| Nurses are required to utilize different tools depending | | | | your questions were not answered in orientation, then |
| on the area of the hospital or health facility they work | | | | the supervisors in your specific department will help |
| in. You will need to learn about different tools different | | | | you. |
| facilities use as a travel nurse. | | | | Realize that nurses use a variety of technological tools |
| If you take a position as a travel nurse in the area of | | | | in their jobs, and travel nurses will be exposed to an |
| the hospital you normally work in, the tools and | | | | even greater diversity. Research the mechanics and |
| equipment will be familiar to you. But if its a cutting | | | | the utilization of any tool you don't understand. Nursing |
| edge hospital there may be new equipment you | | | | technology changes every day, and you can't be |
| haven't used before. In either case below you will find | | | | expected to be familiar with everything. Familiarize |
| some tips for navigating your way through of these | | | | yourself with the charts, paperwork and forms used |
| tools and equipment as a travel nurse. | | | | by different hospitals. |
| There are websites like Nursing Center, Nursing World, | | | | Something else to be aware of is the fact that |
| and discover Nursing that you can use to do some | | | | different hospitals may use different shorthand or |
| research on tools and equipment the travel nurse will | | | | codes by different doctors, so be aware of this. Don't |
| come across. | | | | get panic stricken if you find that there is equipment or |
| You will always need to ask questions about the | | | | tools in your new assignment that you have not used |
| department you are placed in when you get a travel | | | | before. The hospitals know this already. |
| nurse assignment. The hospital you will work in will | | | | If you don't feel comfortable working in new |
| provide orientation and you will need to takes notes | | | | environments, then work in the same department you |
| and ask questions. You can always ask about | | | | always have. Your travel nursing agency will guide |
| additional training if you will be confronted with tools or | | | | through all of this. |
| equipment you have never used before. If you find all | | | | |