ShellyRn1117 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing
I don't know how to approach the subject of my termination with potential job interviews. I can't lie and I know that my former employer will give me a negative, at best, reference. Im in a small...
ShellyRn1117 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing
Wow, what amazing ideas! Let me tell u where I am at this point. I have an appt with the social services worker monday morning in regard to emergency services which I have applied for like food and...
ShellyRn1117 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing
Thank you for the reminder. You are right. I'm just cycling with the stages of grieving and I need to hold my head up high and begin to more forward. Your suggestions are wonderful. Im going to...
ShellyRn1117 replied to xInspiredx's topic in General Nursing
Wow what awesome ideas...on the fun side...like a half hour massage is about thirty dollars and that would be awesome. Every nurse needs a GOOD stethascope, but she should pick that out, perhaps a...
ShellyRn1117 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing
The physician that I reported it to is a respectable man, but a company man. He would surely tell the truth if asked, not sure how to go about contacting him for a statement but it would go along...
ShellyRn1117 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing
I have a contact at the board...the director actually...whom I completely respect. I did call her already and followed that up with a written statement...she said she was not concerned one bit. Did...
ShellyRn1117 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing
Unfortunately I did Not chart the final assessment or the call to the doctor. I thought, as I was taught at my facility, to not chart an error....and I'm so very wrong. I did assess and did call the...
There are also states that the nurse practice act forbids working in a position lower than your license. For example in Florida aN RN may not accept the job title/role of CMA. I know this bc my...
ShellyRn1117 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing
If you would like ti share your pain with me we could sureky stick together and help one another. As I'm learning, we can all learn quirte a bit from each other with this website, gain insights and...
ShellyRn1117 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing
By warning her to not contact me unless its in writing I have opened the legal door to purs action for harassment, and with their lack of loyalty towards me after five hard years of loyal service, I...
Without question RN. You went to school for years to attain that title so don't sell yourself short. In my opinion to hire you as an MA is wrong. You will always be an RN and would receive MA...
ShellyRn1117 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing
I did polite warn her that any further communication would need to be via mail to not contact me again. You know just last week she said how our company was a big family...well I guess this is the...
ShellyRn1117 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing
I agree totally...I filed electronically yesterday...btw can u believe that the DON is insistent on me going face to face with her to be fired then escorted off the premesis? Not to mention. She is...
Will someone help me understand if it is ok to refuse an unsafe nursing assignment? In light of my other recent post its clear to me that I should have not accepted the assigned patient load. I...
ShellyRn1117 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing
That is what my facility says...once you have punched in.. sadly if u do refuse a group then there are even fewer nurses providing care and ultimately the patients pay for this with substandart care....
ShellyRn1117 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing
OOne last thing, im taking away alot of life lessons from my pain. Do not trust co workers you do not go to work to make friends you do not need to be accepted by the clique to have self worth do not...
ShellyRn1117 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing
**UPDATE** Again thank you all for your wonderful responses, yyou have helped me in ways you will never know. Mainly restoring my faith in mankind. With that said I did contact my BON, I actually...
ShellyRn1117 replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing
Big sigh...I woke up...thank you for all the wonderful advice on here. Im going to hit the street...well actually the internet, and get started. Keep ya posted...btw got a call last night...the DON...