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Go to Delphi forums then to their travel nurse section. One of the headings there is taxes & a very helpful tax guy specializing in travellers will give you an expert answer.

Bortaz I left Houston 2 weeks ago. Memorial Hermann had NICU level 3 positions posted. I believe Women's did also. The Medical Center just had a major shift of NICU nurses. Texas Children's hired a bunch of Memorial's level 3 RNs, then Memorrial ...

It usually is about a 2 week window from accepting the contract to reporting for the 1st day of work. Just tell your travel company that you need 2 weeks before starting a contract because you have to give notice to your current job. The thing I wa...

Finnmackenzie, If you can switch to L&D do so. You will be helping with the delivery of infants & that is much closer to NICU than adult ICU. See any newborns there? You will take NRP & probably have access to NICU classes such as STAB...

Michelle, I am a travel nurse & worked in many NICUs but none with such nice systems of communication as mentioned below. Usually care conferences were only set up at parental request or for babies with severe developmental problems or very comp...

Bortaz You should consider Houston. The Texas Medical Center meets all your requirements. There are 2 level I trauma ERs there. Memorrial Hermann has the busiest trauma ER & busiest life flight in the country. There are too many level III NIC...

Don't feel bad. Lots of travellers get burned the 1st time out. But the 2nd time they are much wiser. If you guys have a tax home, have you thought of taking the housing stipend for each of you & finding your own place. With 2 housing stipend...

If you go to delphi forums under travel nurses there is a heading for tax questions. There is a respiratory therapist turned travel tax specialist who will answer your question. He gives excellent advice. All I know is you do NOT want to be on the...

You are being paid as traveller with a tax home but you do not qualify for this even if you have a tax home due to the fact you are only 10 miles from home. You are going to be slammed on taxes. Your company has no business paying you this way &...

I have worked nine NICUs all over the country & all of them checked for NG/OG placement by aspirating for stomach contents & by listening for air "bubbling" with stethoscope when air injected via NG/OG. ND & NJ tubes required xray verif...

Elliern: I just wanted to add that if you update your report sheet with any new orders it also is a terrific tool to give report with. For example: on your report sheet you have written current feeding order of FBM 24cal 26ml q3h, then you rece...

Scissors, hemostats (hang on to them tightly--people will walk off with them) a extra pen, if you want a beverage in the designated area then a travel mug with lid that is marked with your name (I always slap a piece of tape on it to write my name). ...

You are having major organizational problems. You need to use a hourly flowsheet & as you take report write the med due that hour in that hours space. Usually during report you will reveiw the MAR on each patient. Ditto for treatments, feedin...

Go to www.indeed.com & enter your specialty & location in their search box. You will get job postings for whatever city you enter. A lot are different companies posting for the same job. Do NOT let different agencies submit you for the sa...

Try local agencies to see if they have per diem work for you. You need about 3 months living expenses saved up when you are traveling for just this sort of situation. So sorry this happened to you.

How fortunate he is to have your patience & attention. Not everyone can handle those little screaming, jittery withdrawal babies. It is hard to maintain a professional demeanor with the Mom and bite your tongue. I wholeheartedly agree with t...

Ditto to Bortaz on HFOV positioning. Repositioned every 4 hours and no chest physiotherapy.

Memorial Hermann interviews in April for the NICU internship & the interns start in July. They are looking for BSN grads. If you do not have a BSN don't discount St. Joe's. You will learn there & after a year of experience you can much mo...

Perhaps if you asked your question under the next heading, APN, you might get more responses.

I have worked in two NICUs in Houston, Memorial Hermann in the medical center & downtown St. Joe's. Memorial Hermann has a very good NICU internship that I would highly recommend. St. Joe's does not but they will hire new grads & will work ...

Even if the baby seems ok when discharged, you have to wait & see if they hit those developmental milestones. We don't see the longterm effects in the NICU. I would ask your pediatric neurologist or their NNP what they see as they are the ones...

I have not encountered this before. What about those desats when the baby kicks off the sat probe, etc. ? Seems like a lot of potential for not being a real event.

Chunkiesundae, I just wanted to let you know that I spent most of one weekend in a small animal hospital with my daughter & her 6 month old, 2 lb. teacup poodle puppy that suddenly went critical because of a inborn genetic problem (hepatic ...

You will be fine. You only need about 3 months living expenses put aside & you obviously know how to budget. Low key lifestyle & roomates will keep you in budget. When you are checking on housing keep in mind to ask about parking. It is o...

I don't know your specialty but there are a lot of NICU jobs in Houston & all of Texas right now. Pick the agency you are interested in working for & see if their web site also lists jobs. You can also google: travel nurse jobs Houston Tex...