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ALSO AS YOU SAID CONTRACTED TO THat unit to work as part of the team i have floated many times and dont mind as long as its not daily and my contracts are very specific

YOUR RIGHT I WAS RECENTLY OFFERED A CONTRACT AS A FLOATER IM TRYING TO DECIDE THERE ARE SOME BENEFITS AS FAR AS LEARNING THE OTHER UNITS AND INCREASING YOUR KNOWLEDGE I USUALLY DO 3-6 OR 9 MONTH CONTRACTS AND I ENJOY BUILDING UP A RAPPORT WITH THE STAFF ITS REALLY HARD TO DO IF YOUR ARE FLOATED DAILY

hi i pay phone AND CABLE BUT I ALWAYS REQUEST 2 BED ROOMS BECAUSE I HAVE 2 GROWN CHILDREN IN COLLEGE THEY ENJOY VISITING IVE BEEN TRAVELING FOR 5.5 YRS AFTER BECOMING A WIDOW I REALLY ENJOY IT FOR THE XTRA B/R I PAY 125 PER MONTH NOT BAD FOR FURNISHED 2 B/R ON UTILITIES I PAY ANYTHING OVER 75$ I TRY NOT TO GO OVER

that is definately not a bad ratio and floating only 2x per 2 wks is not bad where i was they floated me 4 days out of 5 after working 4 hrs it was a nitemare california sounds great ive never signed a contract stating i am to float although i have met other nurses who have and thats fine with them because it is part of their contract! so far its not been in mine

most definatly you will learn and grow it will teach you compassion and understanding of the med proffesion and make you very appreciative of your wonderful cna :)

most companies give private housing always shop around when i first started traveling i was shocke to find i was making less than any travel nurse at the facility you live and learn they say not to let others know what your making and there is a reason for that the less you make the more your recruiter gets be careful and find a co you can trust that is fair and honest there are hundreds out there go shopping :)

i disagree with you on that as a contracter you are contrcted to that unit i do believe you should float but in rotation with regular staff i have been traveling for 5 yrs and that has happened to me in 1 state at one hospitol it went on for 2 months i informed my agency who were not aware of what had been going on it was corrected unless your contract is for a floater you should not automatically be floated daily :)

it happened to me in st louis almost i informed my agency they spoke with the facility and it stopped i dont mind floating but it should be done in rotation with regular staff i was very upset i did not renew my contract :angryfire