Strugaaa4eva

After reading all of your posts, and I do apologize for not getting back as after the 30th comment or so, I did not receive any more notifications via email, I figured that the topic was no longer being addressed but lo and behold! I was kinda shocked to see the lengthy replies, some were extremely helpful and others were judgmental to say the least but hey, we're all human beings entitled to our own opinions. What can I say? I know you're all waiting on the edge of your seat for that letter and unfortunately I am waiting still as this is being typed. I have not received anything via snail mail and have been repeating the whole scenario in my head. Some of you rephrased what I had written as "just classroom work" on my previous post and began labeling me as a bored attendee of orientation. Just an FYI, totally not the case. To clarify that, I was not that student that was getting distracted or chit chatting with my peers while the presentations were being present. I did actively participate and ask plenty of questions as I knew the transition from a rehab facility to acute care would have a tremendous impact on myself and I really wanted to make sure I got all the ins and outs of what is to be expected. Some other posts were making remarks about the medication exam, just to make you all aware, the minimum passing requirement was an 80 and yes maybe some of us are not the greatest in math, obtaining a higher score was kinda impressive being that they provided me with the study materials only the day before. Another detail I want to address as well, is that there were absolutely no issues from my end during orientation. This occurred on the Friday which is the 5th day of orientation, at this time we were asked to complete the online web training for the intranet system that they use. It was the last half hour of class so technically the call arrived at 3:30pm and I did not expect it at all. Regardless, I admit to the mistake despite the weight of importance it really had. Despite all this, I received the phone call Tuesday morning from the unit manager that hired me informing me that I did not need to come in this past weekend for my first day of clinical orientation. I've never been let go from any of my previous positions so I'm really not so sure who would be giving a bad reference or if HR received some sort of information that would cause my position to be rescinded. My only other thought as I had mentioned in my previous post was the lack of knowledge me and one other nurse had for the EKGs. We were told on Friday that we would be oriented until May when the rhythm interpretation class will be offered at that hospital. I did see some hesitation at that time from the educators but they resolved the problem by informing us that we will remain on orientation until the class is held. Either way, I've taken this lesson as a blessing in disguise. I've received ample feedback from a variety of sources and one thing is for sure on the hospital's behalf: they should've never hired me per diem in the first place knowingly that I had no acute care experience especially on a telemetry med/surg unit. I've been to other interviews requesting per diem and they all responded with the same statement "you can't be hired per diem with no experience as the orientation period is very short; you can either be offered a part time or full time position as your exposure to the unit will be a lot more frequent than on a per diem basis." Bottom line for me: don't use your cellphone again until break time has been awarded and don't apply for a per diem position in an area out of my expertise. Thank you all!

I know I can't flag anyone lol I just don't need to be put down at this time I'm feeling really depressed and basically heartbroken from the news. I understand what my mistake was and to be honest your post and a couple of others were the most helpful and provided some relief from the heartache. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness and kind words. Everything happens for a reason I guess..

I guess you're right. I will take this as a lesson learned but will not be seeking anything else at this time.

I didn't reveal that I was on the phone with my attorney, I told her it was a personal phone call. I already have a full-time position employed somewhere else and I don't bring my personal life into my area of work.

No, I seriously did not. That same day we had the medication exam and IV exam and the same educator was praising me for getting an 88% on it. After I completed my exam, she sent me upstairs to get fingerprinted and I obliged. It was after I got my fingerprints that I had the phone call. I did not arrive late neither of the 5 days, nor did I use my cellphone during class either. When we were sent to lunch I returned back with the rest of the group at the time they had ordered. My only other thoughts of them firing me is because the floor I was supposed to work on was a telemetry/med/surg unit and me and another nurse were not certified to read the EKG strips. However, they told us we were still allowed to orient on the unit until the next course for beginners for reading EKG strips will be held in May. Until that time, we would remain with a preceptor. I'm unsure if they felt as though they didn't want to put up with me remaining on orientation for 2 months but they did not make it a problem when clarification was being done regarding the lack of certification. You can continue to say that I did something wrong, but I will tell you this was the only flaw that went down. The educator told me how the hospital is responsible for me and that I should have informed her where I was. As I said, I will not excuse myself for making that mistake, it was fully on me although the outcome is what I least expected.

The phone call took place after we were sent up 2 at a time to get our fingerprints done to log in and out. It was my turn to go up and I had completed whatever they had asked. After I was finished with HR, I was heading back down but decided to use the bathroom before returning to class when I received a call from my attorney (personal issues not related to work) which lasted awhile unfortunately. I then informed the educator when I returned by apologizing relentlessly and telling her that I had some personal issues hence the reason for my phone call. She said she understood and all but that I should've informed her. I agreed and don't want to excuse myself at all. However I didn't believe that I was going to be terminated for this. I don't see any other flaw that may have sparked besides this that would have resulted in their decision to pull the plug. It's devastating because I've been longing for a hospital job since forever but now I'm totally scarred and don't think I want another hospital job again! :'(

So I am seeking some advice as to why this occurred and am still pondering on what could have I done wrong for this to have such a bad ending. After searching and searching years and years for a hospital job (I've always worked in subacute rehab settings) and have been craving a hospital job for nearly 5 years as it will be 5 years this coming May that I graduated from nursing school. Long story short, I was hired by a local hospital and all was going well with the first week of orientation. I mean, c'mon it was only classroom work and I passed all the required exams such as the IV and medication administration. I had to take a personal call during the last 1/2 hour of our last day of class and when I returned the nurse educator was saying how I shouldn't give her a heart attack next time about not telling her where I was. I explained what had occurred and I didn't realize that 5 days later I was going to be reprimanded for that. I received a call from the unit manager I was supposed to work at stating that I was technically supposed to come this weekend for my first day of clinical orientation (I was hired as a per diem nurse) she told me that I don't need to come. Refusing to provide further information, when I asked her if the position was terminated she said "yeah kinda, you'll get a letter in the mail explaining everything." I'm really baffled about this? I seriously didn't do anything and am unsure why did this lead up to here? Please take note, only constructive comments will be accepted otherwise demeaning, ridiculing words will be flagged. I just need to get some advice as to why this happened and if it is something usual?