Haven't had my license a whole year and was "let go" from my first nursing job.

[nurselovespurple]

I have no idea where to begin or what to say. I lost my first nursing job and still can't believe this is where I am in my life today. I've been working for a little over 20 years and have never been let go and for it to happen now is so very devastating for me. I was just shy of my 6 month mark before my final day. I'm coming up on a year with my license next month. I keep thinking of how this could have been prevented and know I have learned some valuable lessons in such a hard hard way. I was written up once and keep looking at that form and try to understand how they could have made the decision they made when it seems to me I should have been written up so many more times before being terminated. I have no idea how to explain this if and when I land an interview. I truly believe this is going to end my nursing career which has barely even started.

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[nurselovespurple]

Thank you all so very much!!! I'm looking forward to moving on and growing professionally. I'm in the process of working on CEUs and looking for ones r/t what I just experienced. I'm so stinking grateful something came my way as fast as it did...whew!!! jeez!!! So so happy!!

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[hha01]

Hi there,

Reading some of the positive thoughts really helps me. I am going through a short period of depression right now since I know they may fire me. Even though I have gotten lots of positive feedbacks from my patients, I am still strugging with time management and prioritizing skills. I asked lots of questions and feedbacks to confirm what I thought was correct or my plan of care was logical. I am very very worried how I will find the next nursing job and how to explain the reason they terminate me. I feel so inadequate and ashame though I didn't do any harm to my patients. The only things they told me was that I stayed later to chart and that I was seen to be overwhelmed. I just got off my orientation about 3 weeks. They expected me to care for 5 or more patients and I have only cared for most was 5 patients. They didn't like that. I am very scared right now.