New nurse needs advice. Might be let go at end of orientation

[medapop]

I thought I was doing well in my orientation until around week 9 when my preceptor starting telling my manager a bunch of things I was doing wrong. This was the first time I was aware of these problems. My manager called me in for a meeting and my confidence went down a lot. She said she was extending my orientation by 2 weeks. Since then I’ve made a few mistakes. None of my patients were harmed and I don’t see them as major but my manager does see them as big problems and was concerned. In our last meeting she said that she’s not completely sure if I will have a job at the end of orientation if she doesn’t see improvement. I’m not really sure what to do at this point. I will try really hard to do well in these last 2 weeks. If I don’t make it though should I still include the 3 months of experience on my resume? If I have to provide contact information I’m not sure if she will say anything good about me. This was my first job so I don’t have any other experience. I’m just really scared right now and need some advice.

[JKL33]

On 12/27/2020 at 5:16 PM, JBMmom said:

Fast forward three years and I'm in critical care and almost finished with my NP Program. I've considered "stopping by" that manager's office to share my success, but she's not worth the effort. 

Now you're talkin'!

Revenge isn't really the right term for how we sometimes want people to know they were wrong about us...but I still think the saying applies: Best revenge is a life well lived!! Or, Living well is the best revenge.

This applies to all the stuff from the cake party discussion too. It's a related underlying concept. No need to fool with the foolish. ??

[Barr, BSN, RN]

Agreed, "The best revenge is a life well lived!"  Amen Sister!!