FancyCactus
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I am in the same boat. Preceptor who would bully/gaslight me, set me up to fail, and shook my confidence. When I went to night time orientation, I did much better and felt better. I have made some silly errors (NOT any dangerous patient care errors, no med errors, not charting errors.)- Things such as: forgetting to hit "accept" on a Urine Dip or Blood Glucose and then it doesnt entered into chart. Or secure chatting a doctor instead of calling them or going to find them face to face. Or not telliing the charge RN face to face off a critical lab value . The "major infraction" was that I attended a mandatory workshop on a work day. (SMH) Backstory: During the orientation, and through Sept 2, we do not make or choose our schedules. We get them assigned about six weeks in advance. In May, we were given a list of dates from which to choose to take said instruction (its a 4+ Hour in person class with skills). I chose July 18, which was the second to last day (the other being the 22nd), so that it would be easiest for the manager to arrange my schedules. Lo and behold, scheduling manager scheduled me for the night of the 18th to work. As a new grad/employee, I just accepted that as what was required for the staffing and I didn't complain or even say anything to anyone about the fact that I had a skills class scheduled more than six weeks in advance and they then added a NOC shift on that date in Early July. Flash forward, one of the issues in my PIP was that I went to the class on a day that I was scheduled, which apparently is against policy. I got chastised and reprimanded because I didn't "Speak up." I couldnt have done the 22nd either, for same reason, except I also would have worked the night of the 21st, then the class from 14:00-18:30, then worked again that night. So I went along to get along, to make it easy for everyone's schedule. Yet in my PIP I got written up as taking a class which they perceived as "milking overtime." I was scolded for not speaking up that the scheduler had "Violated the policy" and that I should have "Done something or said something." IDK -- felt like they were/are looking to blame me for things to Cover their behinds. There were a couple other things that were again, not significant (ie wearing a "Nurses inspire nurses" shirt that isn't "Corporate approved.") The irony is that it was day shift mentors/supervisors who wrote me up, based on what ever story or feedback garnered from day shift. I asked to have a 360 about things and I was told "No, 360 is for everyone to reflect on what they did right and wrong in a situation. This is about you and your taking accountability for you and not using the situation as an explanation for behavior." I felt so defeated, and felt myself withdraw. I think I am still reeling from the toxicity of it all. A charge, a mentor and a supervisor called me into the office with the PIP which outlined things included in said PIP, and then being penalized for being flexible and accommodating; with specific instructions to not defend myself or explain my actions at the time.
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