Med Surg Travel Nursing

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New Travel Nurse

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Good afternoon fellow nurses,

My roomate and I are going to be taking our first travel nursing job in California here within the next week and a half. My roomate is an OR nurse and I have done Med Surg for approx. 1.5 years. She has done OR nursing for 2 years.

I haven't been with med surg nursing since Feb because I tried the OR and decided that I missed the energies and people contacts of the floor. My roomate is very good at the OR. I am concerned that I might not "cut it" when I get out there to their med surg unit. I am a hard worker though. I read the personality post about the travel nurse and I am getting a little nervous. I am good with people and am very organized. What if I am not the best med surg nurse???? With this nursing shortage and all, can I still complete this assignment??????? I guess I am looking for people to let me know things about their experiences and give me some encouragement, advice, whatever. I appreciate it!! This BB is great!

Thanks,

Jen

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[RNPATL, DNP, RN]

First of all Jen ... relax! You have had significant exposure to med-surg nursing and I am sure that after the initial few shifts, you will fall right into place. Remember that California has mandated staffing ratios ... this means that nurses do not always have overwhelming assignments. Of course, there will be shifts when the patients you are caring for will overwhelm you, but I am sure you will be fine. Have confidence in your skills and know that you can do anything for almost 13 weeks. Heck, you might even find a renewed passion for med-srug nursing and fall in love with the assignment. Most of all, relax and have confidence in your skills, organizational ability and ability to do well with the public.

Good luck!