GotoGirlRN

I am not really quite sure why I am writing this. I've wrote on here before right after this happened almost 4 years ago. Here I go... I went to a 4 year nursing school right out of high-school. Graduated with honors in 4 years and started working im...

About 7 years ago when I moved into my new house it was in a development where they were building multiple homes. I worked 12 hour shift midnights and so I would come home and sleep during the day. What worked for me was using those soft earplugs, mi...

Wow I honestly feel inspired, encouraged and so loved after reading your comment. I mean, I appreciate all the advice but something about your comment really hit me!! Thanks!

So to make a long story somewhat short, I was working at a hospital, full time, night shift ( I have been a nurse for 5 years) and also going through a lot of issues at home, husband with MS, taking care of 3 of my sisters kids for over 6 months, dri...

Still unable to find employment as an RN. If I would have found a job as soon as this happened my probation would have been worked off my license..... I am becoming less and less hopeful so I decided to read my old posting to get the encouragement to...

Oh and I am sorry I forgot to say that I am in Ohio!

My probation is for 2 years, my attorney says I can probably get it lifted after one year but the hard part is finding an RN job so that I can work my probation off. My probation is considered on my nursing license as "Active with restrictions". The ...

To make a long story short, 2 years ago the Board started investigating me after some coworkers said I was acting "goofy" at work. I had excellent patient reviews, etc.. I had recently started on 2 antidepressants and worked 12 hour midnight shifts s...

Ok, I have posted here before. Long story short, I was very depressed (had miscarriage, husband diagnosed with M.S.) about 3 years ago while I was working on a Med/Surg unit. I worked midnight shifts and was also driving my husband to the hospital ev...

Hi, I've posted on here before about my situation. I was at work and reported by another nurse as acting "goofy" and they said I open handedly smacked a patients buttocks while putting aloe vesta ointment on it. I was drug tested, alcohol tested and ...

Hi! I am in a situation where I have been unemployed for over 1 year! It is so frustrating. I feel like I wasted my time getting my BSN and student loans! I am not going to lose hope though, I'm still plugging along. A little over a year ago, I had...

So, to make a long story short, last March my nursing license went on "Probation" because a coworker reported to the Board of Nursing that I was acting "strangely" at work. Drug test, urine test negative, but I was still fired. A few days after I was...

Just got a call, didn't get it!

:cry:To make a long story short, my nursing license went on "probation" in March re: psychiatric problems (I was going through anxiety and depression and ended up staying 2 days on a psychiatric unit) my job at the time found out about this and then ...

Thank you so much. It is nice to hear that people care and I will take some of your advice into account. Maybe I am stronger than I give myself credit for. Maybe I just need to get out there and interview, I mean , hey, if I blow an interview, I am i...

Well guys, I got called in today and was terminated-- d/t this incident at my previous employer that happened over a year ago. I was fired d/t it is against their policy to have nurses who are under consent agreements. (Although I was approved by the...

I know, that is what I am trying to figure out. LIke I have said a million times, my drug screen and urine came back fine, I didn't have any patient complaints, they just went off of what a coworker reported about me that I was acting strangely and a...

Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I think what I do is put all my self worth into my career as an RN, so the past few weeks not working, I feel worthless. Volunteering or even working for an organization like that is an awesome idea. My husband ...

Totally understand where you are coming from!!! I worked 12 hour night shift once, and would have a assignment of 10-12 patients on my own, with maybe 1 tech for the whole floor, sometimes none! See I prioritize, hmmm, turning a patient with impaired...

I'm still alive, still haven't heard anything from my job. The restrictions were lifted so that I could continue at my job 2 weeks ago but still haven't heard from them. I haven't been online much to update because I have been feeling really crappy l...

Yes not wanting to "bite the dust" but I have a husband with MS, a house to keep up and an incredible sense of pride in being the best that I can be. I am ashamed and embarassed and who the hell is going to hire me for supposedly being "Mentally impa...

No such thing as "compassion" in our field. I haven't heard from my current employer but have alredy sent for applications to go back to school for other fields. It sucks. I love nursing. I love the patients. I am a damn good nurse. But I am sick of ...

I read some of the replies and want to let you guys know a few more things - The hospital that this occured at is part of a large group of hospitals across the US, I did consult attorneys about wrongful termination and they basically laughed at me, t...

Hey guys I just want to thank everyone for their support and advice. Still waiting to here from my current employer, now it is going on 5 days I have been on paid leave although it feels like an eternity. Just to clear some things up from my originia...

I have an attorney. I was told to sign the consent agreement and not go before the Board because they would add even more punishment. YES I did confide in a coworker that I was seeing a psychiatrist because she was a old psych nurse and confided to m...