Cherry Soda

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1. Hate my job, want to transfer...

   Cherry Soda replied to FloridaCCRN's topic in General Nursing

   Graduate. Why don't you make an appointment with your nurse recruiter? She might be able to give you good advice, and also listen to you vent. Cherry

2. Sometimes I just don't give a hoot!!

   Cherry Soda replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

   Yep, I usually run my ass off all day while others talk on the phone or chat all day. How do they do it? I really don't know. They don't care though, and that is obvious. Personally, I do care and could not stand to have people talking about me ...

3. Travellers treated better? opinions please

   Cherry Soda replied to Cherry Soda's topic in General Nursing

   I think it truly will blow up in her face. I don't think the two travellers will be renewing their contracts and will be leaving soon. Meanwhile, the staff is falling apart and I think a couple of nurses (perhaps even I) will be leaving withing a fe...

4. Per diem questions

   Cherry Soda replied to susanmary's topic in General Nursing

   I am seriously considering per diem status. Being a full time staff nurse is just awful. Cherry

5. Travellers treated better? opinions please

   Cherry Soda replied to Cherry Soda's topic in General Nursing

   Ouch Peeps Sounds like you had a horrible experience. Glad you found prn nursing more to your satisfaction. Cherry

6. Travellers treated better? opinions please

   Cherry Soda replied to Cherry Soda's topic in General Nursing

   Renerian: You have some good ideas. Believe me, I am upset enough to say something to my manager. I guess the right time will come up when I can mention it without it sounding like sour grapes/and/or jealousy. Cherry

7. Travellers treated better? opinions please

   Cherry Soda replied to Cherry Soda's topic in General Nursing

   MollyMo I don't think it's right to treat travellers/agency as slave labor. That's not fair to them. They do have to make an amazing transition, and quickly. Staff deserves the praise too, and doesn't get it. That's my beef. Cherry

8. Travellers treated better? opinions please

   Cherry Soda replied to Cherry Soda's topic in General Nursing

   Agnus: Manipulation! Yes, that's the word. Perfect. That's what I was thinking of. It just left a strange feeling in my stomach. Cherry

9. Travellers treated better? opinions please

   Cherry Soda replied to Cherry Soda's topic in General Nursing

   Mattsmom: "This is part of the dysfunction within our hospital systems and is management's way of intimidating us and keeping us down. They promote night shift against day shift, agency against staff, fulltime against prn, etc. " Yes, I think you are...

10. Travellers treated better? opinions please

    Cherry Soda replied to Cherry Soda's topic in General Nursing

    3rd shift guy: "Bottom line, there are good travelers and bad travelers. Treat them well, welcome them, don't cop a resentment about the money they make, and they usually work out just fine." Yeah I guess that sums it all up. :) I'm not really rese...

11. Travellers treated better? opinions please

    Cherry Soda replied to Cherry Soda's topic in General Nursing

    Cheerfuldoer: "When I did traveling nursing, every assignment but one was nice...treated well by both staff and management. " It seems like you had good experiences travelling. Maybe I should try it. Cherry

12. Travellers treated better? opinions please

    Cherry Soda replied to Cherry Soda's topic in General Nursing

    SJoe: "Maybe you should resign, then come back to the same place as a traveling nurse, as others have done. " That sounds like a good idea. The travellers are immune from the politics, the vacation/time off squabbles, they set their own schedule and...

13. Travellers treated better? opinions please

    Cherry Soda replied to Cherry Soda's topic in General Nursing

    I really like the travellers/agency on my floor, they are good nurses. Staff takes the harder patients and the travellers/agency are the first to float. These travellers always pitch in and help the staff if they are drowning. I just find the situa...

14. Travellers treated better? opinions please

    Cherry Soda replied to Cherry Soda's topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone else had an experience similar to mine? C.S.

15. Travellers treated better? opinions please

    Cherry Soda posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a Staff Nurse. My unit has a few travellers/agency nurses. They are all good nurses and work hard. One is new. She's already *****ing about the hosp., etc. *****es about nursing, wants to be a doctor. Okay whatever. Her friend brought her t...