get fired?

[bellefleur]

hello everyone,

to begin with, I had a fall incident the last time I work in the hospital. We called rapid response and sent him for xray and ct head. The results were negative. We started monitoring his neuro check. After the Labor Day, the nurse manager left a voicemail and said she wants to see me in her office. I replied to her call and she wants to set a meeting tomorrow before I start my shift. My shift starts at 3pm and she wants to set a meeting before 1230 before I start my shift. I felt alarmed about this. Why she wants to set a meeting that early when I start my shift at 3pm if there is nothing wrong.Does it mean that I would be fired? I feel so scared and thought of not showing up if that would happen. It would be very upsetting. I got a headache and very anxious what's gonna happen. I've never been fired before. I am a new nurse 6 months in that hospital and just learning the work routine. What are the warning signs or the process if you get fired?

very confused.

[CrunchRN, ADN, RN]

Quitting is not the answer.

[workinmomRN2012, BSN]

Another thing to remember is that this more than likely is not about you. This is about covering themselves. Now, when upper management says, "What did you do about this fall?", they can say, "We had a meeting, gave the responsible nurse education, blah blah blah," and their behinds are covered. It doesn't necessarily mean anything about you, it's a paperwork deal.

This really says it all. Example:When you right a nurses note and you say that the patient had a 7/10 for pain, you should always follow that up with what you did about that patients pain. Well this is the same for the NM, she needs to be able to say here is what happened and here is what we did to correct it. Hang in there :)

[chiandre]

If you quit, you will run into another scenario somewhere else. Will you quit every time you make mistake and get constructive criticism? You are lucky because some Nurse Managers will not even call the meeting. They will get rid of you or start collecting information to get rid of you.

Be strong. Learn from this experience and grow.