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Have Nursing License, Will Travel

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    George K
    wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 18:23 last edited by
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    https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nursing/86011?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2020-04-20&eun=g468860d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily Headlines Top Cat HeC 2020-04-20&utm_term=NL_Daily_DHE_dual-gmail-definition

    There is a nationwide call for travel nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the demand comes offers of substantial financial compensation for those willing to care for patients under conditions of extreme risk. Across the U.S. -- and especially in California, New York, and Washington state -- crisis pay for travel nurses is at record highs. The increased pay is tied to the rising hazard of working during the pandemic, but travel nurses are at least receiving better compensation for the risks they take.

    Nationwide, travel nurse pay has risen by 76%, and has gone up by as much as 90% in Washington state, the original hotspot of COVID-19. Further, the healthcare industry news site HIT Consultant states that "Hospitals are paying Crisis/Pandemic rates up to $4,400 weekly to quickly staff up for the caring of COVID-19 patients."

    Demand for registered travel nurses, already high before the pandemic struck, is also spiking. Massachusetts, in which demand has quadrupled, appears to be in the greatest need so far, and demand has doubled in California and New York. The latter two states also display the sharpest rise in pay, although Washington is still the location offering the highest salaries. On average, pay for emergency department (ED) nurses has almost quadrupled with the spread of the pandemic, according to HIT Consultant.

    Some of the travel nurse positions that hospitals are trying to fill are ICU, RNs, ED RNs, and respiratory therapists. NuWest Group, a staffing company placing travel nurses in New York, says that they are "Urgently staffing ICU and Respiratory therapist travel nurses for NYC Health and Hospitals."

    According to a CNBC article, "As demand spikes, staffing agencies are offering unprecedented incentives for nurses willing to enter hot zones." For instance, NuWest has offered travel nurses as much as $10,000 in crisis pay, along with relocation bonuses, tax-free housing, and food.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      Jolly
      wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 21:36 last edited by
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      I've got agencies blowing up my email....

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        20 Apr 2020, 21:36

        I've got agencies blowing up my email....

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        George K
        wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 21:37 last edited by George K
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        @Jolly said in Have Nursing License, Will Travel:

        I've got agencies blowing up my email....

        You need to retire....

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • G George K
          20 Apr 2020, 21:37

          @Jolly said in Have Nursing License, Will Travel:

          I've got agencies blowing up my email....

          You need to retire....

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          Jolly
          wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 21:43 last edited by
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          @George-K said in Have Nursing License, Will Travel:

          @Jolly said in Have Nursing License, Will Travel:

          I've got agencies blowing up my email....

          You need to retire....

          And miss this shit?

          You have to be kidding. Better than skydiving out of a perfectly good airplane...🤡

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            Mik
            wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 21:44 last edited by
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            More dangerous....

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • M Mik
              20 Apr 2020, 21:44

              More dangerous....

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              Jolly
              wrote on 20 Apr 2020, 23:01 last edited by
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              @Mik said in Have Nursing License, Will Travel:

              More dangerous....

              When it's your time, it's your time.

              Not that I'm rushing it, or anything...

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                George K
                wrote on 11 Jan 2021, 01:25 last edited by
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                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  Axtremus
                  wrote on 11 Jan 2021, 02:05 last edited by
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                  An already vaccinated nurse would do great with (presumably) minimal risk.

                  Aqua LetiferA 1 Reply Last reply 11 Jan 2021, 02:23
                  • AxtremusA Axtremus
                    11 Jan 2021, 02:05

                    An already vaccinated nurse would do great with (presumably) minimal risk.

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                    Aqua Letifer
                    wrote on 11 Jan 2021, 02:23 last edited by
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                    @axtremus said in Have Nursing License, Will Travel:

                    An already vaccinated nurse would do great with (presumably) minimal risk.

                    Except for, you know, the impossibly high emotional, physical and mental stress. Which would be constant.

                    Please love yourself.

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