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So in my previous posts, I had issues with my nurse manager. My NM changed her mind and announced I'd be promoted after doing one thing. I did what she asked and asked her about my application. And NM said I submitted my application the wrong way. So applied again and included HR in my application. NM did not like that I included HR and said I did not go to the proper chain of command. NM decided not to promote me because of it even after doing many projects that improved staff performance and communication, leading 3 committees, doing charge nurse, precepting nurses, creating educational handouts for new nurses, helping in policy-making and changes, and doing my best to do everything asked without complaint (Been working in this unit for many yrs). NM has been changing her mind many times for a year now, from not promoting me to promoting me and so on and so forth. NM still accuse me of gossiping, and has said I do not have leadership skills, emotional intelligence, I'm to young and immature. LOL. I am so done now. It is time to move on and take care of my mental health. All of these discrimination and bullies is affecting my work morale and health. So, I have applied to the ICU and I need advice on what to study and how to prepare for interviews. I just really want to get out of the unit and be in a new environment. What are possible questions I should prepare for? Thank you so much!

So Im already planning on leaving my current outpatient pacu job and go to the ICU. But my worry is, will they accept me because it has been 5 years since I had my inpatient experience? I already forgot a lot of my skills. Should I go first to telemetry before ICU? I've always been interested in experiencing the ICU but I'm always scared. My previous experience was in ED and currently working in the outpatient PACU. How do I prepare if in case I get a job in the ICU? Thank you!

There are people though who are paranoid and thinks everything you talk about with your close nurse is gossip. We have two or three people in our unit who thinks that way. They think when you laugh or say something it is about them and they report it to our manager. And of course our manager believes them.

Our clinical ladder works through projects, becoming a charge nurse, not having an occurrence, and of course what the manager feels about you. The manager sometimes asks for advice/comments from the lead clinical nurses if this person deserves it. But I really think you go up the ladder if your manager likes you. There was a new nurse in our unit who did not have a project and was only in our unit for a year and was promoted immediately. In my case, my manager does not like me, so I will never be promoted. I feel like ever since I started my master's degree, and doing big projects (which at first she did not like), it made her treatments towards me sort off negative. I can't prove it though, but that is what I noticed. I'm in the middle of finishing my master's degree. Once I graduate, I will fly and get a better opportunity somewhere else. I think it is better to just keep proving her wrong for now. I will just keep my mouth shut and not go to HR. It is just hard to work with a person you do not anymore respect as a leader. But I'll keep going and not let her negative personal comments affect me. Thank you, everyone, for reading and responding to my post. It helped me a lot emotionally to vent/post here. I do not feel safe telling anyone at work about it, I just feel like it will create more chaos. But it is so hard to keep it to yourself though. Thanks again!

I have worked in my unit for 5 yrs now. I have done many projects and led a committee in our unit. One of my biggest projects was the performance improvement project that everyone in my unit approved, liked, and has been using. I did a survey for it to involve everyone. I'm leading a huge committee where I do monthly meetings with stakeholders and unit staff. I precept new nurses. I always come to work on time, with no call-outs, and no written warnings. We do peer review in our unit every yr. This a unique unit event where we anonymously review the staff assigned to us by answering questions and doing a free-form comment. After 5 yrs someone said a negative review about me which is that I gossip. My manager took it seriously and made it a reason for me not to get a promotion. I asked HR if peer review will affect my record or going up the ladder and they said no because it is only for our unit. When I mentioned to my manager my desire to be rn3 she said I can't get it because I do not have emotional intelligence because of gossiping and I am not famous like the new nurse she just hired. So I did not let her comment affect me, I paid and attended an emotional intelligence class and submitted the class certificate together with my rn3 application. I had my yearly evaluation today. One from our LCN, which was a very good evaluation and she said I will get my rn3. For my manager, she said all those good things I have done for the unit and she said I am a good nurse but I am not mature and need to grow up because of the gossiping. I asked her before the evaluation if she has proof that I do it and all she said was there were people who agree when she asked them. Today I asked her who are those people who said that I gossip, what was content, what are the proof and why aren't talking to me directly. And then she said there were no people, she was just basing it on the anonymous peer review. She is confusing me. During the evaluation, she kinda confirm I will not be promoted but that I need to do another project for the unit. I was speechless and could not think. What she said to me about not having emotional intelligence, being immature, and that I gossip is now affecting my mental health and motivation at work. What should I do? Should I go to HR? Should I just leave? I love the staff nurses and doctors I work with and I love my patients. I need guidance. I do not want to do a lot of things in the unit and not be paid for it.

Thanks for the reply. I did not accept the job. I hate talking on the phone.

I did not get the job offer in the site that I wanted. I applied to other site though. Im waiting for their response. Congratulations to you!

Hi! Im also wondering the same thing about Patient first. Have you started working with them? How is it? I applied full time to them and waiting to be interviewed by the nurse manager. I just had an interview with HR.

Thank you! Im trying to think if it is a good job for me. I have never tried it. At the same time I am not thr type of person who loves talking on the phone.

What do phone triage nurses typically do? I mean I know you do triage and patients call you. But is it a difficult job? What should you prepare before working in there? What are the other things they do? Are they always on the phone and computers? Thanks!

I would stay. But I think it will never be fixed. They have high turn over rate. Really understaffed. Politics is crazy out there and all about favorites.

Thank you! Im already in my probationary period. I'll try to stay strong up until I get a new job.

I need an advice. I am currently working as an ED nurse in a busy hospital. Everyday is really a struggle because of not enough support and just difficult for me to position/transport patient. I have been working in the hospital for almost 4 months. I have been applying for ambulatory care nurse job, and in one hospital they just emailed me that my application has been forwarded to the hiring manager. I tried transferring to another unit but they wont let me not until I worked 6 months in probation excluding orienatation time. So my question is, should I just leave my current job or wait for a job offer and then leave? Thanks!

Thank you?

I am currently thinking of working as an ambulatory nurse. So I applied to a lot of job posting for it. I am working as an ER nurse in a busy hospital. Been there for 3 months going to 4 months. When I got out of orientation, I felt free. But the stress level is really high most especially that I am having problem with my legs. I am so young and already have varicose vein problems. So I was advised by my doctor to have ablation surgery because it has been really a pain in the ***. Working in the ed is stressful especially that I have to push patient's stretchers going to their rooms, or change patient's position when cleaning them, you know what I mean. I was not expecting carrying and pushing heavy people was part of the job. lol. In the country I used to work we have UAP to do those things. So this really made me hate working in ED because I am a very tiny person and I just cant get help from people at work to do these things because they are busy too and some people just dont want to help. Sorry for my long nonsense talk. So what do ambulatory nurse do? Will I ever have a chance to get a job in there even if my US experience is less than 6 months? Thank you