hi. we had a nurse hired to our unit and oriented for about a month. she had told management that she had worked med surg at a major county hospital prior to moving to here.
during orientation she proved to have no clue about anything. she did not know how to flush an iv(flush already prepared in a syringe--she just looked at it like she had never seen one before and asked what to do.when told she refused.).. didn't understand how to d/c a foley even after the syringe was handed to her and she was looking right at it. basically she could do nothing fo a pt. without asking her preceptor what to do. makes me wonder if she really passed boards. when questioned why she didn't know these things she changed her story. stated she worked in a clinic. then when someone said "i thought you did med surg?" , she claimed she did both.
she was scheduled to go off orientation this week(she had already been given extra days). she didn't show up. the charge nurse called and it was really weird. first, someone answered the phone, charge asked for nurse by name, passed to another person, asked again---went on for four people before she got to speak to this nurse. then this nurse stated she was sick.
next day---no show. charge called her home. someone answered-- "oh you want ______," click---hung up. called back. someone answered. "oh, she went out." this was within one minute.
called back within 20minutes--answering machine.message left."just let us know if you will be here tomorrow or if you will be off sick again."
she calls back later in afternoon----"i am sick and cannot work."
ok "so, you are calling in sick for tomorrow???"
she replies. "i cannot come back to work anymore."
i'm thinking of calling the boards and ask them to investigate. what say you???
