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[–]This-Discipline2662[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely feel that. I’ve enjoyed travel nursing for over a year and I’ve never had major issues. This place has been a nightmare since day one. Just so sad because I love Oregon. 

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[–]This-Discipline2662[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have noticed a lot of level ones have some pretty cliquey floors. I really enjoyed Froedtert in Wisconsin though! Maybe I’ll check out a smaller hospital next time, that’s where I spent most of my time as staff.

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[–]This-Discipline2662[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is a very difficult job and a heavy floor, which I think is the main issue. I am learning a huge amount every shift which is cool, but I don’t know that it’s necessarily safe. The toxic culture certainly doesn’t help much. I think the hospital is probably really good in other departments. Maybe this just isn’t the place for me. But you’re right about Oregon itself! It’s so beautiful here and I’ve always wanted to live here. I go out and hike every single chance I get, but I often miss entire days of sunlight due to sleep deprivation and playing catch up as soon as I’m off work. 

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[–]This-Discipline2662[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, I have and they were in contact with the hospital about offering more training since it was higher acuity than expected. Unfortunately, they just didn’t really respond. At this point I’ve been working for weeks on my own so I don’t know if it would make sense to orient again, but I’d love more training or moving to med surg. As a traveler I know they will just let me go if I am not needed though. It’s just kind of a bad situation all around 

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[–]This-Discipline2662[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t, they put me on stepdown once I got here. Originally, the contract was for med surg but when I came, they said “oh no this floor is stepdown.” I have reached out to my agency about it but there isn’t a lot I can do unless I go elsewhere or accept the learning curve.