Need Help

[DRXRX]

I am a new nurse in NC. I will start by saying that nursing is my passion. I unfortunately have run into a monster of a problem. My orientation to my Unit was cut short(they felt i would not be happy on the unit long term). I was told to go to a med surg floor to get my experience and that in 6 mo to a year She would gladly take me back. Since I have left that floor i was not able to transfer because of the abruptness of her decision, and I have not been able to gain employment at a whole other facility because of something that has clearly been said by my previous employer. I truly feel like she attached or said something that is making me unattractive to other potential employers, but I don't know how to prove it. Can anyone help.

[joseash]

How long did you work there? Were you still in your orientation period? Have you talked to your former manager about the situation, perhaps in a very non-confrontational way to determine what the problem was and how you can improve? Did you have any problems on this floor or did they let you go out of the blue with no sort of warning? If your boss said she would gladly take you back after you got some M/S experience, then perhaps you should go talk to her, ask for a reference, grease the skids a little bit and see what you can find out. Maybe you could look for a job in another hospital system altogether without making mention of this job if you never finished orientation? I hope you find something soon!

[southernbelle08]

Technically, at least to my understanding, your manager really shouldn't have said anything about you to a manager anywhere else. Kind of like when you apply elsewhere and they call references listed - they are only supposed to verify that you did work there. They aren't supposed to say anything about you one way or the other. If you manager said something that is making it difficult for you to obtain a position elsewhere - I would get to the bottom of it.

Unless I am missing the workings of the process completely - your previous manager should have, in no way, said something to a potential employer that would harm your chances of becoming employed there. It is how dud after dud goes from hospital system to hospital system. (Not saying you are a dud, of course, just using that for example :) )

Good luck in whatever you choose to do!