Travel_Lusting

Hi Novo, My apologies for my late reply. I did not end up going to the US, but that was a matter of immigration issues for my partner. Where are you in the process? I'd be happy to help in anyway I can. Some of the regulations may have changed sin...

Hi Mary, I am glad to see that a bit of sleep and R&R helped. I hope the next ten weeks are much better than the first two days. p.s. although I work with a pretty good crowd, when I do bring in some fresh baked goods, they are a whole new lev...

Hi, One of my co-workers mentioned recently that whenever we take a patient out of UF (due to low BP or decreased RBV) we should also be decreasing the blood pump speed to 200 ml/min to aid reperfusion. I have worked in dialysis for some time now an...

Hi Chisca, thank you so much for your response. We were wondering the rationale behind this practice but our co-worker was unable to explain. Thanks especially for the reference. On another note, I see you run mature fistulas at "at least 600ml/min...

Hi tony55!, Do you know what type of housing Fresenius supplies for its travel nurses?

I work at a hospital dialysis unit where we treat both acute and chronic patients. westieluv, you said you do one patient at time. Is this so for all acute dialysis. Is this a 1:1 ratio for ICU patients. Also, you say some days you leave at 1 pm...

Hi All, Getting ready to start travelling. I am an RN from Canada looking to specialize in dialysis. So far I have a Minnesota licensure and working on Arizona licensure. I am wondering if I should have several licenses before I start travelling. ...

Hi RNGrad2006, Unfortunately Foundation Medical Staffing will not provide the letter for the TN visa either. They do not want to be involved in the process is my understanding.

Hi, I am hoping to start travel nursing in the near future. Currently, I work in two different dialysis units. Until recently, both units were staffed completely with RNs. Now,we have several LPNs counted among us. I have read much about dialysis ...

How many patients per RN? Is it normal to have only one RN at a clinic with the remainder being techs?

Hi globetrotterRN, thanks for the info. I hadn't thought of a NC license but I will look into it. How are the wages there? Also, have you applied for a California licensure? I've heard from some other Canadian RNs that it is difficult to get a li...

I was just reading on another site about a travel company who has nurses negotiate wages. As I have not yet gotten so far as this, I wonder is it customary to try to set your own wage? How much can you affect your overall pay when bargaining with c...

Hi NurseRies, Just an FYI, not sure that you would actually be interested in Minnesota, but there are two positions currently being advertised via Foundation Medical Staffing which you recommended. Sadly, they do not sponsor Canadian nurses coming t...

Hi Creamsoda, I haven't been on the site for some time so I am just getting your response. Thank you so much. Did you travel with cross country the first time you crossed the border? Also, do you have to commit to working with them for an extended...

Hi all, I am a Canadian RN trying to do some travel nursing in US. I was just issued the TN visa screen certificate. I am wondering what's the next step. I have been in contact with several different companies. The larger ones have immigration specia...

Hi NurseRies, that was quite the overview. Dialysis nursing is so much different here in Canada (or I should say at least hear in Western Newfoundland). Up until April our staff consisted completely of RNs. We are just now beginning to bring LPNs ...

I may not need a consultant, but it seems that any of the recruiters I've spoken with do not know much about Canadian nurses traveling in the US and the requirements for licensure in different states of international nurses. I have spoken with an im...

Has anyone traveled with the company American Traveler? I need some honest opinions please. I am having a difficult time picking the right company for me. I've spoken with a few that I really like but none of those had immigration specialists, so I...

Can anyone recommend a travel company for Canadian RNs to work in US? I have posted same on travel forum. So far the companies I have spoken with are underwhelming.

Hi Ned, I can work for any agency. I've done some shopping around and I would have preferred to go with a smaller agency but they tend not to have immigration consultants. For the first few assignments at least I would like to have someone to conta...

Anyone have any experiences working with this company?

Canadian RN. Just issue TN visa screen certificate yesterday.

Hi all, I am a Canadian RN trying to do some travel nursing in US. I was just issued the TN visa screen certificate. I am wondering what's the next step. I have been in contact with several different companies. The larger ones have immigration spe...

Hi All, I am a Canadian RN preparing to start travel nursing in the US hopefully as early as this summer or early fall. First when I looked for a travel company I searched approx. 50 websites. I settled on Nurses Rx because they are partnered with ...

Hi All, I am looking to start my first travel assignment this summer. I am wondering if there are any fellow RNs on this board from Canada. I have several questions about traveling out of country. 1. Is there a limit on how much time each year we a...