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Hi, I have just been fired from my job as a new grad RN last week. This came as a devestating shock to me. I am worried now that i will never be able to get another job. I have no other nursing experience to put on my cv, and obviously my previous...

hello i am a RN who works part time in geropsych and part time at another hospital on general surgical ward. i have scars on my upper arms from previous years when i used to cut myself. recently these were discovered by a co worker, who has complai...

hello i am a RN who works part time in geropsych and part time at another hospital on general surgical ward. i have scars on my upper arms from previous years when i used to cut myself. recently these were discovered by a co worker, who has complai...

I'm a little confused by this situation, but at this point, do you really *want* to return to this particular workplace? It sure sounds like there are a lot of unwelcoming people there, for whatever reason. everyone keeps asking me that. but it is a ...

what is HRM?? suspended without pay i'm afraid. i rang the IRC about this today and apparantly the award we work under is silent about the matter of suspension.....so apparantly they can suspend me for as long as they feel like without pay while the...

i did do that after being fired from the 1st job, and now take antidepressants, and have not had a problem since. but unfortuna6tly it is hard to convince people of that since i do have a history. i dont expect you to believe me since you don't know ...

Went alone as no one from union wanted to know about it, couldnt find anyone who was not at work who wanted to come along. I did take notes, and so did they.... As for what i am not telling, i dont quite know what to say. yes this is the 2nd job i've...

Perhaps i could have had a case after being fired. i was only a new grad and i didnt know much about the union, or unfair dismissal etc. it was devestating to my self esteem to be fired from a new grad prog, and i just walked away, i really didnt wa...

Perhaps i could have had a case after being fired. i was only a new grad and i didnt know much about the union, or unfair dismissal etc. it was devestating to my self esteem to be fired from a new grad prog, and i just walked away, i really didnt wan...

i did join nsw union after being fired from ngp. but u r right i should have joined ACT as well, it is certainly not worth working without legal protection. Thanx 4 the suggestions. The reg board is the last place i'd go for fear it would be turned a...

i did join nsw union after being fired from ngp. but u r right i should have joined ACT as well, it is certainly not worth working without legal protection. Thanx 4 the suggestions. The reg board is the last place i'd go for fear it would be turned a...

trust me i have been on the phone all week to both the NSW nurses union and the ACT ANF. Apparantly it is their new policy to encourage people to pay fees. i can understand that, and it is my own fault for not joining when i started workin in the AC...

trust me i have been on the phone all week to both the NSW nurses union and the ACT ANF. Apparantly it is their new policy to encourage people to pay fees. i can understand that, and it is my own fault for not joining when i started workin in the AC...

I live close to the state borer and work in the ACT and NSW. I am only a memebr of the NSW union as that is where my permanent job is,and also where i live. I didnt think i could afford to pay fees for both states which in hindsight was very silly of...

I live close to the state borer and work in the ACT and NSW. I am only a memebr of the NSW union as that is where my permanent job is,and also where i live. I didnt think i could afford to pay fees for both states which in hindsight was very silly of...

I sincerely hope you are not working in the mental health field. It is people like you that are the reason so many people are deterred from seeking help for mental illness.

I sincerely hope you are not working in the mental health field. It is people like you that are the reason so many people are deterred from seeking help for mental illness.

I am neither currently self harming, nor at significant risk, as my employer could have verified by discussiong this with me privatly rather than broadcasting my mental health history, and unsubstantiated slanderous allegations made against me by oth...

I am neither currently self harming, nor at significant risk, as my employer could have verified by discussiong this with me privatly rather than broadcasting my mental health history, and unsubstantiated slanderous allegations made against me by oth...

Thanks for the support and encouragement from everyone, it makes such a difference. thanks for the links. I am in Australia so many of the links are not much use to me i am still having difficulty with the union getting someone to come to the meetin...

Thanks for the support and encouragement from everyone, it makes such a difference. thanks for the links. I am in Australia so many of the links are not much use to me i am still having difficulty with the union getting someone to come to the meetin...

Hi all. I wrote some time ago about a collegue who i had witnessed being physically and verbally abusive to residents in our LTC facility, and also administering sedation not written up for residents.....so i reported her (As did 2 other nurses), she...

p.s i dont mean to sound like i regret reporting the other nurse,.....she was horrible and my residents deserve better, and i am glad she is gone for their sake...i just wish that i didnt cause so many probs

My employer has passed these allegations to my other place of employment. i was called into the management office and had to meet with the DON and some person from the crisis team and undergo lengthy interviews about this supposed things that happen...

My employer has passed these allegations to my other place of employment. i was called into the management office and had to meet with the DON and some person from the crisis team and undergo lengthy interviews about this supposed things that happen...