"Fired for NO Reason"

I am just chickling at this whole thread.

Remembering all the times here that I have been absolutely pummeled, kicked, and beaten for saying that not everyone is cut out to be a nurse.

It is nice to finally have someone agree!

Because she was not being trained right. Hospitals are all about making money. They want to start milking the cow before she is ready. If this girl had gaps in her learning they should have been filled. That is what preceptorship should be all about "experience."

The new nurse should have been explained the process of preceptorship from day one, and given support in transitioning into a functioning nurse. I guess we wanted her to start earning her keep from the 7th, 8th, 12th week onward. She did what she could. Was on time. She did not do what she could not. Use experience.
It is not enough to tell someone they don't have critical thinking skills. We should know those skills don't come in 6/8 weeks. But we are in a hurry to make money.

The error with the coumadin was so...........just.........not acceptable, I find it hard to believe she didnt know better. My first impression is that something happened. Something that didnt come out.

i would like to see entrance exams to nsg school, be modified where critical thinking could be tested...
as well as other areas, to ensure that students are indeed, the right cut.
raise that bar.
i honestly don't understand how some even made it.

leslie