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  1. advice on first time acute care travel experience please!

    NedRN replied to stellabear's topic in Travel

    Wow, failure by all three parties here to properly qualify the candidate. In no way should you have ever been allowed to take a four week contract. I'd be very interested to see the profile your...

  2. advice on first time acute care travel experience please!

    NedRN replied to stellabear's topic in Travel

    I don't understand you describing the first three days like it just happened and finally say you only have a couple weeks left? You have been there over 10 weeks and still feel like you are under...

  3. traveling specialties?

    NedRN replied to n.a.williams's topic in Travel

    It sucks that agencies do not willing give us our evaluations, but I understand why. It is also really hard to get written references after you have left but quite easy while you are still there....

  4. traveling specialties?

    NedRN replied to n.a.williams's topic in Travel

    They can require anything they like. But the reality is that most employers do not allow employees to give references on the phone (or in writing for that matter), merely dates of employment and...

  5. How do travel nurse interviews differ from "normal" ones?

    NedRN replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in Travel

    They are special because most are reverse interviews. The manager has already reviewed the traveler profile and wants them. This interview gives travelers the chance to ask questions, and the manager...

  6. Overtime rates

    NedRN replied to Underthemoonicp6's topic in Travel

    Yes, typically you are taking a pay cut for overtime on a low base rate. Here is a rant I wrote last week in another thread where the topic came up: Yes, I always negotiate overtime separately. The...

  7. endorsements

    NedRN replied to acern72's topic in Travel

    Yes, NY uses Nursys, but Nursys cannot verify a California license. So NY can verify your Texas license via Nursys, but if you also have a California license at the time you apply for NY, you will...

  8. Anyone Travel to Minneapolis and Stay for Good?

    NedRN replied to Reno1978's topic in Travel

    You can do that, but I would also recommend looking for a staff job. Your husband needs the extra experience that a staff job will provide, and the benefits will be much better, covering both of you...

  9. endorsements

    NedRN replied to acern72's topic in Travel

    It is unsafe to ever lie to a BON, they could take away your license forever if they find out. A lot of times, at least on simple background checks, old misdemeanors that have never been computerized...

  10. CA RN...will I take a paycut?

    NedRN replied to livinglighthouse's topic in Travel

    When I said not usually possible to save money, that is not an absolute. There are a lot of variables here, and having being a couple makes it more likely that the math may work out. The reason is...

  11. CA RN...will I take a paycut?

    NedRN replied to livinglighthouse's topic in Travel

    I think I've met maybe a couple of travelers from California in the 20 years I've traveled. They are very rare because it is particularly difficult to make a financial case for it on paper. Yes, you...

  12. traveling specialties?

    NedRN replied to n.a.williams's topic in Travel

    You probably will be able to travel ED with a year's experience. The more the better of course, and it is a question of your confidence in your skills. I agree in principle with everything that Maggie...

  13. Peds CVICU RN making the leap to Cali!

    NedRN replied to dankat's topic in Travel

    People think SF is horrible to bike in, but generally you can just go around the steep parts. Unfortunately, both hospitals I worked at in the city, UCSF and CPMC are on a hill. In fact that is common...

  14. Would like recruiter recs from RNnetwork, Tnaa, novapro or fastaff

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    It is true that your chances of getting an experienced recruiter is better with a recommendation. That may or may not be a good thing. Either way, if you give them your contact info, you will be...

  15. Would like recruiter recs from RNnetwork, Tnaa, novapro or fastaff

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Allnurses doesn't allow recruiter names in posts, so it will have to be PMs. Of course you have read my recommendation to talk to recruiters personally to find out if you have similar communication...

  16. Can you support yourself on agency nursing?

    NedRN replied to andreaek's topic in Agency Nurses

    Chicago has a robust agency market, and there are hundreds of nurses there who work full time for agency and support themselves fine. A lot of them will be block scheduled, giving their lives some...

  17. Peds CVICU RN making the leap to Cali!

    NedRN replied to dankat's topic in Travel

    Different people have different ideas about how to save money. Personally I find spending up to two extra hours fighting bridge traffic, paying $5 toll, and spending 50 cents a mile (the true cost of...

  18. first contract

    NedRN replied to acern72's topic in Travel

    https://allnurses.com/travel-nursing/please-recommend-agencies-935317-page2.html You can read my rant about standard agency overtime on a post on that linked page. Let me know if it makes sense....

  19. Peds CVICU RN making the leap to Cali!

    NedRN replied to dankat's topic in Travel

    Absolutely tell the other agency you have a better offer! That is one of the primary reasons to have more than one agency. There are many books written about negotiation so a forum post is not going...

  20. first contract

    NedRN replied to acern72's topic in Travel

    Your agency(s) will automatically rule out facilities that don't take first time travelers. What do you want explained about overtime? Whatever you might have heard is irrelevant if you don't plan on...

  21. single mom with 1 yr old

    NedRN replied to flipflopsRN's topic in Travel

    The challenges for a single working mom are universal, it doesn't matter much what your work is. Agencies do not provide daycare, and sympathy isn't going to help either. What do you do for day care...

  22. Experience time? Agencies vs facilities

    NedRN replied to heydelilah's topic in Travel

    Agencies are just conduits. If hospitals would hire travelers right out of school, agencies would not have a problem with it. The reality is that competency and proficiency is gained over time, and...

  23. Nashville, TN

    NedRN replied to LadyTiger44's topic in Travel

    Good information. I'd point out that while CC will become the vendor manager, and will probably give preference to their own in-house travelers (unless the contract specifies vendor neutrality), many...

  24. After traveling for years, how do you go back to a regular staff position?

    NedRN replied to ChristopherB's topic in Travel

    I've never heard of a union that didn't have seniority rules. It is true that because of that, some hospitals may prefer to hire nurses with fewer years of experience. Cost of living is often tied to...

  25. Nashville, TN

    NedRN replied to LadyTiger44's topic in Travel

    Agree.