How to say "no"?

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According to my recruiter, I'm being put up this week to three hospitals. Initially I was fine with all three of them, but then after talking to some people I know in the area, ALL of them mentioned that one in particular has a very bad reputation, and that there are big big problems within the department I would be going to. Based on that, I think I'd rather just be put out to the other two. Will I look picky or inflexible if I tell the recruiter that I don't want to go to the one hospital???

Sorry, new to the travel thing. It gets a little confusing.

THANKS!

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Specializes in ER, NICU, NSY and some other stuff.

YOu are well within your rights to only be submitted at the facilities you desire. Why bother being submitted to a place you have no intentions of going top? You can be picky. Your recruiter is working for you as well as the facility.

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the agencies out there are working for us. not the other way around. it is up to them to help you find the most comfortable and rewarding job for you. when you have heard things about a hospital, you can always ask the recruiter if she has heard of such problems. many times they have. when you go to an agnecy, you basically are hiring thme to find the right fit for you. so, go be as picky as you want. in the end, you are the one out doing the grunt work.....making money.....but making everyone else money too.

picky picky picky.......say it one more time......................

yes............be picky!

oh, btw, if your recruiter thinks you are too picky.......its time for a new recruiter.

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Yeah, I'm still new at this!!! I told the recruiter that I definitely did not want that hospital- unless it was the last option. She found me a different hospital, and agreed to submit me to the first three, leaving the other one till later, if at all, since I am likely to be placed in one of the others (they all have ASAP start dates). She of course, was not surprised, saying she has had a few nurses not finish out their contracts at that other place.

So thats settled, thanks a lot...

And please, lets hope it gets done quickly. The "vacation" to see my parents is DRIVING me really crazy :uhoh3: :)

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Good Luck. The difficult thing sometimes with travel is the waiting and wondering. :uhoh3:

There is a degree of anxiety because you just don't know how things are all going to shake out.

Take Care..........travel safe. LEt us all know how things shook out in the end.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Learn this phrase, as it is invaluable in nursing: "No, thank you."

If you can't say no in nursing, you are in deep trouble. Most administrations have, through time tested trials, a knowledge of which nurses will respond if put upon and which ones are assertive enough to put their lives and families above work.

I think that it should be high priority in nursing schools to teach some assertiveness. They should have hands on tests where the instructors 'call' the nurse and give sob story after sob story - and the student fails unless they can stand up for themselves and say 'no, thank you'. I know too many nurses that cringe on their days off that the hospital will call (and the hospitals nowadays block caller ID so that the nurse can't know it's them before they answer). You know why they block caller ID? Because administrations know that if they can actually talk to the nurses, some of them will not be able to say no.

"No, thank you". Love it, Learn it, Live it.

I'm glad things worked out for you.

~faith,

Timothy.

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