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  1. Scrubs run the OR, not nurses.

    NedRN replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

    I've never seen an OR run the way you describe in 23 years and 20 years of hospital hopping as a traveler. That is point number one. Point number 2 is that friction I've witnessed between scrub and...

  2. Am I looking at OR nursing the right way?

    NedRN replied to ColoradoRocky's topic in Operating Room

    It sounds like OR could be a promising career for you. How to get started? If your hospital doesn't have or is willing to provide lateral opportunities, you need to find a good program. Ideally, you...

  3. Texas Staffing Agency doing business in California.

    NedRN replied to Dpalmer23's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    How big agencies and small agencies are very different. While every business wants to avoid regulations, larger businesses have more risk and greater reason to cross their tees. I do not have the...

  4. Texas Staffing Agency doing business in California.

    NedRN replied to Dpalmer23's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Thanks for posting! But I'm going to be disagreeable here. A business license is required for sales tax, not for withholding. Nurses are fine as independent contractors. Agencies win against the IRS...

  5. Recruiter Turn Over?

    NedRN replied to MattyIrie's topic in Travel

    Generally without a referral to a specific recruiter, you will land with a new or newer recruiter. New sales people in all industries have high turnover. So I'm not surprised by your story. Ideally...

  6. Travel nursing with a tiny house?

    NedRN replied to DeenieRN's topic in Travel

    Well, no. The term fulltimers is used by RVers who live a mobile lifestyle "full time". You are apparently discussing those who park and live year round in the same location that falls under local...

  7. Sign on/ Completion bonus

    NedRN replied to kkremer77's topic in Travel

    Some agencies may always quote with a relatively small completion bonus, $500 being the most common historically but I wouldn't be surprised if $1,000 happens a lot. All your compensation comes out of...

  8. Travel nursing with a tiny house?

    NedRN replied to DeenieRN's topic in Travel

    It is illegal to RV full time? What country do you live

  9. Lactation Consultant Travel Nurse?

    NedRN replied to NurseMegIBCLC's topic in Travel

    I'd guess it is unlikely that there is enough need to work steady as a traveler. Mother/baby yes. Some assignments may request expertise in lactation. You could get a definitive answer by calling the...

  10. What do you make sure to put in your travel contract?

    NedRN replied to icuRNallie's topic in Travel

    1) If getting the words guaranteed hours makes you feel secure, by all means go through the trouble of asking for that language. It makes no difference in a court of law though, your hours are already...

  11. Theres always a first time....

    NedRN replied to Argo's topic in Travel

    That's great! Happy to take over when you stop

  12. Travel: Resumé Effects & Contract Cancellation?

    NedRN replied to rowalker915's topic in Travel

    You never want to enter into any employment contract with the intention of breaching it. In any case, the penalties are not worth it. Staff positions often take over two months from first contact to...

  13. Travel nurse with 2 kids under 5

    NedRN replied to brittanybrandt's topic in Travel

    If you search this site for travel and kids, you will find that, yes, many have done this, and even more have asked the same question. Successful travelers with kids almost invariably travel with...

  14. Keep PRN job at home

    NedRN replied to CFrancine's topic in Travel

    Not to me. The best is to see if they are flexible to have an annual requirement. That is really the only way it will work, and the only way you will want it to

  15. Keep PRN job at home

    NedRN replied to CFrancine's topic in Travel

    50 days a year is a tough requirement. I don't think you will find it practical after your first assignment. As a crutch until you find out if you like travel, sure. But if per diem is available, so...

  16. Travel nursing with a tiny house?

    NedRN replied to DeenieRN's topic in Travel

    A tiny house may depreciate like an RV, especially if it is mobile. I doubt that is the case for fixed location installs, but no matter what, if you only spend 10K or whatever on a dwelling, it is not...

  17. Travel nursing with a tiny house?

    NedRN replied to DeenieRN's topic in Travel

    Many "new" ideas are recyled. And this certainly is one of them. That said, there is certainly a lot of stuff that is new since the third century

  18. L&D travel Am I ready?

    NedRN replied to sukari79's topic in Travel

    It is possible to learn skills while traveling. Stay within a comfort zone of patient safety, be honest with skills checklists and upfront on interviews and you may find assignments where they are...

  19. Thinking of travel nursing, where to start

    NedRN replied to vzcookie's topic in Travel

    Really? You want someone to write you a book? There are a number of travel nurse books on Amazon, no need to commission a book from scratch. Forums like this one work better with focused questions....

  20. Business Type

    NedRN replied to Dpalmer23's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Please don't contact me, I am not in the consultant biz. I'm happy to answer questions here on this

  21. NJ based agency

    NedRN replied to MindiRN724's topic in Travel

    Well, you could also just pick where you might want to live and work a few days a year for a local per diem agency, or even full-time for a few weeks until the due diligence (if any) for "trailing...

  22. New ICU Travel Nurse

    NedRN replied to PICUBeachRN's topic in Travel

    You do have to pay your dues. I was so ready emotionally to bail after 2 years on staff, but I wanted to learn a new super specialty and that third year not only did that, but helped nail all my...

  23. Travel company advice

    NedRN replied to laurasuern's topic in Travel

    The "right" agency, or more importantly the right recruiter for you, will be the wrong one for others. Referrals can be a good way to go to find a recruiter that does well for others, but that may not...

  24. NJ based agency

    NedRN replied to MindiRN724's topic in Travel

    I admit I don't understand this. How does where an employer is based, but you are not necessarily working, affect his transfer? Seems like a staff job is the way to go. Here is a list of NJ travel...

  25. CA RN license question

    NedRN replied to Zoeyisme's topic in Travel

    Did you have a communications course? Public speaking is not a required part of nursing education, at least it wasn't in 1992 when I graduated in