Tennesseeliving

hi, i am a first-time traveler and recently was offered an assignment in jackson memorial hospital in miami. i have a couple of questions and would greatly appreciate any kind of feed back. 1. the pay is $28.90/hr working days in sicu. is that a r...

I am a Burn nurse in Chattanooga, TN. Recently, our hospital closed our Burn unit. For the most part, it has been a difficult transition from burns to the regular run of the mill ICU patients. Most of us arelooking for possible burn units to travel...

I have been looking for a decent ICU assignment since the beginning of Decemeber. Mostly the areas I am interested in are AZ, CO, NM, and CA. I am working with Trinity and Cirrus, and, so far, they don't have any good assignments to offer. I was t...

I worked an assignment with Preferred Healthcare which is a sub-company of American Mobile. Pros: The housing was excellent. Free health insurance. Cons: My recruiter was hard to get in touch with. I was lucky to hear from him once a week. He also...

I did a bridge program from B.A. to MSN and recieved my RN and ACNP. In TN, the pay rate for NPs is not much higher then RNs. Personally, I choose to be an RN b/c I love being by the bedside. I don't like clinic work where you are required to see ...

I just finished an assignment at Cleveland clinic in Weston, FL. Just wanted to shed some light on travelers who are interested in going there. My pay was $28/hr. I worked day shift and floated between SICU/CVICU and MICU. Overall my experience t...

You are right. Working the floors at Cleveland Clinic is a nightmare. The nurse to patient ratio is unfair and if I was a traveler for med-surg or tele, I would not recommend it. For ICU nurses, it is a nice place to go. I did forget to mention t...

It is a great place to work. I worked there for two years and loved it! They have moved to the new hospital now and the rooms are huge. The nurse to patient ratio is 4:1 on the floor. Sometimes 5:1, but only if they are short. If you work at nig...

Thank you Alisabeth. I found your advice helpful in making my decision to taking the assignment. I have heard a lot of positive responses concerning Jackson Memorial. I feel a lot better after reading your reply. Thanks!!!