I have been called in to a meeting with my nurse manager. She said there maybe disciplinary action taken, in regards to informing my charge nurse that a two of my patients were being transferred to a more acute unit. I did not put my patients in danger. She was on the phone. While I was putting in doctors orders and actively getting my patient transferred to the ICU. They were off the floor in a timely manner. From what I gather, the charge nurse on these 2 occasions was not timely informed about my patients' transfer.
I know it is BS.
I have had a feeling they are looking for an excuse to get rid of me. I have 1 written warning already, for not working fast enough on the floor and documenting in real time. This is when I was a new nurse on the floor. I would document outside the patient's room or when I had time. No one on my floor documents in real time. But I just had to say I would make it a priority and I would work on it. I think I am one of the only nurses NOW on my floor that charts real time. Who has the time? (I work on a busy med surg unit, day shift, 4-5 patients). I am efficient, get along with all staff and have had no complaints from patients or their families.
I can't believe I am being called into this meeting this. The day this happened the nurse manager was prowling around our floor. Everyone seems to be scared of her, but I could careless, because I knew I was not going to stay that much longer, so I grit my teeth and bear it.
Since I have already had a written warning...I am worried this could be used as an excuse to fire me.
If I know I won't be fired, I will just hand in my 2 weeks notice and quit. I am tired of med surg; patients and management. I am tired of having to look over my shoulder at work because the Big Bad nurse manager and her Charge Nurse minions are yapping at everyone's heels. I love my co-workers but I hate going into work.
I like patients who I don't have to talk much to. OR, ER, or ICU is my calling. I am not a med surge nurse, but I am happy to know that i can do it, though.
But if I am at risk for being fired because of this, I rather just quit. I rather quit without notice. I know it looks bad but is it not worse to be fired?
Is it okay to quit before even going to the meeting? Honestly i don't want to hear their BS. I know I am a great nurse. I know I did not put my patients at risk and did what I was supposed to do. I am livid that I am even being called in for this. Form of humiliation. But on a technicality they want to write me up or possibly fire me?
If you give management criticisms you get in trouble? Poor staffing conditions which make it unsafe for patients and staff. They have safety policies which they know nurses can't meet due to poor staffing but you are expected to follow it. Even though the unspoken words are 'just get the job done, we don't care how you do it, but just do it.'
I am applying for jobs, but I don't want to wait till I get a new one...it could take months before I get a new job. What should I do?