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Hey guys! I was hoping to reach out to the nursing community on here for some advice, preferably from ones who have been in my shoes and took steps to change their situation. I have been in the surgical/trauma ICU for nearly 6 months and I am feelin...

Hey fellow travelers, I've been feeling a little confused lately and was hoping to use this as an open dialogue for those who can relate or possibly give me some words of encouragement. I grew up in northern NJ where my family and friends still are, ...

Hey! Can someone explain a little more in depth about how they hold down a tax home for collecting stipends when they are on the road? I don't own a place of my own and use my parents address as a tax home. I would like to know what I should do or ha...

Thank you so much for your input. It is nice to see what a momma feels, and it's wonderful that you support your son in his adventures!

Hey fellow travelers! I hope some of you can help me out in my decision making. I am currently working in a suburban hospital outside Chicago, IL because my boyfriend lives in that city. I really like travel nursing enough to keep going. I am strongl...

thanks so much for the responses. Can you name some locations/hospitals that were bad vs. good?

Hello fellow travelers! So I am currently talking to several recruiters regarding my first ICU assignment in Chicago that I plan to start in several weeks. Some have been direct with me about how there are no positions in Chicago at the moment but tw...

Thank you so much!! Very informative stuff

Hey everyone! I was hoping to get some input on travel nursing in Chicago. I've read through a bunch of the posts and most have been written several years ago on this topic, and I'm sure things have changed since then. So... I'm addressing anyone who...

It depends, I haven't picked an agency yet, but I'll be living like 10 min from the bean ☺️

Hi everyone! Just want to ask my fellow RNs out there about travel nursing like: 1. Name some good agencies to use and what qualifies as a good agency? 2. What are the best states to work in? Which pay the best? 3. How is the adjustment phase as a ne...

I have 5 years of med-surg experience and currently work on SICU but don't like it that much. I think I would be interested into switched populations all together. I wanted to find out if there are nurses out there that switched from Med/surg or ICU ...

Hey there fellow nurses! I have 5 years of med-surg experience and currently work on SICU but don't like it that much. I think I would be interested into switched populations all together. I wanted to find out if there are nurses out there that switc...

which 3 agencies should I apply to?

Hello my nurse friends, Since most of the posts I have read on here about travel nursing to Hawaii are a few years old, I figure I would ask again. Is there anyone out there who has done it, is doing it, or has information about travel nursing in Haw...

what are both units (NICU and peds) like? it did cross my mind to switch populations altogether. I considered becoming a nurse midwife.

Hi Nursing world! I am starting my new job in a surgical ICU in less than a month. I have almost 5 years of med surg experience. Any suggestions on how to prepare or what to review before I begin? I don't want to walk in feeling that I should have b...

Hi readers! I find myself at a crossroad in my life that I hope someone out there can help me hash out. I have been a med-surg nurse for nearly five years. Throughout my years, I have learned so much about the med-surg world and know that nursing is ...

I started orientation for the part time position today, however. Wouldn't it look bad?

Hi everyone! I was hoping I can get guidance from nurses out there (perhaps even nursing managers) about what they would do in my situation. A little background: I'm a staff nurse with two years med/surg experience who recently moved from Albany to ...