NedRN

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  1. Fired from my first travel gig after 4 days

    NedRN replied to Birdsofprey's topic in Travel

    That's pretty random and unfair. But par for the course for many terminations. Hard to shrug off. I've had more than my fair share of terminations perhaps, partly because of my personal style. I...

  2. Travel Nursing With No Hospital Experience

    NedRN replied to ineedachange1's topic in Travel

    Yes, you can work in LTC/SNF/Clinic/Infusion as a traveler. No, agencies do not train at all. Chances are slim to none that you could get a travel assignment in medsurg where a hospital is...

  3. US citizen living in UK travel nurse in USA?

    NedRN replied to jordanecc311's topic in Travel

    What would make where you currently work different from any other nurse with a state license? I worked in England and it didn't occur to me to worry about obstacles to return to travel assignments in...

  4. Travel nursing pay, is it worth it?

    NedRN replied to Rosina's topic in Travel

    Minimum staffing levels mandated by law in California. Try

  5. Weekend/Holiday pay for travel RNs?

    NedRN replied to brainsarecool's topic in Travel

    Overtime only. And if you are taking an assignment because of overtime, you need to negotiate your overtime rate separately. Seriously. The way compensation packages usually work is that you take a...

  6. Worried About Getting Sued—Traveler

    NedRN replied to Newtraveller's topic in Travel

    Sometimes the title goes unread and unanswered. Being sued is probably not a problem. Both the hospital and agency carry significant liability insurance and it is unlikely you would even be involved...

  7. Worried About Getting Sued—Traveler

    NedRN replied to Newtraveller's topic in Travel

    I cannot even imagine dropping off any patient, much less a monitored patient without an in-person report to receiving nurse. Why would you think so? Phone reports might be acceptable for shift...

  8. Traveling without EMR experience?

    NedRN replied to brainsarecool's topic in Travel

    While Epic is currently the most popular EMR, any hospital that accepts you will do training. I haven't seen the VA's EMR, however I've read that it is particularly user friendly and the US could have...

  9. Want to travel short term for covid response

    NedRN replied to lorbeth86's topic in Travel

    You have to ask for a detailed breakdown on every offer every time. Bottom line is how much you can put in the bank after expenses. Sign up for a free account on PanTravelers to use the Traveler's...

  10. Want to travel short term for covid response

    NedRN replied to lorbeth86's topic in Travel

    Forget about reputable agencies. Go in with the idea that all agencies are scum, and you inner skeptic will do well. In any case, better to have a good recruiter at a bad agency than the reverse. How...

  11. Nursing Compact License Vs Endorsement! New Nurse. Please help

    NedRN replied to Noelleee's topic in Travel

    Every one I've taken has been a mandatory CEU so comes with content to read before (or during) the open book test. So no, don't

  12. Best Travel Agency?

    NedRN replied to Rachel_T's topic in Travel

    Standard travel contracts are 3 months. But any length 4 weeks and up is possible, especially with travelers in such demand right now. Start calling agencies and see what fits. No such beast as a best...

  13. Nursing Compact License Vs Endorsement! New Nurse. Please help

    NedRN replied to Noelleee's topic in Travel

    When I started traveling, all licenses had to be applied for in each state (licensure by reciprocity, not "endorsement"). Some states were (and still are) "walk-through" states meaning you could get...

  14. Enough experience for travel nursing?

    NedRN replied to IcUlikey's topic in Travel

    Your residency time absolutely counts. More important is your confidence level in your skills and my take on your description of questioning your skills is a sign of strong professionalism that will...

  15. Travel nursing

    NedRN replied to mari1993's topic in Travel

    That is true, however you still have to meet the perceptions of the hiring manager. And the realities of competition - other travel nurses with more experience in specialty and travel too. The deal is...

  16. Finally making the jump to travel nursing

    NedRN replied to pnwRN88's topic in Travel

    PCUs are different in every hospital. You are well qualified for tele, and for PCU, will depend on hospital. You won't get assignments (hopefully) that you cannot do safely. Besides what a recruiter...

  17. Travel nursing

    NedRN replied to mari1993's topic in Travel

    Travel nurse is not a specialty. You still have to pick a

  18. Working union strikes, disasters, etc

    NedRN replied to noahj1102's topic in Travel

    There are zero reputable companies in the strike game. After all, their business model is to undercut nurses. And all the companies involved have a despicable history with past owners being felons....

  19. Currently a Travel Nurse - feel free to ask me anything about it.

    NedRN replied to TRVL.RN's topic in Travel

    Aya, formerly Access Nurses, has a historically bad reputation with travelers (but any agency has their fans). Fastaff I'd only recommend to experienced travelers ready for difficult assignments....

  20. Interested in traveling

    NedRN replied to SunflowerSoul's topic in Travel

    Obviously ICU census increases in a pandemic, and PACU declines. Not that it matters as pandemics are time limited. While it is certainly possible to get an ICU travel position with your...

  21. Thinking about travel nursing ICU

    NedRN replied to nurse24_'s topic in Travel

    The main issue travelers have had historically with Kaiser is floating. Staff works 8 hours, travelers 12 hour shifts. It may not be as much an issue with ICU as floor nursing, but it is possible for...

  22. Can Nurse Practitioners Do Travel Nursing?

    NedRN replied to Jessy27's topic in Travel

    In the hospital settings I work in, the vernacular is simply locum or locums. But locum tenens is the correct Latin. I write that it way on occasion but almost never out loud. Likely most nursing...

  23. Can Nurse Practitioners Do Travel Nursing?

    NedRN replied to Jessy27's topic in Travel

    Nope, virtually all flavors and specialties of nurses travel. NPs may need more credentialing, by the states, and by the facilities. But the pay will be very good for midwives in the states you can...

  24. Travel nursing pay, is it worth it?

    NedRN replied to Rosina's topic in Travel

    Bad reputation. Changed their name from Access Nurses, no doubt in part because of repute among travelers. If you have prior travel experience, you can work for any agency successfully....

  25. PACU travel

    NedRN replied to travelnurse111's topic in Travel

    If your contract does not specify no floating, floating to units of competence is the facility's