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So I was working as a travel nurse for TITAN Medical on assignment in OHIO. As a Neuro ICU nurse I was taking care of a pt that was comatose. As it turns out the pt had bacterial meningitis which is highly contagious and was not in isolation. During...

They stated that I did not get the bacterial meningitis so they are not responsible for a non event. I had to have an injury to be covered. I am not asking for anything for my pain and suffering from the testing, just the actual testing costs to excl...

What do you mean? What happens?

I have been debating traveling alot lately and have been trying to determine what states would be good ones to get licenses in so that I could have a pool of work to choose from once I start the traveling gig. I should preface this with I am doing IC...

So I was just thinking today, I wonder how other travel nurses find there next assignments? In the past I have usually just called up my trusted recruiters and started asking questions. But I am really intrigued by the newer media types (facebook,twi...

NursesRX is an AMN company and they are known for having contracts ranging from very favorable to them to down right oppressively costly to the traveler. I would NEVER officially accept an offer without having the contract in front of me. I have sai...

I choose to get my own insurance from an exchange so as to not be tied to any one particular agency just to keep insurance going. Choosing your own insurance leaves one less thing to worry about when choosing your next assignment. I think it helps ke...

I travel in a fifth wheel and beleive its a better approach. I had this same question when I was deciding what to do. What led me to decide on the fifth wheel was the following conclusions... If something happens to the truck its easier to get it to ...

Delaware is typically a 4-6 week endorsement process... How long was yours?

A traveler at an assignment I am currently on was fired by the hospital and she has to pay back over $5000 in fees and housing re-imbursements due to her being canceled due to her behavior (complaining about work conditions to her manager). Most cont...

What state are you talking about? Better yet, what company would allow you to submit for a position without the license in hand? This would raise huge flags for me with regard to this travel company. In any case if you do not have your license,or rec...

Good business deduction if you need it....

I guess I should also address on other aspect of travel nursing that should be considered as well. The emotional toll that being away from your family will take. Yes, a possible job is only a few hours away now, but job market needs change all the ti...

Since you asked for opinion I will offer mine.... I would stay for at least 2 years to expand out my experience base. During that time I would work on a goal to gain experience in all the facets of being an OR nurse. There are various positions withi...

Which ones would they be? If you would prioritize the states by best to work in/highest pay/off work amenties/ etc... please let me know what criteria you used!

Thanks for the votes so far. Any other nurses care to vote?

My advice is to get more experience as a RN. I firmly believe that a person needs more than one year as a RN before they go traveling. Do you remember what it was like for your first 3 months as a nurse? Now take that and condense that into 13 weeks ...

It seems that you do have a dilema. Under your current arrangement, it would seem that you are legally an itinerant nurse. Ideally, you should have not rented your permanent house fully, but rented a portion of it so as to retain a permanent address...

Fastaff is one company that does provide housing in addition to there quoted rates. As far as I know they are the only one. They are a quick responce urgent need company-- so they need nurses fast. If you notice all their jobs are ususally less than ...

Be careful about your stipends as a lot of contracts do prorate your stipend depending on hours worked. So if you are called off, with the proration in the contract, you will have your stipend lowered as well. Point is--read your contract carefully b...

I am sorry that you are projecting your feelings of useless because my comment had nothing to do with abilities and everything about being a numbers game. The number of hospitals using LPNs are shrinking and the number of hospitals taking traveler LP...

I looked at that assignment and the pay package you were offered was higher than what I was quoted. From what I have seen for Ohio pay its pretty good. The only thing I didn't like was the overtime rate seemed low. What agency are you using?

As you yourself stated, you lucked out with a LPN job at the hospital you are currently at. Most, if not all hospitals, are no longer hiring LPN's and traveling as a LPN will be harder, if not difficult due to this fact. I would suggest to get your A...

I just had a similar idea. I am starting a new assignment and have housing for my assigment but I am thinking ahead to other assignments and came up with the same idea as you. The only thing that I was wondering about was how much does it cost to re...

Some assignments I have looked at specify a 48 hour work week. The particular ones I have looked at have been on the west coast, specifically icu positions. I was wondering if anyone has actually worked these contracts and can let me know-- are you t...