BillieReuben

Don’t they ask you on your application if there are any issues with your license? If you haven’t actually been subjected to disciplinary action or forced to surrender your license OR told by the board that you have to disclose their investigation to potential employers, then I think I’d probably keep it to myself. If you become subject to disciplinary action by the board after you’re hired, your employer will find out then.

@DribbleKing97. I can empathize with the difficulty in working in an environment where you don’t feel liked. I don’t feel liked by my colleagues. I don’t hear overt, hostile comments, but in slow moments, when people are socializing, they tend to disperse when I join in. I’m often floated out of turn, given assignments in an isolated corner of the unit, or given the least desirable assignment on the unit, despite having the most seniority/experience. I also notice that I don’t get included in our of work get together that seem to encompass the majority of our staff or a group of our staff with whom I have something in common (mom’s with kids about the same age meeting at the zoo, for instance.) it is very hurtful, makes for a lonely work day, and is definitely hard not to take personally .. especially when you can’t isolate any particular reason for the dislike. I've been at my particular job for a long time. I’ve decided that the perks of my job outweigh the unfortunate social circumstance I’ve also seen the staff completely turn over 3 times in my tenure, so I figure if I wait long enough, I can just wait out anyone truly unpleasant. I keep my head down, do my job, and keep my personal life fulfilling so that I don’t need work to fill that need. so ... you can employ my technique or, if you’re young and the thought of waiting years for a more pleasant work environment is too depressing, you can always look for another job maybe you’ll find a group of people you click with

The thing that made me want to leave nursing behind ... we were promised a great one time bonus for working during the pandemic. It ended up being about $200. Nice, but not really “great” .. at least in my mind ... but whatever. Better than nothing. then I found out that all the teachers at my kids school got a $7500 bonus. That’s when I decided I’m in the wrong profession.

My unit has a committee that does things for the staff, like recognizes birthdays, organizes secret Santa, etc. Several months ago, they decided to implement an employee of the month . The nominee would alternate each month between a day shift person and a night shift person. I don’t think there’s any official criteria for selection; the staff is invited to make anonymous nominations and the winner gets recognition on our unit facebook page, a gift, and a “no float” shift. It’s no big deal, really, but the more I think about it, the more I feel like this kind of thing doesn’t really belong in nursing. Staff nominations just make it about popularity, not really about who is working hard and contributing a lot. Plus, nursing is a team effort and something like this seems designed to create a competitive spirit vs. a cooperative one. I wonder if there are better ways to recognize employees? What do other units do??

I’ve been a nurse for 20 years, and have worked in my current unit for 17 of those years. I generally keep to myself without getting terribly involved in outside of work activities or in unit politics, but am friendly with all my co workers. I've had an extremely difficult time in the past several years. I’ve gone through a messy divorce and custody dispute that’s still ongoing. I’m a single parent to a child with some chronic issues. My elderly parents are my main support and my child Care, which has been extremely difficult during this covid crisis. I'm the first to admit I haven’t been the best employee, as I’ve had a number of call ins. I’ve been in communication with my management team about my issues, and I try to be as considerate as I can - I call in as early as possible, I try to switch shifts whenever possible, etc. last week, I needed to call in because my child was ill. My parents aren’t comfortable keeping her now during illness due to the covid and their own health. I called in at 8 pm for the next day, 7 am dayshift. a few days later, one of my coworkers (whom I’m closest to) reported that the charge nurse I called into was livid about my call in. Allegedly, this charge nurse went on a rant about how I’m not reliable, how I always have a different excuse when I call in, and she just has to say something to our management because it’s not right that I haven’t been disciplined. I guess my feelings are hurt to be discussed like this behind my back. I do understand the frustration as a charge nurse when people call in; however, we’ve been canceling multiple people per shift so I don’t really believe staffing was the issue. I don’t understand her motivation in needing to say something to Anyone, especially management. I guess I can’t fathom doing something that could affect another nurse’s livelihood. And disciplinary action, of which I’ve received plenty, won’t change things as far as me calling in, unless I get fired. Until my personal life situation changes, I just have to keep doing the best I can. this is merciless in length, and I’m sore about that. My question is would there be anything to be gained in talking to this co worker? I hate confrontation but I thought maybe I could explain what’s going on in my life and she might be more empathetic? Or maybe have a conversation with management? Or just suck it up and move on? I dont really know the best course of action. Thanks.