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No. 360
from CseMgr1
Old May 13, 2009, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by southernbeegirl View Post
i agree completely on this!

i was thinking after i posted that maybe it is BECAUSE of her 39 yrs of experience. corporate is always trying to find ways to weed out the veteran nurses with all the experience that make the most monies. i wonder if that couldnt be a factor as well?
Who knows?

The woman who chewed me up and spit me out actually had the gall to tell me (among other things):

"This way we won't have to worry about you not showing up for work again".

Excuse me? Did I not request and get those days off approved in advance?

She says this as the supervisor who approved my days off sits there like a piece of furniture.

The HH nurse who is caring for my BIL told my sister they are looking for help. I'm calling them tomorrow.

Middle finger extended as the door closes behind me.
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No. 361
from southernbeegirl
Old May 13, 2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by CseMgr1 View Post
Who knows?

The woman who chewed me up and spit me out actually had the gall to tell me (among other things):

"This way we won't have to worry about you not showing up for work again".

Excuse me? Did I not request and get those days off approved in advance?

She says this as the supervisor who approved my days off sits there like a piece of furniture.

The HH nurse who is caring for my BIL told my sister they are looking for help. I'm calling them tomorrow.

Middle finger extended as the door closes behind me.
good luck to you then!!
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No. 362
from nora1990
Old Jul 03, 2009, 04:49 PM

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what you wrote was very interesting about sal.i am currently attending a community college and fear that i have not learned as much as i should have as the other students in my class. its not my instructors fault , only mine. i did a bad thing in choosing a really easy teacher for A&P1 and i did not learn anything, and am averaging an A- in A&P2, but i feel that i should know a lot more than i do. i study hard and i have only microbiology to take before getting into the program of RN. my problem is being afraid of being in the same position as sal was. not having the knowledge i need to succeed. is there any tips you can give me so i dont follow the same path as sal??

thanks
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No. 363
from Ruby Vee
Old Jul 03, 2009, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by nora1990 View Post
what you wrote was very interesting about sal.i am currently attending a community college and fear that i have not learned as much as i should have as the other students in my class. its not my instructors fault , only mine. i did a bad thing in choosing a really easy teacher for A&P1 and i did not learn anything, and am averaging an A- in A&P2, but i feel that i should know a lot more than i do. i study hard and i have only microbiology to take before getting into the program of RN. my problem is being afraid of being in the same position as sal was. not having the knowledge i need to succeed. is there any tips you can give me so i dont follow the same path as sal??

thanks
The problem wasn't that Sal lacked knowledge. We EXPECT new grads to be ignorant in SOOOOO many ways. The problem was that Sal didn't benefit from the learning opportunities afforded her and that she didn't realize she was ignorant. She flunked the critical care test more than once; ditto the rhythm test. That should have been a message to her, but she didn't get it. She made no bones about the fact that she didn't study. She was proud of her "time management skills" which merely meant that she missed a lot when she got her vital signs and I & O into the computer on time. It's hard to teach someone when they're convinced they already know everything.

If you're worried about not having the knowledge you need to succeed, you have all the tips you need! Good luck with your studies, and maybe I'll be lucky enough to precept someone like you next year!
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No. 364
from Effie, RN
Old Jul 04, 2009, 04:31 PM

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Re: Case Manager 1 getting fired: This situation is why FMLA exists...it is illegal for them to do this, you just have to go about it the right way!
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No. 365
from Batman24
Old Jul 04, 2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lindarn View Post
I would contact an Employment Attorney ASAP. There is NO reason for their conduct! JMHO and my NY $0.02.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN
Spokane, Washington
Agreed. What they are doing is illegal. Call an attorney ASAP. You need legal help here.

I'll be praying for your sister and BIL to have complete and full recoveries. I'm sorry you were treated this way. You sound like a wonderful sister and SIL and any family would be lucky to have you. Hugs.
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No. 366
from Batman24
Old Jul 04, 2009, 05:10 PM

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CSEMGR1,

Just curious as to how long you have been with your current employer who is pulling this crap. Any issues prior to this or in recent months?
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No. 367
from glasgow3
Old Jul 05, 2009, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Batman24 View Post
Agreed. What is illegal they are doing. Call an attorney ASAP. You need legal help here.

I'll be praying for your sister and BIL to have complete and full recoveries. I'm sorry you were treated this way. You sound like a wonderful sister and SIL and any family would be lucky to have you. Hugs.

Slimey? Heartless? Obviously. But what makes you think what this employer did was illegal?

I would never argue against seeking legal advice if a person feels that they have been wronged. And in this case an aggressive attorney might be able to get the employer to restore her full time status because they probably should have taken the opportunity to inform her of her rights under FMLA even though it might not presently apply. That is, threatening to fire her for taking care of any family member might have wrongly lead her to conclude that if she needed to take leave to take care of her son due to a serious illness or injury that she would have no protection under the act. And since she couldn't risk losing having no job at all, she agreed to go per diem.

But even if they restored her previous employment status, what would be gained if she took off to take care of a brother-in-law and then was terminated?
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No. 368
from tishirajan
Old Jul 05, 2009, 09:10 PM

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Great advice Ruby! Great post! Thanks for your words of wisdom. You always have great advice. I hope I can be half the nurse you are when I get through school.
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No. 369
from rnto?
Old Jul 05, 2009, 10:12 PM

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[quote=Beerim;3423020]I have seen this happen on several occasion where a new nurse will make mistake and most of the experience nurses will just talk about her behind her back, bad mouth her and ridicule her but no one will correct her quote]

This was my experience. Although as a new grad most of my feedback was positive, I was quickly asked to transfer to night turn b/c mgmt was in a jam, and I agreed, to be nice. I both A-was rarely helped adequately even when I asked for it (once an older nurse went so far as to say, "Oh, you should have asked me" after I screwed something up, when I DID ask-I was mad but I didn't go to my boss, stupid me). I also overheard multiple conversations about one new grad in particular who no one seemed to like, but no one seemed to try to help. I remember the comment lumping all new grads together, "I've forgotten more than they know at all". Hey, I'm sitting right here, thanks! Talk about being supportive of new grads.
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