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Thanks for the suggestions. I'll look into those. Arkansas requires verification of 1000 hours worked within the last 12 months if you have less than 5 years experience. This is from their website In accordance with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing Rules, a nurse who is an applicant for licensure by endorsement who has not been engaged in the active practice of nursing for a period greater than five (5) years shall document completion of the following: a. Active practice of nursing for a minimum of one thousand hours (1,000) within the one year immediately prior to application. Verification of employment shall be submitted; or b. Completion of an Arkansas approved refresher course within one (1) year of the date of application; or c. Graduation from an approved nursing education program within one year of the date of application; and d. Provide other evidence as requested by the Board. Active Practice is defined as the act of performing for compensation those acts within specified scope of practice and authorized by the Board.

Has anyone here worked for Medical Express and successfully gotten verification of employment? How did you do it. I've been trying for two months now to no avail. I need this for two state licenses I'm currently trying to get. It's the only thing I need and it's been impossible. I'm at my wits end. I've called, emailed, sent letters, even talked to my former recruiter. Nothing. Does anyone have any suggestions? TIA.

I recently signed up with my first agency. I only have a license for the state where I live. I told my recruiter that I'm working on getting other licenses but to go ahead and look around and try to find me something in my home state. I guess she took this as a green light to submit me for any job she could find because she submitted me to the hospital where I currently work. I found out when my manager came to me and asked if I was leaving. I swear this is a true story. It's also really turned me off of traveling.

I've been seriously contemplating travel nursing for a while now, and I've finally begun to take the steps to make it happen. The recruiter I'm working with has said to make myself more competitive I should get licensed in the state I wish to work now. Say I apply for a license by endorsement in Cal. How long can I keep that license? If I continue to renew, am I able to keep it indefinitely even if I never work in that state? Is there a limit to the number of states a person can be licensed in simultaneously? I feel stupid asking these questions, but I really hate spending money unnecessarily which is what I feel like I would be doing.

I've posted in this space before about my desire to start traveling soon. I work ER, but I have an acquaintance who works in the OR. We would like to travel together for our first assignment. He has 2.5 years experience in OR and 1 year experience in telemetry before that. I only have 2 years total experience. I have had relatively little difficulty finding potential jobs, but he has repeatedly been told by both recruiters and hospitals that he needs at least 4 years in the OR before he will be considered. That just seems excessive to me since OR is so understaffed right now. We are only looking in the DC/VA/MD area currently, as it is the only location we could agree on. Is that his problem?

You need to memorize by drug class. LOL (atenolol) drugs are your beta blockers. PRIL (lisinopril) drugs are ACE inhibitors. Memorize treatment, uses, side effects, etc. by drug class and don't focus on individual drugs. You are never going to be able to learn 200 drugs per test.

Every hospital in my area offers one. $7500 is the minimum, two hospitals offer $10,000. All sign on bonuses are for two years. It's really not worth it after taxes.

Let me just preface this by saying I know every travel job is different. I realize opportunities will vary based on a myriad of factors. I am mostly looking for personal antidotes and wisdom from those who have more experience than I. I have worked in a Level II trauma ER for about two years now. I am interested in travel, but worry being from a relatively small state which is somewhat behind technologically will hold me back. I recently began working PRN with a local agency. I was hoping to get some travel-like experience and maybe the opportunity to work at the only level I trauma center in my state. Unfortunately, they do not use agency. So, to get to the point, is Level I experience a requirement for ER travel? Is it something which is not required but necessary to be successful? I'm really interested in travel to get out and experience more of the world. I do not want to travel to a tiny community of 20,000 people. At the same time, I have no desire to start out in a place like NYC, I would be too overwhelmed. I have reached out to recruiters, and none seem fazed by my relative lack of experience. However, they have generally been pretty aggressive in trying to recruit me, and I worry they are more concerned about commission than sending out nurses who will be successful. The jobs I've been floated are mostly for Level I or II centers but only "strongly prefer" Level I experience. Any thoughts are appreciated.