Once You Lose,you're History!

TazziRN, RN · May 27, 2006

i didn't say i was a nurse im a certified nurses aide. the certified is license but under a license nurse.

No, the "certified" is NOT licensed. Aides, while extremely important to our profession (to the point where we would sink without them), are NOT licensed personnel.

And you're right, there are always people who will twist things around, but to have it happen to the same person in several different places? Methinks that perhaps there is a certain amount of responsibility that is not being taken here.

KellNY, RN · May 27, 2006

i didn't say i was a nurse im a certified nurses aide. the certified is license but under a license nurse.

You talked in your 1st post about your "nursing career" of which you have none. I really hope you didnt refer to yourself as a nurse on the job.

And as Tazzi said-you do not have a license. The nurse you are working with does. You cannot lose something which you do not posess. Asked and answered.

Kelly

bpo93 · May 27, 2006

For what it's worth, my aunt had only had her license for a month when she gave a patient the wrong dosage of a particular med. The patient died. That was many years ago. I don't recall her license being taken away. Today, she is head of the unit for which she works.

buildingmyfaith57 · May 27, 2006

no kellny i wouldn't do that i wouldn't stup that low.

buildingmyfaith57 · May 27, 2006

i have never said i was a nurse but if i was a nurse people would be treated with respect. and if i was a manager people working under me will be treated with respect. and im not saying none of the nurses do or managers do. plus i would really be more concern not only the clients well being but also my staff. plus i wouldn't down size people that is under me, or would i abuse it.

TazziRN, RN · May 27, 2006

i have never said i was a nurse but if i was a nurse people would be treated with respect. and if i was a manager people working under me will be treated with respect. and im not saying none of the nurses do or managers do. plus i would really be more concern not only the clients well being but also my staff. plus i wouldn't down size people that is under me, or would i abuse it.

What do you mean by "down size people"?

You don't seem to have respect for the statements made by people in this thread, people who have experienced the threat of license loss, because you keep arguing with us.

RNOTODAY, BSN, RN · May 28, 2006

*scratching head*

still can't figure out why this thread is still getting replies.........

MARFEE · May 28, 2006

This is an interesting topic, maybe other nurses need to know ..................

RNOTODAY, BSN, RN · May 28, 2006

This is an interesting topic, maybe other nurses need to know ..................

I agree the topic is interesting. :deadhorse

ZASHAGALKA, RN · May 28, 2006

Let me take a stab at this.

I think, based on this thread and previous threads by this OP, that what she is asking is this: Will having her CNA cert pulled affect her ability to be a nurse or otherwise work in healthcare someday?

Having your cert pulled, I would think, DOES mean that your career as a CNA is history. At least in your State.

But technically, I think it would not affect your ability to become a nurse or work a different healthcare job. Cert as a CNA and licensure as a nurse are completely separate categories. As long as there are not legal entanglements where you caused harm to a pt, I think you are safe.

Now, having four 'terminations' on your employment record might be more of a challenge to overcome.

If your question is related to NURSING, most Boards of Nursings have websites where you can ask for a 'ruling' on your particular situation before you start a nursing program.

I will say this: if you were fired four times from healthcare environments, then BEFORE you try to take on any other healthcare related job, I would take a serious inventory of who you are and what you are capable of doing.

I consider that nursing is a job the REQUIRES you to bend the rules at times, and not at other times. It's very important to know when and when not to do so! That doesn't just take education and experience but critical intuition.

It seems that your chief complaint with your prior jobs is a disagreement with your peers and supervisors about that 'critical intuition'. And that might not serve you well in future healthcare situations. This would be a major area of concern for you. WHY are your assessments of these situations so different from your supervisors and HOW do you address that?

One of my favorite nursing quotes: being a good nurse is not always the same as being a good employee. However, being a good nurse DOES require that you work within the total environment, and that environment includes administration.

~faith,

Timothy.

Nurse Ratched, RN · May 28, 2006

I will note that when I applied for nursing licensure, I was asked if I had ever held another health care licensure or certification and, as I had been a CNA, I had to provide my certification #, which I presume was probably checked for actions.

If you have lost your certification, and you one day find yourself in the position of applying for a nursing license, the story of why your NA certification was stripped may well come into play. At that point, I would suggest you be able to articulate it in a way that doesn't cast the blame on four separate and unrelated employers all just being bad people/companies who fired you without cause.

Agreed with Timothy that it's equally (or more) problematic to explain to future potential employers. I would ask you to take an unflinching look at the situation and ask yourself what things you may have done to contribute to being fired not once or twice, but four times, and losing your CNA certification. If you truly cannot see anything, then I respectfully suggest you may want to consider career alternatives to health care and see if your luck changes.

Editorial Team / Admin · May 28, 2006

Thank you all for the comments/suggestions regarding this issue. Now, the OP can take time to digest all responses and apply to her own issues as needed.