NedRN

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  1. Alta bates medical center

    NedRN replied to TrvlNurse1's topic in Travel

    You will be floating often, up to twice in a 12 hour shift. If you don't think you can handle that, ask your agency if you can do eights. You will get stronger if survive twelves

  2. First travel offer in LTC

    NedRN replied to strawberryluv's topic in Travel

    What about health

  3. OR Travelers

    NedRN replied to heather42r's topic in Travel

    1. Yes. However you will be on a steep learning curve on every assignment. It may be best to start at smaller hospitals, but hopefully your recruiter(s) will find appropriate assignments. You can...

  4. First travel offer in LTC

    NedRN replied to strawberryluv's topic in Travel

    Determining whether an offer is objectively good or bad depends almost entirely on getting quotes from other agencies. In addition, you have to include a good guess on what local short term housing is...

  5. want to go to states...travel agencies?

    NedRN replied to xkrystle's topic in Travel

    I can tell you this for sure, every single agency has happy travelers and even fans. Larger agencies produce more bad stories primarily because they have far more travelers. And American Mobile is the...

  6. thinking about travel nursing??

    NedRN replied to akeusch's topic in Travel

    By their very nature, magnet hospitals are supposed to be well staffed. Thus needing travelers rarely. Again, there are many more job orders than travelers. So they have made it much harder to have...

  7. thinking about travel nursing??

    NedRN replied to akeusch's topic in Travel

    Why do you keep repeating this? There are no hospitals in California where a BSN is required for travelers that I know of. There are many more open assignments than travelers. How do you think...

  8. Feasible Way to Be an RN While Traveling?

    NedRN replied to Swimming-duck's topic in Travel

    You sound very grounded. I do have a comment from this last post of yours, pragmatism counts! Putting some or all of your kids in public schools for a year or two is not going to hurt them, and might...

  9. Feasible Way to Be an RN While Traveling?

    NedRN replied to Swimming-duck's topic in Travel

    Homemakers have a long and noble history. However, in our American culture, you are looked down on, especially if you don't have a career or at least a degree. In addition, modern economics do not...

  10. Feasible Way to Be an RN While Traveling?

    NedRN replied to Swimming-duck's topic in Travel

    After many years of traveling, I still have not come across a single hospital that requires a BSN for travelers. It would cut their options dramatically and thus increase the bill rates they would...

  11. BSN Programs while traveling

    NedRN replied to ERpinup's topic in Travel

    Virtually nothing in this forum. Lots in other Allnurses forums - do a search. In fact, I researched it last year and the various threads on it were very useful. Between those threads and the online...

  12. Travel Nursing near National Parks

    NedRN replied to adventuRNurse's topic in Travel

    15 bed hospital in Mammoth Lakes. Bit of a drive around to Yosemite but you can walk in from Mammoth. A bit farther away is Bishop which also uses

  13. Aya health care

    NedRN replied to wayemika's topic in Travel

    To be completely fair, the direct fault (besides your own complicity) lies with your recruiter. The agency brand doesn't much matter compared to how well you click and communicate with your...

  14. Travel Nursing near National Parks

    NedRN replied to adventuRNurse's topic in Travel

    Sooner the better to start vetting agencies. A lot of questions will come up during your search and it will take some time to figure out who is telling the truth and which ones are best for you. Your...

  15. Aya health care

    NedRN replied to wayemika's topic in Travel

    What about the other agencies you have signed up with? What?!! You haven't? You would prefer to get other opinions on a company that is failing you? Why? Move on. There are around 400 other agencies....

  16. 50 mile rule/Kaiser contract pay

    NedRN replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Travel

    No, it will not impact you later as a

  17. 50 mile rule/Kaiser contract pay

    NedRN replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Travel

    No interview? That is totally weird. You are supposed to have done an online written

  18. 1st travel assignment help!

    NedRN replied to dcmartin25's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the update! Very

  19. 50 mile rule/Kaiser contract pay

    NedRN replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Travel

    Did you already interview? If so, you may not be able to work for Kaiser with another agency for some period of time. You can call American Mobile (the vendor manager) about the rules. Either way,...

  20. Feasible Way to Be an RN While Traveling?

    NedRN replied to Swimming-duck's topic in Travel

    How do families of 6 live in a couple hundred square feet? Closely I guess. I do know of one family of four who live in an RV by choice - parked full time. That was with teenagers! Ignore most of what...

  21. Feasible Way to Be an RN While Traveling?

    NedRN replied to Swimming-duck's topic in Travel

    The housing stipend, per diems, and travel pay can be 40% of your entire compensation. If eligible, the tax savings can be substantial, in fact can be much more than the cost of maintaining an...

  22. Feasible Way to Be an RN While Traveling?

    NedRN replied to Swimming-duck's topic in Travel

    What is your residence status? Rent or own? I ask because it appears you plan on travel by RV. That is amazing in of itself, I've never heard of a family of 6 full timing it in an RV. But to the...

  23. Feasible Way to Be an RN While Traveling?

    NedRN replied to Swimming-duck's topic in Travel

    Focus here. It takes at least two years to become competent in a specialty (you have to solid skills to travel) post graduation. So he will be a staff nurse while you are in school. At some point, you...

  24. 50 mile rule/Kaiser contract pay

    NedRN replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Travel

    You can always ask. However, you are better off getting competitive quotes before you are

  25. Does LVN experience count?

    NedRN replied to LaJollalove's topic in Travel

    Your experience is a valuable addition to your work history, but LVNs and RNs roles have different roles. No travel company (and there client hospitals) will (or should) hire you right out of school...