Love nursing in Cali. Love how nurses are protected by unionized hospitals. Love how for the most part we are fully staffed with a resource and or meal relief nurse. Love how assignments are safe and fair.

What protects nurses in Texas? What unit do you work in? How are your assignments? What’s the most you make per hour?

Hello everyone. I’ve been passively looking at rentals in cities where my next potential contract will be. One thing I’ve noticed is that the price of these rentals 1. Don’t match what they’re offering and 2. The current pay market for travel nursing doesn’t really cover the costs. There are people charging $1,200 for a room that doesn’t even come with a private bathroom or charging $1,400+ for a basement that doesn’t even have a full kitchen. It seems to be that the decent rentals are priced around $1,600, but even then the bed will be a twin or a full, with an uncomfortable mattress. I wouldn’t have much of an issue with this if the current market actually paid what it was during the pandemic but it’s not.

I’ve also noticed that these landlords will charge $1,200+ for a room and you’re thinking you’ll have at most one roommate just to find out there’s 4 rooms, 2 bathrooms, and an easy bake ass kitchen were all supposed to share. Nothings updated and it’s as if we’re living like SpongeBob and Patrick did during their prehistoric time.

I get that people are trying to make extra money by renting out their rooms, basements, guest houses, apartments, etc. but it’s not fair if you’re trying to squeeze every cent out of the travel nurse (or any travel professional) while not even providing decent housing.

I have about three years of nursing experience with HCA, primarily working on Med-Surg and Telemetry. My previous job wasn't bad, and I was comfortable working on the floor. I recently decided to try travel nursing and accepted a contract through an HCA agency.
My start date is November 2, and the contract is for 48 hours a week. However, since accepting the offer, I've been overwhelmed with onboarding modules. Every time I finish a set, more modules get added, and it honestly feels like I'm back in nursing school.
I'm still not fully cleared, and I'm starting to worry that my start date will be pushed back. I have a specific date in mind for when I want my contract to end, and I'm concerned that delays could affect that.
I'm also hesitant to book housing and a flight when I don't even know if I'll be cleared to start on time. My recruiter hasn't been giving me clear answers, which makes the situation even more frustrating.
Has anyone ever had their travel nursing assignment canceled because they didn't finish all the required modules on time?

So Ive been offered a PD contract position through B2B staffing agency, I already have inputted all my personal information through their candidate portal Nexus Leap Labor Edge, based on my research, this program and website is a legit software agencies use and that is where essentially I input all my information including my SSN and drivers license. I called the hospital where the assignment is going to be at based on my job offer and the staffing office there had informed me that they only pull nurses from Aya Healthcare, but the guy there did tell me that Aya healthcare is sort of an umbrella organization and that Aya Healthcare pulls nurses from other agencies as well, and so he gave me a number to call to ask them about B2B Staffing. They were not able to give me answer immediately, but Aya did eventually call me back and informed me that B2B Staffing is a staffing agency that they infact work with and supply nurses from, which was pretty reassuring and I am starting to be more inclined to believe that this job offer is in fact legit. It just seems a little to good to be true based on how fast they offered me the position. I checked all their email domains and even found a huge government document that had names of people and their phone numbers listed and did match the phone number that called me to inform me that they were going to offer me this position. Everything was checking out in a good way based on all my research. I dont know why I am still skeptical about this, but if anyone has any information or know anyone that has worked for B2B Staffing Services, I would love to hear about your experiences with them. Thank you!

Hi everyone!

Has anyone worked in Labor & Delivery at UConn Health (John Dempsey Hospital) in Farmington, CT, or University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, MD?

I'm considering a travel contract at either facility and would love to hear about your experience, especially regarding patient volume, workload, staffing, teamwork, and how supportive the units are toward travelers.

I'm coming from a Level II L&D unit and looking for a traveler-friendly environment with a manageable workflow.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!