New to nursing field - got fired after 2 months

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and I am not sure how to move forward with looking for a job. Do I add it to my resume? Is anyone going to hire me after getting terminated? Ive never been fired before and I am so disheartened that I got fired in my nursing career - if you can call it a career after 2 months. Do I just start over fresh like I have had no experience?

It was mostly related to skills, and my DON who fired me suggested I look online and review my skills, etc. so when I do start looking (which I need to do soon) I can say what happened, and that I have been reviewing my skills to make myself better.

Sometimes I got the feeling that they expected more from me as a brand new nurse than I was able to give. I was always there on time, asked questions, jumped in and tried new things, was willing to help - but its almost like they forgot what it was like to be a new nurse and took forgranted that I was a brand new nurse just learning the ropes. Regardless, my license wont be affected - just my bruised ego. I am especially concerned that since LTC seems to be the only place hiring "inexperienced" (less than a year experience) nurses and that is the field I was in that I am not going to find anyone that is understanding in another branch of nursing to take me in and give me another chance.

II am open to suggestions. This is fairly recent so I am still dusting myself off - but I would love to know if any other brand new nurses went thru this and how they coped with it. Thanks so much for the support.

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It's great that you are learning from your minor mishap. Chin up! There is a reason why it's called a learning curve. Live and learn.

If you don't put that job on the resume, and they find out (which they usually do), what does that speak of? You lied on your resume. That's a big no-no for HR.

Put it on, it is experience. And when you get interviewed and they ask why, you can summarize why you left and what you did since then (brushed up on your skills, etc).

Good luck job hunting!

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So there is hope for me? Because it was hard enough to find this job - no one wanted to hire a "new nurse" -

now I am a fired "new nurse" - I am just having a hard time wraping my mind around it - I feel like I am in a dream

state. Thanks again for your time and responses - I really want to get on top of this and learn from it - but

I my self esteem has been shot and I dont know who would want to hire a new nurse who has been fired.

xoxo

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and I am not sure how to move forward with looking for a job. Do I add it to my resume? Is anyone going to hire me after getting terminated? Ive never been fired before and I am so disheartened that I got fired in my nursing career - if you can call it a career after 2 months. Do I just start over fresh like I have had no experience?

It was mostly related to skills, and my DON who fired me suggested I look online and review my skills, etc. so when I do start looking (which I need to do soon) I can say what happened, and that I have been reviewing my skills to make myself better.

Sometimes I got the feeling that they expected more from me as a brand new nurse than I was able to give. I was always there on time, asked questions, jumped in and tried new things, was willing to help - but its almost like they forgot what it was like to be a new nurse and took forgranted that I was a brand new nurse just learning the ropes. Regardless, my license wont be affected - just my bruised ego. I am especially concerned that since LTC seems to be the only place hiring "inexperienced" (less than a year experience) nurses and that is the field I was in that I am not going to find anyone that is understanding in another branch of nursing to take me in and give me another chance.

II am open to suggestions. This is fairly recent so I am still dusting myself off - but I would love to know if any other brand new nurses went thru this and how they coped with it. Thanks so much for the support.

If you search this Forum, there have been others that were fired/let go during orientation and a little bit after as well.

I think in nursing school, they don't tell us that we can be fired during orientation. And when that happens, it's a shock.

But, you are not alone. Chin up!

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How did you graduate if your clinical skills suck? Go into psych or something..

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How did you graduate if your clinical skills suck? Go into psych or something..

Do you REALLY think psych doesn't involve clinical skills? Seriously? :banghead:

To the OP - it sounds like you are learning from this experience and doing what you need to do to become a better nurse. This is a good thing! And no, don't omit this from your resume. As perioddrame said, most likely any potential employers will find out about it and that looks bad.

Good luck to you!

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How did you graduate if your clinical skills suck? Go into psych or something..
just because it was said, doesn't make it true...
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"Sometimes I got the feeling that they expected more from me as a brand new nurse than I was able to give."

Think you nailed it with that. LTC is a very heavy workload. I have been a nurse for 30 years and would have a hard time keeping up.

Check out other threads regarding LTC, there are many "shortcuts" that must be taken to get through the shift.

For example... how could ANYONE pass meds to 30- 40 people in a timely manner ? You are a a new grad that can't grasp "shortcuts" yet. They most certainly should have continued to train you.

Do NOT put it on your resume. It's not necessary to explain why that LTC wouldn't train you properly .

Good luck, keep us posted.

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I woudn't put it on my resume...

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How did you graduate if your clinical skills suck? Go into psych or something..

That was extremely RUDE!! Those that live in glass houses shouldn't throw rocks......

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To the original OP, good luck to you! I hope the next place you work gives you the training and encouragement a new grad should receive to succeed.

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Novo you are tactless. Not everyone is born knowing, which your post suggests of yourself. It sounds like the LTC failed to properly orient her as a new graduate. It is very unlikely to come out of nursing school with expert skills, this is why there is the path of novice to expert.

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