aeminer

Thank you, everyone for your advice. I didn't expect this much. I do have a lawyer as the hospital had to inform the state board and I am being investigated. I was sent to an addiction specialist for an evaluation and was declared as far from an addict you can be. As for not being supportive, I should have gone about things differently, but there was danger to patients due to lack of education before these changes were made. Anyway, since it was a new hospital, I thought there was a chance to be hired, but if anyone knew about this kind of thing I didn't want to waste anyone's time.

I don't want to sue, I'm not really interested in giving them that much energy. that being said, Im not looking to go back to the same hospital. The company that owns the hospital is national and, unfortunately, own the hospitals near my family. I just wonder if an ineligible for rehire is system wide, or only applies to the hospital that fired you?

I used to work a a hospital where I was considered fairly good at my job and had worked there before and then got rehired after travel nursing for a while. Some big changes started happening in my unit and I guess I was not the most supportive, but I suddenly came back with a positive urine drug screen for opiates, specifically one that I am allergic to. Anyway, I was fired from that job, though I was told by the CNO that my performance was not in question and there was no questions about me diverting drugs. Immediately after, I had a clean hair follicle drug screen and have had three urine drug screens since that have all been clean. I have been traveling and have been asked to extend my contract, but my family needs me to be near them, so I would like to get a job nearby. The problem is, the only hospitals around my family are ones owned by the same company. Should I even bother applying?

I am coming up on my second renewal for my license in Arkansas and I need to be sure I have all my continuing education credits. I renewed my BLS, ACLS, and NRP but I think you can only use these once. I renewed my Intermediate EFM and wondered if this could be used towards the credits. If not, does anyone know good education for labor/delivery/nursery nurses? Thanks.

So, I have been working as an L&D nurse for about a year and was a med-surg nurse for a year before that. I am wanting to move from my home state, Arkansas, to Seattle, Washington but am not 100 percent sure if I will like it there. I am single and will be moving away from my family, so I am rather nervous. I was told that the best way to make the move is to take a travel assignment to Seattle, see if I like it, and then take a permanent position. I am not sure though. Should I take a travel assignment, should I sign up with a company knowing that I only plan to be with them for one assignment, can I take an assignment without a company? It's so confusing, somebody help!

I think one of the best things that my school every did for me, is that during the first six months of training we had to do the jobs of CNA's and report to the nurses. We were so disrespected and ignored most of the time. This taught all of us in the program the need to listen and respect the CNA's that we work with. Their work is important, too.