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  1. Shift diff.

    Travel nurses are not eligible for shift differentials, correct? The evening/night/weekend differentials that staff receive-- agencies do not provide this that I have heard
  2. States that are friendly to travelers who want a lunch break

    Does California enforce this on a strict basis? If your lunch got cut short, could the staff nurse (or traveler) go to the nurse manager or HR and demand they be paid one hour of regular
  3. How can an RN be a flight nurse?

    Hey there! You'll likely need a few more years of critical care experience before becoming qualified to apply. I'm not sure if companies honor foreign RN experience! You'd have to ask them. Check out...
  4. Disagree. If this were true, CRNA's would not be able to practice independently. Many do. CRNA's can handle the big gun sick patients without an MDA. Also, most salaries remain at 140K or so starting....
  5. Is it still financially worth it to become CRNA?

    Why's that? I've changed my mind since posting in this thread a year ago. I am doing
  6. Help finding my dream job

    Intermountain healthcare in the state of Utah takes plenty of new grad RNs into their newborn ICUs. I dare say they even prefer
  7. Is this a big deal?

    So, I want to better understand this and need some clarification from the members here. A few days ago, I was halfway through bathing my patient with another more experienced nurse assisting me. We...
  8. I'm scared to travel!

    Who would you
  9. Considering Travel

    I have read that and it was quite interesting. Honestly Ned you are my favorite book of sorts when it comes to travel
  10. Considering Travel

    I reckon I may have to be a traveler to gain a deeper understanding of these concepts. Half of that made my head spin, but I did find your link interesting and informative, and I had no idea stipends...
  11. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    First off, this article is discussing the BSN degree, not NP. Secondly, the future of nurses is not DNP and never will be. I have heard of a reverse trend, some doctorate NP programs have converted...
  12. Considering Travel

    I would like to see the math when you have a moment,
  13. Retirement?

    Are travel nurses disadvantaged in this regard compared to staff nurses? I'll be interested to read the replies as I also plan to travel long term. What causes you to shy away from a financial...
  14. Alternative NP

    They asked if they could take a certification only, and of course the answer is no. So I responded that the OP must attend a regular NP
  15. Alternative NP

    You must attend an NP
  16. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    LOL the nurses here have taught me
  17. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    Yea but I bet their reason being is not to decrease patient mortality rates. As this article
  18. Never Have I Ever Done That Before

    I gave Methylene Blue IV push for the first time last week. 282 mg. It is one crazy drug… The other ICU nurses said they have never seen it given! It helps wean a patient off
  19. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    Obviously, hospitals care so much about decreasing patient mortality rates that they ought to hire BSN only nurses, right? For the safety of the patients! Oh wait, they don't. So there must not be...
  20. Completion Bonuses

    What rationale would the traveler use to justify this request to their agency and/or hospital? Can you flat out say, "I worry the hospital won't hold up their end of the bargain."? How common are...
  21. Agree with above. Browsing this forum is like reading from an encyclopedia on travel nursing. I learn tips and tricks in daily
  22. Weird/ Dumb Nursing School Rules

    Nah, it wouldn't. Nice
  23. Weird/ Dumb Nursing School Rules

    I don't feel that way at all. Just calling you out on misguiding people and not being honest. Nobody is tearing you down. Glad you had an overall positive experience with the
  24. Weird/ Dumb Nursing School Rules

    BS. It's made clear beforehand. And yes I'm still telling you to suck it up, it could have been a lot worse, and you're finished. There's no point in trying to make the school look
  25. Nursing abroad

    How is an opportunity like that lined up and what are the