Hello to anyone who is actually reading this! We were supposed to leave for FL tomorrow, for my first traveling nurse assignment, BUT once again, it has been prolonged. I have never heard of anyone that had such a hard time becoming a traveling nurse. For those of you who do not know,
1. My first start date was Oct. 15 in Las Vegas. What happened to that? I broke my ankle on Sept. 4. No one wants a gimp nurse working on their floor, so my contract got extended so I could start on Nov 19.
2. What happened you ask? well, my ankle was actually healed- so no, it's not that. The hospital I was going to work at, cancelled my contract about 3 weeks before I was supposed to start.
3. So, I called around to many Nevada hospitals seeing if I could get in (d/t my impressive take-charge attitude of trying to search out my own travelling assignment).
4. No one called me back, and a couple of them said that they would too. Jerks.
5. Picked a different state - even though I already have my Nevada nurse's license.
6. Interviewed and got a job in Loxahatchee, FL (near my husbands brother). Start date set to Dec. 17, pending I get my nurse's license in time.
7. Wait a week for FL to send my application packet. Can't get my fingerprints done d/t Thanksgiving holiday and the fact that it is hard as hell to get fingerprinted (unless you are a criminal). Then get my cop friend, Dan to fingerprint me. Overnight my application to FL.
8. This brings us to Dec. 10, find out there is no way that I will get my nursing license in time. Geez, not like there is a nursing shortage or anything!
9. New start date is tentatively Jan 14.
So that's what's been going on. I just quit my job (which I loved) at the hospital for the third time. There is no way, I am asking for my job back. I think three letters of resignation+goodbye aprty potluck = you are resigned! I can't swallow my pride another time. Furthermore, we have already had 3 goodbye parties which includes doing Christmas with both of our families! So as soon as my Jan start date is official, Kraig and I are going to FL anyway. He already has jobs down there waiting for him! And everyone thought it would be difficult for him and not me!
So I will keep this posted as to what is going on, if anything ever does go on! It will. Don't worry, I have come too far to give up.