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There is a myth to travel nursing about high pay. It starts with ads - like displaying while I write this - !! up to 2860/week, free travel, free housing !! I started traveling six months ago. I have not seen great money packages. That said, I have decided to continue simply to enjoy some travel. The things everyone is describing ring true to me. Recruiters: What you don't know about contract negotiation will cost you money. If you don't know to ask for paid parking, you won't get it..even if your recruiter is sending people to that assignment all the time..even if they seem like a "friend" or coworker with the company. They admit the way they describe pay packages is impossible to make comparisons. You have to drag the info out of them in a form that can be used for comparison. It feels like negotiating a car purchase every three months.. Taxes: Unless you are using a family members closet as your tax home...Maintaining a home in another state, that meets the guidelines takes money, or time residing there. Most people I have met simply roll the dice...they are not maintaining a home or are renting it out. Housing: I told a friend recently I could have put a lot of money in the bank in my old staff job if I chose to live in a card board box. I have met people who have good luck on craigslist and those who have put up with rotton roomate situations just to pocket extra per diem.

An eye doc recalled seeing assembly line patients for cataract surgery while in India. There the doc stayed seated, while patients were rolled down the line doing right eyes and then down the line doing left. He seemed to relish this idea...as if "If I could do that here, imagine the money to be made".... Just what US healthcare needs..a dose of third world money grubbing

i'm not falling for the election year hype which makes all problems in our country into crises. headlines have to be sensational, but reality is not nearly that bad. as a low income person, i was offered the opportunity to purchase insurance in lots of basic jobs: waitress, landscaper, cashier, sales clerk. in my experience, many people choose not to purchase insurance. lots of single 20-30 year olds would rather have more disposable income. choice is not always a great thing, but the choice exists.....a vacation, big tv,etc. or insurance. we are a very consumer driven society in which lots of people like to live at the edge of their means. i only work 20-30 hours a week as a clerk in the hospital er. i'm purchasing insurance. a fellow student works in medication assistance getting free medication for those who can't afford their prescription. i just learned of a program for those who have too much income for medicare which offers low cost insurance in my area. i will agree that there is a portion of uninsured who have a problem accessing information on programs that offer healthcare assistance, but anyone can just walk in the er. universal vs private healthcare...no system seems perfect. my english friend brought her father over here for heart surgery, rather than risk the extended wait. here's some healthcare headlines from a london newspapers: this one sounds awful..80yr old blind veteran can't get foot care nhs tells veteran get a neighbour to cut your toenails (from this is local london) hospital failed with waiting list (from this is local london) hospital cuts mean jobs and beds to go (from this is local london)

I work at a crisis stabilization unit. I think it's great experience for nursing school. Detox patients require lots of vital monitoring...good experience. What I find difficult is maintaining that supportive, smiling attitude, when I feel there is a lot of drug seeking and dishonesty...but I'm spending every bit of my 12 hours in very close contact. Overall, I love my job. Hopefully, I'm developing professionalism and compassion.

I started out in a children's group home for six kids with severe/profound developmental disabilities plus serious medical issues. Yes, we passed medications, including narcotics and injections. The staff nurse was on call for consults whenever needed, or I would call the peds office on call doc. I feel our state mental health agency set a high standard of care. We were state surveyed for our med passes without problems; But, I'm sure there are places which do not train or monitor well. These facilities have enormous financial burdens...Sadly, the state agency divested itself of this group home and the private non-profit does not operate at the same high standards I'm the second "aide",or direct care staff, at our small facility to go on to pursue an RN; One recently graduated and I'm starting school this year. Another woman is going to apply for the nursing program next year. When interviewed for the nursing program, I felt my experience was respected. Aren't lots of these "aides" potential future nurses?? All the wonderful RN's I've met have certainly inspired me. I hope to encourage aides with the potential to further their education. :)