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  1. Travel Nurse Facebook pages

    NedRN replied to Natkat's topic in Travel

    Facebook, not unlike travel nurse forums like this one, tends to be a jumble of disconnected information. Perhaps its biggest value is being able to chat with other users on a place where you might...

  2. What's up with ER traveler pay right now?!

    NedRN replied to EastCoastLiving's topic in Travel

    Depends on who you talk to. OR was not my first choice but has worked out well for me personally. Upside (or possible downside) is no nights, downside might be the call requirements for some. Only one...

  3. What's up with ER traveler pay right now?!

    NedRN replied to EastCoastLiving's topic in Travel

    Well, it your money. No doubt the agency adjusted your gross pay to account for the extra expense. Be better if you could just cash it out so you are not tied to one employer. I don't think it is...

  4. What's up with ER traveler pay right now?!

    NedRN replied to EastCoastLiving's topic in Travel

    What happens to ETO after an

  5. What's up with ER traveler pay right now?!

    NedRN replied to EastCoastLiving's topic in Travel

    Simple supply and demand market forces at work. The underlying basis is also very simple, those other specialties take more training then ED. In most professions, specialties that require higher...

  6. Thinking of psych travel nursing. Need advice!

    NedRN replied to itsbekah's topic in Travel

    Traditionally, the only way to any specialty was after two years of med surg. That includes

  7. Thinking of psych travel nursing. Need advice!

    NedRN replied to itsbekah's topic in Travel

    Never occurred to me to look at the first post. Thought perhaps I was misinterpreted. The OP definitely needs to get away from her employer if that is who she got the idea from. Psych travelers should...

  8. Thinking of psych travel nursing. Need advice!

    NedRN replied to itsbekah's topic in Travel

    I didn't see that anywhere in this

  9. Thinking of psych travel nursing. Need advice!

    NedRN replied to itsbekah's topic in Travel

    Either the facility or agency or both may have testing. It is not uncommon to do testing outside of your specialty area which of course is insane. It is uncommon to have pass fail testing, often you...

  10. Thinking of psych travel nursing. Need advice!

    NedRN replied to itsbekah's topic in Travel

    https://allnurses.com/travel-nursing/getting-started-psych-1000713.html That addresses questions 2 and 3. Question 1 is really too complex to answer in a single post and you are best off reading...

  11. Thinking of psych travel nursing. Need advice!

    NedRN replied to itsbekah's topic in Travel

    Please read a few threads here. Some of your questions are asked every week. You will also get some information about which agencies are good for psych by doing a search of this site for "psych...

  12. Just dropping in to say "hello" and offer a couple of tips :)

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    There are lots of interesting investments. Trailer parks have great returns. I'm considering small. My local bridge club is being priced out of their current location. Looking at buying a church and...

  13. Just dropping in to say "hello" and offer a couple of tips :)

    NedRN replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Hello yourself! Very happy that travel worked so well for you. Hopefully I encouraged or otherwise gave you some good advice on your path. On bitcoin: every single possible investment has risks and...

  14. Insurance for IC

    NedRN replied to livingkennedy's topic in Travel

    Just reread your last post. It appears you are getting quotes without the professional liability portion, and in fact, most of your quote was likely workers comp. As I understand (minimally) how WC...

  15. Too early to contact travel nursing agencies?

    NedRN replied to BG1989's topic in Travel

    All you have to do here is read several random threads to find my standard broken record advice at various length. Talk to lots of agencies and sign up with the best 3 to 5. Which are the best? The...

  16. Insurance for IC

    NedRN replied to livingkennedy's topic in Travel

    Honestly, I don't know the breakdown. Kind of irrelevant because if you do not go through specialty markets (or HPSO), you will not get either. You will find that no one will do general if they are...

  17. What's up with ER traveler pay right now?!

    NedRN replied to EastCoastLiving's topic in Travel

    Amen to picking travel for lifestyle over money. That said, when I started traveling in 1995 after three years of staff in the South, the difference was hard to describe. But as staff, I lived a...

  18. What's up with ER traveler pay right now?!

    NedRN replied to EastCoastLiving's topic in Travel

    FB is all well and good, but I'd highly recommend you get your information directly from the source - direct contact with agencies to develop several good relationships with recruiters. Shopping...

  19. Insurance for IC

    NedRN replied to livingkennedy's topic in Travel

    I switched from NSO a year ago paying $750 annually. I pay a lot more now. $900 is still a good price compared to what you will find in the specialty insurance market. To find a local business...

  20. Need help getting back into Traveling

    NedRN replied to joee99's topic in Travel

    Six months certainly counts as recent experience. Get two written references from that facility (they will make you far more valuable to any agency) and do some more shopping around. Consider going...

  21. Housing

    NedRN replied to infinitynotzero's topic in Travel

    Taking the housing is easier, taking the stipend nets you more in the bank. Everyone develops their own favorite style of housing (and thus would recommend just one way). I would not invest in an RV...

  22. Extending a contract

    NedRN replied to shortstuff52's topic in Travel

    If they are not paying for your assignment housing in your absence, then yes, they should pay your round trip home. It is a legitimate expense. You are worth roughly $5,000 gross profit to your agency...

  23. Florida Travel Nursing

    NedRN replied to Sharon7's topic in Travel

    A large part of travel nurse compensation is in untaxed stipends for working away from home. If you are giving up your home, all your compensation will be taxed. You are bettter off going directly to...

  24. Travel nursing info

    NedRN replied to nursej01's topic in Travel

    Fair enough if you want to mention AllNurses rule about using "nurse" in your screen name, but it is not illegal in the slightest. Not only did she self identify as a nursing student, there are zero...

  25. Travel nursing info

    NedRN replied to nursej01's topic in Travel

    no Entry level jobs such as medsurg and LTC have more jobs in more places with more competition and lower pay. Specialties that require more training pay better, but may not have as wide a location...