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    Tax Home Situation

    Argo replied to jamiemoney88's topic in Travel

    Remember that you will need to pay an Oregon state income tax as well as federal + whatever state you work in. Id do the option with your mom too. Get your licenses going to that address too. Our...
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    How to negotiate on a contract?

    Argo replied to WanderingVee's topic in Travel

    Sorry chris but a travel company and recruiters job is to make money. As a traveller, i say shop around, see what the highest going rate is for the location and area. It will be a give and take for...
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    Ohio RN nurse applying to California. Denied. Help?

    Argo replied to Emily Suzanne's topic in Operating Room

    Not having a CA license is key. They know it takes months and they do deny licemsure on a semi regular basis. I work as a traveler in CA too and have no shortage of
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    Operating Room Rules

    Argo replied to Canucknurse18's topic in Operating Room

    I travel as an OR RN and have worked in quite a few different facilities in different parts of the country. RNs do scrub in many ORs. I scrub and circulate regularly. The more rural, south and east...
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    Cystoscope skin prep

    Argo replied to Jellybean39's topic in Operating Room

    Are you saying no prep at all or just no internal lady partsl swab sticks? I have always seen prep done, just no swabs for the internal lady partsl canal. Sometimes the urethra is a little deeper...
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    Torn between travel nursing and where I'm at now

    Argo replied to FilAmICU's topic in Travel

    You just have to be picky with your assignments, not based on location but based on money. I go where the money is because thats my driving force for travelling. If you want the location, you take...
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    New tax bill and reimbursement

    Argo replied to MattyIrie's topic in Travel

    I have been told it will not change our
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    Need advise new job - sketchy - Can a circulating tech be a medical assistant?

    Argo replied to Joel001's topic in Operating Room

    This is likely a cash pay plastic surgery center. They are not held to the same requirements as other 'real' surgery centers or hospital settings. It is normal for them to operate this
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    Travel Nursing Advice

    Argo replied to amkare's topic in Travel

    I find the pay amount i want and then go to that
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    Where do you park your van?

    Argo replied to wildnursebrendan's topic in Travel

    Most hospitals i have worked at is badge access for periop. I am periop so it doesn't matter much. Any place I have worked could care less about where I stayed. My next assignment has an rv lot. I...
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    Fires in NorCal

    Argo replied to 8-ball's topic in Travel

    Where are you going? Ukiah to Santa Rosa and Napa is pretty tough right now. I got evacuated from my rv spot Wednesday. They aren't any shorter on staff since they are all still there and working,...
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    How many contracts(skills)?

    Argo replied to NorCalKid's topic in Travel

    Yes, for me... could be different for everyone
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    Waiting for a travel assignment

    Argo replied to ANNIENURSEANGEL's topic in Travel

    Are you trying to get into a small town or a specific hospital? Whats the
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    Instrument count question

    Argo replied to md979's topic in Operating Room

    If he didnt want to count it I would have made the scrub hand me that stringer, he can use the instruments from the major set. The place im at now has a set for lap bowel cases without a stringer,...
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    Kleppinger issues, help!!!

    Argo replied to heather2084's topic in Operating Room

    It has to be the wolf generator unless that changed recently. Wolf and Gyrus were the only two approved methods for cautery tubal
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    Outsourcing your Contract

    Argo replied to rn_nxt_dr's topic in Travel

    I don't know what that is. I have not heard of 'outsourcing
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    Cancelling a travel assignment in progress

    Argo replied to RW2016's topic in Travel

    First, your company should respond quicker. Second, you sound like a bit of a dramatic person. Get over it, its been 2 days. It sounds like they tried to help you, maybe in their own way. Every...
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    Obtaining Consent and Confrontation With Physician

    Argo replied to rn21191's topic in General Nursing

    First things first, you didnt make the long story short... You did what your supposed to. I have had this happen plenty working in surgery. Im just very "matter of fact" about it, cases usually end...
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    Help suspended lic

    Argo replied to Phillips4444's topic in General Nursing

    I think its wild they can suspend a license for student loan
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    Super senses

    Argo replied to WestKyKing's topic in General Nursing

    I have a power to turn my senses off. I dont hear other nurses whining about nonsense, smells from gangrene/dead bowel/gi bleeds dont have any effect on me, rolling beds over my feet is just an...
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    Valley Healthcare?

    Argo replied to gnovime's topic in Travel

    Took me a week to get my temp with the amn way. I never took a California assignment with them, no
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    Valley Healthcare?

    Argo replied to gnovime's topic in Travel

    Either way, go in person to CA for licensing. If they say Valley Healthcare, they mean Valley Healthcare. I have only heard good things about
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    How much call do you take? How much is to much?

    Argo replied to RNninja's topic in Operating Room

    I used to work in a similar facility size with similar call requirememts. I was on call about 3 out of 4 weeks. This is prett much the norm with cvor, alot of call. I dont take travel assignments...
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    OR Residency

    Argo replied to medical_zebra's topic in Operating Room

    The answer to your question(s) is yes.... Of all those I focus on charting last, the better you are at it the less you have to worry about it. Being tech savy and computer literate helps alot....
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    Started first travel assignment. Totally stressed, is it just me?

    Argo replied to lupe's topic in Travel

    Probably on a revived forum