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  1. New travel RN...how much to expect?

    Kait posted a topic in Travel

    Hi guy, My name is Kait and I've been a medsurg nurse in Canada for 2 years. I recently wrote (and passed!) my NCLEX, and I'm going to do travel nursing in the states. I'm currently working with...

  2. California RN visiting NYC - Would like help planning my trip please :)

    Kait replied to CaliRN29's topic in New York Nursing

    Hey KellyNY! You seem to know about NY and the weather...I'm looking to travel to NY to work, and I was thinking about late February. I'm not in THAT great a hurry at the moment, I was thinking of...

  3. good but grrr...

    Kait posted a topic in Travel

    I made the mistake of telling CCTC I'd like to work at a Columbia Presbyterian in NYC, which I know they staff. They've had other jobs come up I don't want, like 8 hour shifts at other hospitals for...

  4. at my wit's end trying to get info...please help!

    Kait posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Hi guys, I've been on this forum and all over the Internet, *trying* to find answers! I can't find anything. If anyone has any thoughts, please tell me! Here's the situation. I'm a medsurg RN with...

  5. at my wit's end trying to get info...please help!

    Kait replied to Kait's topic in New York Nursing

    Thank you so kindly to everyone who has replied!! As for apartment, I don't know where it will be. They tell you AFTER you accept the assignment, I believe. I just know it will be near the hospital....

  6. at my wit's end trying to get info...please help!

    Kait replied to Kait's topic in New York Nursing

    Hmm...if you don't mind me asking, what is your specialty and how many years of experience do you have? I a medsurg nurse with 2 years experience and this will be my FIRST travel assignment, so I...

  7. good but grrr...

    Kait replied to Kait's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the thoughts, guys. It's so good to get other people's take on such a new

  8. at my wit's end trying to get info...please help!

    Kait replied to Kait's topic in New York Nursing

    Oh, and I've *been* all over the Travel Nursing forum trying to find answers without much luck, although someone was very

  9. good but grrr...

    Kait replied to Kait's topic in Travel

    Alem-Tsahai, I really appreciate this feedback! I have been having an absolutely TERRIBLE time finding some kind of baseline for what I should expect. I am SO grateful for any thoughts that you...

  10. good but grrr...

    Kait replied to Kait's topic in Travel

    KyRNBSN- Thanks for your reply! I forgot to clarify something, so I edited by post- I mean Columbia Presbyterian in NYC!!! I think you're right about signing on with a few agencies. I've signed on...

  11. Do travel agencies lowball you? Difference between staff/agency nurse pay?

    Kait posted a topic in Travel

    Hi guys! I'm been in RN in Canada for 2 years (medsurg). I'm traveling to NY to work, I just got licensed. My agency is talking about jobs that pay $25-27 an hour. I suspected that was a bit low,...

  12. What is your usual nurse-patient ratio in your unit?

    Kait replied to extreme's topic in General Nursing

    On the surgical ward, 6:1 with one LPN shared between four nurses. On the medical ward, 8:1 but you have your own LPN for part of the

  13. Pain shots are us, not this nurse!

    Kait replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I think this response was needed here. Thank

  14. Nurses in Partnership

    Kait replied to maritimegirl's topic in Travel

    Sunnibee, thanks so much for all this! I'm going to be taking my first travel assignment probably next month, and this is invaluable to me. I really, really appreciate you taking the time to write...

  15. Canada

    Kait replied to BackPackerRN's topic in Travel

    Hi there! I'm an RN in Vancouver (who's actually going to the States next month, lol) and we DO have agency nurses here. They're quite well paid too... our starting wage for a new grad is about...

  16. Do travel agencies lowball you? Difference between staff/agency nurse pay?

    Kait replied to Kait's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the advice, guys! The last time I talked to my agency, they talked about a job at the same hospital for $30/h. Hmmm...! (this was after I'd politely expressed surprise at $25). The thing...

  17. How Much do You Make?

    Kait replied to m_chatelaine's topic in Travel

    Well, I'll post with uncertainty. I'm looking at being a travel nurse in NYC and they're offering $25-$28 an hour. I thought this was kind of low (esp. for a travel nurse...) and someone was kind...

  18. Is This Illegal?

    Kait replied to HannahRN24's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Don't do it! It's illegal, unethical... And if you something happened and you were caught, do you think your administrator would stand up for you, even though he asked you to do it? Not a...

  19. Yay! I PASSED the NCLEX-RN!!!

    Kait replied to RN5406's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats! I know you will be happy for ages because of

  20. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    Kait replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Margaret, Some of the people who did the best in my class were the mature students! I don't think any of them did poorly, actually...they were all very focused. We looked up to them, too.

  21. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    Kait replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    Started nursing school at 24...finished at

  22. RN wages by state/city?

    Kait posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi guys! I've been an RN (medsurg) in Canada for two years. I'm going to travel in the states soon, and I wonder if anyone knows of any websites where I could find out rates of hourly pay per...

  23. New travel RN...how much to expect?

    Kait replied to Kait's topic in Travel

    Hi again! What the company said is that the apartment is "free" but it's part of my taxable income. Therefore, if my pay was say $3500 a month and my "free" apt. was say $2000, I would be taxed as...

  24. Took NCLEX for 2nd time and had 265 questions again!!

    Kait replied to PACU21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    First of all: I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you. I really hope you passed...let us know! I know how awful the waiting period is I am wondering why it is a good sign to get priority...

  25. Internet at work?

    Kait posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi guys, I'm a Canadian nurse of 2 years who just wrote (and passed!!) my NCLEX two weeks ago. I'm so excited about working in the states! I have lots of questions, but here's one to start...