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    Scared! Need Inspiring Travel Nurse Stories!

    jive turkey replied to dopaminequeenRN's topic in Travel

    I'd like to offer you sone encouragement by reminding you that you're an ICU NURSE! it takes courge and skills to care for that population. If you have succeeded in the ICU don't fear traveling. And...
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    Scared! Need Inspiring Travel Nurse Stories!

    jive turkey replied to dopaminequeenRN's topic in Travel

    Don't worry if they complain. There was a time they were new to their environment and had to ask a lot of questions. Some people will complain due to their negative attitude which you can't fix. As...
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    Living in a RV instead of apartment while travel nursing?

    jive turkey replied to northmississippi's topic in Travel

    I'll offer you some things to consider as someone that has owned a travel trailer and done a great deal of traveling. It's not impossible to make an RV/TT a less expensive option than renting. It'll...
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    How to compare pay without signing up

    jive turkey replied to blueskies1's topic in Travel

    Provided you were willing to rent a room rather than short term lease, 6,300 take home q 4 wks ain't all bad if the beach/SD experience is more important to you than money. But I wouldn't touch a...
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    Using the agency for travel vs direct application

    jive turkey replied to jive turkey's topic in Travel

    I figured it would work out something like that. So as a generic example it works out like this: Agency pays 10 per hour, 7 of which is untaxed due to stipends and incidentals. However living...
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    Using the agency for travel vs direct application

    jive turkey posted a topic in Travel

    I'm currently on assignment with an agency. I've seen facilities post positions on their websites for travel positions. Has anyone ever taken a travel assignment applying directly to the facility...
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    What do you do with your house while you travel?

    jive turkey replied to OncRN4eva's topic in Travel

    I hear you Ned, and good point. I would hate for the OP to approach a property manager and sign up for actual property management services if it doesn't help them meet their goal. As for rent from a...
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    Travel Nurse Offer. Yea or Nea? Anyone with experience please help!

    jive turkey replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in Travel

    I see NC in your name, where was this offer made? For what Unit? Certain regions of the country are going to consistently have lower offers (i.e. the south) but this can vary based on the unit....
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    What do you do with your house while you travel?

    jive turkey replied to OncRN4eva's topic in Travel

    This is good advice however I would caution you about how you sublet. Make sure you're not leasing to somebody otherwise you run the risk of being a landlord (If you use a property manager as...
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    considering home health visits, input needed please

    jive turkey posted a topic in Home Health

    Hello. I started as an LPN working in pediatric home health. While the flexibility and decreased presence of sipervisors was great, I found myself bored and unchallenged sitting in other peoples...
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    home visit nursing vs hospital/clinic

    jive turkey posted a topic in Nursing Career

    im considering home visit nursing for the freedom and to escape being couped in a building for dozens of hours...however the benefit I have in my facility is 3 day work Weeks no weekends...and...
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    home visit nursing vs hospital/clinic

    jive turkey replied to jive turkey's topic in Nursing Career

    babyjrn tell me more! one to one patient care without being rushed is what I love. I hate being rushed away from a patient because of time
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    home visit nursing vs hospital/clinic

    jive turkey replied to jive turkey's topic in Nursing Career

    now that and the hospice nurse sound a lot more like what im talking about. im a dialysis nurse. I started out in home health but I stayed with one patient the whole day rather than make visits and...
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    Will dismissed charges prevent employment?

    jive turkey replied to jive turkey's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    EXACTLY!!! It's like they do away with "innocent till proven guilty" and make it "innocent but not really". I made the BON feel real bad in a polite way when giving them the explanation they...
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    Will dismissed charges prevent employment?

    jive turkey replied to jive turkey's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    alright. all that makes sense. I'm going to seek assistance through the public defender for that state, because that state refuses to expunge records regardless of the situation (ridiculous i.m.o)...
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    Will dismissed charges prevent employment?

    jive turkey replied to jive turkey's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Thank you for that. The charges are in New Mexico. Most criminal defense attorneys don't even practice this area because of the difficulty. That state made it difficult all around unlike other...
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    Will dismissed charges prevent employment?

    jive turkey replied to jive turkey's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    having it expunged may not be an option as the state in question makes it almost impossible to do, and very few attorneys do it. The only local attorney I found so far costs around