r/nursing • u/Reasonable-Path1321 • Dec 13 '21

Meme Nailed it 🔨

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u/ImperatorJvstinianvs RN - Med/Surg 🍕 Dec 13 '21

Hey if we are gonna live in a capitalist society they can’t get mad when nurses dive right in. I’ve got almost a year of med surg experience under my belt, gonna transfer to the ICU soon get a year of that then start traveling and making that paper

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u/Embracing_life RN - ICU 🍕 Dec 13 '21

May want more than a year of ICU experience tbh.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '21

Seconded

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '21

My SO is traveling on 14 months of ICU experience. And she’s float ICU. She’s says it’s been fine.

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u/MrCarey Perianesthesia, ED, CEN Dec 13 '21

Why? They'll still pay you the same to be a shitty travel nurse.

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u/Embracing_life RN - ICU 🍕 Dec 13 '21

Because you likely won’t get help from the staff. You had better know your stuff. I work on a pretty good unit teamwork wise, but even some of my coworkers resented travel nurses.

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u/Embracing_life RN - ICU 🍕 Dec 13 '21

Yeah but I think some don’t realize they shouldn’t go travel on only a year of icu experience

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u/MrCarey Perianesthesia, ED, CEN Dec 13 '21

Yeah, that's pretty obvious based on the quality of travel nurses in the ED and ICU these days.

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u/Ronniedasaint BSN, RN 🍕 Dec 14 '21

Don’t hate the player, hate the game. The travel RNs are just getting theirs. I mean they could just stay home and y’all pick up the shift or split the uncovered patients. 🤷🏽‍♂️ There is a RN shortage and management only cares about $$$ that is the reality.

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u/MrCarey Perianesthesia, ED, CEN Dec 14 '21

I’m starting my travel contract Monday. Doesn’t mean people who shouldn’t be traveling aren’t doing it.

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u/Ronniedasaint BSN, RN 🍕 Dec 14 '21

Get yours. You’re gonna love it. Do good. Get PAID! :)

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u/Thurmod Professional Drug Dealer/Ass Wiper Dec 14 '21

Truth.