misscus

Today after working 7 night shifts, I had my 3 week contract cancelled in Northern Arizona, for 'clinical reasons' of which I was not told what they were, which I only found out from my registry manager after I was sent home to hotel after which I called my manager, who was also dumbfounded over the situation as it had never happened with me before. This night, ater arriving for my shift, I was told I was not scheduled on that unit but the clinical manager called staffing and then told me I was cancelled for that night shift, so I smiled and said I would go back to my hotel room and relax for an evening and be ready for tomorrow nights shift. I asked the clinical manager if anything was wrong and she said no. She even took my cell number so she could call me directly if I was to be called off in the future. After I got back to my hotel, I phoned my registry manager and learned from him that I supposedly did not do a computerized physical assessment on an admit and also did not do a wound assessment. I was astounded. I admit I was new to the computer charting and if I didn't put an assessment onto the computer system it was purely accidental. The short time I was there I saw numerous unfinished assessments of which I finished out of my strong teamwork skills, usually it was just where a nurse did not assess flu/pnx vac's so I did that and finished them. So, I went back to the hotel and packed my truck and left the 7200 foot elevation small town immediately. Drove the 186 miles downhill back to Phoenix. Even though I had the hotel for the night. I was angry and dumbfounded as to what I really did wrong and why I wasn't given the real information and or the opportunity to fix my omission/assessment. I can't even think of what wound assessment I missed after pouring myself over my n to n report papers for the 7 noc shifts. I also know that that last few nightshifts of work there, there were several core staff nurses who were called off for low census or placed on standby. I heard the grumbling but kept to my job. Now I just have to wonder, could it be a bogus 'clinical reason' complaint or just to cancel an over staffed unit's high paid traveler and hotel. I also know that I am quite competent as a nurse and am able to go in and do a good job for all my patients in nearly any tele//M/S unit with little help. I am highly proficient and organized and an IV whiz. 80% of my patients tell me I am the best nurse they have had and they learned more from me about their dx and treatments in the time I am their nurse, and the other 20% are so sick they are unable at that point to see anything but their dilemma/ illness. Understandable. Has anyone had this type of experience? This really hit me hard, so I will greatly appreciate any feedback/suppport anyone gives. Tonight after getting home I feel a combination of depression and or irritation as I have never had a contract cancelled for a reason such as this. In my short time there I saw where nurses frequently did not do something on the computer were told about it and they were required to 'fix' it. Because I am a traveler/registry, am I not allowed to 'fix' it? Am I supposed to be perfect in all ways? I took this really hard, and am really trying to learn from this experience. Any feedback?

I say we should educate everyone, not only the nurses, but especially the users of healthcare themselves. Wouldn't it be nice to read an article where people asked what the staffing ratios were and the actual staffing levels were, and THEN told the facility "No, I will go elsewhere, because you don't have adequate staffing to cover my or anyone's needs adequately, and it makes the nurses and CNAs very overworked and I am not going to participate in that!" Bet the facilities would listen then. I have always had this 'fantasy' of writing articles and publishing them with the newspapers, etc, regarding just that. Too bad I am self supporting and so very tired that it remains just a fantasy. The reason California nurses have it good is because they did strikes and sickouts, they stood up themselves and for safe staffing levels. I was a CA nurse, now I am a Nevada nurse, and it was a rude awakening, and here in Nevada, they come in, do the job, and don't say a word. Thats as far as I have seen in the two years I have been here. I was told before I came to Nevada, "Are you sure you want to move there, nurses have it really bad there". Like I said earlier, I am on my way elsewhere and have already applied and paid for yet another state's license. I will be gone from here in less than 3 months. I only have to subject myself for a little while longer. Truly, I feel sorry for the nurses here, for all nurses who are abused by money hungry corporations, and to the people and families they try to help and serve. Corporations know that nurses are overachievers and no matter what will get the job done, and they WILL laugh all the way to the bank. In Long Term Care figure about ~5000 a resident/month, 76 residents, you do the math, two nurses and 3 CNAs(3 if we are lucky). That's bad math in my book. Most respectfully, to all of you, Gone in 90 days RN -- Misscus Warn: (0%)

I thought healthcare was the exception that even though a felony has been expunged, it was still reported to BON, because of the closeness of a nurse to patients, such as in home health or public health nursing where a nurse could take advantage of a patient's property or money.

What laws cover nurses who work in hostile workplaces and endure mobbing?