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  1. Public Service Announcement

    NedRN replied to Swellz's topic in Travel

    Furnished and "executive" housing are different for housewares, none for the former. Personally, I bring everything I need in the kitchen including plates, pots, and cutlery as I don't usually know...

  2. Assignment not as described

    NedRN replied to Lady_Leijing's topic in Travel

    What's the gripe? You are being floated to an easier unit right? You are not going to lose your skills in 13 weeks. But know you know to grill the manager during the interview about the likelihood of...

  3. Get RN license endorsement FROM California TO Hawaii

    NedRN replied to AdventureOrNothing's topic in Travel

    I've been offered staff in California a number of times but for me, it was always a wash for me financially. So I've kept my independence! But had I been able to land a new grad job in California, I'd...

  4. Get RN license endorsement FROM California TO Hawaii

    NedRN replied to AdventureOrNothing's topic in Travel

    Kind of a drag having California as your first licensed state (it is mine also). There is a perfectly good way to verify your license electronically and instantly that most states use, Nursys, but...

  5. Get RN license endorsement FROM California TO Hawaii

    NedRN replied to AdventureOrNothing's topic in Travel

    You don't endorse out, you endorse in. Apply for the HI license. They will have a paper form for California to fill

  6. Traveling for a PNR...

    NedRN replied to jjdd's topic in Travel

    A contract is a guarantee and its sole purpose to put the parties to the contract on the same page with regard to expectations, compensation, penalties and so forth including conditions under which...

  7. Traveling for a PNR...

    NedRN replied to jjdd's topic in Travel

    A travel company can guarantee that. It won't technically be per diem, it would be a travel contract. You could do the same thing through a local per diem company, but it won't pay as much in...

  8. Travel Nursing Question (compact vs non compact)

    NedRN replied to Aliens05's topic in Travel

    California and New York have the highest education standards and certainly with California, they sometimes require additional credit for candidates from certain states or schools. We hear about it...

  9. Traveling for a PNR...

    NedRN replied to jjdd's topic in Travel

    Do you mean prn? As needed? Like per

  10. Looking for resource on which travel nurse agencies are owned by the same company.

    NedRN replied to jjdd's topic in Travel

    Nope, but there are a number of California based agencies. American Mobile is one. Cross Country is not California based, but I'd bet they have the same number of hospitals. They both also have...

  11. Looking for resource on which travel nurse agencies are owned by the same company.

    NedRN replied to jjdd's topic in Travel

    Well, until a couple years ago, I maintained a such a spreadsheet. But lots of new agencies form every year, with about an equal number either going out of business or becoming acquired so it was a...

  12. Looking for resource on which travel nurse agencies are owned by the same company.

    NedRN replied to jjdd's topic in Travel

    Does that help? Not sure how up to date those lists are, seems to me Onward has been

  13. Looking for resource on which travel nurse agencies are owned by the same company.

    NedRN replied to jjdd's topic in Travel

    Cross Country's brands are: Akos (research staffing) Assent (research staffing) Assignment America (international) ClinForce (research staffing) Cross Country Local (per diem) Cross Country TravCorps...

  14. Looking for resource on which travel nurse agencies are owned by the same company.

    NedRN replied to jjdd's topic in Travel

    American Mobile brands are: American Mobile Healthcare Medical Express NursesRx Preferred Healthcare Staffing (brand disused as of Feb 2009) Platinum Select HRMC O'Grady-Peyton International...

  15. Experiences applying for your RN through NNAS- moving from USA to Canada

    NedRN replied to NewNurseRN15's topic in Nurse Registration

    Maybe not so different from the Philippines. Most graduating nurses move overseas and the schools are aligned with what the US does as it may be the highest standard, or at least hires a lot from the...

  16. Too soon to travel?

    NedRN replied to AdventuressRN's topic in Travel

    Good plan. Absolutely project a confident attitude, but don't oversell it. Managers have lots of experience with confident newer nurses, and that group (typecasting here so don't take it personally)...

  17. Expect hardest assignment, no CNAs, no lunch break?

    NedRN replied to mtnNurse.'s topic in Travel

    You might even find that travel assignments will be easier/better than your current staff job in many ways. Stay away from the South and HSA and Tenet hospitals (for-profit) hospitals for best...

  18. Too soon to travel?

    NedRN replied to AdventuressRN's topic in Travel

    You might be confident, but why would a manager pick you over someone with more proven experience, especially as a traveler? Not competitive with the field. If you are willing to start travel on...

  19. Expect hardest assignment, no CNAs, no lunch break?

    NedRN replied to mtnNurse.'s topic in Travel

    IV and tele experience is best, but you should be able to travel successfully. Most likely you will be able to pick up IV on the

  20. How do you give notice?

    NedRN replied to HiddencatBSN's topic in General Nursing

    As a travel nurse, I've only had to quit once (my one and only staff job). But I do have some relevant advice. Get written references long before you even consider leaving. In fact, get them at...

  21. RN switching specialties....indecisive, unmotivated?

    NedRN replied to Offthehandle's topic in General Nursing

    OR traveler here. Perhaps you just have itchy feet! Travel relieves those symptoms, and makes the OR much more challenging learning the preferences of new surgeons, anesthesia, staff; patient flow,...

  22. Skills needed for ICU travel nurse?

    NedRN replied to wildnursebrendan's topic in Travel

    Ideally you would want to find a first job at a large teaching hospital that would rotate you around different ICUs as part of your orientation. I interviewed at such a hospital in Chicago whose...

  23. What travel RN agencies do you recommend??

    NedRN replied to BriannaJune's topic in Travel

    All agencies bad. Start with that. They are just a conduit for money and fundamentally don't care (you might argue the agencies started by nurses are an exception, but would be their marketing, not...

  24. Prophecy Testing

    NedRN replied to koalafiedRN's topic in Travel

    First time traveler? I wouldn't sweat it. I'm OR (most med questions are irrelevant) and have not flunked a pharm test yet (including at least two by Prophecy). Other than ACLS drugs I've not studied...

  25. Low Ball Offers

    NedRN replied to tb_8's topic in Travel

    $55 to $65 plus housing and per diem and travel