So I'm fired. Again.

DianeM47 · Nov 7, 2007

I don't know your history since I don't usually follow these threads. However, if you have been fired several times, you should have gone through a counseling process etc in which the reasons for your firing would have been discussed. You should also have participated in the development of a plan to rectify your deficits. So what's the story? What do you see as the problems and what have you done to address them? Do you think the firings have been unfair etc?

Diane

husker_rn, RN · Nov 7, 2007

Sounds like you know the problem already...you hated the job. Seriously, don't take this as a critcism but as a learning tool.....you're learning about who you are as a nurse. When you find where you belong you will know. We're all on your side. :balloons:

tlfthrs · Nov 7, 2007

suesquatch,

i am so sorry to hear that you got fired. as for me, i got written up because my preceptor decided i was to "fidgety" when at the nurses station as if i didn't know what to do next. also for not washing my hands or using the hand sanitizer prior to each patient which is a crock as i do either or both between each patient. she also stated that i touch iv sites, give injections etc., without gloves on which is another crock as i always put gloves on before doing either even though the preceptor tells me it isn't necessary.

next, when i didn't pass boards, my preceptor and charge nurse (they are very (i think sickly) tight decided that i had a "bad" attitude and my enthusiasm wasn't what it was prior to taking boards. um, gee guess i am a little down about not passing boards but it never affected my care to my patients.

two weeks into my orientation i requested on more than one occasion that i wanted a new preceptor and was only met with resistance. so, i am biding my time until i can retake boards (which is soon) and will be leaving this facility. i have been offered a position in the ed, or or pacu at another facility which i will be taking.

my heart goes out to you and i might be there right with you on the sidelines.

tlfthrs

timpanzee · Nov 7, 2007

Please do not be hard on yourself. You are doing the right thing by going back to school though being an RN you will run into the same situations. I just quit another job again due to the stress and pressures placed on me by my DON who is never at work. I was the charge nurse (although per diem) at a LTC - some situations came up that had legal implications in them, my administrator, DON and owner were all away (not telling me nor asking me if it was OK to be left in charge for three days, on call and not getting paid for it!!) Anway, I felt strong enough about this situation to speak to owner when he came back (because adm and DON did not return when supposed to - they are secretly dating each other!!!) and was told that they would take care of it. Anyway, the added stress of being in charge, being short staffed and having the CNA's run the place took its toll, I gave notice and was told next day that I was a major liability to place (two med errors over career there) and that I could leave today,. There is so much more to this, but my point is I too cannot deal with poor administration and DON's that don't do their jobs but expect the nurses to continually go above and beyond and never get recognized for work they do, and then when I am beyond my stress level, I cannot take it anymore. I am still searching for my niche, and hope and pray to GOD that I find it because I am a kind, compassionate nurse who does what is best for patients even though I risk my own health to do it. I do believe that we all will find our place, though it may take many years to do it. Keep up the faith and things will fall into place.

SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN · Nov 7, 2007

I don't know your history since I don't usually follow these threads. However, if you have been fired several times, you should have gone through a counseling process etc in which the reasons for your firing would have been discussed. You should also have participated in the development of a plan to rectify your deficits. So what's the story? What do you see as the problems and what have you done to address them? Do you think the firings have been unfair etc?
Diane

Diane, my first firing was purely political. Following is the short version. I was at work with another nurse, who happened to be the DON's DIL. This is a very small town. A resident complained that she had something stuck in her throat but, since she was talking and obviously had a patent airway, I did not suction. The other nurse did. She then sent her to the ER for a CXR. The ER sent her back. She died on the evening shift. In NYS it is automatic that there is an investigation if someone dies within 24 hours of being released from the ER. Rather than target a relative (i.e. most of the facility) I was scapegoated.

This one? No. Not my fault. I was given 5 preceptors in 10 days and had the p/t charge lying to my face when I told her I was uncomfortable with how I was doing and then her butt buddy sabotaging me. Other nurses and employees - several - went to the manager to complain about how I was being treated, and encouraged me to file a formal complaint. The manager just didn't want grief.

Believe me, I am well aware of my shortcomings. I often talk so much that I can't listen, I have a wicked, sarcastic sense of humor that doesn't always translate when out if NYC, and I am too familiar too quickly. I also come from a big city and move at a quick pace. This is interpreted, here in Turkey Droppings, USA, where a nurse will spend 15 minutes debating whether to readjust an NG tube, as overconfidence and cockiness.

Mycherry05 · Nov 7, 2007

I must be the worst nurse in the world.
Now I need to figure out my next step. And it isn't nursing.
No specific reason. They think I "could" be unsafe.
Pffft.

My heart goes out to you. :scrying: :crying2: I have been fired a few times, and it hurts. I recently lost a job in LTC. One I never dreamed I could lose. 2 weeks later I landed another job in another facility, but a much better, nicer one. Now I work on a vent/trach unit with 17 patients istead of 35 LTC patients. Sometimes, it's a blessing, if you will.I felt worthless when I got fired.But, I know I am a great nurse. You probably just need to find your niche'. Find out what you love to do, and stick with it.

You have all my sympathy and support. HUGS

EmmaG, RN · Nov 7, 2007

This is interpreted, here in Turkey Droppings, USA, where a nurse will spend 15 minutes debating whether to readjust an NG tube, as overconfidence and cockiness.

Turkey Droppings, USA! :lol2:

SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN · Nov 7, 2007

Amd sometimes (in a TOS-acceptable way) Bum Fornication, USA.

momofr&b · Nov 7, 2007

Why are we all assuming that she did not do something that warranted her firing? If 3 preceptors agreed that she could be unsafe, maybe she is. No offense. Maybe you could put some thought into that. Were you giving attitude because you did not like what you were doing? Not all of nursing is fun, but we do what we need to do for the patients. That is just my opinion.

momofr&b · Nov 7, 2007

no offense intended by previous message

SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN · Nov 7, 2007

Why are we all assuming that she did not do something that warranted her firing? If 3 preceptors agreed that she could be unsafe, maybe she is. No offense. Maybe you could put some thought into that. Were you giving attitude because you did not like what you were doing? Not all of nursing is fun, but we do what we need to do for the patients. That is just my opinion.

This is true. However, no one could give a specific example of what I was doing or had done that was unsafe. And I don't know where you got the idea that I did not like what I was doing.

But thanks, Heather, for the suggestion that I put some thought into it. Because people who quit one job to accept another and then lose their income and benefits never do.

SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN · Nov 7, 2007

no offense intended by previous message

Offense taken.