Sorry folks, I haven't had much time to post.
Basically, I am a float nurse, working in our small hospital wherever they need me. And so far things have been going really good. I had a few days of training on one floor, and was then called in to work my first shift by myself. I must say, that keeping about 10 people alive for 12 hours without help (except for the CNAs), was an amazing experience, and it made my confidence in myself grow a huge amount. I thought before that I could do it, but now I know I can. The feeling that I had at 0700 when I walked out of that hospital was completely indescribable.
The best part of it was knowing that I completed a shift in which I had no training. It was night shift. Nurse manager just told me that she had faith in me to do it, because I worked night shift for 4 years as an aide.
And I have been on my own ever since, for the most part. So my 6 week orientation was actually 2.5 until I was on my own. They are short on help, but not enough that they can hire me for a full time position. So until then, I'm scheduled for 2 days a week, and I get called in constantly to cover for everyone else. Which I can't say I mind much, because I get a bonus every time I come in to cover. And I still end up with 40 hours a week.
The only downfall to working as a floater is that I have a lot of things to remember. Each floor has different policies about charting- how many times to chart a shift, different things that have to be charted, etc. And there are also different assessments and things that have to be done depending on where I'm working. Luckily since I am still new people don't mind helping me out. But I'm afraid the help is going to stop.
Basically, I am a float nurse, working in our small hospital wherever they need me. And so far things have been going really good. I had a few days of training on one floor, and was then called in to work my first shift by myself. I must say, that keeping about 10 people alive for 12 hours without help (except for the CNAs), was an amazing experience, and it made my confidence in myself grow a huge amount. I thought before that I could do it, but now I know I can. The feeling that I had at 0700 when I walked out of that hospital was completely indescribable.
The best part of it was knowing that I completed a shift in which I had no training. It was night shift. Nurse manager just told me that she had faith in me to do it, because I worked night shift for 4 years as an aide.
And I have been on my own ever since, for the most part. So my 6 week orientation was actually 2.5 until I was on my own. They are short on help, but not enough that they can hire me for a full time position. So until then, I'm scheduled for 2 days a week, and I get called in constantly to cover for everyone else. Which I can't say I mind much, because I get a bonus every time I come in to cover. And I still end up with 40 hours a week.
The only downfall to working as a floater is that I have a lot of things to remember. Each floor has different policies about charting- how many times to chart a shift, different things that have to be charted, etc. And there are also different assessments and things that have to be done depending on where I'm working. Luckily since I am still new people don't mind helping me out. But I'm afraid the help is going to stop.
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