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From my understanding housing is part of your contract with the recruiter/agency. Now to save lots of money rooming with someone as in sharing rent in a 2 bedroom OR getting reasonable housing but not all lavish. If you feel more comfortable as a med-surg nurse versus ICU I would take assignments as a med surg nurse or else you will be expected to manage very critically ill patients in the ICU. My understanding is that as a travel nurse you get a couple days of general hospital orientation but you best be ready to hold your own. I wld prefer to take a role "specialty" that I'm confident in versus a role that I may be thrown to the wolves and risk a lot.
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I dont understand how it was reported to the BON before you were proven innocent by a drug screen? I've been through very similar experience! Board was not notified; my impromptu drug screen was neg. There wouldn't be anything to report. They can assume all day but I did not do anything wrong.
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Hello, I am wanting to get into travel nursing. I have been an RN for 1.5 years. I work on an Orthopedic/Med-Surg unit. I am thinking that maybe traveling within my own state FIRST to get my feet wet? I'm not sure. My MAIN QUESTION is how to find a reliable and reputable RECRUITER?! Where to begin? When I Google this I'm not sure if I should find a recruiter based out of my own home state? I am also willing to travel out of my state on my first gig just thought maybe starting fairly local would be a good idea too? I get lost in all the recruiter Ads on Google and who to sign up with?! I have researched enough to know that it's apparently best to work with a few recruiters or to have a few on hand to compare and work on best income and incentives etc. Any tips are welcome! Am I also only eligible to work ortho/med-surg for travel RN positions?! THANKS! ?
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Wandrlust you sound like a horrible person.
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@WildflowerFairy YUP! Just went through this! They treated me as if I was transitioning from a floor to a specialty floor with experience versus treating me as a new grad on the specialty floor with NO experience. They made up expectations as the weeks went on...to the point that I could not meet their ridiculous expectations. Management was horribly toxic. SO glad to be away from that crap hospital though!
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@Lemon Bars Was this at a popular Michigan hospital? (not U of M) I went through the same thing recently at a larger hospital that is popular around our state. Curious if you went through the same crap at the same hospital!?
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@Ruby Vee Eh. It all depends. There is SOME truth in the fact that, we have to manage our anxiety as new grads and in a new environment..but, there are no 2 ways about it when it comes to really rude and non-supportive preceptors. They are out there. I had one. I am no longer in my orientation as a new grad at said hospital. It was not going to work no matter how things were twisted, talked about, etc. My preceptor basically went out of her way to ruin any possible chance of survival for me in that environment. I did all the things on my own, reached out to my educator, learned at home, made notes, watched videos to help my success but my preceptor's word was gold to the management and nothing I said had any value..so it wasn't worth the battle anymore for me.
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I am going through the same thing. I did not last long in the ER as a new grad. I did not get enough training or support and it lead me to leave within 4 weeks of orientation. I did not have a choice. It was not working out and the hospital would not budge or hear me out as to the WHYs...I had terrible preceptor experiences. I tried to stick around but it was not going to happen so I am going to do skilled nursing most likely to get my bearings and experience. I think the hospital is too much for me right now. No one wants to slow it down a notch it seems in that environment. I am just not ready for it.
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@TriciaJ I am only 2 months in of my new grad ER training/orientation and that is a STORY in, of itself, but I am done there as of today. Sadly, it did not work out for me for many reasons...but one of the MAIN reasons for me, personally, was I was knocked for being "by the book"..and hurried along when giving meds by my preceptor. I was told I don't need to wear gloves to give IVP meds or start IVs. When I did wear gloves my preceptor was annoyed yet my patients thanked me. I was always feeling like DOING the RIGHT thing was frowned upon in THAT environment..so many rules were constantly being broken and I was told this is how they do it in the ER. I HAVE to look at my medication coming out of the Pixus and always want to keep that practice..it is just ONE check but its important to me and my patient safety standards were always being knocked down and I was told, "This isn't nursing school." Anyone knows me KNOWS I am by the book! So what! I would think my patients would want me to be! This ER departure for me was so so so frustrating and ruined my self-esteem and will for a few days after I grieve the disgrace of management I worked under and how my voice was NEVER heard when I brought up things that were NOT right or not working for my orientation. The preceptor's word was GOLD. Deep down, I think they weren't used to someone holding a mirror up to them and demanding JUST behavior and when an orientee challenged them...they had to knock me out or make changes they weren't willing to change! My preceptor took her OWN patient load while I was with 2 rooms for the day. That was a PROBLEM for me as a new grad in the ER (which they were WELL aware of when they hired me)!!! We did not SHARE a patient load. I had mine she had hers. And, when I tried to explain this for the 2nd meeting today with the management, the director smirked and said, "SO and so was helping you." I responded with NO, that is not how it happened. She just would refuse to hear any side other than what the preceptor would tell her. As if my side never existed. I told her I had ZERO motive to make anything up. Nope. She was cold as ice to me. SO, that chapter of my life ended today. I am grateful to be away from that toxic environment but I feel I was also screwed over by my company.
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@TriciaJ Okay, the more I read and listen, the more I think this case was a real ugly case...I just cannot blame someone and get mad at this nurse for some reason....I am not there yet, I guess..but I see your point. Totally different scenarios. My heart aches for the case I posted on here though. That woman was a nurse forever...and she did not even know why her patient crashed and died even as other staff were pointing at the wrong med, she could NOT see it that way..That is very scary to ME as a brand new nurse! How could my own eyes fail me? That is a scary thought!
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Long-term care pays 10+$/hour more than starting RN wages at some hospitals here in the mid-west!