In this issue

	Travel to Maryland with Favorite Staffing
	Favorite Rewards Program
	Our Favorite People
	Spring Flowers

On the web

	Employee Sign In
	Local Branch Offices
	Favorite Benefits

Hot job of the week
RNs are needed right away for travel contracts in Maryland! Give us a call at 800-755-1411 for details on our current travel openings!

Travel to Maryland with Favorite Staffing

Take an adventure to New England and earn great pay as a Favorite Nurse!

Enjoy an unforgettable journey through Maryland, from Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Eastern Shore hideaways to the historic state capital of Annapolis and the majestic Allegheny Mountains.

Drive along a network of Civil War Trails, explore the Historic National Road, pause in Baltimore at the birthplace of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and indulge in the state’s rich, multicultural heritage. Plus, be sure to enjoy the abundance of seafood!

Attractions not to miss: Inner Harbor, Ocean City, Chesapeake Bay, Washington Country Rural Heritage Museum

For more information about the area, visit www.mdwelcome.org.

To inquire about the travel opportunities available through Favorite Nurses, call us at 800-755-1411 or email us at gotravel@favoritestaffing.com. Our most prominent contracts for RNs are listed below.

Baltimore:

• OR, ICU - Rotating
• NICU - Rotating
• NERU, TEL - Nights
• CVICU - Nights
• LDR - Nights
• ICU - Days or Nights

Cheverly:

• ER - Evenings
• OR - Nights

Easton:

• Rehab, Subacute, TCU - Rotating
• TEL - Nights
• OR - Rotating
• Rockville:
• CM - Days
• UR - Days

Westminster:

• IMCU, Step Down, PCU - Nights

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Favorite Rewards Program

For every hour you are paid as an employee of Favorite Staffing, you're earning points you can spend in our Favorite Rewards Program!

Favorite Rewards is an exciting program designed to reward you, our valued nurses and allied health professionals, for your hard work and dedication. For every hour of work that you're paid for, you earn points that can be redeemed at our Rewards site.

Even if you've never logged in to the Rewards site, your points have automatically accumulated for each hour you've worked since the program began in November 2003. Many of our employees have thousands of points that have never been cashed in! Don't let those points go to waste! Log in at the site now to see how many points you've earned! Once you earn enough points to reach our first award level, you can redeem them for any gift you choose from that level. Or, you can save your points to redeem for gifts from a higher level! The choice is yours!

Employees who have redeemed their points are elated with the program. Lisa Young, a Favorite RN, shares her experience:

"At first, as with any change, I was very skeptical of the program. However, after cashing in some points on two different instances, I have been very happy with the program. With my first order I selected the Samsung 14'' Flat screen TV, which I just love because it's a very user-friendly television. My second order was for the Toshiba VCR/DVD combo. Ordering was a breeze and I received both products in a very timely manner with no problems at all! I look forward to many more Favorite Rewards in the future!"

Log in now to spend your points!

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Our Favorite People

Enjoy this month's stories about our incredible employees!

This monthly column features extraordinary people. Please send your stories to newsletter@favoritestaffing.com for publication in a future issue!

Ann Marie Mackay, RN Praises Charlotte Branch Staff and Fellow Nurse, Kathy Close, RN
We recently received a letter from Ann Marie Mackay, RN, who praised the staff of the Charlotte branch of Favorite Staffing. She went on to commend the work of a a co-worker, Kathy Close, RN. Her letter read, "I would like to tell you what it is that I like about Favorite Nurses.When I interviewed at the Charlotte N.C. office, I was impressed with the professional way in which applicants were treated. My nursing career spans from nurse manager, educator, customer service representative and advocate for patient's right to safe and competent care. I have also worked ICU, CCU, ED, Med Surg, home health. I decided that I needed flexibility in my life and have worked wiith Favorite Staffing on numerous occasions and they were very positive - both the staff in the office and on the telephone after hours."

Ann continues, "Being an employee of Favorite Staffing is the best thing that I could have done and I appreciate having the opportunity to explain why. Tamisha Merchant Hunter, Kim Skipper and Michele Ortiz are the reason that I am an employee of this company. A client has offered to buy my contract but after having the privilege to work with such a group, I declined. The Charlotte office staff are wonderful and are very helpful in giving advice in difficult situations. They are sympathetic when it is called for and their understanding of my working needs is incredible. Many other Favorite Staffing employee' agree. The telephone staff are so warm and friendly that it feels like you are talking to an old friend. I might add that it helps on the home front because my husband stated 'I have never seen you so content with your career.' I am proud to wear my Favorite Staffing badge."

In addition to the Favorite Staffing branch staff in Charlotte and in the Service Center (the after hours staff), Ann wished to recognize another nurse. She wrote, "There is one nurse who is also employed by Favorite Staffing and she exempliflies what it is to be a true professional. Her name is Kathy Close, RN and working with her is such joy. She is compassionate and giving and sensitive. All the patients who come into contact with her are very happy to see her. She works as a team player and has helped me and others more than once in time of crisis. Wherever we work with Kathy, we know it's going to be a good day. Thanks Kathy!"

Favorite Nurse, Carol Kincade, RN Gives Birth to Triplets
On January 22, 2005, Carol Kincade, a Registered Nurse from the Favorite Staffing branch office in Cherry Hill, received special gifts - three of them to be exact! Carol delivered triplet boys: Nicholas, Kevin and Mathew. The boys join siblings aged 9 and 11 at the couple's home. Carol has been with Favorite Staffing since August of 2003 and plans to return to work for Favorite Nurses in the near future. She adds that the triplets use between 25 and 30 diapers per day!

Sherry Davis, RN Publishes Nursing Book
Sherry, a Favorite travel nurse, wrote a book about her experiences in nursing. Her book, So You Want To Be A Nurse, is available on www.amazon.com. Sherry has been a nurse for 27 years, after graduating from St. Franci School of Nursing. She has worked in hospitals in Wichita, KS and she recently traveled to Kansas City.

Sherry says, "I have wanted to be a nurse since I was 16. I love helping people and explaining to patients and their families what is happening with their hospitalization. Most patients are scared and not feeling well, and helping them to understand their illness decreases anxiety."

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Spring Flowers

The first flowers that poke throught the seemingly rigid ground are often seen as the first sign of spring.

Spring flowers symbolize new beginnings; the end of the long cold winter months and the beginning of a carefree summer. Spring flowers are your reward for planting all of those bulbs in the fall. Tulips, daffodils and hyacinths are usually the first spring flowers to appear. Their light, pastel colors give a hint of the summer colors to come.

Not only are they beautiful, but they have a language all their own. All flowers have a meaning. Here’s what these spring flowers mean.

DAFFODIL - Unrequited love; you're the only one; the sun shines when I'm with you

HYACINTH - these vary by color
Blue, Constancy Purple - I am sorry; please forgive me; sorrow
Red or pink, Play White - Loveliness; I'll pray for you
Yellow - Jealousy

TULIP - these also vary by color
Red - Believe me; declaration of love
Variegated - Beautiful eyes
Yellow - Hopeless love

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