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Dear all,

I came to US and live in new york since 2003, (I came from Australia), I was a BSN, RN in Melbourne, and at 2005, I got my RN license in new york.

I was a med surg nurse for over 2 years, and would like to go to some specific area.. so I went for job fair and found a new job at Nov 2007. worked as a nursery nurse in L&D (maternal and child). I was let go while I was on probation because I sent the infant to the wrong mother and was breast fed by wrong mother. On the next morning, I was terminated.

After that, I sent out all my applications but.. I don't even get any response. Some of the hospitals ask if the previous hospital will give me a positive reference, and I said that I can not make sure, then they don't even make a call.

I emailed the manager, if she can be my reference, as I really worked very hard.. that incident has already taken my job away. but she did not response to me either.

I am the breadmaker at home, my husband is the stayhome father. now we don't have health insurance ( my son is 13 months, my daughter is 4.5 years old).. I am in my dark age..

Any one can help me.. and what I can do now.. no income, no insurance.

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Hi Nilliemami!

I am very sorry that you are having such a hard time. Dont give up, Keep sending your resume out and call your nursing manager again untill she answers back. You worked hard and you deserve to have a good reference, also let her know that you have learned from that mistake the hard way, but you still desearve a second chance.

Good luck to you, and all the best.

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my husband and I planned to go back to that hospital tomorrow

if we talk to the recruiter, and ask them.. if they can send me to another area like med-surg again.. will they able to do it? as all educators and my preceptors all gave me excellent commends when I was on orientation?

one of my ex-co worker.. she asked me to contact a lawyer and try to fight my job back.. should I do that?

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Nillie,

You may want to post this in the General Nursing forum, you may get more response/advice from other RN's from all over the country who may have been in the same boat.

Good Luck & stay strong

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Wsmith16,

I lost my confidence already...

I will leave my message at General nursing.. thanks for suggestion, you are so kind.

by the way.. I will still come here and check.. please if anyone with similar situation, please if me a hand.. I am sinking.

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