Going to be fired?

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heron, ASN, RN

4,137 Posts

Specializes in Hospice.
And some say nurses don't eat their young.

Meridian, from my personal experiences there are nurses out there who are willing to give you advice while not, at the same time, try to cut you down. Frankly I do see it here: don't think you're that subtle.

Speak cordially with upper management at your facility. If 18 patients per nurse is too much it may be a better option to find a facility that offer 6-8 patients per nurse. A facility with a safer ratio will help you, and put your license at less risk. If I were you I would speak with people and see if there are facilities within range with safer ratios.

Would you want her taking care of your mother?

Specializes in LTACH/Stepdown ICU.
Would you want her taking care of your mother?

Respectfully, I would need to be certain she knows what she is doing.

I wouldn't bash her when she's going through a low point and asking for help.

heron, ASN, RN

4,137 Posts

Specializes in Hospice.
Respectfully, I would need to be certain she knows what she is doing.

I wouldn't bash her when she's going through a low point and asking for help.

Sorry, but when people on this thread tried to help her by educating her on safe time management and the possible consequences of her decisions, she proceeded to whine about catty do-nothing night nurses. So who's eating whom, here?

I'm 66 years old and pushing a med cart around is hell on my arthritis so that I'm in pretty much constant pain at work. That makes my energy and ability to cope with crazy somewhat limited and is reserved for residents and family first. So, when I try to help a young'un here or at work and get met with this kind of reaction, I'm pretty much done with her/him early on. I am not paid to be her therapist.

Leonardo Del Toro, RN

1 Article; 730 Posts

Specializes in "Wound care - geriatric care.

There are dozens of SNF's out there. There is no need to stick to any particular one. Just leave, they don't need you. There are great SNF's to work for and there are rotten ones. Just find one you fit in and these kinds of things will not happen. Somehow, someone or more than one didn't like you for some reason, don't take it personally just let it all go. SNF's are hurting right now and they are scraping for find RN's so the power is with you.

Dgamez

18 Posts

Another thing I would like to point out, is that they maybe hiring new grads, the fact that they aren't giving you more hours to a seasoned and experience nurse on that unit is confusing to me. Any department much rather hire a trained nurse from there unit than a new grad. There may be some job performance issues, I would talk to your manager to get some feedback.

Specializes in LTC.

I am still trying to figure out how is 18 patients too much. I work 12hr shifts. On the first part of my shift, I have 22 sub acute rehab patients. Then after 10pm, I am the only nurse with 4 CNAs for 82ppl.

To the OP: There is so many things in your original post that you admitted that you did wrong; I wouldn't be surprised if you were fired and brought up to the BON. Maybe going back to ALF is the best option for you. If you feel that you can stay in SNF, then you need a good routine. There are several threads about routines, just do simple search. If not, let me know and I will send you one. Having good cheat sheet and routine is a very important tool . If I were you, I would go to my DON and ask for medication administration review class, have a plan in action (that you will create a routine ect).

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traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

88 Articles; 21,249 Posts

Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Multiple posts once again deleted. Please stay on topic - would like to keep this thread open but we are nearing the end of the line. Thanks.

TNurse4u

39 Posts

18 pts? TRY 60! I had to haul A$$ to get through that med pass!

SmilingBluEyes

20,964 Posts

Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

I did LTC. We had at least 25-30 residents per nurse and 1 CNA. It IS tough. So much so, I could not hack it. But I realized that and moved on to a specialty that I could handle.

Know when you are beat and move on already. No excuses, no whining, no defensiveness, for there IS no defense for your actions, none whatsoever.

Move on. And learn from this or you are doomed in your career.

DTWriter

322 Posts

Heh.

I have been bullied in the workplace. I have relatives and family friends who were bullied in the workplace, some who were nurses themselves (side note: It is part of the reason why I did not consider nursing as a career as a undergrad).

From my experience and that of others, I realized that when I start my first job as a nurse, I am going to be like "Ace Attorney" and have my handy, dandy "Fool Book" by my side, to keep track of the who, what, where, when, how, etc. when interacting with a trouble-making colleague(s), or just any colleague, really. You do not really know a person until you find yourself in a difficult situation.

Keeping detailed track of ill-mannered colleagues will help you (whether it be to dissuade your manager, or his/her superiors, from firing you or getting a settlement for being forced out).

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Whether you choose to take this tip or not, you will remember it the next time you find yourself in the manager's office and the manager is asking questions like "Who was there?" or "When did it happen?" Keeping notes and being able to answer in so much detail would make the manager go "oh, sh**"

Meridian2

27 Posts

It differs from facility to facility. Night shift RNs and CNAs do NOT do as much as dayshifters do. It may be different at other facilities. I would need more information. Do they get anyone up for therapy? Does anyone need to be fed? Do they have to make phone calls to set up vital appointments? Do they need to speak with various doctors or family members? It differs.

Thank you for pointing that out b/cno one else believes me and I think whaaat are these people looney? They dont see how much more busy I am? The day shift nurses and the evenings nurses know how busy I am and when they find my mistakes they say ITS OK I UNDERSTANDS b/c day and evening shifti do so much more than night nurse. The night nurses complains about everything but does the least every time there is a follow up on reports the night nurses give the task back to day shift!!!

Meridian2

27 Posts

I called my boss to ask what is going to happen to me and she said she has a meeting with her bosses. If they were gnng to fire me they would have already. I am suspended and that doesnot mean fired it means I go back to work when they ask. If I am so bad at everything Like so many people here make me look out to be then they wouldnt have a meeting with all the administration to talk about me. I am gng to stay positive even though most you think im a horrible nurse I will prove you all wrong

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