Nurse4lifewithparrots

Thanks for the replies. I ended up not filing it yet. I just sucked it up and requested my next pto for the fall. then she took me off my scheduled weekends again. For every single weekend for 2 months in the next schedule. This is definitely against union contract and it does make me sad that she must want me to quit that bad. I'm not sure what I do that makes her want me to quit. To my knowledge, no patient has really complained about me. I haven't made any med errors or other mistakes like that. I'm usually out on time. I don't call out. The only thing I don't do is come in overtime often. I don't have major conflicts with any other staff, really I don't know anyone who has issues with me. I'm not the best for sure, I don't get raving reviews from patients besides once every few months, but like I said no one complains either. It's really made me feel bad that she obviously wants me to quit. so I guess I'll just file the grievance now. Hope it doesn't bite me in the butt later when I want a new job though.

Hi I put in a request for PTO for April back in September (as it is outlined dates to do so in our union contract). And I mistakingly thought I was approved it. The manager has 25 days to approve or deny pto in writing for that period, and I hadn't heard from her and the pto stayed highlighted in my schedule, I assumed incorrect that it was approved when in fact the manager just didn't see it or forgot; and another nurse more senior got pto at that time. When I found out my error, I asked my manager if I could take pto the following week instead and she texted the reply "sure, put in the dates". I did and booked my flight. In person she told me sorry she cannot give me off then either and the text message wasn't official. so be it. However, she took me off my scheduled weekend (per contract, we work every other weekend) and moved me on the days I specifically requested off. Per contract, seniority has say over who is moved and I am most senior on that weekend, which is rare but this time true. And she still moved me. (so to clarify, I was going to take the whole week off but it would have still worked if I didn't get any pto had she left me on my scheduled weekend bc I was able to trade a day with another nurse for another week she wanted off. I work 3 12s) I want to file a grievance but I also realize she's my manager and I don't plan on leaving for another job yet. What would you do? I haven't called out sick in about a year so I can just do that although she'll dislike me for that also knowing I wanted off but no way to prove that's why I called out. I will not be posting on social media! Thanks in advance

I fully intended to go to a brick and mortar hybrid program in my state, but I am moving in about 1.5-2 years. The programs in my state don't allow students from the state I want to move to. I already inquired. No exceptions except less than 6 months travel nurse but clinicals must be finished in the state and the permanent residence can't be in the state I'm moving to. I really don't want to waste time getting my NP. I put it off already and am sorry I did but as of now I'm looking at chamberlain because it has no state restrictions. Honestly I'm not sure what the hate is for because I know I'm not a student with a 2.0 GPA (4.0 here!) and I know that we get out of it what we put in and I will put in 110% effort. Just like any other program to me. Most people tell me no one will care what school I went to just like they didn't with my undergrad school. So I'm curious why the hate online for chamberlain though?

Thanks for the replies. I guess I wanted some sassy comment to "tell her" if she ever asked me again, but you all are right. Not worth my time thinking about this anymore and I am on her radar already. It's hard to believe that I'm one of the most senior nurses on the dayshift now at 6 years a nurse. We had a little exodus of nurses recently and a bunch of new grad hires and agencies for the first time I've been there.

Hi About a month ago my manager called me to ask me to come in bc the unit needed help. I didn't answer /wasn't by my phone. The ANM called me a half hour later and I did answer and told her I could not come in that day. the next week I asked my manager what days she needed me to pick up OT if we are short staffed. She said "I gave all your days to agency nurses since you never answered my call" I told her "I had an appointment that day" she said "your hair doesn't count". (It was not for my hair, I never told her or anyone that. She assumed) One more time a couple weeks later she asked in a group chat for someone to come in OT, I offered to come in and she declined me. I want to be clear that I have picked up more days OT when we were short staffed than anyone on my unit and I'd bet than many people. One time I worked 10 12 hour days in a row. (Granted, it was good covid bonus but still) This is a new manager though but she knows I've come in when called 9/10 times. so I finally got a per diem job somewhere else now, and won't be picking up ot on my unit anymore. She might not ask me to come in again...but if she does, I wanted to word my answer respectively but still give the reason why I will not come in, because of those 2 times she wouldn't allow me. Can anyone give me a good way to say it please? I am not great with words. I want to be prepared. Thank you

Thanks, quick question, is it valuable to take the medsurg cert while I plan to leave ms? Would I get asked "why did you take it now when you're applying to x unit?” Honestly though, I haven't shared this feeling with anyone, but this is why I never got the ms cert, because I never intended to be here this long. My plan was never to stay in ms. (I remember as a brand new nurse thinking about how I wanted to go right for the NP hah!) But I was getting great bonuses for coming in OT, and I did enjoy ms/tele, I am just burnt out feeling now.

I agree, I did think that it would have benefited me more also. I might incorporate it into my cover letter how I've picked up when the unit was short staffed.

Thank you so much for your advice. I sheepishly admit I relied on my 6 years experience for someone to want to hire me and did not have a cover letter either. (Also I did read not to do cover letters anymore but from now on, I sure will!!). In my resume, I never thought to put too many keywords in the skills either, figuring it was too obvious or something? I'm working on it! Thanks again ( I hadn't even gotten any interviews)

My hospital is very small (<200 beds). The hospital system I'm in however, just allowed nurses to be able to work at more than one hospital within the system. So I've been applying to other hospitals within the system for per diem or PT. My idea was, I still had my job if it didn't work out, or if I hopefully loved where I went I would eventually get to be FT and leave the other job. At mine I've only applied to the CCU dayshift because there aren't many other specialties to go into (for example, we have no pediatrics, nicu and no official step down units). I wonder what the policy is for being hired at other hospitals, because at mine, I "hear" it's based on seniority but I don't know if that's official. I will talk to HR, good idea! thank you.

I regret not being involved now. Thanks for explaining to me what you look for. I can't go back....is there anything I can do for my resume now? I was involved in one committee (infection control) for about a year and for one year I also was secretary for our unit based council. Honestly I did not participate much in either besides be the note taker for both. I wish I did more, but I guess my OT really did take up my time and effort.

Oh. No. so the only thing I've got is ACLS/PALS. (And tele cert but that seems like it goes by hospital) but I have a good reason why nothing else I thought. Because I work when the floor needs me which means a lot. So if the manager asks me to come in an extra day, I've come in. I've worked at most 10 days in a row. I've cut down a LOT this year on how much I pick up bc I finally burnt out. And the idea of doing a committee seemed like a waste of my time, I treasure my free time with my bf and things like hiking. so what can I do with no committee or national certification? How to bolster my resume then? I've won awards for patient care/satisfaction.. I did include that in my resume. thanks

I've been a nurse for 6 years in medsurg/tele (and 1 first year in peds). I've applied to psych, nicu, ER, ccu, and ICU. I applied to school nursing. I didn't even get an interview for any of these applications. 2 New grad nurses got the nicu over me. I never gotten written up, never got in trouble, don't call out much (in my 6 years as a nurse), not late, good standing. I've handled 10 patients at a time. We get high acuity on our floor most of the time- acute stemis, acute strokes- and everything in between. I've heard people say no one wants a medsurg nurse because then they need to be retrained. I'm sadly starting to think it's true? so my options are: 1. I can be hired immediately at TCU with a 5/hr raise. The manager there knows me from a tech and already said she'd like me there. 2. Take a travel job. Salary isn't as high as it used to be, but maybe it would make me more marketable? 3. Home health? Would give me a flexible schedule but what if I wanted to go back to bedside, would it be even harder to get hired? Any other ideas please? I want something different, I am bored in medsurg/tele. Part of my appeal to nursing was the different areas you could I thought segue into. I want to learn a specialty or something new. I feel like I have a medsurg stigma. And also I'm gonna be honest when I finally wanted to leave ms and applied to these other areas and one at a time never got an interview and just got denied and new grads get it over me, it's made me kinda down and a little bitter. please advice? Thank you

So there are pros and cons to the union. I am actually a part of a team that floats to other hospitals in our system, which are non union. My "home" hospital is union though. The nurses are pretty happy at the non union hospitals. I didn't do this on a whim. But thanks for your input. I kind of was looking for advice about what to do NEXT, like any recourse for union expulsion. Thanks. also, the union rep threatening me is really not strengthening my love of the union. Asking questions shouldn't be grounds for expulsion. Asking other nurses if they want to stay in or vote the union out should also not be grounds of expulsion. I got my answers, and left the matter alone. We all pay dues, we are all members, we should be allowed to discuss benefits and things about the union we aren't happy with, and whether we want to stay in a union, without repercussions.

I'm a nurse. Not a tech. I had been a tech when the union was voted against in the past, I wanted to see why not do it again with new nurses at the hospital now. Clearly, I know it's a bad idea, I was asking for advice since they threatened my job.

A vote was put in the past as I said. Nurses have a right to vote for or against a union don't they? At least I thought they did.