You know when your hospital orientation is terminated when...

Nurses General Nursing

Published

Specializes in Cardiology, Oncology, Medsurge.

So, my thread is not just about me and my hideous experience with my preceptors and the management and my eventual broken hearted fall. No, let it be about you and your cathartic experience ( a learning experience) at a new place of employment and how it might have gone awry and how the markings of it were a dead give away: failure will soon ensue. Or could be about your complete triumph...a success story, a joyful new enterprise. Your work, the ideal of the nursing practice act so to speak... There are two ends to this thread, this beast... So, here it goes...me first ok!

You Know your hospital orientation is finished when...

Your preceptor uses the term "self conscious" to point out something you need to be more conscious of. You take the time to correct her English, knowing that deep down, since her English thus far had been amazingly perfect during orientation she might be grateful for your pointing this out. OOPS! Big mistake. She even says she knows she is correct in its usage and chooses to ignore your statement. OUCH!

God Bless you all...and wish me luck on finding work soon!

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I dont know why you would correct her. Seems a bit rude. You just have to let somethings go.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
I dont know why you would correct her. Seems a bit rude. You just have to let somethings go.

I agree; it seems to me that there was a bit of envy. Make be you were "subconsciously" JEALOUS of her "perfect" English and felt the need to show her that she did have flaws. GET OVA IT!!!..:bugeyes:...OOPS..... I meant....get over it.:smokin:..........lol.......lmao......rofl

Up Vote Up Vote ×

In my experience, very few of us are "grateful" for having our grammatical errors pointed out to us.

I'm not sure I'm getting your point -- are you saying that you're going to leave a new job ("wish me luck on finding work soon!") because your preceptor doesn't speak English well enough to suit you? Are you anticipating getting fired because you corrected your preceptor? Have there been other problems for you at that facility? (Am I the only one who's confused?) :confused:

Best wishes, in any case! :)

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Telemetry, CCU.

While I agree with the other replies here, I think the point of the thread was to say "You know your orientation is over when......" and have people share their experiences; good, bad, or humorous. To continue on that note and not pick on the OP, I'll share mine.

You know your orientation is over when: You're doing all the work and your preceptor is sitting at the nurse's station. Really, at that point I knew I was ready to be on my own because I was able to handle the full load! Of course I still asked questions, but did feel ready to be a free bird.

Okay, so mine was positive :D

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Telemetry, CCU.
In my experience, very few of us "like" to have our grammatical errors pointed out to us.

I'm not sure I'm getting your point -- are you saying that you're going to leave a new job ("wish me luck on finding work soon!") because your preceptor doesn't speak English well enough to suit you? Are you anticipating getting fired because you corrected your preceptor? Have there been other problems for you at that facility? (Am I the only one who's confused?) :confused:

Best wishes, in any case! :)

Okay I just re-read the OP and realized I must have missed that last line about her having to find work soon. Now I am also intrigued....:rolleyes:

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Cardiology, Oncology, Medsurge.

I acknowledge the stupidity of my blunder in correcting my preceptor; as I did note her English otherwise was impeccable. That's the point, one of the reasons for my termination... Foolishly correcting my preceptor and yes, rude...ok ok ok all right already!

And yes, I was terminated, fired from this place that will remain nameless.

I thought others that had had this experience may want to vent or others may want to share their blunders or their successes. Thanks, CARE BEAR 08 for clarifying the main thrust of my message.

PS. Oh, and I was, believe it or not trying to be helpful in correcting her not hurtful as others have implied. I am not jealous of her at all. I have been a nurse way too long to become jealous of someone else's skill level.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Hospice, Med/Surg, ICU, ER.

... when you walk in the door and the Charge asks if you'd be willing to take a "light load" (3 instead of 5 pts) because they are shorthanded.

There's your sign!

Up Vote Up Vote ×
I acknowledge the stupidity of my blunder in correcting my preceptor; as I did note her English otherwise was impeccable. That's the point, one of the reasons for my termination... Foolishly correcting my preceptor and yes, rude...ok ok ok all right already!

And yes, I was terminated, fired from this place that will remain nameless.

I thought others that had had this experience may want to vent or others may want to share their blunders or their successes. Thanks, CARE BEAR 08 for clarifying the main thrust of my message.

I apologize if my post offended you :icon_hug:. And I am sorry for what you experienced........but correcting someone's English Is NOT a reason anyone should terminate you; that is ridiculous. If this place terminated you for such a simple mistake. God forbid what they would have done if you made a nursing error. :smackingf

You are much better off without them. :w00t:

I have had a lot of problems in the past attempting to "correct" obvious errors that I noticed in places of employment. I don't think it was the actual correcting of the errors as it was the commenting. I have since learned to just go ahead and fix a problem and not necessarily comment on the problem unless it is just too dangerous to ignore.:heartbeat

Good luck to you in the future.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.

Hi TeleRNER, long time no see. Sorry you've had a recent bad experience. I've never heard of anyone being terminated for correcting a grammatical error. It was a faux pas, but that seems to be an over reaction.

I think you know when your orientation is over when you are handed a ridiculous patient assignment.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

....The new schedule comes out and you're not on it.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in FNP, Peds, Epilepsy, Mgt., Occ. Ed.
....The new schedule comes out and you're not on it.

That would be a biggie, wouldn't it?? And what a great way of learning you'd been terminated!! :uhoh21:

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Add a Comment