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  1. Crisis/strike travel

    NedRN replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

    Good question. Things are complicated. Limited strikes such as one, two, three days are tactics, not all out war. Unions do it to hurt hospitals financially and increase bargaining power, not an open...

  2. Crisis/strike travel

    NedRN replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

    As an OR nurse, safety needles actually decrease my safety when scrubbed. That said, I appreciate the value of them hospital wide. I would have thought admin would appreciate the benefits of reducing...

  3. Crisis/strike travel

    NedRN replied to michlynn's topic in Travel

    Competition always ensures that pay in a given area is similar between different employers for the same job. This is also true when there is a mix of union and non-union employers in one area. So if...

  4. Please help with CA pay package

    NedRN replied to NurseAdventure's topic in Travel

    How does it compare with the other offers you received? Does the housing come out of your gross

  5. Housing for Travel Nurses

    NedRN replied to MrCReich's topic in Travel

    I was just trying to get a feel for what the OP had already done before going into a long spiel about every possible way to find housing (which is posted here about monthly). When I see a very short...

  6. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    NedRN replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    As a travel nurse, I seldom see a hospital that is "well-staffed". Perhaps my perspective is skewed because I only go to hospitals with open needs, but folks like the American Hospital Association...

  7. Question about working with multiple agencies

    NedRN replied to samanthadaisyRN's topic in Travel

    No, you are not locked in until you agree to take a contract. Being submitted and interviewed and reviewing the contract are all prerequisites to saying yes or no. Yes, recruiters will understand that...

  8. Housing for Travel Nurses

    NedRN replied to MrCReich's topic in Travel

    Have you tried talking to your

  9. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    NedRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    Responsibility is a lame argument for sure. That was popular 25 years ago when nurses made less than median pay. I can tell you that I make more than the average pediatrician. Where is the justice...

  10. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    NedRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    Wow, talk about research before choosing a profession! Well done! I simply looked at what my roommate (a British L&D nurse working in Los Angeles) was making doing agency every shift, found out I...

  11. Vns Salary

    NedRN replied to Michele2175's topic in Travel

    Well that explains it!

  12. Anybody worked at Stanford hospital in Cali?

    NedRN replied to Bluebolt's topic in Travel

    Stanford University Housing

  13. Vns Salary

    NedRN replied to Michele2175's topic in Travel

    Anyway, I would suggest posting in the home health or NJ specific forum to find nurses who work in that

  14. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    NedRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    Indiana University has been posting crazy high bill rates for travelers - at least for the

  15. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    NedRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    Did you mean 53/50? What about DC? Would that make it 54/50? Anyway, pretty low! I would have thought perhaps

  16. Vns Salary

    NedRN replied to Michele2175's topic in Travel

    Isn't home health usually paid per visit? Plus perhaps

  17. Vns Salary

    NedRN replied to Michele2175's topic in Travel

    Can you tell us what VNS stands for? That might make it obvious why you posted this in travel nurse forum but I'm not getting

  18. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    NedRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    This would be a hospital rule, not an agency rule. Hospitals understandably don't want to contaminate their local pool of nurses by converting them to more expensive travelers. Working locally usually...

  19. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    NedRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    Sometimes true. As a first time traveler in medsurg, you won't be competitive with travelers who have already proved their success so you might not be able to get a good assignment and have to deal...

  20. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    NedRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    Pacific

  21. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    NedRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    I think you are wrong about an oversupply of nurses as well. You may believe that, but where do the facts lie? Nurses in general make more than the median salary in this country by quite a bit. That...

  22. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    NedRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    Good

  23. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    NedRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    No, you are wrong. Nurses in an area may have no choice. If they don't work, their family does not eat. You have vastly oversimplified reasons for compensation. Supply and demand, unions, local cost...

  24. Is My Pay Really That Bad???

    NedRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    Higher!

  25. Does Not Having A Nursing "Specialty" Matter?

    NedRN replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Travel

    You are very