Do nurses get fired often?

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It seems like I see people talking on here constantly about how they were fired from their first job, or their last job, or know several people who were fired. Do nurses get fired a lot, especially for relatively minor errors? Is it a career ender? It just seems so odd to me, but I'm coming from a career in publishing where I only saw maybe five people fired in twelve years at several companies, and three of them were either stealing or using Media on their work computers. It's just really, really rare, so it seems totally bizarre to me to think that nurses get fired on a regular basis. Can you still get a job after that (assuming it was for something like a med error, not for stealing narcotics or violently abusing a patient or something like that)?

Why would it be any of your business? Just out of curiosity. She's not asking YOU to sleep with the guy. Interesting as well that it is the nurse you'd try to "get fired." You never said a thing about the doctor.

That's the kind of mutual support that really makes it possible for nurses to work towards a common goal! *sarcasm*

TRUE!!!!!!!

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I would tell. 1. I am married and believe that a husband and wife are not to have sex with people outside of their marriage. I don't care if he says he is separated. I would try to get you fired. Not trying to be rude, just being honest. Please end things until he is actually divorced. Then I will wish you luck. I met my hubby at work and kept it on the down low.

Ditto

It will bite you in the butt.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, LTC, Psych, Addictions..

Glad I don't work with you although I'm married and faithful. You just sound like a pain in the you know what. Not a fact, just my opinion. Go to work, take care of your patients, go home.

Maybe I am at times. The OP was wondering about being fired and I gave my opinion. I'm sure if someone like me at her work found out she's commuting adultery, they'd tell. I'm not here to be disrespectful to a fellow nurse, just provide insight. I wish her luck.

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Specializes in ER, TRAUMA, MED-SURG.
Whoa, are you not union?

Unfortunately, we are not union in Louisiana.

Anne, RNC

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
Help! I just got fired because patient said I was rude! Not so. My supervisor got 3 calls w/in a month re: my rudeness & putting pts down. I've been a nurse for over 30 yrs & know this didn't happen. I asked my boss if she ever got calls from pts & she said, "No". When I asked her if this seemed strange, she said, "Yes". HR also said I wouldn't be able to collect unemployment. I guess that's what happens when one gets fired. Anyone have experience w/ this?
First.....They lied....go and apply for unemployment if they refuse challenge it! they just don't want you to get unemployment because it reflects on them AND they have to pay.....go apply and if you have to fight for it...they most likely will not push it too far.

Second.....this thread is two years old and while we may not agree with every post..... we need to be respectful of each others opinion.

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There are indeed three sides to eber story. I have been fired once not in the medical field but at a call center. I became pregnant. I had jusy told sup because it was becoming quite obvious. 7 other woman were pregnant. We were all fired on the same day and due around the same time. We were all fired for the same reason hanging up on a customer. None of us hung up on a customer. Can anyone see the third story here ?

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Ps. I fought mine and got unemployment. I am just not sure what i will be able to put on my application in the future.

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I concur, very informative.

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Wow! I am really surprised that this is how it is....how long would you say it took for your friends/you to get a job again after getting fired.

Also if you don't mind me asking...how did you approach the topic when they asked why you were let go?

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No. Since you ask. I've worked with hundreds and hundreds of nurses in my life and can think of fewer than 10 firings, and a couple of those were me :). And for every single one of mine, they were the best thing to happen to my career, because every single one was followed by a much better situation and opportunity.

Being fired is not the end of the world. Steve Jobs got fired from Apple, the company he created, for heaven's sake (they did hire him back later..but if they hadn't fired him there we would have no Pixar). Plenty of very successful people have been fired, not because they were bad or incompetent, but because it wasn't working out for one reason or another. I got fired once because my small hospital closed the nursing ed department to save money and they didn't need a clinical specialist or staff development nurses any more. I lost another job because the company closed the department I was in. I lost another for being a whistleblower. These were over the course of many decades of work, and I own a successful business now (and I work for myself). I wouldn't go tippy-toeing through life being afraid of the possibility. Do your best, learn what you can from every situation, and have a good life.

Thank you! Very inspiring post :)

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Specializes in Public Health, L&D, NICU.

never mind

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Specializes in Public Health, L&D, NICU.

I really need to check the dates on these threads before I start posting.

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