Application question

[MNbyte]

So long story short I got a job this past fall at a Med Telly unit. Everything was fantastic in the unit. The nurses, managers, patients (most of them), MDs and other staff. Once the amount of patients I had kept rising, I started getting into a habit of taking my time documenting at the end of the shift and getting out pretty late. After a while my preceptor noticed my struggle and was giving me tips of better time management. But whenever I improved in one area I would side swiped by a constant need for jello and yogurt, or a new admission while a patient's overdue meds was to be taken. While I did fine with 4 and sometimes 5 patients (depending on the patient case, there would be a noticeable struggle with 5-6 which is the norm for the unit.

So when the orientation period came to an end, I met with my floor manager and ANM and they said I performed very well and my coworkers and patients liked me, but I needed to reflect on my time management. Should mention this is night shift 7-7. She said I should still apply for the next program and just reflect on my skills gained in the unit and use her as a reference.

This is where I'm at now. It's time to apply and under work experience I put in my information with the Med Telly unit. Theres a box that has a drop down list that says "Reason for Leaving" and a text box to put it a comment. My question to all of you is should I even include my time in Med Telly or no because I feel like it might affect the nursing managers' decisions once they see that I couldn't even survive a Med Telly unit (Not that its not a difficult unit, everyone just always seems to put it as a bottom of the totem pole unit in terms of intensity) I'm having a hard time thinking of what to put in the comment box. Any advice would be helpful THANKS

[BrandonLPN, LPN]

What position are you applying for?

[MNbyte]

sorry forgot to mention that. the application has a checkbox list with pretty much generic unit names: PCU, ICU med surg, PEDs, mother-infant, etc. I have to choose my top 3. obviously i cant pick something like icu since im a noob so this is part 2 of my dilemma. would an acute care unit even accept a med telly drop?

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

It's Tele, as in short for Telemetry. So you'll know when you write it on your app.

It sounds as if you should be starting at a lower level of intensity, so med/surg unit would probably be lower intensity from a technical standpoint but give you more ways to work on your prioritizing, delegation, and organization. (If there's a choice between meds and yogurt, send the CNA or ward clerk to get the yogurt).

[MNbyte]

I've always been a horrible speller. For the longest time I wrote "per se" as "per say" lol . The application has Med Surg and Med Tele under one checkbox so unfortunately I can't make that distinction when choosing a unit.

As for the snacks I almost always send the CNAs to do my dirty work (hehe). What I should've wrote in my example is when they're busy and my patient has been nagging for the longest

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

Doesn't matter. Meds before snacks.

[MNbyte]

gotcha. so should I include my previous time with the unit or just omit it? if I do include it, what could be a compelling statement for reason of leaving?

[BrandonLPN, LPN]

Why ARE you leaving? I'm not entirely clear on that. Is this an educational rotation or something like that?

[MNbyte]

I've already exited the program. My question stems from whether I should include my time in Med Tele because if I do, there's a "Reason for Leaving" comment box where I put why I was laid off or asked to resign from said workplace.