Hello I need advice I am in a terrible situation. I have been a RN for 3 years now just transitioned from hospital for a long term care position. It wasn't my choice but I am per-diem at the local hospital and couldn't get full time. I only work there one weekend a month but they keep hiring new grads instead of giving me more hours
I started skilled LTC position 2 months ago evening shift. And it is not full time but 3 days a week and no weekends yet. I only got orientation for 2 weeks and it wasn't enough im afraid. Its too busy and Never slowed down at all. I get everything done really late and I don't have time to follow up on every single thing that day shift didn't do so then I give report to the night nurses and they give me attitude because I didn't get everything done. I don't understand because night shift isn't busy at all they don't do much so should that shift be the ones to follow up on left over stuff?
They do not ever follow up on anything either. I feel like I am drowning and being a target. 2 of the night nurses went to my manager when I was just off orientation and said that I leave things out of report all the time and thats a lie. There was only one time that I left out information but I was honest. My boss said to me "even just the one time was dangerous." I think it was a honest
mistake but not dangerous. It was a patient's endo appointment changed to be the next morning and I forgot to tell the night nurse to pass onto the day nurse. So the patients transport came and no one got the patient ready so the patient did not have time to eat and they are a diabetic. They got a snack to bring with them so they were ok. I apologized to my manager.
I got a verbal warning for that and begun to do better but then a week later the same two nurses said to my manager that I always leave the cart a mess, that they find pills in the cart all the time. They told her they found 1 unused syringe with insulin in it that I signed for. I should not have signed before I gave it. I was going to give it but it got too late and I got sidetracked. and then the night nurse came and she wanted the cart keys. I said "I just have to finish something" and she insisted I give her the keys and said "last night I waited 15 minutes"
My manager asked me if I am giving all of my medication or if I am just signing that I did. I told her I am giving everything and that I must have left refused pills in there. Then yesterday my manager called me and said that a patient who is AAOx3 told her that I gave all her 5pm pills with her 10pm pills. Yes I had to do that because there's not enough time!!! I have 18 patients!!!
Maybe if they had more staff or made some of the 10pm pills to be given after 11pm the night nurses could give them and there would be more of a balance! I used to work nights as a sitter in the hospital before I was a nurse! It was so easy that it was boring. My manager is siding with the 2 other nurses and even my evening nurse coworker said its notright! These night nurses are a clique and if you make one angry they all hang up like its high school. We are going into the next schedule period and I called my manager and asked why I am not on the schedule and I am meeting with her tomorrow. I asked if I am fired and she said no so I don't know what this means. I am scared and I feel betrayed and horrified. Has anyone been through workplace bullying before?
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
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
Not necessarily. They could just not have talked about you yet. You need to grow up, realize you made a lot of vital mistakes & take responsibility for them. I have a hard time believing you are as old as you say you are. Between how you type & act, you seem very immature. You have gotten a lot of good advice, you should take it *if* you should keep your job.
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.
They said at first they are going to give me icu but now psych. I am in my mid thirities so it's more expensive if they give me the hour
Not necessarily. They could just not have talked about you yet. You need to grow up, realize you made a lot of vital mistakes & take responsibility for them. I have a hard time believing you are as old as you say you are. Between how you type & act, you seem very immature. You have gotten a lot of good advice, you should take it *if* you should keep your job.
Ny typing is because I hate typing and im not good at it. I am not immature b/c of being bad at typing omg. I was very upset last night I literally crie myself to sleep. I had a drink of wine it made me say a lot of things I did not mean. I am sorry I was mean to some of you
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.
thank you thank you it is vry nice to see comments that are good advice. I need to find a SNF that takes teaching seriously n doesn't bully people.
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
thank you thank you it is vry nice to see comments that are good advice. I need to find a SNF that takes teaching seriously n doesn't bully people.
I don't know any SNF that gives more orientation than you got. Any nursing home I worked in I never got 2 weeks orientation! If you asked for more, they might look at as incompetent. Especially since you have been a nurse for 3 years. It is ok to admit that working in a SNF isn't for you. Not every nurse can work in every setting.
I don't know any SNF that gives more orientation than you got. Any nursing home I worked in I never got 2 weeks orientation! If you asked for more, they might look at as incompetent. Especially since you have been a nurse for 3 years. It is ok to admit that working in a SNF isn't for you. Not every nurse can work in every setting.
i started apply for homecare jobs, a lot of job description say supervising uap and case managing maybe that would be not as hard for me to do
i started apply for homecare jobs, a lot of job description say supervising uap and case managing maybe that would be not as hard for me to do
No. Home health case managers have a huge amount of autonomy and must be able to sort out difficult situations without any on site assistance. Their assessment skills need to be top notch. They are tasked with making difficult decisions and dealing with sometimes difficult home environments. And as I understand, they have a *lot* of documentation that is detailed and requires good time management as well.
Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
Ny typing is because I hate typing and im not good at it. I am not immature b/c of being bad at typing omg. I was very upset last night I literally crie myself to sleep. I had a drink of wine it made me say a lot of things I did not mean. I am sorry I was mean to some of you
Poor typing and written communication skills are not the reasons you have been called immature. Lack of accountability, multiple serious errors without signs of remorse, defensiveness, blaming others for your own issues and personal attacks indicate immaturity. It also indicates someone I neither want to work with nor have caring for me. (There. I said it. I don't want you to be my nurse. I'm almost ashamed; I never would have imagined myself taking that low road!)
i started apply for homecare jobs, a lot of job description say supervising uap and case managing maybe that would be not as hard for me to do
Why are you applying for jobs if you are so sure you are keeping this job?
Don't apply to anything until you're actually say down and made a list of what all the "negative" posts have in common. Now think really hard about whether it's even a little true. Don't drink, don't use the Internet, just be quiet and think.
You have a lot of work to do, otherwise your job history is about to become very fragmented.
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OrganizedChaos, LVN
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Not necessarily. They could just not have talked about you yet. You need to grow up, realize you made a lot of vital mistakes & take responsibility for them. I have a hard time believing you are as old as you say you are. Between how you type & act, you seem very immature. You have gotten a lot of good advice, you should take it *if* you should keep your job.