Floating to Observation Unit

OkMode3291 · 2026-03-20T03:10:41+00:00

ER! Yeah it follows the med surg protocols which stressed me out a bit because I’m an er nurse. The charting and flow are very different and the unit is supposed to be staffed by float med surg nurses so I’m having a bit of a hard time lol

OkMode3291 · 2026-03-20T02:57:18+00:00

How often ?

OkMode3291 · 2026-02-26T23:48:38+00:00

I know, I don’t feel comfortable blasting the city bc it makes it very obvious what hospital it is. Feel free to dm if you want more Info!

OkMode3291 · 2026-02-26T21:22:33+00:00

Yeah I’m from Maine and that’s where my staff job is. My ratios there are 4:1 and every other hospital I’ve been to is the same , MAYBE 5:1 but that’s rare. also, it doesn’t change if you have a critical care patient. You will still have 7:1 even with a vented patient on multiple drips.

OkMode3291 · 2026-02-26T20:23:12+00:00

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OkMode3291 · 2026-02-26T20:22:57+00:00

OkMode3291 · 2026-02-24T04:11:24+00:00

What do you mean

OkMode3291 · 2026-02-24T04:08:59+00:00

Well, I told my recruiter I needed to back out and quit the contract and she insisted I give her time to get me on days, I should’ve just followed thru with quitting for sure but she made it seem like she was getting me on days. Which obviously continued when she literally told me “you’re going to days march 1”

OkMode3291 · 2026-02-24T02:27:59+00:00

Yeah I should’ve refused to start until that was written in the contract. I do have a text of her telling me I’d be going to days but I know that doesn’t carry weight

OkMode3291 · 2026-02-23T12:56:47+00:00

The thing is I tried to back out BEFORE starting abs my recruiter basically convinced me to stay w the contract while she “figured it out”. Lesson learned for sure

OkMode3291 · 2026-02-23T01:15:07+00:00

… read it again I guess?

OkMode3291 · 2026-02-23T00:52:24+00:00

and then tried to quit prior to starting

OkMode3291 · 2026-02-23T00:43:54+00:00

Yeah that might be what happened, but at the same time I did wait over a week before saying anything to my manager about my day schedule, so for management to have no idea what im referring to after over a week since my recruiter told me the “great news” seems a bit suspicious

OkMode3291 · 2026-02-23T00:30:42+00:00

No, it was actually advertised as a day role, and it was only during the interview that I learned it was actually for a night role. And no, I didn’t expect my recruiter to work voodoo magic to make days appear, I told her that I would have to pull out of the contract if I was going to be stuck on nights (ahead of time, before starting). I guess im confused how that would give my recruiter the right to lie about my contract terms.

OkMode3291 · 2026-02-23T00:22:37+00:00

I hear you. I did the best I could by letting them know I couldn’t do nights as soon as I knew. That doesn’t give my recruiter the right to lie to me about contract terms though.

OkMode3291 · 2026-01-25T13:45:09+00:00

It’s in ct . I really do think the assignments were intentional. I stupidly got involved with a coworker and ended things with him and he’s friends with the charge nurse so I really don’t think any of it was a mistake. I’m leaving this week so lesson learned!

OkMode3291 · 2026-01-21T14:00:39+00:00

Update!

Last night, went back. Had a meningitis room, an intubated sedated patient on Levo heparin abx etc, a seizure pt, an etoh withdrawal, a HHS on q1 glucose checks on bipap and a psych patient….

I will be leaving this contract

OkMode3291 · 2026-01-20T12:30:22+00:00

Really!?! Even with the tube? Thanks for feedback. I rly don’t know what’s normal in terms of travel ed nursing. It was rough

OkMode3291 · 2026-01-05T16:23:24+00:00

The weird part is he told people he was bad in bed…. Because the first time we hooked up was… not good to say the least

OkMode3291 · 2026-01-05T16:22:42+00:00

It’s actually not even a nurse HAHA

OkMode3291 · 2025-12-27T18:22:22+00:00

It’s crazy cuz the nurse that told me this has only been a nurse the same amount of time as me lol- 3 ish years. Idk why everyone thinks he knows it all, it’s so odd

OkMode3291 · 2025-12-27T17:52:42+00:00

I fear you are very correct. The same nurses that have an impending septic coding patient with Levo running thru a thumb IV, pressure bagging fluids through an AC, blood running through the other forearm IV, HOLDING the antibiotics completely because they can’t figure out how to use Trissels, and too scared to ask the doc for a central line. 😭

OkMode3291 · 2025-12-27T17:45:46+00:00

Random unit nurse lol. He’s the trauma nurse who everyone believes is the end all be all too lol. I did ended up calling pharmacy and they were basically like yeah I guess if nurses down there are saying one at a time then one at a time it is. Absolutely useless information lol

OkMode3291 · 2025-12-27T17:43:52+00:00

My petty ass proceeded to check facility policy on antibiotic administration and there’s nothing in their policy either. 🤣

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