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    Travel nursing for nervous drivers

    perfexion replied to adpiRN's topic in Travel

    I'm in the same boat. I'm from NY too. I'm 35 and I still don't have my license. I had to bring my hubs to SoCal with me because my entire paycheck was going to Uber. Usually I just get housing near...
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    On Contract when a Hospital Strikes

    perfexion replied to Bluebolt's topic in Travel

    I thought they settled
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    If you feel that way, you shouldn't be a nurse

    perfexion posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever noticed that if a waiter or Walmart employee or grocery store clerk complains about their job, people take their side and agree that all their customers are jerks, but if a nurse (or a...
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    Cervical Exam Help!

    perfexion replied to gmaily's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was in the same boat. I worked for 4 years in a teaching hospital where the nurses never did cervical exams. Then I started traveling to private hospitals where I had to do them completely on my...
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    Labor and delivery travel assignments?!

    perfexion replied to Klr0808's topic in Travel

    Im LnD. I work out in California but I mostly do high risk. There's no shortage of jobs in California or Texas. There are small community hospitals everywhere. I prefer teaching hospitals though so I...
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    Best travel company for strikes?

    perfexion replied to simpsm1's topic in Travel

    Right now HSG has all the strikes (except for the NY strike; Vital Response has that). If you want to go on a strike this year you will have to sign up with HSG. They outbid all the other companies. I...
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    On Contract when a Hospital Strikes

    perfexion replied to Bluebolt's topic in Travel

    The hospital hired you in preparation for a strike. I've worked strikes before where the travelers who were there before the strike were kinda running the floor. They already knew the routine and...
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    Best travel company for strikes?

    perfexion replied to simpsm1's topic in Travel

    HealthSource Global always has a bunch of strikes. I've worked with them before with no complaints although they were recently acquired by AMN so for that reason alone, a lot of nurses will bash...
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    Best Travel Nursing Forums

    perfexion replied to Inlocd454's topic in Travel

    I agree. Facebook is where it's at. I don't know if there is a Cath lab specific forum there because I'm labor and delivery, but I belong to 3 L&D forums so there might be. It moves way faster...
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    RNC-OB results

    perfexion replied to nsapsrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Pass means pass. Stop stressing over
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    Has anyone worked at any of the Sutter Hospitals as a traveler or contingent staff

    perfexion replied to positivethinker's topic in Travel

    I was at Mills in L&D and I hated it but to each his
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    Traveling....

    perfexion replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What do you mean what do you do with a house full of your possessions? You leave them there. You don't live on the road. I disconnect the utilities and pack what I need. I only travel 6 months a...
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    Traveling....

    perfexion replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can't you just move all together? I am a traveler and I love it. I have a husband, 3 kids and a cat. We left everything to travel. My hubby quit his job and everything. It was hard at first but...
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    Strike nursing

    perfexion replied to trulefty's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    If you cross the picket line at your own strike you don't get strike
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    How does travel nursing work?

    perfexion replied to Reaganjayy's topic in Travel

    You should call travel nurse recruiter and ask those questions. Just Google travel nurse
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    Travel Nursing is it as good as it seems

    perfexion replied to newnursemn's topic in Travel

    It's not travel nursing if you're sleeping in your own bed at night. You wouldn't be entitled to any tax free stipends. Financially there's no difference. You'd just be a non-staff nurse commuting...
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    Landing a job?

    perfexion replied to ChristCares's topic in Telephone Triage

    Most places want you to have at least some experience with patients. I used to work full time from home but I have been a nurse for nearly 7 years. And I did telephone triage. I really wanted to do...
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    Taxes: CPA or file yourself?

    perfexion replied to 88nurse2010's topic in Travel

    If you don't know what you're doing hire somebody. There are CPAs you can use online, like the travel tax guy. You just send him your stuff and he'll make sense of it. Otherwise your begging for...
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    RNC-OB or C-EFM?

    perfexion replied to OBwonKnewbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have both, plus the maternal newborn nursing certification. To me they're two separate certifications with two separate meanings and different knowledge bases. You shouldn't be learning anything...
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    Vaccines

    perfexion replied to OBwonKnewbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We give tdap and flu shot together right before discharge and if they have a reaction we tell them to see their doctor in the office. Side note: I've never had a patient qualify for pneumonia
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    Pros and Cons of A Travel Nurse?

    perfexion replied to dvanderh's topic in Travel

    Face
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    Wanting to go into women's health; how to deal with the bad

    perfexion replied to Courtney Nurse Writer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nursing is nursing. No area of nursing is 100% happy all the time. You take the good with the bad. It's what makes our profession
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    Can you specialize and still do other things?

    perfexion replied to Lapishsunsmile's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And I can't imagine you won't be able to find a job as an OB nurse if you move to another state. It's a high demand specialty (if you're
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    ADN and travel?

    perfexion replied to NorCalKid's topic in Travel

    Depends on where you go. NYC and New England hospitals prefer BSNs. I have an ADN so I just don't go there. I stay in California where there are plenty of travel jobs for
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    Certifications

    perfexion replied to OBwonKnewbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Certification means bragging rights amongst your colleagues. It means you're an expert in your field. I have 3 certifications and being a travel nurse, that gains me a ton of jobs, and respect. I...