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  1. Travel nurses - any regrets?

    ukjenn231 replied to vegnurse21's topic in Travel

    I love traveling, found a job in my specialty in my preferred location after 18 months as a med/surg tele nurse. I make double the money that I did on the floor. However, I don't know much about the...

  2. Travel nursing, taking partner

    ukjenn231 replied to adawn004's topic in Travel

    I brought my husband, he's not working right now but of course we're married so it's a little different. I love having him and we are having a lot of fun, but I do want him to get a job if for no...

  3. Anyone having any luck finding travel assignments-FL in particular

    ukjenn231 replied to paPsychRn3000's topic in Travel

    Any particular area? I can give you a direct phone number to the hospital system I work at in Tampa. Or also I have been getting lots of emails for travel assignments in Florida, what is your...

  4. Contract Problems...Experienced Travelers PLEASE help!!

    ukjenn231 replied to OwensMomRN's topic in Travel

    At my first travel assignment, I was scheduled every Fri-Sat-Sun because a weekend person quit. It never crossed my mind that this was a contract issue. I thought I had to work whenever the company...

  5. Do travel nurses make more$?

    ukjenn231 replied to jab3da's topic in Travel

    I take home almost twice as much money as I did on the floor in my hometown, and my company provides housing (so no housing stipend). Of course, I don't know how much you make currently so it's hard...

  6. So frustrated and discouraged - kinda long.....

    ukjenn231 replied to flying_ace2's topic in General Nursing

    When I decided I wanted to be a nurse, I applied to an ADN program. I got accepted, but in the meantime decided that since my goal was always to get a Bachelor's, I would just apply to the BSN...

  7. Does anyone have to switch shoes frequently?

    ukjenn231 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've been a nurse about 2 years, before that was a tech for 5 years. I have tried many different shoes because my feet hurt after a shift or two of 12s. Even broke down and got the Danskos earlier...

  8. Why do you do what you do and DON'T do what you don't do?

    ukjenn231 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do med surg because I got offered my first job there, lol. I was like every other student in my class who would have rather croaked than work MS. But it turned out to be a wonderful experience, I...

  9. What do you know about HCAs???

    ukjenn231 replied to yogalove's topic in Travel

    I have not worked at them, but I have read horrendous things about the HCA. If you google the forum "delphi forum for traveling nurses" there are pages and pages about how awful it is for travelers....

  10. Critical Hgb value changed

    ukjenn231 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm doing a travel assignment and the hospital just implemented a new policy that the critical Hgb value has changed to 7 they must fill out additional paperwork choosing from a list of approved...

  11. Critical Hgb value changed

    ukjenn231 replied to ukjenn231's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the reply. Seriously as soon as I posted this I walked out to the nurses station and found the information about why this happened, lol. Apparently, our facility says that the trend is...

  12. When did you start precepting/mentoring?

    ukjenn231 replied to Miller86's topic in General Nursing

    I oriented a new nurse six month off orientation. I was resistant but there wasn't much choice in the matter because it was a brand new unit and everyone was training someone. I just was honest and...

  13. Florida Travel!!!

    ukjenn231 replied to travel88's topic in Travel

    I've only been floated to other ms/tele and also ER hold. I just work nights now. Are you going through the Mobile Pool? Morton Plant is a big hospital and you can see the bay from it. Beautiful...

  14. Bayfront Medical Center - St.Petersburg Florida

    ukjenn231 replied to OR1998's topic in Florida Nursing

    Another option... Baycare System has a hospital in St. Pete. They also have a mobile pool program and they will provide your housing and a higher pay rate . It may be a good option if you are going...

  15. Does anyone have any experience with Supplemental Healthcare??

    ukjenn231 replied to godbless-yute's topic in Travel

    I have worked with them but they didn't find me a contract. I was recommended to them by several people who had good experiences. The recruiters are friendly and proactive, and the pay seemed good....

  16. Florida Travel!!!

    ukjenn231 replied to travel88's topic in Travel

    I work at Mease Countryside which is part of Morton Plant. Any specific questions? I do MS/Tele and the ratio I have experienced is up to 7:1. Electronic charting but doctors still write paper...

  17. Do you really have to use an agency to get a travel contract?

    ukjenn231 replied to northmississippi's topic in Travel

    I am not sure if it is "normal," but it sounds about what I'm making. My base pay is $35 per hour, and then I do nights so $5 shift diff. If you don't take the housing, then the base is $40 per...

  18. Do you really have to use an agency to get a travel contract?

    ukjenn231 replied to northmississippi's topic in Travel

    Just search for seasonal contracts, especially in places like FL/AZ/TX, that's what I am doing now in Florida. I found a hospital system that hires it's own seasonal nurses rather than using agency....

  19. Does this kind of job exist?

    ukjenn231 replied to hookemhorns012's topic in Travel

    I did this before, I did "health screenings" before I was a nurse, nurses did them too. A company paid your travel and lodging, you showed up at companies and did health screenings like bp,...

  20. Advice for surviving the first few couple weeks of travel nursing.

    ukjenn231 replied to burnoutward's topic in Travel

    Do the best you can, ask questions, most people don't mind - they are glad to have additional staff and respect that you didn't get much training. Take a deep breath, it will get better. Just focus...

  21. The last thing you want to hear when you get to work

    ukjenn231 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    "The (electronic charting) is down, we're doing everything on paper." "The pharmacy just delivered your lactulose enema." "The patient JUST pulled out their IV/NG/Foley..." "This patient has orders to...

  22. Is med/surg really that bad?

    ukjenn231 replied to clearblue3's topic in Medical-Surgical

    M/S isn't bad. I never wanted to do it, but I ended up there. I have learned so much. It's not for everyone. I prefer 6 walkie-talkie patients to 1 or 2 critical care patients. If you have to...

  23. Are we trapped by our nursing degrees? Is nursing worth it?

    ukjenn231 replied to Lucky724's topic in General Nursing

    I think nursing is like anything else. If you love it then you aren't trapped, if you don't like it then of course you feel that way. I can't say I feel trapped - I've only been a nurse for two...

  24. is it just me, or has standard of care sunk?

    ukjenn231 replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    I know what you're saying. There was a patient who c/o chest pain on our floor the other night, the EKG and VS were normal but it was a new complaint of CP, not the primary diagnosis.... The RN...

  25. Is This Normal To Be Paying All This Money?

    ukjenn231 replied to NewTexasRN's topic in Travel

    Unfortunately, I paid a lot of money for things like that too before my first assignment. I was so stressed out and broke before it was said and done. Physical, MMR titer (twice), varicella titer,...