00:02
Being mandated or floated.
00:05
This section is in here because I literally
had no idea that these things could happen
until they happened to me. And I was like,
What?
And I cried. Which that's not going to
surprise you.
00:13
As we continue through this, I tend to cry a
lot.
00:15
So in some jobs, not all, you can be
mandated.
00:20
And what that basically means is they don't
have enough staff for the next shift, and
they can literally make you stay over,
usually for like 4 hours.
00:29
Technically, they say that you can't be
mandated in, or they say that you have to be
mandated in if they call you in.
00:36
But just don't answer your phone, friends.
00:38
Just pro tip there.
00:39
And when you get mandated, it can be at the
end of a 12.
00:42
So, think you just spent 12 and a half hour
shift that is now going to become a 16 and a
half hour shift.
00:47
It's not fun. And hopefully this doesn't
happen often on a well managed and staffed
unit. And most places have caps for how many
times you can be mandated during a certain
like pay period.
00:57
But just be aware that if you work inpatient
this is a
thing, and it's not fun.
01:04
Ask about it honestly in your interviews and
if they get mad about it in the interview, it
probably means that it is a problem on their
unit, making it a touchy spot and I would
maybe just avoid that job.
01:14
Now being floated is when your unit is on has
a low level of patients, has
a low census as they'll call it, and other
units, they don't have that problem.
01:23
They need your help. So you will go into
work, and it will be like, Hey, we don't need
you here. Go to this other unit instead.
01:29
And it's just, it's disorienting, but it's
honestly, it's not the end of the world, but
it just kind of it's shocking if you're a
creature of habit like me, and you are not
used to the routine, and you didn't even
know that this could happen to you.
01:42
Enough of that section.
01:44
Let's move on to our next module where we
discuss one of the questions I get asked the
most, which is, is this a good career for my
family?
Will this be a good fit?
What are your thoughts?
Let's go.