hello, i am feeling really low right now and kind of angry. i was sent by agency to do an 8 hour shift at 11:30pm - 730 am in a part of town known for high crime. first let me describe the place.. it was dark, it was an apartment complex of 150-200 families, the addresses were hard to see,{they ran from 199 -399, i had to go to #255, so i would have had to go searching the whole complex} let alone find, and there had to be at least 6 police cars riding around the area. i live in another part of the same city. the big mistake i made that could cost me my job was when i called the family and nervously asked "is that the complex they call "crazytown"?{that is the slang term for the complex due to the shootings in the area.} i did not know the proper name for the complex, was nervous, and thought they would not mind. anyway, the agency called and mom was upset, that she is really laid back, and the nurses dont have a problem with it. {i dont think thats true, however.} was that inappropiate to say to the family? i thought she would not mind because they said she was laid back and b/c her ring tone was inappropiate{ it said this is pimp productions, and hold the fu.. on while your party is reached} if that is an area known for high crime, why did the agency accept the case? do they really care about the nurses' safety? any thoughts appreciated, and to add i have worked in high crime areas {families pulling out knives on each other while i am there, fights, 50 people standing outside the house, people sitting on my car.}i think it was the darkness and some of my family who live a block away from the complex that scared me{they told me not to go there at this time of night.} sooo sorry for the long post
