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    Per diem at home

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    I want a per diem job so that I can maintain my skills between contracts and so that I can take more time off after my contracts end and still have a little money coming in. I don't know if that makes...
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    I accidentally submitted myself twice for the same hospital

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    I really want to go to the Bay Area so I told both of my recruiters from 2 different agencies to submit me for hospitals in those areas. I don't know why I didn't think there would be some overlap. I...
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    I accidentally submitted myself twice for the same hospital

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    Do I tell the hospital that I was submitted twice or will they know before they call
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    L&D in CA...good and bad?

    perfexion replied to jodyangel's topic in Travel

    My recruiter helps me find housing. She usually has relationships with local people who rent rooms to
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    L&D in CA...good and bad?

    perfexion replied to jodyangel's topic in Travel

    Not this time. I'm traveling with my other agency,
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    High pay or location?

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    What factors do you consider when choosing a contract- the pay package or the location? I have a choice right now between a very well paying job in a not so nice area and an okay paying job in a...
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    L&D in CA...good and bad?

    perfexion replied to jodyangel's topic in Travel

    I'm still here. I'm packing for the Bay Area now. I'm leaving in 2 weeks. I had to find my own housing. My company doesn't provide housing but gives an extremely generous housing stipend. I...
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    L&D in CA...good and bad?

    perfexion replied to jodyangel's topic in Travel

    I am originally from NYC. I came to central valley California earlier this year to do L&D. One of the biggest pros is they have state mandated patient:nurse ratios which is why it's a good market...
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    Does the travel aspect of nursing make up for the jobs cons?

    perfexion replied to TimTamJimJam's topic in Travel

    Flight attendants travel and make good money
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    Insurance between contracts

    perfexion replied to jcadler82's topic in Travel

    My agency's insurance plan provides coverage until the end of the last working month so I try to get all my appts in before then. If I really need coverage I use cobra but it's ridiculously...
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    California licensure endorsement verification

    perfexion replied to Kirstinalyce's topic in Travel

    I applied for my CA license in August 2014. I got my temporary license in December 2014. My permanent license came in April 2015 but only after I called and harassed them about
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    BSN required to work in NY?

    perfexion replied to I<3Endo's topic in Travel

    I hear ya! I worked in NY for 6 years and at some point I just got stuck. I hated my staff job but I couldn't get another one without a BSN. That was a factor that made me want to travel. I still have...
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    pregnancy and travel

    perfexion replied to anonRN79's topic in Travel

    I'm a traveler. I just had a baby last week. I also have a 2 year old. I found out I was pregnant right before I signed my first contract. I had the decision to stay in my sucky staff job or travel....
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    Already make $42/hr. Is travel nursing worth it?

    perfexion replied to Elbajista's topic in Travel

    I always thought ER and ICU made more than
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    OB RN wants a job outside of the hospital!

    perfexion replied to utkayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Right now I'm doing OB telephone triage from home. I'm just taking a break from the hospital though. I plan to return to L&D next
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    Already make $42/hr. Is travel nursing worth it?

    perfexion replied to Elbajista's topic in Travel

    Yes I do labor and delivery and I only do rapid responses. Right now labor and delivery is at a lull so I'm just hanging out but I think most travel nurses who work in a specialty have that option....
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    Per Diem

    perfexion replied to Gordonj1986's topic in Agency Nurses

    Usually 2 years is the
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    Already make $42/hr. Is travel nursing worth it?

    perfexion replied to Elbajista's topic in Travel

    I had this fear too especially since I was the sole bread winner in a family of 4. I left NY making $45 an hour as staff. My first assignment was $60 an hour. At my last assignment I was bringing home...
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    So 39 weeks is the full term cut off now?

    perfexion posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Im sure everyone has seen AWHONN's campaign to reduce elective inductions and ceseareans before 39 weeks but does that mean 39 weeks is the full term cut off now? Is it no longer 37 weeks? I ask as...
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    Can you make a living just doing strikes?

    perfexion posted a topic in Travel

    I know strikes are controversial, but that aside, can you survive financially just doing strikes? I ask because I'm having a baby soon and I kinda don't want to be away from my newborn for long...
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    California

    perfexion replied to ERpinup's topic in Travel

    That was actually they one thing I didn't like about my California assignment. I only got a half an hour break for 12 hours of work. They have this thing, at least my agency, where you sign a waiver...
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    California

    perfexion replied to ERpinup's topic in Travel

    Central valley pays the most. So Cal, specifically San Diego pays the least. As far as the sights, I love all of California. I couldn't even pick my favorite place. There's something to do everywhere,...
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    About Pitocin

    perfexion replied to zje123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I get into a lot of trouble at work when it comes to pit augmentations because I'm never very aggressive. I go up every 30-40 minutes and not 20-30. If a woman is contracting every 2-3 minutes I...
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    Can you make a living just doing strikes?

    perfexion replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

    Underthemoon, I work for Fastaff and they have a strike division. Check out US Nursing. And I have no moral issues with working strikes. I'm trying to find a way to make money without leaving my...
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    Overcrowding in L&D

    perfexion posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    PIX11 reporter shares her troubling labor experience at NYC hospital | New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV I came across this article on Facebook. What are your thoughts? How does your unit deal with...