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  1. Frustrated with contract offered and excuses by travel company

    ukjenn231 replied to ruralccnurse's topic in Travel

    When it comes to positions, are you being picky or up for whatever? I looked for my first assignment at about 18 months of med/surg tele experience. I was pretty specific on where I wanted to go. I...

  2. VENT about getting cancelled....

    ukjenn231 replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    Last week I showed up to work twice and got the... "oops, someone was supposed to call you, we don't need you." On the third day, I got cancelled. On the fourth day (I picked up another day after...

  3. Travel to Hawaii

    ukjenn231 replied to natashacardiacrn's topic in Travel

    I've heard its low pay... I inquired with my recruiter about a position in Hawaii and she told me the pay was "low 20s" with housing provided. So low 20s per hr + perdiem +

  4. New-ish ICU Nurse- Contemplating Travel Soon. Advice?

    ukjenn231 replied to laroo's topic in Travel

    When you apply for assignments you should be able to find out about hospitals and avoid Level I if that's what you're wanting. Your recruiter can help you. I had 18 months experience when I started...

  5. Nursing Jobs at Universal Studios

    ukjenn231 replied to strife317's topic in General Nursing

    I can't speak for Universal but I applied for Sea World last year PRN when I lived in Orlando and the pay was extremely low, like 25% of what I make on the floor. The work is to basically respond to...

  6. Traveling and owning a home

    ukjenn231 replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Travel

    Be sure to turn off your water- we left ours on and a freak thing happened, some part of the toilet in the back of the tank rusted and it failed to regulate the water. It flowed for days. My dad...

  7. Can you be Travel RN if you need help starting IVs?

    ukjenn231 replied to SonorityGenius's topic in Travel

    I am not great at IVs and require help. I have traveled and find that people will help me. Not everyone is a great stick, just give it a try and if you're not successful or don't see any veins -...

  8. How to receive mail when traveling

    ukjenn231 replied to sweetgurly25's topic in Travel

    My mail goes to my dad and he puts stickers over our old address that says our new address. He doesn't pay additional, it just forwards to us. However, it can't be done with like magazines and junk...

  9. MOVING: NJ to Florida

    ukjenn231 replied to RL0206's topic in Florida Nursing

    I know that Florida Hospital hires experienced nurses often, they sometimes have job fairs and when I was looking for a job in Central Florida while in Kentucky they did phone interviews for me as the...

  10. I've heard different views of travel nursing I'm looking to hear from travel nurses

    ukjenn231 replied to redhed6288's topic in Travel

    I had 1.5 years of experience when I started traveling last year. At one facility, I felt like they treated me well. At another facility, I was blind sighted by being expected to "cover" LPN work -...

  11. Cant get first travel nursing assignment

    ukjenn231 replied to louisa1's topic in Travel

    It probably took me 3-4 weeks to find a travel assignment the first time. I signed up with four agencies and had a compact license because I live in Kentucky, and a Florida license. I had less than...

  12. Asheville, NC

    ukjenn231 replied to citygirl2's topic in Travel

    I had two friends who went to Asheville for an assignment, they loved the area but I don't think they cared much for the hospital. I'm not sure what the hospital was,

  13. Is 1 year enough experience?

    ukjenn231 replied to Valerieanne89's topic in Travel

    If the experience is enough for you to be successful, I think this depends on you personally. If you feel confident and can adapt quickly, then sure it can be enough. I went traveling with 1.5 years...

  14. What is your nurse-patient ratio?

    ukjenn231 replied to Starfish, RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    When I worked in Kentucky, the ratio was 1:4 tele and 1:5 med surg. 24/7. It was upheld pretty well, too. Now I work in Florida, where I've had as many as 8 on nights. I think 1:6 is most common on...

  15. Who enjoys med/surg??

    ukjenn231 replied to erika.RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I like it.. I never thought I would, I did everything to not end up in the dreaded med surg that all nursing students hate. But alas, I ended up in a wild admit/discharge unit for ms/tele and one day...

  16. Do I need Malpractice insurance?

    ukjenn231 replied to worf's topic in General Nursing

    The risk management nurse said at my old hospital not to get it because rarely will anyone come after the nurse individually because there is not much to gain. Instead, they will go after the...

  17. salary..pay range in tampa, fl

    ukjenn231 replied to tstamp4's topic in Florida Nursing

    The job market isn't great for new grads. I think it's easier if you already work there as a tech, etc, but when searching for jobs search for terms such as nurse resident, because the job postings...

  18. Very stressed (2.5 years into it) - please help

    ukjenn231 replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Health, Stress Management

    When people try to grill me during report, I apologize if I truly forgot something. If I did something wrong, I tell them I didn't know and thank them for teaching me. If this isn't enough for some...

  19. Share if you love your job!

    ukjenn231 replied to %63theend's topic in General Nursing

    I am in the float pool for med/surg and tele. I love my job because I float all over. One day I'm doing GYN surgery, another day I'm taking care of chest pain. I have found that when I work in one...

  20. jobs for sig. other while travleing?

    ukjenn231 replied to tarleyja's topic in Travel

    Once someone told me their wife worked at Starbucks and everywhere he traveled she transferred. So maybe somewhere that is

  21. Low census. . .no work. . .

    ukjenn231 replied to thesundowner's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I am contracted in Florida and I haven't been on my floor in 5 or 6 weeks. Thankfully the hospital I work for is part of a 11-hospital system, so I don't get cancelled often. I do get floated...

  22. Stupid things that nurses say

    ukjenn231 replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I was a CNA training a new CNA... He went in to get vitals on a patient while I was doing something with my back turned. He said something like, "Do I use this thermometer on the wall?" I replied,...

  23. RN tried to talk me out of Nursing school...

    ukjenn231 replied to NYCHikerRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    it sounds like you feel strongly about it, so great - go on with it!! but nursing is a hard, demanding profession and it's full of negativity because most of the time hospitals are understaffed, over...

  24. Is it possible for a sensitive individual to become a strong nurse?

    ukjenn231 replied to liz90's topic in General Nursing

    you will toughen up. i am a shy, nonconfrontational person. but after working as a tech for 5 years, nursing school, then being a nursing, i've learned to take BS, let it roll off my back and do the...

  25. If you think you need to call the MD, CALL THE MD!!!!

    ukjenn231 replied to wooh's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i agree, this drives me absolutely insane. i started my career at a large teaching hospital where residents would answer pages and even come assess the patient in the middle of the night (gasp!) now i...