sweetgurly25

this is very low even for texas.

anyone worked at queen of the valley at napa valley california

deductions?

they dump on the seasonals. don't work for the tele floors witt3 or witt 4. the ortho floor gets 7 patients at night and 6 on days.if they don't have enough patients to staff that the seasonal nurse is sent home. they are allowed to cancel you at lea...

i had 8 patient on a tele floor with one aide for the entire of 40 beds. i don't know if it has changed but i worked at sunrise hospital

bay care does seasonal work. they have several hospitals in that area. they set you up in housing and wages are good. don't work for morton plant though. good luck

I was a staff nurse for 2 years in texas and i can attest to some of the complaints. However, not all the hospitals are like that. the HCA are notorious for mistreatment and low pay is also common in small cities and towns. I worked for baylor and te...

Its ok to be nervous. I researched from 1year before i decided to jump on the travel wagon. Your never going to feel fully confident in ALL your skills but thats what makes traveling awesome. You become confident as you are put into uncomfortable sit...

Awww sorry that you had that experience for a first time traveler, it must be discouraging but it gets better. Do more research on the hospitals you are going to, make sure you get other travelers feedback from it. Lay out your demands before you sig...

Baycare is a good hospital system it has several hospital outside of tampa area. stay away from Morton plant. the housing is spectacular (water front).

I told them I was working out of state and I was excused

obamacare cost me less than $200/month

Get up and go for it. best thing I did. My first assignment was close to home then the next on was 1500miles from home. I wanted to travel to California so badly but I ended up in las vegas. Spend some time in this website and research hospitals and ...

Some agencies are still requiring to speak to references. I know its stupid but get written references just in case.

You need recent acute care bedside experience some want 2years minimum. You cant try traveling as a NP.

Sometimes you can post in craigslist for landlords to come to you. I usually put that I am a travel nurse (everyone loves us by the way) and what I need w/d, no pets etc. I get tons of replies that way as well.

I agree with the south, ratio laws not matter and you can get 6-7 on ms/tele. The best thing to do is ask these questions during the interview process. Make sure you get what everyone's role is. I did research for almost 6months before I started trav...

word of advice, don't move in to a facility that is dirty or you are not comfortable. tell the agency to find you something suitable or you are not working. this is also why some travelers prefer to get their own.

Thats a good start I heard agencies won't look at you until you have that going. I think the work visa and employment with hospitals comes later after you apply for the license. it takes 6 months to get. good luck.

lucky you are l/d nurse so many jobs paying good money in cali, take advantage of it. As for the experience part you need 1-2 years. I say 2 years before traveling. they expect you to know what you are doing with little to no orientation. I hated bei...

I think once you have signed its done, except they are willing to renegiotate (which i doubt) you are stuck. You don't want to burn bridges early on.

i don't like living with people either but i could a great home in california with a great landlord. another nurse is leaving but she works all the time and is always out of town. we barely see each other. i get to keep 70% of my housing doing shared...

I am in santa rosa right now but I am on tele. I found housing through CL. the nurses are nice, very travel friendly. the area beautiful close san fran, napa and Sonoma. I don't know anything about the OR. so far I love it.

That is pretty low. Never accept an assignment or sign until you are 110% sure you want.

two years is ideal. the more skill and experience you have the more bankable you are