perfexion ASN, RN

It is possible but difficult. I tried to work in Nevada and New York last summer, but coordinating the schedules along with flights became a hassle. I was late a bunch of times, a missed a few flights and had to call in a few times, and also I fle...

A hospital cancelled my contract a few months ago and I had to break my housing lease because of this. The property management company of the apartment where I was living just sent me a huge bill in the mail for fees associated with breaking the leas...

Im going against the grain here. I think it's common sense that orientation didn't count on your Tuesdays off. Ive been to some hospitals that cancel you if you're late to orientation. Like others said, it's usually non-negotiable. It's a JCAHO requ...

I started traveling right before I found out I was 5 weeks pregnant with my third baby. I did 3 back to back assignments, and then went out on leave at 7 months. I had private short term disability insurance though and my contracts were at crisis ra...

I have a staff job but I really want to travel. I'm really nervous about quitting my staff job (even though I hate it) because I'm the primary breadwinner of my family and I'm apprehensive about leaving a stable job to travel. I thought traveling w...

I think it depends on WHAT you're asking. If you're asking how to set up a rapid transfuser, that's a legitimate question because not every hospital even has that piece of equipment. If you're asking how many respirations is too many or how to take a...

The thing about switching specialties is, even if you find one hospital to cross train you, you still need the same 2 years of experience to travel in your new specialty. The next hospital you go to might not be cool with only 13 weeks experience i...

I'd like feedback from current nurses only, please no students. Do you think that the cultural make up of the nurse population at your hospital should match that of the patients? In other words, if you work with a predominantly Hispanic population...

Nobody is blaming the nurse for anything. But I think if there is a cultural explanation for certain behavior, maybe having a nurse of that same culture would help. Think about what you just said: you'd assume the patient was emotionally unbalanced....

Staffing isn't to blame for everything. But I agree that it's a compassion problem. Some patients are screaming in pain when you empty their Foley. I don't know the specifics of how pain is regarded in that culture, but I know that for the most part,...

I've been traveling for 4 years now and I honestly stopped researching hospitals long time ago. Whatever portrait of the hospital that will be painted through the eyes and experiences of others almost never matches my own experiences. I've loved hosp...

I had a rough start to my current contract. The actual unit itself is fine, but before I even started I had a bunch of issues with compliance. I handed in my current medical documents but they were all rejected. I was told that I had to redo everythi...

They didn't initially tell me why they wanted everything redone, Kooky. They just told me to redo everything and after going back and forth with them for several weeks, they finally told me the reason was that they wanted everything on their letterh...

There are thousands of ugly nurses out there. That doesn't stop them from doing what they do.

Also, if you don't mind me asking, what other bills do you have that you wouldn't be able to pay if you're homeless and carless? Those are usually the biggest bills. Student loans can be deferred if you're experiencing a hardship.

Also, if you don't mind me asking, what other bills do you have that you wouldn't be able to pay if you're homeless and careless? Those are usually the biggest bills. Student loans can be deferred if you're experiencing a hardship.

Do you have a Florida license and a job lined up down there? If I were you I'd stay, take company housing and save some money. No point being homeless and unemployed.

NYU, Mt Sinai and Columbia Presbyterian require BSNs for everyone, even travelers. They are the big dogs in NYC. City hospitals do not care. Montefiore in the Bronx hires ADNs, and independent hospitals each have their own rules. I have worked at ...

You might get steady work if you're compact, but you probably won't get those reeeeeeally high paying NICU assignments. Nobody is paying top dollar, $3000+ a week for level II. At some point your lack of experience in level III will be hindrance and...

I agree Jive, which is why I immediately started looking for a new contract. I figured I wouldn't even be allowed to start. The problem with my paperwork was that they wanted it on their own letterhead. That's it. That's why I absolutely refused to ...

I always thought one way or another, everything comes from your pay package. There is no free money. The agency doesn't pay you out of their own pocket. There is one pay package that the hospital pays, and it is divided up to cover your pay, housin...

Someone told me that when i was pregnant. That same person told me not to touch oxytocin for the same reason. I don't know if it was an anecdotal precaution or if there is actually some evidence supporting that, but at the time I didn't care because...

I meet a lot of nurses who claim they get paid more as staff nurses than travel nurses, but I don't believe them because they don't work in Northern California. Some nurses misunderstand travel nurse pay and THINK they will be short changed if they t...

You can forget about NYC if you don't have a BSN. Just cross it completely off of your list. California doesn't care too much about BSNs for travelers. I am an ADN and I traveled in California for 1.5 years and only one hospital even asked if I had a...

I can't go to WGU because of problems with my transcripts. Are there any other online RN to BSN programs that don't require weekly discussion board questions?