WitchyPooh

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1. Travel Nursing and RN Licensure

   WitchyPooh replied to SmBasol's topic in Travel

   Your profile says you are in Tennessee. Tennessee is one of the compact states. As long as you maintain a legal residence in Tennessee, you will be able to practice in any of the compacts without have to physically get licensed in those states. If...

2. $10,000 a month?

   WitchyPooh replied to perfexion's topic in Travel

   I made that much last winter working contracts in Wisconsin & Minnesota. It depends on your specialty and the need in the area.

3. Best Travel Nurse Agencies

   WitchyPooh replied to Bulldogjdub1's topic in Travel

   Let me preface this by saying these are my humble opinions only based on MY experiences. Everyone's experiences may vary. Aya Healthcare out of San Diego has always done right by me. I've worked through several agencies. Most try to line their own...

4. Nurses with Disabilities

   WitchyPooh replied to smyrncleveland's topic in Disabilities

   I was injured on the job in 2005 and left in a wheelchair for 3 years. I worked in psych as a charge nurse. I also worked in psych intake. But I did have 20 years experience by then but none of it was in psych. Thankfully through lots of rehab I'v...

5. Never again with Cross Country TravCorps

   WitchyPooh replied to queenroe's topic in Travel

   I've never worked for CrossCountry. I've heard too many negative things about them over the years so I doubt I ever will. Most recently another traveler that I am currently working with has been with them for several years and was promised a sign o...

6. Travel Nursing Advice

   WitchyPooh replied to bshell79's topic in Travel

   ok, where I make my money is on the housing stipends, food allowances, relocation bonuses, etc-the untaxed stuff. I call it "free money" I have found that most extended stays are willing to negotiate with someone who is going to be staying with the...

7. Travel Nursing Stipend and Child Support

   WitchyPooh replied to TheDude,RN's topic in Travel

   perhaps Ned, but housing stipends are not considered income. It is considered reimbursement. That is why it isnt taxable. I think, but am not 100% sure, that only income is considered for child support. But I do agree, support those babies!! I ...

8. Travel nursing vs. Strike nursing

   WitchyPooh replied to Traveler_RN_BSN's topic in Travel

   I worked a couple of strikes about 10 years ago (not thru the company listed above). The money was good ($75/hr) but you have no guarantees. In Travel contracts I have my hours guaranteed. In strike they can come in in the middle of a shift and te...

9. Looking into travel nursing

   WitchyPooh replied to Jessicadunbar's topic in Travel

   Nurses have been known to eat their own. However, having said that-the atmosphere is far more pleasant than it was 30 years ago when I joined the profession. But we still have a long way to go in encouraging and uplifting one another. On to answeri...

10. Help with Travel?

    WitchyPooh replied to spoc13's topic in Travel

    Where us travelers make our money is in the tax free stipends, not the hourly wage. I've not worked for what my hourly wage is with my travel company in 15 years or more. But where I am making money is the over $4k in tax free stipends every month...

11. Contract? Is this fair?

    WitchyPooh replied to dimplechinRN's topic in Travel

    I'd run away from that one. Actually if you are an RN, try explaining to the IRS why you are making less than $24/hr which is the low end of national average. That would be a giant red flag for an audit. Not to mention with no housing stipend, fo...