If you need to renew your CPR card the local agencies such as the Red Cross charge $90, instead check with the hospital your current assignment is at for renewal classes. It only cost me $25 to renew.
Illinois has no nursing board only a professional regulation building. If you need to get them to verify your license to another state then send them the verification in the mail by certified mail which requires a signature. With the verification send another envelope inwhich they must send it to the next place by certified mail. Also call them, get a name, and threaten to stalk them until it gets sent out! Illinois told me that once they receive the verification it takes10-14 days to just enter it into the computer. Normally the entire process can take 4-6 weeks. They sent my verification out 2 days after receiving it in the mail. Talk about pronto!
California also has a reputation for losing stuff. My plan is to send it certified, and all stapled together so nothing can be lost. I'll let you know how it works out. They are notorious for losing checks and applications! I have also been told that they will send fingerprints back if they are smudged. Make sure the fingerprint card you send back is not smudged or bent!!!! If you work for Cross Country Trav Corp, then some of the recruiters can send you the California fingerprinting cards, because it can take forever if you ask Cali to send you one.
Finally there is a website called Highway Hypodermics that shows a comparison of all the travel nursing companies and which benefits they offer. It allows you to see which companies offer the most benefits to the least. Here's the link to the page: http://www.highwayhypodermics.com/travel_nursing_companies.htm
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