perfexion ASN, RN

I have kids. I have a toddler and I just had a baby 4 months ago. My partner and I take turns staying home for 6 months. They all travel with me (for now). Once the kids start school I'll probably take shorter assignments and leave everyone at home....

I was scheduled to work 7p-7a but the staffing office called me at 5 and told me that they don't need me at 7p and to come in from 11-7 instead. Does this count as a cancelled shift? My contract states that the hospital can only cancel me up to 3 ti...

I was submitted by two different agencies for the assignment I'm on now. I was also freaking out but it was no big deal. I got to travel with the agency I wanted. The hospital needed a travel nurse. They didn't really care which agency I was with.

I just signed a 26 week contract in NorCal. I was given the option of 8, 13 and 26 weeks but my recruiter and the account manager for the hospital said that at some point that particular hospital will only be offering 26 week contracts because it tak...

I only took the 26 week contract because it paid the most money. I wouldn't lock myself into a 6 month commitment unless it was financially beneficial. I still kinda regret it though especially if what get said about 26 week contracts isnt true.

Every traveler I have spoken to who have gone to Vegas on assignment has hated it. I don't know why and I don't want to know. I'd rather remember Vegas for the fun stuff.

I've never done med surg. I've been an OB nurse for 6 years. I've always said that if I had to do med surg I would've quit nursing a long time ago. I started in antepartum then went to labor and delivery. I only like OB. I only ever want to do OB....

I'm in NorCal right now with Flexcare. They have a lot of California assignments and they give a generous housing stipend plus meals and incidentals.

I did an assignment in central valley California earlier this year. The housing there was dirt cheap. In fact I completely relocated to that area after my assignment ended and now I rent a huge 5 bedroom house out there for the same price as my thr...

I think you got a raw deal. That's definitely not typical in my experience.

I keep seeing all these Facebook advertisements for travel nurse agencies that boast travel nurses make $10,000 a month. There are always comments that shoot down that statement like, "Who are these nurses that make $10k a month?" or "Yeah right! T...

I'm not a BSN but I have 3 NCC certifications and I'm a breastfeeding counselor.

Labor and delivery. I didn't realize it was such a hot specialty until I started traveling. I thought only ICU and OR were high paying specialties.

For me it is. I get travel reimbursement and a very generous weekly stipend so it's almost like all of that stuff is free, plus my hourly wage is more than what I was making as a staff nurse. I have a specialty so my average salary is $50-$70.

I didn't even have an interview for my current assignment. My recruiter told the manager I was interviewing with another hospital and they automatically offered me the position. Travel nurse "interviews" are just a formality. If they call back they...

Fastaff. Best pay and free housing. My first two assignments were with them. They always took care of me. However I'm currently cheating on them with another agency for reasons totally unrelated to how awesome they are.

I've never had an agency take care of licensure for me. The first question my recruiter asked me was what states am I licensed in? I told her only NY and she told me that I could travel in upstate NY away from my home in NYC until I get more licenses...

I was an L&D traveler but when I had my baby 3 months ago I got a WAH job. I loved it. It was seriously the best nursing job I've ever had. I loved the hours, the flexibility and the work was not too stressful. Unfortunately for financial rea...

I would like to think that you should at least know the basics of EFM. I've been to a seminar and I think that if you didn't know the lingo or were unfamiliar with the basic concepts of EFM you would've been lost. I don't think that pro ed has requi...

I'm an LD traveler and I circulate all the time. I don't scrub though. I had an assignment last year where I was in the OR pretty much daily. I don't know if it was required for me to circulate but I honestly don't know how that assignment would've ...

I looked in Pacifica. It's $4000 for a one bedroom there too. Geez Louise! I used to live in NYC so I know how it feels to live in an overpriced closet but even in NYC there's areas with cheaper rent that don't require a 2 hour commute! Are there no ...

I just turned down an offer from that hospital for the same reason. The pay was too low considering the cost of living for the area. I would've been paying my entire housing stipend and then some. I've heard good things about the hospital itself tho...

You didn't find anything with furnished finders???? They do all the work and they have deferred payment.

When I interviewed for Fonemed they gave me a bunch of scenarios. Like if you have a 68 year old man with chest pain, a newborn with a fever, a teenager with a spider bite and a pregnant woman with hip pain, who do you call back first or in what ord...

I verbally accepted my offer before the contract was drawn up but my company gives a detailed breakdown of my assignment including the breakdown of my pay. I work for Flexcare though.