krgilli1

Thank you both for your input. I received it and appreciate your feedback. To add, I've been a traveler for years and yes for the most part we're typically floated first and treated the same however it doesn't make it more OK. We're groomed to acceptance. Which is why the culture doesn't change. I am very confident and comfortable in my profession however I'm very humble. I don't move as over confident nor do I perform incompetently. Whirlygirl you are absolutely correct you have to have thick skin and keep it impersonal however a nurse should never be targeted, berated, and disrespected that's flat out bullying. Let's keep it completely realistic, bullying is a huge problem in nursing sadly and it causes burnout and race always play a major role in how the treatment is delivered and the type of discipline if you dare to advocate for yourself. Most experienced nurses have performed leadership roles and "trust" ladies, unfortunately should not be a factor in who's being floated. Where is the moral or ethics in that thought. Most nurses aren't traveling to become apart of a core staff friendship and furthermore, trust or not, as long as the scope is applied appropriately and safely that's what matters. We're educated skilled professionals. We're supposed to encourage, build up, and educate one another that's how competence is cultivated. We're not supposed to dismiss and push one out or to another unit until a manager, core staff or charge becomes comfortable no matter how accepting it has been in the field.

I started accepting Kaiser assignments through AMN January 2023. My experience with Kaiser hasn't been pleasant. As a Black American woman I'm stereotype the moment I hit the unit. As a traveler I'm not apart of their click so I'm instantly separated and scrutinized. I've heard with my ears we interfere with the core staff OT so we are given the worst assignments and floated to all units sometimes q4 hrs. Our contracts are cancelled without question or research. The agencies do not protect us nor do they advocate for us. We're dispensable.