[MRed94]

One of the best things for me, working agency, is when my boss calls me and says, "2-South has requested you again, are you available??"

That, to me, says it all about what kind of a job I am doing, and what kind of nurse I am.......



MRed

[frustratedRN]

hey donna....are you working at my hospital?
im not an agency nurse but thats how i get treated.

you know whats funny....i never would know who is an agency nurse. i dont ask. i dont care. im too busy caring about how im gonna care for my patients and what i need to do.

if you make double my salary then good for you...if you make half too bad. i dont care what ppl make..i only care bout what they do.

[Charles S. Smith, RN, MS]

We all have choices about where we work. We all have choices about how we present ourselves when we work. If we go in to be a part of the solution, pull our weight, be a part of the group (even if it is only for 8 hours), everyone wins, especially the patients.

I have done supplemental work since 1975 off and on (my first assignment was with Homemaker's Upjohn...ok, that really dates me) and my belief going in is this: I can take care of the patients just fine...give me a resource person to learn the geography and find things and all will be well.

best to all
chas

[SLREGIER]

I have been a Regular staff nurse, Agency nurse and Traveler. Most places are just glad to have "the body" but other places like to "use and abuse." thank goodness we have the choice of going back or finding a new place. It helps when the staff is friendly and answers questions for the "new" nurse. If anyone says "you make the big bucks" I always remind them that as a "staff" nurse, I would have a normal routine and that I appreciate nurses that can work at the same place in the same job and that the hospitals need these nurses, BUT I can't do that and need a variety to keep me from "burn out".
And for the MALE nurse, don't feel bad!!! You may not be able to do OB/G YN, but you could do Peds or NICU. And they are higher paying!!