I am new on Allnurses and new to the nursing profession in general, though I aspire to be a trauma nurse someday.
Right now I'm an aide at an upscale LTC. I've been working there since about mid March and after some delays just got off of training about 2 weeks ago. I haven't even been by myself on all of the floors yet.
No one had mentioned any problems to me and I called my boss earlier this week to ask about getting more hours. To my surprise she informed me I have 4 shifts to improve or face termination.
All of the reasons she stated were either half truths (was running in the hall- had an emergency that morning that I was inadequately trained for and had to pick up the pace) of flat out lies (I refused to do my work)
if I get fired this early on I feel that this will be a huge setback, if not the destruction of my future nursing career, because my dreams are to work in New York City and I read on another thread that nurses don't get hired in NYC if they stayed less than a year at their first job.
I don't know what to do and I need some advice! Thanks.
Sorry I haven't been around lately. I did end up getting canned, so I've been applying for other jobs and whatnot. I ended up for now going back to the water park job I had a few summers back. It's not as good pay, but I'm happy there with good coworkers who don't lie and cause drama. It's funny that the high schoolers I work with act more mature than the middle aged women that were my coworkers at that LTC.
At least this will give me time to look for the right option for getting back into the medical field, whether that be taking another job or pursuing education. What do you guys think?
If you enjoyed it, pursue another CNA job. You can always start your education towards a nursing degree. You don't have to be a CNA to become a nurse (although it can help you learn how to develop rapport with patients), especially if your opportunities to be a CNA are limited.
BellaBlackwell
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Sorry I haven't been around lately. I did end up getting canned, so I've been applying for other jobs and whatnot. I ended up for now going back to the water park job I had a few summers back. It's not as good pay, but I'm happy there with good coworkers who don't lie and cause drama. It's funny that the high schoolers I work with act more mature than the middle aged women that were my coworkers at that LTC.
At least this will give me time to look for the right option for getting back into the medical field, whether that be taking another job or pursuing education. What do you guys think?