JMomBaby

You are making the right choice!!! Give them 2 weeks but they'd be stupid to keep you in orientation that long. Then again they haven't proven themselves to be smart:***:

Oh, yeah. The funny thing is, I bet they wonder why they have so much trouble with staff retention

Nah, don't bother...it sounds like the little stinker has it out for you for some reason (seems to think L&D is only for "special" people who don't make mistakes...like herself?). That type of person will either get you fired or make life hell until you leave. It's better to quit and go back to your old job than be fired and not have a job to goback to. I should add that I could be wrong...but I doubt it, haha. I've seen this play out in workplaces before where the higher-up gets a bee in their bonnet and makes a mission out of finding anything possible wrong with a new hire until they fire them or the new hire leaves. It's kind of weird. That bleach wipe story just reeks of your preceptor making a real effort to manufacture some drama for whatever reason. I wonder if the nurse you replaced left for a similar reason, eh?

OMG ruuuuuuuun! Sounds like you just got a job in Hell. Unless you enjoy working with obnoxious brats, RUN back to your previous job! The bleach wipes...Jesus! How bout your ex preceptor just roll on the floor and cry about the damn things? Buh-bye!

Never say no to a free college education :) All of the mental health hospitals in my area (government and private) hire LPNs. The pay may be lower than an RN BUT you don't have to pay back any student loans. So:w00t:

:redlight:I agree with peaches, please contact your board of nursing today, here is where you can find the phone number for your local board: https://www.ncsbn.org/contactbon.htm

wow, that sounds very scary! since the management does not seem to be responsive, i would contact the state board of nursing asap and provide clear details of what you have described here. it sounds like this nurse may be suffering complications from her surgery or her medications, and i am shocked that no one else (especially someone in her family) has stepped up to address this for her. one of my older relatives became completely delirious when her doctor put her on a new med (scopolamine, of all things), i mean talking to deceased people and inanimate objects delirious. thank god we saw what was happening and the situation was fixed before any permanent harm befell anyone.

Suddenly I have a strong urge to move to NC

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Anybody? The reason I ask is because I was told a week ago that all checks were completed and that they were "very close" to a decision, and the silence of the phone... is sooooo painful

Yeah, that is a really awful feeling... I work so hard to prepare for my interviews, studying about the company, etc., and to see that look... makes me feel very, very small :uhoh21: And, yeah, had the same experience with the interviewer recommending other places for me to apply. At least then I know not to expect any return phone calls :)

Oi. As for the following: YES and YES, these have happened to me! One time I had an interview where the DON was not notified who she was about to interview- she took one look at my resume (a new grad resume) and her face just felllll. She asked me some awkward questions about "why" I did not apply to other places besides her office. She then proceeded to tell me that she ideally wanted someone with 20+ years experience :banghead: I did not try very hard to salvage that interview because it was clear it wouldn't be effective...

Hello, I have a question: once background and reference checks are completed on applicants, how long does it usually take for a manager to make a "final decision" and give the good news to the lucky applicant? Also: when someone is offerd a position and gives the verbal "yes," does HR usually wait for a signed contract to be completed before notifying other applicants that the position was filled?

I would definately take the job at $18/hr, since the alternative is making $0/hr without the job- not to mention, you will probably be eligible for raises after being with the company for awhile. If you work there for a year or more and you find that you really can't survive off of the salary, then I would look for another job (perhaps an internal position will be posted in the hospital with a higher salary for an experienced nurse- which you would be after a year of ER work).

Actually, that sound fairly normal for this economy. It's not that you're doing anything "wrong" necessarily, it just means that the job market is fairly cold. You could try applying to more diverse locations, like your local government website (often has a lot of positions for prison nurses and sometimes public health nurses), doctor's offices, nursing homes, etc. You could also try going over your resume and making sure it is very polished, go over your cover letter, etc., but if you've done all that already ... in all likelihood, you're not doing anything wrong, it's the econmy.