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#3, give the Lasix. Patient is almost certain to be in fluid overload based on the symtoms presented, as well as patient admitting to having run out of her Lasix. We can also add that no data in the given scenareo mentions how long she has gone with...

I am currently an RN with an Associate degree in nursing and working toward my BSN. I graduated in 2010 and work for a medical center as a float, with focus in med/surg, telemetry/pcu, rehab, bone and joint and occasionally oncology. Nurse patient ...

Travel nursing is a great idea to check out an area as well as different hospitals. It also gives you the time and convenience of being right there if you choose to apply and interview at local hospitals. I have a question though. I'm still undeci...

I so agree your point! I currently work in NYS (the lower Hudson Valley) making almost 39.00 an hour. It's expesive as hell to live here. Taxes are super high, roadways crumbling, the weather absolutely sucks and there is not much to do on a socia...

I have some real time figures to share with you and hope it helps. I, as well, have been trying to find out average salaries in Florida and eventually had to call actual hospitals to obtain the correct info since what I was reading in the blogs was ...

Thanks for the data! I know many hospitals, especially if they are trying to obtain magnet status, are all pushing for the majority of their RN's to have a BSN. I am currently in pursuit of it as the currennt hospital I work at is in process of bec...

Wow...that's a pretty decent hourly rate. Thank you! :)

It certainly can be! Then again traffic anywhere in South Florida is horrific, especially during season. I lived in WPB for 5 years and Boca for 3, pre RN days so I have a good idea of the region for home owner or rent purposes but for being an RN....

Wow..thank you so much for the detailed salary and benefit information. Ironic after living in Florida all your life, you seek the north :) And myself growing up in the north, seek the south. I actually love the Hudson Valley region of NYS where I...

That gives me a little bit of an idea so thank you! I'm hoping I can land $28-34 an hour in one of these larger cities. From the research that I've done, Boca Raton and Ft. Lauderdale seem have the highest per hour salary for RN's. Boca Raton is ...

Thank you! :)

Thank you for the information! I understand that Florida salaries are lower than NYS which is one of the reasons I'm trying to find out just how low is low :) My focus is Tampa Bay or West Palm Beach as I know these regions pay the highest and I'm ...

By the way, if $ 3800.00 is the monthly stipend for insurance, you are seriously making out there considering most single pay insurance is about $500.00 per month! The top agencies I've come across, between Highway Hypodermic and other travel nursi...

Wow...you need to email me!! I work at a Middletown hospital as a float and worked Oncology often when I worked nights. I'm on days now and haven't worked your unit in months. :) We should talk about this. I'm pretty close to signing on with an ag...

That's a lot of great retirement investment information! Thanks Ned!

Well if your comparing apples to apples than you should have mentioned a traditional IRA because contributions are pre-tax just like a 401k. The benefit of a Roth? If I invest 10k and it grows to 1 million, I pay NO tax on the growth. Huge benefit...

You're absolutely correct. I was referring more to an individual who has never traveled before. The more flexible you are, the greater your odds for a fantastic assignment, and this, in my opinion should be key for a first assignment. Once experie...

Just re-read it again and I still infer that anything over one year in the same location becomes your new tax base and you can no longer claim the travel expenses. Temporary assignment vs. indefinite assignment. If your assignment or job away fro...

Sure looks pretty good to me! However you need to find out A: what your rent is going to be. If its 2000.00 and your stipend is 2000.00, well then there is no money to be made there. Your meals stipend seems generous. Your travel stipend of 700.0...

Actually one thing many are missing is the fact that the LOWER your hourly rate is, the better for you. Here is why: If they are only paying you $12.25 an hour, that is all you have to pay tax on! I mean ya can't beat that! However to figure out w...

According to the IRS, you can work up to ONE year outside your taxable home base. Working 15 week assignments is a non-issue. Here is a link to the IRS website concerning this. Publication 463 (2012), Travel, Entertainment, Gift, and Car Expenses

From the research that I've done, Florida nursing is a bleak thing. Many travel nurse horror stories I've read have taken place in Florida hospitals and many of the "do not go to" hospitals seem to be in Florida and New Mexico. Now of course there ...

There are no "free" benefits out there to be had. No matter the agency, all either give you a stipend if you have your own benefits, or they allow you to sign up under their insurance, in which case they will include whatever the charge is, in your ...

Wow..that hourly rate seems very low, however that could work out to your benefit. Here is why: The hourly rate they are quoting you is the "taxable" hourly rate, which for all intensive purposes, you should get as low as possible. Less pay, less ...

Unfortunately travel nurse agencies have saturated the market, which makes it daunting when faced with the decision of actually choosing one for your first assignment. Like one poster above mentioned, Talemed, which is rated very highly by Highway H...