I have Adhd, I was first diagnosised in 1998. I have been an RN for a little over 2 years now and I work at VA hospital on the med / sugical unit. I like working the night shift because of my Adhd. I stay better focused on nights. I have since gotten another up dated testing to confirm my ADHD to my employer. I have had some problems, where I have made mistakes in my charting and forgetting to scan a couple of med, throught our barcode admistation. I was put on a PiP program for 5 mointh. It's a performance improvement program. I was pulled off of my nights and put on days with a mentor. I had to meet with my Nurse Manager every 2 weeks for 90 days. Now the meeting were suppused to non disipliary. She was very harsh . She made fusses over very little things. When I corrected some of the mistake that was included on charting, my nurse manager contiued to come up with new problem that did'nt seem to bother her before. Many of my fellow nurses letters on my behalf that I have improve enough to be put back on my reg shift. My nurse manager knew in April that I had ADHD. She is trying to get me fired for practice issues. I am on administrative paid leave till the make a decision westher they keep me or not
Feb 20 by nasmith1076I have Adhd, I was first diagnosised in 1998. I have been an RN for a little over 2 years now and I work at VA hospital on the med / sugical unit. I like working the night shift because of my Adhd. I stay better focused on nights. I have since gotten another up dated testing to confirm my ADHD to my employer. I have had some problems, where I have made mistakes in my charting and forgetting to scan a couple of med, throught our barcode admistation. I was put on a PiP program for 5 mointh. It's a performance improvement program. I was pulled off of my nights and put on days with a mentor. I had to meet with my Nurse Manager every 2 weeks for 90 days. Now the meeting were suppused to non disipliary. She was very harsh . She made fusses over very little things. When I corrected some of the mistake that was included on charting, my nurse manager contiued to come up with new problem that did'nt seem to bother her before. Many of my fellow nurses letters on my behalf that I have improve enough to be put back on my reg shift. My nurse manager knew in April that I had ADHD. She is trying to get me fired for practice issues. I am on administrative paid leave till the make a decision westher they keep me or not
