starting to do agency..scared

Ok im gonna be honest with you. Paranoia will not help with agency jobs. Ive come to learn in my experience that agency nurses are liked (in my case) by managment and dont get "picked on". Remember your a nurse and just do the job. The only bitterness you might run into is that we in the agency tend to get better pay than the people were working with so there is jealousy in some cases.
I would suggest that you work for more than 1 agency that will widen your choices and help you find work if a facility cancels you out for a day. The agency tends to have a rule that you cant work for a facility for a certain amount of time after they have you there but find out how long you need to wait and dont take assignments at the place you want to apply. All agencies have contracts with facilities that state if a facility wants you to work for them as an employee the facility has to buy you and your contract fronm the agency for 20-30% of your yearly wage.
People have all different attitudes at different facilities. But they all have the mouthy idiots. Just ignore them and move on. Im sure your gonna do fine with your assignments once you get in the flow of things. The biggest challenge with agency nursing is the fear of whats gonna happen and that fades fast once you hit the facilities.
Good Luck

Don't be scared most of the time I have had nothing but great thanks for going in to help them. If you do your job well they will love you! Most understand what it takes to get accustomed to a new place and gladly answer questions. Asking questions also lets them know that you are trying to do your job the best that you can do. I think the general rule is that once you work at a hospital you have to wait 3 to 6 months after you quit your registry or from the last time you worked there. It isn't forever, so good luck!

I think you'd do yourself a huge favor by digging in deep and finding some confidence!! Why are you so unsure of yourself... the answer to that is your key to shaking it off, and believing in who you are. If you're a good nurse and you know your game.. the heck with the rest of it. It doesn't matter as much if they like you but that they respect you for the care you deliver. Go in with the attitude that you don't particularly care if they like you or not because you're there to do a job and then do it as best you can.. I assure you they'll like you when they see your patients thriving and recovering. If you project a lack of confidence... they'll pick it up and be unsure about you. Loose the self depricating attitude and you won't give people opportunity to be mean to you.. good luck

I completely agree with ICUMarshall. You definitely need to find your self esteem and self worth.

Maybe somewhere in your past you had a traumatic experience which has effected you negatively. Know that you are confident and you are a great nurse.

And don't expect to know everything walking in there. I used to do that to myself so I know that pressure first hand.

Make it a point to be friendly to the staff...even if you feel like you are going to loose it...take slow deep breaths....try to relax and fake it...before you know that smile and confidence will come back!!!

But the self deprecation is a turn off...Even I don't like working with nurses with negative reasoning without logic reason.....I hope you find some peace before you start your firs assignment!! God Bless