traveler782

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1. Information on How to convert your DHA/MOH RN license to HAAD

   traveler782 replied to SilentscrubRN's topic in Registration

   When I looked into going to NZ was told I was too old at 39.

2. How do you feel about being a nurse?

   traveler782 replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

   In the US nursing is good enough paying compared other available jobs to keep you in it support your family. At same time it's also become a powerless profession. Most states don't have unions or political power to protect nursing so hospital staff ...

3. How do you feel about being a nurse?

   traveler782 replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

   For me nursing was a second career. I initially hated the business world working IT/accounting. I either needed to get my CPA or go into investment banking. I felt investment banking was scummy. I had a internal yearning to do something I felt worthw...

4. Hemodialysis Nurse : Forced to work overtime or face abandonment?

   traveler782 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   My old hospital use to require mandatory overtime. I am not sure how it was enforceable. Although if you refused you found yourself working a terrible schedule like 1 on 1 off, 1 on an such (coincidence?). That hospital was in Georgia and there is no...

5. Life, death, and dying.

   traveler782 replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

   As a ICU nurse I feel your pain and have done this all too often. I watched family keep essentially a body alive in a bed to the point that it begins to breakdown. No matter how we turn them, feed them nutrition and provide hydration its a lifeless v...

6. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

   traveler782 replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Hang in there..though nursing is dog eat dog most of the time, it is still one of the better paying jobs you can get right out of school. The job market has changed drastically since the late 90s when they were predicting nursing to be huge shorta...

7. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

   traveler782 replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   Two for me. One was laying concrete and the other was maintenance guy at local YMCA. The concrete work was actually better than the disgusting things people do and leave behind at the hot tube, saunas, pools and gyms. Kids vomit every where and smear...

8. I'm scared to travel!

   traveler782 replied to tabitha1979's topic in Travel

   Well everyone's experience varies greatly with agencies. It boils down to the recruiter in most situations. I like Travel Nurse Across America (but I like my recruiter there). She has been with them for a while and she is the large reason I came back...

9. I'm scared to travel!

   traveler782 replied to tabitha1979's topic in Travel

   I would be cautious with online search reviews and such. Many companies pay people or have their own staff leave fictitious reviews. No bad talking FastStaff (they do strike nursing also) but I have heard equally contradictory things about them from ...

10. I'm scared to travel!

    traveler782 replied to tabitha1979's topic in Travel

    I was 36 when I started traveling. I had been a staff nurse many years. I just got bored, feed up with hospital politics and our working condition. I did it for the money but mostly for mental change. In your situation what have you got to lose? You...

11. Traveling in California

    traveler782 replied to LIG4me's topic in Travel

    No problems sorry for all the typos. I had just gotten home from work and did it from my phone. If I can help answer questions let me know. I am currently in Oregon on assignment. If you want to go to California start the application process NOW! It ...

12. Traveling in California

    traveler782 replied to LIG4me's topic in Travel

    Watch out for promises that sound too good to be true. All travel companies get the same amount from the hospital issued contract need. Then they take their cut before paying you. Most will either provide insurance or pay you money plus a certain amo...

13. Have you met your husband at nursing? Is nursing a good career to meet men?

    traveler782 replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    Does your hospital not have a policy about two married people working on the same unit? Some say you cannot be married to someone who works on the same unit, some allow as long as it is not same shift, is it large unit? That is interesting.

14. Have you met your husband at nursing? Is nursing a good career to meet men?

    traveler782 replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, seen the same every where I have been as travel nurse. I have seen cardiologist, hospitalists, specialists and I would say 75% of the surgeons I have worked with use the attractive nurses as side play things. Buy them car on side or even put the...

15. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    traveler782 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I like the can't just you get him new body organ ones! Reminded me of a lady who I took care of once. She was near death with liver failure from ETOH abuse. She had already received a liver as she killed her first from ETOH but cleaned up her act and...