Well.. I guess I am going to be canned

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Hi all

I am a new nurse 4 mos off orientation working on a med/surge nuero floor 6 patient ratio. Its a brutal floor and yet.. I manage to survive albeit exhausted and oft times just disillusioned with the Candy Land notion of nursing I had in school.

So, what did I do? I let someone work outside of their scope of practice under my watch. Yes and now I have to go to Human Resources to have an interview b/c said patient has a PTSD issue (pysch) and it could potentially turn into a law suit. A housekeeper applied tape to a bandage, that was the practice outside of scope and told me and I didn't report it to my manager, who later found out.

I apologized to the patient, management and see the error in my ways and am now feeling like a dang fool. So, pray that I can salvage my job, but I think I will get the boot.

Did you keep your job?

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Specializes in Cardiac, ER, Pediatrics, Corrections.

I personally think it would be unjust for you to be fired over a piece of tape and an outrageous claim of PTSD. However, I'd be apologetic and hopefully you will keep your job!

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

People, this is an old thread. The patient was not claiming PTSD from the tape application. The patient had a previous dx of PTSD. No, the OP did not keep his/her job. Hopefully by now s/he has a better one. OP, did you fight the contract repayment?

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Specializes in LTC/LTAC.

Didn't have to pay and got some . I am not in love with Nursing at least here in this region. Too many ego trippers, ankle nippers and

And provincial thinkers. I'm used to being able to have "relationships" with co-workers. I'm disillusioned with it all

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Specializes in ER.

If it makes you feel any better, I would've been fired from that job within about a week. If the housekeeper can be in the room doing his job without setting off her PTSD, surely he can put on a piece of tape with you chaparoning while you get your PPE on. Save the IV or dressing for the minute it takes you to get in there, and you can easily fix or redress it when you're ready. That was crap.

Are they trying to lay off people and looking for a reason to downsize?

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Specializes in LTC/LTAC.

No, it is simply you as a nurse are as replaceable as used AA batteries. The caveat to it also is.. some nurses can fugg up majorly and get NO smack-down. Huh, that's interesting, so there is a definite game going on here. I was informed of that lil tid bit of info after speaking with some nurses after deed was done. Nursing has developed some wonderful skill sets within me, that were not as "developed" before. I have a lot more self-esteem, knowing that my value is not contingent upon what/how I deliver bottom line services to a profit driven industry who is spear-headed by persons with little to no understanding of the science of the nursing profession. I will not be summarily, chomped on, whipped upon, de-based, bamboozled by persons who are all part of zombie like culture where management (and some co-workers) walk around seemingly unthreatening and safe til they get to close to you and try to eat you.. Ha Ha. Nursing is such a joke these days, and I am a new nurse guys, grad 2012. I still love it, I still feel there is value, the business aspect is dreadful.

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Specializes in Geriatrics/family medicine.

I got so called terminated because of one complaint it was not fair because I devoted most of my time with that patient and even skipped my lunch break. Later they told me I am not a failure as I handed my badge back to them. Three years later I work on a subacute rehab and I sometimes ask to be in charge. So yeah I am not a failure. I just needed to find another path to successs

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