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It can take a fair amount of research on your part, you have options of renting an apt or vacation home. I will list some resources I use at the end of the email. As for you credit and inquiry. As you begin there will be several inquiry for furniture comanies etc. But once you have set up accounts with companies they will not check credit everytime. www.cort.com (funiture rental) www.vrbo.com (vacation rentals) www.homeaway.com (vacation rentals) www.whitefence.com (resource for utilities, adddress changes, appliance rental) www.rentals.com (rentals) www.apartmentsearch.com (rental) www.apartmentguide.com (rental) Always check wht apartment complex with local lawenforcement websites or a phone call to ensure it is safe. Happy travels

I agree AMN is for the experienced RN only and only if you are setting up you own housing. I have been with CCTC for about 20 contracts and use AMN when I want one of their exclusive contracts. Stay away from Kaiser float you a lot anywhere they want to even multiple times in a shift.

That sound good, you should have come to Tucson if it was outdoors you wanted. It is bike freindly, lots of hiking and even a little one lift ski area 25minutes from town. Look forward to hearing from you. FYI, I am nearly twoce your age but young at heart. I work in the ED here in TUcson.

I am in Tucson south east of PHX working at TMC. I went to nursing school MGCCC in Gautier MS and USA, Mobile Al. I am not sure what you liek to do but if it is outdoor things another travel RN I know is here in Tucson with me and you are welcom to get in touch with us and we can do some of the fun AZ stuff. I will be here until July. If I don't hear from you have fun on your assignment. I enjoy traveling I hope you do as well.

Take all the interviews, then decide.

Sounds odd, never had an issue like that in over 20 contracts.

Well I will share the littl I know about the questions you have. I have completed over 28 travel assignments and I can say that is you have a home the tax advanatge the perk of decreasing your taxable income. I also has the disadvantage of decrease your income on your pay statements and that will impact your purchasing power for a car, home etc becuase you income will appear to be much lower than it actually is. As fo Stipend or not, if you take the stipen you will be required to take care of all your own deposits, utilities and related deposits and any furniture rental you require. But, it can work in your favor if all this adds up to be less than the monthly stipend. It is important to remember that if you accept the stipend and you do not use it all for expenses for housing, utilities, cable phone, furniture etc the amount you do not use becomes taxable. You will need to keep meticulous records for tax time. If your company takes care of your housing it is all on them to document the expense. As for home of record, if you have the legit option of NC or Florida I would selct NC only becuase you can keep your comact liecense and they can be very handy when you travel. I hope this is helpful.

WHo do you work with now?

You are getting great advice. Get with a larger company, I recommend CrossCountry because they are big enough to get the job done but not so big they lose you. You first assignment is usually the most difficult. Several years ago hospitals booked several weeks out and it was much easier. With economic changes and more travel RN's available it has gotten more competative. I recommend you get a compact license if you can. Florida and Arizona in the winter are always good bets, and the larger California metropolitan areas are always in need. I have 14 yrs in the ER and when I traveled 10 yrs ago with less experience I could go anywhere I wanted and book early, now it took me 6 weeks to get my first assignment. Now I have no problem staying employed. Good luck and have fun.

Yes tell both recruiters, this is better for you and normal in the travel industry.

Hi, I am taking an ER posion with TMC has anyone traveled there and do you have any input? Want to have a heads up on the good,bad,ugly. Let me know what you know, also if you have any info on housing that would be great. :)Thanks

I have worked for both companies. First, they are not owned by the same parent company. I have traveled for 7 yrs, and most of that time has been with CC, it has had great housing, pay, benefits and most importantly great clinical support if things get bad clinically. They are not deceptive, my recruiter is easy to get in touch with and always follows through, housing makes every effort to accomidate my expectations and if they are not met, they do all they can to fix things. My experience with AMN was not bad, it was just very difficult for the recruiter to get back with me I never felt there was a personal connection and they never got to know me, followthrough was really bad. If you want my recruter with CC's name just email.

BLS-Basic Life Support (CPR) ACLS-Advanced Cardiac Life Support PALS-Pediatric Advanced Life Support TNCC-Trauma Nursing Core Curriculum CEN-Certified Emergency Room Nurse BLS,ACLS,PALS are all AHA course that can be found and scheduled and most hospitals, and can be helpful for your basic knowledge base. TNCC is taught by ENA and is specific to ER so if you have no plans to go to ER don't worry CEN-You can only get this after working in ER for two years or so and testing, so you don't need to think about this now. And never if you don't want to be an ER RN. Each specialty has its would credentials, I have only been ER so it is realy all I have info on. Good luck.

I have been traveling for 6 yrs, the best thing I can say to you is be flexible and don't get involved in the Hospital's drama. You are there to take care of pts, enjoy the area and have a wonderful new experience not change way they do things. But mostly, have a great time, remember to get eveything in writing from the hospital, you company can't back you up if it is not in writing.

You should only have to take the NCLEX one time, once you have your RN you can transfer from state to state by endorsement. If you have a compact license you will be good in all conpact states without endorsement. Travel nursing is a lot of fun, you get to travel, make good money, met great people and have a varied exposure to nursing. You will have to have 1-2 years of experience as an RN in the specialty you want to travel in. I also recommend you get any/all credentials (BLS,ACLS,NRP,PALS,TNCC,ENPC CEN for ER) this will make you more "marketable" to a larger specturm of hospitals. Make sure you research you company before you travel, decide what is important to you, is it housing, benefits, are you traveling with a pet, souse or child? Make sure your company will be able and willing to accomidate your needs. Have Fun!