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Politely tell your recruiter no thank-you, and go with another agency, that's ridiculous.

I work in Carbondale, IL a short drive from Evansville. How is it in St Mary's?

Liketravln did you find housing? please update us with what you found, I too am considering taking an assignment in Mesa and I am weighing my options and housing is one of them. Thanks

79Tango, what agency is that? sounds way better than what I'm being offered for a tele position to come to Mesa, Az from IL. Please I need that agency and also the condos because I am considering taking the offer to go to Mesa. Thanks.

I have been 'talking' to Liquid agent for over a year now and l have a recruiter, but every now and then I get a cold call from someone and I have to remind them that in almost 1year I have not had a job offer. This last time, they called and said they needed to update my file, still nothing. Maybe this time next year they will have something for real.

I have worked few assignments for Nurserx/AMN, the last one I worked for them was at OSF in Peoria, IL, where I was paid biweekly, something which my recruiter neglected to tell me until I didnt get a check the first Friday.

I am currently doing an assignment in a teaching hospital in Central IL, this is the worst hospital ever and I have been traveling for 5years. I did a 6month stint at a 25bed hospital and it was the absolute best in terms of patient care. So the size of the hospital has nothing to do with what goes on inside that hospital

I am doing an assignment in Central IL, and l make more than that, that is definitely a no for that rate.

wow I didn't know they pay cellphone allowances, what else is out there that I dont know about?

l am in the process of doing paperwork to go take an assignment in Chicago, let me know if you are coming out that way. It is kind of nerve wracking going alone though.

for years l only worked agency and l made a decent living, but l had more than one agency l was working with and in between l would do a contract here and there. I only worked agency because l had small children and needed to work a different schedule every week or so, working agency allowed me to work according to my children's schedule. And l cleared no less than 60K every year.

Thanks you guys for your thoughful response. I appreciate it.

he was in for neut, wasnt feverish when he came in but started running a temp that evening, remember this is a med-surg floor.

hi everyone out there, I need an answer to this problem which is threatening to split the unit in half. We are a med-surg unit and an oncology pt with a plt of 5k was brought in with orders to transfuse2 units plts and 2 units PRBC, when night shift came 1830-0700, he hadnt rec'd his plt nor PRBC, his temp at this time was 101.5, md was notified, gave orders to transfuse when temp is below 100, all night pt's temp stayed above 100 even with the administration of tylenol ES as ordered. Did l mention that pt came on the unit with an order to premedicate with regular tylenol and benadryl before transfusion. What would any of you oncology nurses have done with this pt? Thanks for any help you provide.

chicago here moving to Belleville IL. Anyone in that area?

happy new year folks, l just started a new job where they don't mix their lasix with NS before pushing it and l came from a hospital where we mix, what is the best method and what do you guys do in your practise, to mix or not to mix?

Thanks MOnurse, l am still planning on moving down your way, so any input is very helpful to me. l have some questions for you, you can PM me with the answers if you want to. (1) where is intrepid (2) l would need the phone number (3) what are their pay ranges for RNs And please include other info and tips you think will be helpful to a new comer in the area. Thanks again.

Jenna, l agree with Dixielee, you will have bad days in nursing no matter how long you have been a nurse. One other thing l would add is, regardless of what happens at work, do not take it personal. Being a new nurse does not make you a stupid person just a person who is new into nursing, give yourself time to grow. Don't be embarrased to ask lots of questions because that is the only way you will learn and don't try anything new without asking for clarification or assistance just to prove that you know it. Goodluck.

Thanks nyck76, you have been most helpful . l will look for the number to call National Healthcare and you didn't mention what company you work for, because the money is definitely not bad. l would appreciate it if you gave me the name of the company that you work for. Thanks

C'mon yall, surely someone from here works agency in STL!!!!!

Thanks nyck76, is $40 the going rate for med-surg/ peds in the STL / Southern lllinois area?

Thanks misschelei, l work straight agency and right now l make $47 tele weekdays and $53 weeknights and $38 weeknights med-surg and $40 weekend med-surg, but lately l have gotten tired of the long drive to work (l drive about 1hr in the evenings and 1.5hrs in the mornings back from work) and l want a slower pace of life, plus l can buy my house outright when l move. Now l am thinking if the pay cut is going to be worth it considering l have 5children in tow. What do you guys think?

l am planning to relocate from the Chicagoland area and l would like information on agencies in St Louis and Southern IL and the rates that they pay and what agencies to avoid. Please HELP!!!!!!

l know someone out there, works for an agency in southern IL / St Louis pleaseeeeeeeee give me some answers.

l am planning on relocating soon from chicago to the sounthern IL/ St Louis area,l am looking for names of agencies in the area and the rates for rns if possible, and other 'good to know info' about the area. Thanks for your anticipated reply.