility made great use of the online ordering. Docs...

Hi, I'm currently working on my RN to BSN online while traveling. Works great for me, but I do have to make sure I only accept 3/12's so there is plenty of time for studying. I'm not sure CRNA is available as an online option. It seems to me it wou...

The pay rate you mentioned of $35 with $2000 sounds about right averaged out. The per diem of between $55 and $70 also sounds about right. The difference would lie in your bennies, and whether it was a blended rate. No bennies with the per diem, b...

i wrote to the va regarding their travel nurse and this is the reply i received: the va travel nurse corps (tnc) is currently hiring rn's for staff positions at the phoenix and san diego va medical centers. these positions are temporary intermittent...

It could be a Baptism by fire! or...you could get a very nice crew that is willing and has the time to teach. If the offer is extended, and you decide to take it, you might consider taking a 12 lead ECG class in addition to ACLS. Brush up on your CH...

Here is my tele unit brain (SBAR). If possible, I have each patient's SBAR followed by their eMAR. Not all facilities have the eMAR, so then I have another crazy brain med tracker worksheet I made to keep me on target. Then... I do a little origami f...

greetings nephrology nurses, i am a telemetry nurse [traveler, currently in southern california] and feel like i just stumbled on to something important. i was assigned a lovely 58 yo hispanic woman this weekend. admitting dx was hyperkalemia [whic...

I'm a nurse who was raised by a nurse, who was raised by a nurse, and most of my aunts and cousins are nurses. ER, OR, L&D, ICU, Peds, ortho... you name it, we've got it covered. In our family, if a kid was bleeding, the rule of thumb is we have...

Wondering what happened when the CNO worked a shift... hmmm... I was working in Florida and got fed up with the outrageous ratios. I decided to try traveling and headed out to Cali. I'm currently on my third assignment out here. The state mandated ra...

I've decided I love the new grocery bags for packing and unpacking (especially any household items you decide to bring). They make loading and unloading much easier, and once unpacked, you have your grocery bags for while you're on assignment. I a...

Thank you for the info. I spoke with my agency and found they remain neutral with strikes, and will back me if the facility strikes. They will keep me in town and cover my apartment if it's quick to settle, and find me a new assignment if it isn't....