First Day At Work Tips For Agency Nurses

Agency Nurses are exposed to numerous assignments at multiple facilities and are highly skilled to best support patients and clients.   

Working at new facilities on new assignments requires agency nurses to adapt to different procedures, facility layouts, and workplace cultures. This can make the first day of work as an agency nurse very daunting.

1. Adequate Handover 

The transition an agency nurse has to go through at each facility requires an adequate handover that provides detailed information about the shift, assignments, and how the procedure works. It is important that agency nurses feel comfortable after the handover; thus, if they have any questions, they should ask. 

2. Exceptional Communication Skills  

Agency nurses work at multiple facilities and do not work there permanently, so it is important to always introduce themselves to staff nurses on duty. Part of having exceptional communication skills is the ability t to ask as many questions as needed to do the assignment correctly.  

3. Utilise all skills 

Agency nurses learn a lot of skills and ways of completing them. It is important to make notes to remember what new lessons and skills were learned. 

4. Always be prepared 

It is important that agency nurses should always remember the core of basic nursing. When working at a new facility: 

• Pre-plan transport method and route 

• Arrive earlier that starting time to ask for a proper induction and get familiarised with the facility 

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