Fired: Practice/personality problems or politics?

[JacknSweetpea]

I'm curious about what kinds of things can get a nurse fired in others' workplace. Sounds like a no-brainer if it's for practice issues or personality problems, but that isn't usually the case in my facility. It is usually for political reasons.....what about all of your facilities?? Thanks in advance:nurse:

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

depends on what you call political. I had a nurse tell me he was fired from his last job due to political reasons but after working with him I realized he was impossible to get along with and was very arrogant. So may depend on who is talking.

[jeanPhD, RN]

#1 reason- not following policies and/or procedures or something from the position description. Even for bad attitudes there may be a written policy [works well as part of the team etc]

[n87934]

Drug diversion, usually pain pills, will get you fired every time.

[caliotter3]

Gross negligence, malpractice, abusing your patients. One nurse at a facility I had worked at was fired when she killed a resident trying to pull tricks on another nurse.

[morphed]

Gross negligence, malpractice, abusing your patients. One nurse at a facility I had worked at was fired when she killed a resident trying to pull tricks on another nurse.

Was she maliciously keeping silent about the resident's status or something?

[canesdukegirl, BSN, RN]

When I hear that a nurse was fired for "political reasons", my BS-o-meter automatically goes off. There is always ALWAYS formal steps that a manager must take in order for an employee to be fired. The caveat is that some managers will look the other way when an otherwise strong nurse has violated policies regarding time and attendance or something else that is not related to patient safety (which will get you fired on the spot). This in effect becomes "pick and choose policy". I have seen it a lot.

I usually see a three strikes and you're out mentality. This is also a written policy. First is verbal, then written, then final. But it must be the SAME violation. For example, I have seen a nurse get a verbal warning for disrespectful behavior to a patient, but then they also have a written warning for calling out. If she gets another warning for behavior, it goes to written warning. However, if she calls out again, she's fired.

[evolvingrn, BSN, RN]

We Never know why people get fired they just disappear one day................. we aren't allowed to talk about it. I was interviewed for one situation that resulted in termination and was told that if i Talked about what i was interviewed about i would also be fired........and they have in the past

[canesdukegirl, BSN, RN]

We Never know why people get fired they just disappear one day................. we aren't allowed to talk about it. I was interviewed for one situation that resulted in termination and was told that if i Talked about what i was interviewed about i would also be fired........and they have in the past

In my hospital, it is now public record (I work for a state hospital) as to why a nurse was fired.

[David13, MSN, RN]

Gross negligence, malpractice, abusing your patients. One nurse at a facility I had worked at was fired when she killed a resident trying to pull tricks on another nurse.

Loss of employment would appear to be the least of this person's problems. As far as I know, killing a person is a pretty serious crime. . .

[OCNRN63, RN]

Gross negligence, malpractice, abusing your patients. One nurse at a facility I had worked at was fired when she killed a resident trying to pull tricks on another nurse.

Yeah, homicide tends to be frowned upon.

[nurse2033, MSN, RN]

Gross negligence, malpractice, abusing your patients. One nurse at a facility I had worked at was fired when she killed a resident trying to pull tricks on another nurse.

Holy cow! Did she lose license or go to jail?