I have been orienting on CIU and ACCU for around 12 weeks now. 2 weeks were in the classroom and 1 week in another classroom and 2 days in ACLS. Well I passed my BCAT the first pass, I didn't pass another test that forces you to critically think. Since I had never been an RN it was hard to critically think by watching a video of somebody with symptoms, tell what I would do and what I would tell the physician. All in all I got most of the diagnosis right, I just thought into the questions too much. So long story short EVERYBODY takes it twice....
Well, I got a notice to see the supervisors in the office today after my shift. The first supervisor told me she had real concerns that I wasn't taking her schedule seriously??? "I have only asked for one reprint of my 2 week schedule the first month which was lost in the mounds of orientation paperwork. I didn't miss any work and she simply printed off another sheet..." I also lost my evaluation checklist but had been telling all the senior RN's to remember that I did this or that so they could check me off... My supervisor also raised concerns about this... Well, I happen to know another orientee that lost his and other RN's that were taken off orientation b/f ever completing it. My sheet isn't due until Oct 30th and I now have another...
I was also told that I had dosed off in an orientation lecture "which I was floored, uhhh no??.." And also that I was percieved as being cocky in ACLS class? Huh??? She went on to say that I had some real organizational skills issues... "yes I know I have been trying to prioritize better but never put patients safety in jeopardy!" One last thing, she said I don't ask enough questions. I always ask what I am doing and WHY!
So that gives me 9 weeks actually on the unit! I have been with this hospital for 6 years with a spotless record.
WHERE THE HECK DID THIS INTERVENTION COME FROM AND WHY???? DID I NEED PUTTING IN MY PLACE? WAS THAT NECESSARY?
Oh, to top off the cake if I don't pass my next test "which nobody fails ;>)" she said she "at this point" doesn't know if she has enough from me to keep me on........ JUST WOW....I HAVE BEEN TRYING SO HARD TOO....
