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  1. Any Las Vegas Travel MS Tele Advice ?

    NedRN replied to JudyFawce's topic in Travel

    Great post! As this topic comes up every few months, I'll quote you. I'm going to guess the better hospitals are well staffed so fewer travelers? And that those hospitals get their pick when they do...

  2. Any Las Vegas Travel MS Tele Advice ?

    NedRN replied to JudyFawce's topic in Travel

    Good recruiter! I'd keep

  3. Travel Nurses Who Started with less than 2 years experience

    NedRN replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    Yes, nursing is the same everywhere. Except for geography, hospital name, patient population, acuity, workload, schedule, floating, computer programs, equipment, ancillary help, management culture,...

  4. Any Las Vegas Travel MS Tele Advice ?

    NedRN replied to JudyFawce's topic in Travel

    I would suggest putting Las Vegas in the search box above and read the results. It is one of the least liked places in the country for actually working as a nurse. I would suggest getting a job in...

  5. End of an assignment

    NedRN replied to Dinsey's topic in Travel

    Not only should you get a written reference (or two or three) before you leave, but you should start collecting them on week 3. If you get terminated for any reason, having written references can...

  6. Anyone Work for Tenet Health or Parallon Workforce?

    NedRN replied to jnh911's topic in Travel

    A DNR from HCA is a big plus! Helps remove any lingering temptation after the memories

  7. Workers Comp

    NedRN replied to SFANURSE2011's topic in Travel

    I think how a hospital would react is pretty predictable. They probably would decline to let you work the last two shifts unless you had a physician release. Contractually the hospital could term you...

  8. Workers Comp

    NedRN replied to SFANURSE2011's topic in Travel

    Can you restate your question please? Travelers are not covered by hospital's workers comp, their agency is responsible for WC. There is no reason for a hospital to terminate your contract for being...

  9. New Travel RNs Can't Find Assignments?

    NedRN replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    Traditionally, medsurg was a rite of passage for all nurses before moving to a specialty. Medsurg also used to be the majority of patients. Time changes things and medsurg has been declining for 20...

  10. New Travel RNs Can't Find Assignments?

    NedRN replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    CVICU is a super specialty so of course you will be in demand. But almost any specialty will be more competitive than

  11. New Travel RNs Can't Find Assignments?

    NedRN replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    If you must travel now, take any assignment that is not a hellhole to get a successful assignment under your belt. Hopkins looks nice on a resume but it is true they don't pay that well in part for...

  12. New Travel RNs Can't Find Assignments?

    NedRN replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    Where did you read that and what specialties are affected? If medsurg I can believe it perhaps. Every year there are fewer jobs and travel assignment will go to those with travel experience, not new...

  13. Staying prn at "home" hospital

    NedRN replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Travel

    Congratulations! Sounds

  14. What's your speciality?

    NedRN replied to adpiRN's topic in Travel

    Yup, that is legit! Commuting always raises red flags when I read

  15. What's your speciality?

    NedRN replied to adpiRN's topic in Travel

    Hey smallnurse, just a word of advice. If you are commuting from home, don't take any tax free money from your agency. If you are getting a housing stipend and/or per diem, make sure they are...

  16. Hospital Evaluation

    NedRN replied to happymedium's topic in Travel

    Erudite is a dangerous word. I used in an email exchange with a woman and she fell in love with me. Turns out she was the type who owned an unabridged dictionary yet had never heard that word. Not...

  17. Which travel company should I apply to for Tampa?

    NedRN replied to Swanks916's topic in Travel

    No. It is a bit of give and take but I would avoid the agencies that insist on a full signup before talking straight. Too much work and there are plenty of other

  18. Hospital Evaluation

    NedRN replied to happymedium's topic in Travel

    I worked for Cross Country for almost four years and something similar happened. I left and wish I had done so earlier. One great thing about being a traveler is you can wipe the slate clean with a...

  19. Hospital Evaluation

    NedRN replied to happymedium's topic in Travel

    Yes. Not all agencies will call, and those that do may only confirm employment or the the referee works there or did at the time. Frankly, unless an agency has been burned badly, they would be foolish...

  20. Texas Hospitals

    NedRN replied to ERpinup's topic in Travel

    There is a lot to be said for that but if I'm not mistaken, you have asked for agency recommendations. We do integrate other people's opinions and experiences into our decisions and of course that is...

  21. End of an assignment

    NedRN replied to Dinsey's topic in Travel

    I don't usually but those are not bad ideas at all. I have bought candy at the end of extended assignments. I've read of other travelers buying donuts early in an assignment to help thaw cliquey...

  22. Texas Hospitals

    NedRN replied to ERpinup's topic in Travel

    One more bit of admittedly anecdotal information, I personally know three travel nurses from Texas who still live there but refuse to work there. That speaks volumes to me about comparing workplace...

  23. Texas Hospitals

    NedRN replied to ERpinup's topic in Travel

    While it is human nature to gripe more than to praise, I think if you do a search for Texas in this forum, the consistency of complaints about texas, and all for profit hospitals in any state will be...

  24. CEU Cert license tracker

    NedRN replied to HikingNinja's topic in Travel

    If you can't find one, perhaps you have a good business idea with no competition. Hook up with a developer, get a good website and app going, and then flip it to Medscape for millions a few years...

  25. Difference between a med/surg/tele unit and just telemetry unit

    NedRN replied to Soliloquy's topic in Travel

    On a telemetry unit, all patients should be monitored. Medsurg tele is mixed. Simple! Pure tele units need all nurses heart