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1. Gifted Nurses Travel Co?

   aamy replied to aamy's topic in Travel

   Thanks NedRN. I am actually a seasoned traveler and am working with several companies. The reason I AM asking, is because I HAVE had a bad experience recently. The only reason I want to look...

2. Gifted Nurses Travel Co?

   aamy posted a topic in Travel

   Anyone have any experience with Gifted Nurses travel nursing company? Any negatives?

3. New traveler to Florida, contract advice

   aamy replied to Emster83's topic in Travel

   $18.59/hr is low. Even in Florida. Especially considering you are taking their housing. If you take the housing stipend and find your own housing, you can usually pocket several hundred $ or more...

4. Difficult assignment

   aamy replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

   Talk to your recruiter and let him/her know your concerns. A friend of mine who travels (I travel as well), found herself in a difficult situation and actually terminated her contract. There were...

5. third contract and still first day anxiety

   aamy replied to aprilbutler70's topic in Travel

   I am on my 5th contract. I still feel anxious at times. I am not a new nurse either. I think a lot of it has to do with being out of my comfort zone. I push myself to adjust though. I think it's...

6. SO much anxiety I don't want to go back

   aamy replied to Mary C's topic in Travel

   I have been traveling for 1 1/2 years. Lucky for me, I have had good assignments. The orientation is short, but it gets easier to adjust with each assignment. I am 30 hours away from my home. I am...

7. Titers Paid By Traveler?

   aamy replied to aamy's topic in Travel

   My labs were drawn through Labcorp. I am signed up on the site where you can view your labs. They did not and will not post them and give me access to titers. I have already talked to LabCorp about...

8. Titers Paid By Traveler?

   aamy replied to aamy's topic in Travel

   The agency will not give me a copy of the titers because it is "against company policy", since they paid for them. The lab told me they can't give me a copy because "a physician did not order them"....

9. Titers Paid By Traveler?

   aamy posted a topic in Travel

   I have had titers drawn (for MMR, etc) in the past by my current travel company and THEY paid for them. I am going with a different company for my next assignment and they are telling me that I have...

10. Epic training

    aamy replied to ewrn's topic in Travel

    emb92250, we may be at the same facility. The place I am in went live Aug 2 also. (In

11. How do travel nurse interviews differ from "normal" ones?

    aamy replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in Travel

    I have had easy, quick interviews, and I have had 30 minute interviews that were more intense. I've had the typical "tell me about a time when...." questions, which I hate because you never know what...

12. Parallon Competency Exam

    aamy replied to Lesmessrn's topic in Travel

    I took the ER competencies last week and had no problems. They give you plenty of

13. enough experience

    aamy replied to flyrn72's topic in Travel

    It really is a lot of information in the beginning. And a lot to do to get started. I have been traveling for 1 year now, and I think it is worth it. I have actually wondered if I can ever go back...

14. Making Money While Travel Nursing With a Spouse

    aamy replied to swilliams89's topic in Travel

    You mentioned that you do not have a house/house payment. In order to qualify for the tax-free benefits, you must have a "tax home". If you haven't researched this, you may want to. It has been my...

15. traveling with pets

    aamy replied to emadore's topic in Travel

    I travel with 2 dogs. One is a German Shepherd, the other is a miniature Schnauzer. I have had some difficulty, mostly because of the German Shepherd breed being on the "restricted breed" list. If...