travrn04

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Thanks for the reply!! its really help me decide to go ahead and say yes!!! it would be a change but thats what's fun about being a traveler... I will keep you posted on how the job goes! The only thing is that long drive i cant wait to see where they put me!!!

I agree with everyone thats posted a reply....hang in there and just retake the test... some people just have a hard time taking the test but that does not mean you are not going to a be great nurse... its not always about book-learning.. i know of a group of nurses that was in honors nursing and half of the class did not pass the nclex!!! keep at it..study and do your best but do not lose hope...you will pass. i think the hardest part is behind you...you made it thru nursing school!!!!!!!!!!!! good luck!!!!!

Hi!! I have waited between 3wks to a full month for my license and sometimes even before you get the job some hospitals want you to have your license ahead of time. your recruiter shoud have a list of the diff state board of nursing and phone numbers for you or just google the state board of nursing you are interested in. the sucky part is paying for the different licenses and if you hold more than 2 and they are not part of NURSYS online then you have to pay more to verify your original state of licensure and wherever you have had any other license. example: i have 5 licenses, one from my original state of iowa, the rest are endorsements.. a lot of states also have compact licenses where if the state that you are living in have aggreements with other states then you can practice under that license.. the only catch is that you must prove that you have residency in that state... thats where i cant use my iowa license since traveling i have no perm address.... my florida license took 1 month with the verifications and fingerprints... some hospitals wont even look at my profile unless i have my license... some states also have mandatory ceus that you have to fullfill before sending in your license... i think florida has an hiv mandatory ceu but if you are living out state then you can check the "good cause" for not having that mandatory ceu then you have to cmplete the ceu within six months of getting a job. i just applied to washington state and thank goddness you only have to verify your original state of licensure which cost me 30 bones since iowa is part of NURSYS. they said it will take three weeks to process....oh and they have mandatory ceu for hiv/aids 7 hr course....and you cant use the florida hiv/aids course either!!!! hawaii and cali both have temp licenses for 6 months.... they took about 2-3 weeks, need fingerprints for cali license. you can go to dept of justice to get your digital fingerprints done. well, i hope this helps you!!!! it does get expensive after a while so get an agency that will reimburse you.... good luck with traveling!!!!!!!!!! i totally enjoy my experiences and the people i have met!!!

hello all!! this is where i should have posted my question re: Florida Hospital in altamonte springs.. i got some replies in the other forum but did not answer all my questions so i hope the florida nurses can give me a good feedback.. I am interested in the oncology unit. has anyone have experience with this particular hospital? the pt ratio 1:5 -1:6.. is this normal for all other hospitals? any feedback would be really helpfull!!!! right now i am in north cali and everyone is sayin that its definetly different in florida... what are the major differences? how about the actual location? i did online research but would like to know from someone that has been there. thanks !!!!

What did your collegue think of the hospital? did they like the system. what about the pt:nurse ratio?

I did not know about the no floating clause but i wil certainly bring that up with my recruiter. I dont mind floating in house but floating to a diff hospital does put a little damper on it. have you met any other travelers that has worked there? its usually nice to get feedback from other nurses too and then kindof base accepting assingments on that... thaks for the info

Has anyone worked for this hospital? I am a traveler looking at an assigment on their oncology floor. one thing that i dont know if i like is poss of getting floated to thier sister hospital in apako, florida..4 miles away...only two floors med and surg. ratio 1:6 or 1:5 on the oncology floor.. ? ratio on the other hospital... any feedbacks would be helpful...thanks