Help! Interview questions

I'm no legal expert, but in Michigan, former employers are not able to give a bad reference. They are only allowed to verify that you were employed with them, for whatever period of time. I don't know what your legal options are, but I would definitely get on the phone with your former manager and ask them to only verify employment acccording to your state's guidelines.

You will find the job that is the perfect fit for you, don't let the idiot manager ruin you. Keep searching, and remember that honesty is always the best policy. Include your less than successful job, but when asked, tell them the truth, and do mention that the manager is acting less than professional by making very judgmental statements that could hurt your chances at getting your career off of the ground. I'm sending hugs and prayers ((( ))) your way

Thanks! During the interview. I was really nervous. I did not say anything bad about my previous job. I felt it just something happen when people just did not fit or the floor did not fit someone likes me. I personally, did not think about any legal action or anything. I know that he wanted me to resign instead just fired me because if he fired me the company had to pay unemployment, but if he just asked me to resign than they didn't have to pay for unemployment.

I want to say thank you two for helping me out. I wish the human resource people understand that someone is telling the true.

it's my understanding that it's not illegal for employers to give details (positive or negative) about past employees, they are just strongly encouraged by their attorney's not to give performance reports for fear of litigation. so many opt to only provide just the basic facts - name, date, eligibility for rehire, etc.

(of course, this is the very reason so many nurse and health care serial killers have had such luck moving from facility to facility even though they were suspected of doing such terrible acts).

did she say that he actually called you "stupid"? i would wager that that does most certainly not fall within any hospitals' policy and procedure guidelines, so i would at the very least write a letter to the hr dept. and his cno. that should at least keep him from sabotaging any new prospects you have.

however, i would encourage you to seriously consider your next employment. not everyone is suited to every nursing position. to me, the best thing about nursing is the vast variety of specialties and working environments. maybe you need to start in a slower paced, less stressful area until you get your bearings. there is certainly no shame in that, and it is much more honorable than insisting on working where you know you are in over your head and end up harming someone!

although, it's probably harder to find these days, there are still hospitals, clinics, etc. that will offer extended orientations when needed. i'd be honest in your interviews, telling them that you may have not been completely prepared for that area, but stress that you are a very hard worker and will do whatever it takes to learn all you need to know to become a good nurse.

and then, of course, live up to that promise :)

best of luck to you.

I just want to said that I do not believe any nurses or health care providers out there are consider serial killer. Serial killer is someone has plan to harm someone. I believe health care providers and nurses do not want to harm someone. I can said they might hurt someone because the way hospital in these days. There are too many things for them to cover and too much responsibilities that they might hurt someone indirectly. I saw nurses cried when they thought they hurt their patients, but hospital really pushing the nurses doing things on time and give them 6-8 patients. They were not those easy mix with hard. These patients were alcoholic, mental disorder, seizure, cancer and many more. It was hard for those nurses. I saw them stay there like 2 hours before they leave after they gave report to the next shift. But the manager wanted to stop that because he did not want to pay extra for these nurses.

My preceptor felt bad that she did not have the time to teach me because the floor is too busy. She had patient who was not suppose to be in our floor, but instead that patient was on our floor. End up the patient coded, but I couldn't said my preceptor hurt the patient or want to kill the patient because there were two other patients who want morphine every hour or dilantine every hour.