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Hey y’all! CONGRATS on your passes! I did NOT pass the exam. I studied diligently. I used Nursebuilders and, for my exam, was very disappointed in the comparison. I went back over the questions and found that maybe 20 out of the 400 practice question...

The year of General icu experience is still a pedi unit, yes. Looks like I'll be traveling a little more in peds before having to commit somewhere for the adult experience. Thanks for the info y'all!

I always ask the forums here before I start discussing things with my recruiter. I've been traveling as a PICU nurse for a year now. I have 3 years peds icu burns and 1 year general icu with some cvicu experience. I was thinking of making the transit...

I switched from Medical Solution to Cross country on my second assignment. The pay is OUT OF THIS WORLD. My recruiter is cool, too. She's not as personable as my MS recruiter, but that's a tough shoe to fill anyway. You really can't generalize as yo...

Rach85, Ned is right - the relationship you have with your recruiter is essential. There's ton out there, so shop around. I have two wonderful agencies/recruiters that I've done contracts with. I did a lot of research and the No. 1 priority in tra...

Hi all! Im a PICU nurse in Houston, TX and was planning to start travel next March/April 2017 in SoCal (LA area). I recently was contacted by a travel agency saying that I should start some contracts now so I have the experience under my belt before...

Craigslist helped me find a fellow travel nurse to sublet my apt in Houston while I'm on assignment in Minneapolis. AirBnB was a Godsend for my assignment here. I stayed in an extended stay and candlewood suites for 2-3 weeks until I found the righ...

Great advice, Ned. I'm finishing my first assignment with Medical Solutions and I love my recruiter. However, it just seems like the pay is lacking a little. My first assignment has been successful and I've learned a lot. Pay at this Minneapolis fac...

I had FB prior to nursing school and then made the awesome decision to get rid of it. I'm hearing more and more that everyone uses it as a resource when doing travel assignments. How so? I'm finishing my first assignment and I don't want to make t...

Hey Dee, I'm sorry to hear about how lonely it is for you during your assignment. I compare this adventure to the first day of highschool or college. You literally have to go sit at the lunch table with strangers and strike up conversation. It's r...

Where do you plan to start traveling? I had a HELL of a time finding a decent priced apartment in Minneapolis for my first assignment, which I'm currently in at UofM. Until I found the apartment, I stayed at a hotel (Candlewood Suites) and got the ...

I'm back! I shopped through some agencies and really cliqued with two recruiters so far. One recruiter has just really put the time in and seems like she has a lot more available opportunities than the other one does. I've interviewed with a few h...

I've been a PICU Nurse for over 2 years in Houston/Galveston - can't really complain about the relationships between medical staffing. The only jack*** that everyone despises is a fellow from Scotland. It's a teaching hospital and he sure has hell ...

I just made a rookie mistake! I've Been in contact with 3 agencies. I like the recruiters and have a great rapport. I negotiated a rate with one recruiter that Im happy with. I hadn't heard from the other recruiter that day, so I allowed the aforemen...

Thanks everyone. This is super helpful. I appreciate it!

Thanks Argo! Do you take your wife and son with you? I have a coworker who does exactly what you do using an RV. I would love to discuss the whole travel thing with him but I feel like he has an allegiance to our workplace and he will tell people I'm...

Thanks, Ned! I appreciate the advice. It really wouldn't hurt to start now so I have a decent idea of how it works.

I left an optimistic sunny comment 2 years ago on this post about how excited I was to make a career change to nursing. I got a little push back saying it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Just wanted to repost 2 years later finally as a nurse th...

Hi Everyone. I want to first let you know about myself as a candidate. I'm a new male nurse just graduated from an Accelerated BSN program (2nd Career guy). I'm registered in PA, live in NJ. I have an equal interest in Peds and Mental Health - act...

Thanks Nola! Everyone was pretty understanding with giving me time to decide and I did go for the TX PICU position! Thanks for your input!

Thanks, Meriwhen!! I LIVE for the depressive heat!!! haha. I hope I'm still saying that come October!

Just an update, everyone. I got another offer in PA and then the NJ job offered FT too. Finally, TX came in with an offer as well and before any orientations began, I took the job offer in Texas!! NO BURNT BRIDGES!!! haha. I'm moving to the Houst...

Thank you, Meriwhen! I appreciate the insight. That's awful to have been offered a position only for HR not to send off the official letter. I never thought about that possibility, so IF TX offers me a position, I will wait for that letter before d...

Thanks! You make a good point, Jadelpn. NJ licensure, at this point, takes up to 4 months to obtain. They no longer allow temporary permits. TX, a compact state, has temporary permits that only take about 1 week to obtain. What's up with Jersey,...

AHHHHHH....I LOVE her. My ex just gave me a t-shirt that has her silhouette with "The Shade of it All". LOVE it! I just met Detox, Vicki, and Willam a couple weeks ago when they came to Philly. They surprised me as being very friendly, especially...