Traveling Nurses?

[Armitage]

So apparently some past decisions are coming back to bite my ex in the ass - she may lose her hospital job as an RN soon. Ain't karma a biatch? But anyway, she says she's signed up for or looking into some kind of "traveling nurse" job.

When she said it yesterday I was thinking of some kind of home healthcare type thing, but a bit of googling shows tons of companies engaged in this business and it looks more to me like long term (13 weeks -> a year or more) assignments to other cities (countries?). What's the deal here? Why does this kind of thing exist vs. regular recruiting, etc.? Anybody have experience/know anybody that does this?

We have 2 young kids who are already spending most of their time with me - it looks like she's ready to walk away from them even more

 

[MixMasterTang]

I don't have any specific knowledge, but I do know that a traveling nurse job could range from a 1-2 week stint in another city, or a 6 month - 1 year type of thing in another country. There are a lot of jobs involving home health care, but I don't think those are considered within the "traveling nurse" description most of the time.

 

[Dissipate]

So apparently some past decisions are coming back to bite my ex in the ass - she may lose her hospital job as an RN soon.

What did she do? Also, what the heck is a 'traveling nurse'? I've heard of wandering minstrels, but not traveling nurses.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: Dissipate

So apparently some past decisions are coming back to bite my ex in the ass - she may lose her hospital job as an RN soon.

What did she do?

Apparently some kind of fling with a married doctor - though she claims "nothing happened". She claims that her whole dept. knew about it and forced her out into a night shift in another dept. ... and are still out for blood. Sounds like paranoid delusions to me - she thinks her physician (mine also) was in on it somehow as well. But who knows? I don't care anymore except regarding the impact on the kids.

Also, what the heck is a 'traveling nurse'? I've heard of wandering minstrels, but not traveling nurses.

That's what I'm trying to find out!

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

The fill in at other hospitals as needed...could be a week or two or several months. They make an ASSLOAD of money. We have 2 friends who are looking into it, and they're being told full salary, plus a generous living stipend. Nurses are in short supply in a lot of places.

 

[Chunkee]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
The fill in at other hospitals as needed...could be a week or two or several months. They make an ASSLOAD of money. We have 2 friends who are looking into it, and they're being told full salary, plus a generous living stipend. Nurses are in short supply in a lot of places.

they do make an assload of money

Mikey has a scary avatar

gives me the creeps

 

[Armitage]

Ok, WTF??
Just got a call from her saying it was all just a big joke "they" were playing on her. She was nearly in tears last night - doesn't sound like a very funny joke to me. Sounds pretty fvcking unlikely to me actually.

I mean, that's a pretty sick joke right? Convincing somebody that they are about to get fired to the point that they are talking about quitting/looking for a new job? With friends like those....

More likely she's embarrased about what she told me and trying to pass it off some how.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

is she a nutjob?

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
is she a nutjob?

I thought that was a given.

 

[timswim78]

This is a great way to travel around the country and make lots of money. It is a pretty common practice, especially in rural areas.

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: timswim78
This is a great way to travel around the country and make lots of money. It is a pretty common practice, especially in rural areas.

I suppose it would be if you didn't have two little kids that like to see mommy once in awhile :|

 

[SMOGZINN]

In a lot of areas nurses are in short supply. So when their nurses go on vacation, or sometimes just as a way to fill in a vacancy until they can find a permanent replacement, they hire a traveling nurse. Often they will try to convince the traveling nurse to stay on full time, but they are rarely willing to pay what the nurse makes as a traveling nurse.

 

[Patt]

Everywhere I went in Australia there were ads for shorter term contracts for foreign nurses. It is a pretty transferable skill set (unless you're language challenged), and who doesn't like a young sexy nurse with a foreign accent helping them remove a catheter

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: Patt
Everywhere I went in Australia there were ads for shorter term contracts for foreign nurses. It is a pretty transferable skill set (unless you're language challenged), and who doesn't like a young sexy nurse with a foreign accent helping them remove a catheter

oh yeah, stir that bed pan honey!


op, your ex sounds crazy. i would encourage her to take the traveling job, joke or not.

 

[Boxxcar]

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: Dissipate

So apparently some past decisions are coming back to bite my ex in the ass - she may lose her hospital job as an RN soon.

What did she do?

Apparently some kind of fling with a married doctor - though she claims "nothing happened". She claims that her whole dept. knew about it and forced her out into a night shift in another dept. ... and are still out for blood. Sounds like paranoid delusions to me - she thinks her physician (mine also) was in on it somehow as well. But who knows? I don't care anymore except regarding the impact on the kids.

Also, what the heck is a 'traveling nurse'? I've heard of wandering minstrels, but not traveling nurses.

That's what I'm trying to find out!

OMG. Where have you people been? A traveling nurse is the same thing as a hooker. Any of you guys married to the traveling nurse and wonder why shes out so much at odd times or for days at length and don't know it? Holy sh*t! I can't believe you don't know. It really is "True Lies" in real life!!
What you guys need to do is immediately confront your wife with this "job" of hers!

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: Boxxcar

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: Dissipate

So apparently some past decisions are coming back to bite my ex in the ass - she may lose her hospital job as an RN soon.

What did she do?

Apparently some kind of fling with a married doctor - though she claims "nothing happened". She claims that her whole dept. knew about it and forced her out into a night shift in another dept. ... and are still out for blood. Sounds like paranoid delusions to me - she thinks her physician (mine also) was in on it somehow as well. But who knows? I don't care anymore except regarding the impact on the kids.

Also, what the heck is a 'traveling nurse'? I've heard of wandering minstrels, but not traveling nurses.

That's what I'm trying to find out!

OMG. Where have you people been? A traveling nurse is the same thing as a hooker. Any of you guys married to the traveling nurse and wonder why shes out so much at odd times or for days at length and don't know it? Holy sh*t! I can't believe you don't know. It really is "True Lies" in real life!!
What you guys need to do is immediately confront your wife with this "job" of hers!

:roll Somebody missed the big X in the op

 

[Afro000Dude]

My mother works for a large hospital corporation and may do some traveling nurse-work (nursing? nursery?). Anyways, The company has several hospitals in Europe, so she's using it as her excuse to travel around Europe for a year or two while I'm in college. Plus what others have said about the money.

 

[timswim78]

Originally posted by: Armitage

Originally posted by: timswim78
This is a great way to travel around the country and make lots of money. It is a pretty common practice, especially in rural areas.

I suppose it would be if you didn't have two little kids that like to see mommy once in awhile :|

Yep, the kids sure change the whole picture...

Good luck with that.

 

[geek4life]

I'm in college to be a nurse.