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Nov 23, 2008 03:39 AM

Venting about travelers (semi pun)

by corbon

I've been traveling for awhile now. From what I've seen, half of the travelers that I've encountered shouldn't be traveling, i.e. inexperienced, lazy, liars (falsifying experiences), narcotics using, etc. I suppose there are staff members that could and do do these things too, but we all know travelers have to set themselves apart from the staff by providing a higher standard of care. Are there things that could be done to rectify this? I could list several things, but it probably wouldn't matter, since nurses, new and old, are too preoccupied w/ the notion of traveling and not doing what they're supposed to do when they're actually there at the hospital/facility. Please do us travelers a favor and travel only when you truly want to make a difference; since I’m already trying to adjust to a new environment and not having to worry about other “travelers” screwing it up for everyone and me.


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from bagladyrn
Old Nov 23, 2008, 10:33 AM

Default Re: Venting about travelers (semi pun)
Originally Posted by corbon View Post
I've been traveling for awhile now. From what I've seen, half of the travelers that I've encountered shouldn't be traveling, i.e. inexperienced, lazy, liars (falsifying experiences), narcotics using, etc. I suppose there are staff members that could and do do these things too, but we all know travelers have to set themselves apart from the staff by providing a higher standard of care. Are there things that could be done to rectify this? I could list several things, but it probably wouldn't matter, since nurses, new and old, are too preoccupied w/ the notion of traveling and not doing what they're supposed to do when they're actually there at the hospital/facility. Please do us travelers a favor and travel only when you truly want to make a difference; since I’m already trying to adjust to a new environment and not having to worry about other “travelers” screwing it up for everyone and me.
Sounds to me like you are perpetuating the very stereotype you say you are fighting against. Ive been traveling for a long time (>12 years) and I don't think the percentage of travelers with these issues is any higher than that of the nursing population as a whole.
It may be that it is simply noticed more because everyone is watching the new one and they don't have friends among the coworkers "covering for them".
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Old Nov 24, 2008, 01:53 AM

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On my last assignment before my current assignment the department was 80% travelers and we ran the floor, and very well I might add, including being charge nurse. The "screw-ups" were the ones that the hospital hired to replace us. I did see druggies, incompetents, and layout artists but these were the hospital's new hires, not travelers. A $10,000 sign-on bonus brings a lot of people out of the woodwork. So far I have encountered a lot of professionalism among my fellow travelers.
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