KaleeG

Hello All, As a travel nurse, I have become used to going to a busy and shortstaffed hospital and becoming a "part of the team" on the unit I am contracted to. I make friends and become one of the crowd, taking call and even rearranging my schedule to help out when needed, as I don't want my new friends to have to work short. But my latest assignment . . . . Oh My Goodness what a HORROR!!! I recieved 4 hours of orientation (during which I had a patient load) and have been floated all over the hospital. I guess their opinion is - a nurse is a nurse - but I see this as very unprofessional behavior. I was told I would be 'first to float' when I asked (and I accepted the assignment anyhow? YIKES) but if I had not asked I would have been totally unprepared for the situation I have found myself in. Oh well, the assignment is almost over, I think I have worked 3 times on the area I had agreed to accept an assignment in. I pray before I go in to work each night, and as of yet have not had a patient I felt I was unqualified to care for, even though I have been assigned to several ICU's. When will the hospitals learn that floating is not a permanant staffing solution??? ------------------ Kalee G - Currently on assignment in Philadelphia with Medst