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[K9lover, ASN, RN]

And they do, I was reminded of this when a colleague recently stated his wife was working extra bemoaning the fact that "too many travelers who don't know what they are doing', are at her job. 'Really, I replied, and your wife would have it nailed after a few hours orientation?'

Have worked as a traveler 2008-2016, much do my dismay having experienced a bit of NETY; not bad. Now, as a Traveler I truly discovered the meaning of being 'eaten for lunch', so to speak, as has every traveler whom I have made acquaintance.

To elucidate: the nasty habit of 'staffing by traveler' rather than staffing by acuities. 4 patients, all highest acuity, if all regular staff oncoming shift they would be divided by acuity. If a traveler is among oncoming shift she gets all 4 of my all highest acuity.

I am fine with the issues of more minor degree which bear a close resemblance to Jr. High in clique-ish-ness, e.g. unbeknownst to many travelers actually do have names (mom did not slap 'traveler' on our birth certificate. My personal favorite? Oh, that's just the traveler.) But, the acuity issue is so inherently unsafe I no longer do travel in acute care hospitals. It is just not safe. If I wish to delve back into traveling I'll do corrections, I'll do occupational et al. Not acute care solely for the safe practice aspect. Do tell, is this just an opportunity 'regular' staff advantages itself of as they feel over-worked and under-appreciated thus seize upon opportunity to dump on 'the Traveler'? As the young ones say, not cool.

[roser13, ASN, RN]

Are you seriously asking us if we treat travelling nurses as 2nd-class nurses and "dump" on them? Would you imagine that anyone would say yes to that?

Your post may not receive much response. Most of us are tired of the NETY subject.

[Cat365]

I'll second that. I've spoken with quite a few travel nurses in the acute care setting. Several of them actually told me that at least in the three major hospitals in my area as a traveler they get the lighter less acute patient assignments at least initially. The reasoning was that you didn't know the facility and the facility didn't know your skills.

[K9lover, ASN, RN]

Of course I do not expect an honest answer on this, I am not naive'.

[klone, MSN, RN]

Feel better now?

[CelticGoddess, BSN, RN]

Of course I do not expect an honest answer on this, I am not naive'.

If you didn't expect an honest answer, why did you bother to ask it? It really isn't fair to accuse people of lying when you don't even know them

[Guest219794]

I have 4-5 travel assignments under my belt and was not treated that way.

And, crappy work environments are not specific to nursing, they can be found in any field, yet those fields don't have the self fulfilling prophecy of the feared NETY.

Police don't complain of PETY. construction workers don't accept CWETY as a given, yet in any field you will find jerks. Sory you have had a bad time of it, but it doesn't reflect my experience as a traveller or a staff nurse.

[K9lover, ASN, RN]

I have 4-5 travel assignments under my belt and was not treated that way.

And, crappy work environments are not specific to nursing, they can be found in any field, yet those fields don't have the self fulfilling prophecy of the feared NETY.

Police don't complain of PETY. construction workers don't accept CWETY as a given, yet in any field you will find jerks. Sory you have had a bad time of it, but it doesn't reflect my experience as a traveller or a staff nurse.

I agree that crappy work environments can occur anywhere but, as you mentioned I too have never heard PETY (and I was raised by a cop) nor experienced this anywhere else. I was a waitress for years prior to nursing; it was my personal experience that there was no WETY, either.

[K9lover, ASN, RN]

Indeed I do, 'tis good to vent from time to time.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

Moved to Pt/Colleague relations

[ponymom]

!I like some of these acronyms... let's think of some more