Back stabing nurses and pcts

[adnrmoney]

i have been in daiylsis for 6 months now, i have started just being in charge since last month, because am a new graduate ,i am allowed to be in the clinic by my self for another 1 year, last month,one friday, i was on my way home when my manager called me, she said wait i need to talk to you before you leave, i waited for 30 mintues, she went in her office and closed the door for that 30 minutes, when she opened her door, i went in ,she told me that she have something for me to sign, she wrote me up,

Stating that 3 days back, i give hectorol to 2 patient but not the right doses,when i question her on how that is possible she said , that 2 employees witnessed it and called her attention to it and that she witnessed it herself, then i question her on why she did not call my attention to it right away, rather than 3 days later, i had no knowledge of this till she called me in her office with the write up, she said oh , i did not know about it till now,contracditing her earlier calm ,that that she witness it, i told her that knowing her, i know if she did witness a sring with another pt's name hanging in another pt med port, she will call me rt away, i told her that we draw up our medication and give it one pt at a time, there is no way i would have made such a mistake, i told her that i believe that someone is trying to sabotage my work, she paused for mintue and reply that she did not think that those two employees are saboteas,

i strongely believe that some one want to get me, it seems that this one pct and one Rn is always looking for any little thing to report me,one of them could have taken the label from pt sringe to another or switched tthe sringes just to get me in trouble,especially when the pct worked on that very pod that day. i was offered to go to another clinic for a more experience nurse to observe me, i did go to a sister clinc and worked with a 25 yrs veteran dailysis nurse, upon compeleting my 2 weeks with her ,she told me that she recomend that i tranfer to another clinic that she did not think my present clinic is the rt fit for me. she question the intensions of my co worker and asked if i get along with them,i replied that i get along with most of them. she said that i need a better work enviroment than what i have now. since my return, one senoir pct at my clinic told me that they waiting for me to make a mistake. that why they are always checking my work behind my back, when i asked him why, he said because you do not fit in their click, you do not kiss ass and run to tell the boss every thing that goes on, that she prefers people that gossip alot, because that is the only way she get all the information she needs. I am very worried about my license working in a place like this,i will like to transfer but once you are written up, you are not eligible for transfer till after 6 months, this is my frist write up.

The pct also told me that our manager usually write people up once their frist 6 months is up to prevent them from leaving because that clinic is like a revolving door, people come and go, the only ones that stay are the ones in the click. Am not saying that am above mistake, but this write up seems so phony to me especially since i did get the wind of it till i was called to sign it.That is my 6 months evaluation and rise, a write up. Am i paranoid

[adnrmoney]

Am now very depressed and worried over this. i do not feel like going to work any more, yesterday our staff and pt schedule disappaered for 3 hours i was the charge nurse and responsible for that scheduled, after searching for 3 hours, i called the manager and reported what was going on , just when i told that very rn that am not looking for it any more that i believe that whoever took that schedule took it intentionally, she went looking for and come back with 3 minutes later stating that she found it at the social workers office table, four of us have search every where for it the past 3 hour including the social workers office. Amazing, is either she took or she know who took it.

[Squid-UR]

I worked in dialysis for over 7 years. When I started I was a medical assistant and took a position as a PCT. There were 3 other PCTs in our clinic, none of whom had any medical experience before they started. They were all there about 2 years before I started but I still had more medical experience then they did. There was one RN-CNNwho took me under her wing and taught me everything I ever learned about dialysis. The other PCTs in the clinic did not like that a RN was teaching me anything. I was called a kiss up and many other not so nice things (I found this out from patients, they were talking about me infront of patients!!!). 2 out of the 3 PCTs never liked me. one did warm up to me after about a year, but the other 2 hide my stethescope, I found it in closets, the store room, trash cans and even a red bag once. :angryfire yuk!!!

I worked my way through LPN school while I worked full time at the unit. Never really gaining any respect from PCTs or most of the RNs.

After several years, I was sitting with the same RN that taught me everything I know about dialysis, she told me why the others never liked me.....I was a threat to them. Even though I was only a PCT and then a LPN, I knew what I was doing and even when I didn't I learned and took what I learned and put it to practice!

Don't let them get you down. Show them what your made of and over come their pettiness. Don't show them they bother you. Cover your ass, double and triple check everything you do. IF that doesn't work find another unit. Don't let idiots ruin nephrology nursing for you. It can be a very challenging and rewarding job!!

[adnrmoney]

Thank you for the encouragement.

[GeauxNursing]

yes! the others, although they have been there longer, are just jealous of your knowledge and opportunity. I work with a couple PCTS (I am also a PCT) who will find anything nit-picky to complain about if it involves me and another tech who are both in LVN school. "Well, it's not fair that they get so-and-so days off, they get the half days, they get the short pods on this day" etc, etc. I am in school! I work full-time and still go to school! It doesn't even concern you! I just want to tell them sometimes. You do your job, let me do mine. I do think it's a jealousy thing. I am much younger and am in nursing school. My potential is higher for advancement in the field (just speaking the truth, not tooting my own horn). I feel bad for these ladies, do they now question why they didn't do something better with their youth? like school, more education?

but I digress. Keep at it, don't let the nay sayers get you down!

(were they standing over your shoulder while you drew up your meds? sheesh.)

[adnrmoney]

Am happy to finally say that i things are going well, The last straw that broke tthe camel's back happen on yhe 13th day of june, on a monday before the the 13th, i and this particular nurse worked, i was the charge nurse, some of my private writing pad disappear only to reapear three days later, on the day it reappeared,it was only me and her that worked on monday, i confronted her by asking her if she is the one that put that writing pad on my desk, she said yes unconciously and realise what that mean and quickly said no, right there and there i wrote my resignation letter and gave my 2 weeks notice, she started crying and apologising saying that she did not mean for me to quit, i told her that she can have my job now, since she told some of the ptcs that she will rather work 6 days a week than work with me, 3 other ptcs also quit within 1 week of my handing in my resignation letter.

My last day was on the 30th of june, on the 29th, i went job hunting and landed a job that pays me $40 an hour where as i was making $25.50 at previous job. Am very happy,i started my new job on the 4th of july, i am am now talking to another company to do acute.My area manager and my former manager were begging me not to leave and were offering me another position at another clinic ,i refused their offer, there were like if you can not work for us can you work for another manager at the same company and i said no. i am glad that i thing happened , because sometime, things happens for a reson to bring about positive changes.i now work in icu and am working on getting a part time acute dialysis position.