Susyq25

I"m a WHNP in CA. PM me and we can talk.

A year ago I went to work at a clinic where one of the MA's behavior is more than questionable. She wanted to tell me which patients to see, what I could order, how much time I could spend in the room with them, among many, many other things. I followed the chain of command and she was written up a couple of times but only came back with a vengence. She began talking poorly about me to other co-workers & patients, crossing the line of gossip to slander ( I feel). The reason why she is still working there (x15 yrs according to others who have been there that long) is that she is very tight with the Chief of the Dept. who believes every word she says & is blind to all her wrong doing. The woman was almost fired after the first time she was written up but the chief intervened & I was told deal with her or go. Needless to say I'm leaving in two weeks & can't wait. I want to go to the top dr. (who supervises the chief of the dept.) & let him know what happened & why i'm leaving, because this woman has been getting away with murder for years and I can't stand to live with myself if I don't at least try. There's a lot more to this story, but I made it as brief as possible. I've already found another job that i'm really happy about, but still need a letter of reference from this one so I want to make sure I have it before I take action. Does anyone think I can do anything? How would you handle it? Would you write a letter so it's in writing or should I just leave & enjoy my new job & leave this behind me? I'm torn, people at this current job are begging me to do something before I leave, they say no one has ever been able to touch her & she knows it (she's union by the way). Thanks

i had the same questions in mind and it's sad and maybe scary no one has responded

the CANP website & craigslist are also good resources. I agree most jobs are word of mouth.

let me start by telling you about myself. I got a BSN from UTEP in '96 and started working in L&D a yr. after that. In '99 I moved to LA and cont. to work L&D while attending the women's NP diploma program at Harbor UCLA, and eventually completed the MSN program at Cal state Long beach. After graduating in 2002, I cont. L&D FT & worked as an NP PT, mostly b/c L&D was my 1st love. Just this yr. I went to work as an NP fulltime in the private sector. my 1st NP job paid $30/hr, but I loved it. the current position pays $50, but I absolutely hate it and i'm looking for a new job. I'm bilingual and that's opened more doors than I can begin to tell you. what would you like to know? please excuse my grammar & punctuation, like all moms i'm trying to do 2 things at once.

hi there i'm a women's np in los angeles CA. i'd be willing to share w/u all my experiences.

Hello to everyone. My husband and I will be moving to Texas next year. Right now SA is at the top of our list and i'm trying to find out as much as i can about the hospitals in SA. I'm an L&D nurse as well as a Women's NP and my questions include: what are the best hospitals to work at? What is the pay for L&D nurses? what about NPs? is there a demand? and any other info. would be helpful. ohh and what areas are nice to live in? It's a lot of questions so pick only one if you want.:wink2: thanks