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I sort of know the feeling, and especially starting out in PICU. Does this position absolutely require you to work in PICU? can you work in 3 of the units out of the 4? If worse comes to worse, and they find you are not a good fit, try to negotiate for a different unit. Have you been able to prove your competent on the other units? I would hope they wouldn't fire you just because one unit isn't working out. You could also ask for a different preceptor, and don't be afraid to-just prepare yourself for how you will ask that question and be ready to back it up. I asked my manager one time and she said "No shes good for you, it'll be okay" and I ended up working with the same nagging preceptor and eventually passed orientation. Also think about the underlying reason why you're not doing well. I can understand that you have performance anxiety, and I wouldn't blame you, especially with a preceptor who is always criticizing you. This is easier said than done, but try really hard to embrace the criticism, don't think about her, just do your work and focus on what YOU would do and what's best for that patient. Like I said this is so much easier said than done because prioritization and time management really come with time, but if you're not making any improvements, than maybe you need to study more outside of work including skills, or come to work earlier so that you can organize your day and have a better idea of what your day will be like. Just a few things I thought I'd share, I hope it helps in some way.

Thank you, this was helpful. Any other suggestions anyone?

I was fired in lieu of termination due to multiple absences. When I met with the manager, she said that by resigning, I will be eligible for rehire after 1 year. Is this common to have a waiting period of 1 year? Also, if potential employers call HR, will Hr at my old job tell them that I am eligible for rehire? Will they be able to tell the potential employer if I gave a two week notice? Because I didn't, and oddly enough I was asked about this in an interview. If the answer is YES to the last two questions, will HR at my old job require HR from the potential employer to send over a request form (indicating that I have given consent to contact my old employer's HR dept?) If anyone can address all of my questions, I would greatly appreciate some answers. Thank you in advance, I'm trying to move on and learn from this mistake I made, because deep down I am a great nurse, a great worker, and despite the situation, I am very dependable, and much more dependable now more than ever because a job really is precious. Thank you

And the reason i missed work is because my father was sick by the way but is recovering.

I realized that I need to edit my post because it looks like I entered my post twice in one post. Anyway, what I was trying to ask is would HR call references if they weren't interested? It's been 5 days (Monday was interview, today is Friday, right now it is only 1200pm), and they've called at least one reference, and I STILL haven't heard from them with an offer. I have 2 other interviews next week, but I still want to know that I can get an offer, so all i am asking is would HR bother calling references if they weren't intersted in giving me an offer? Also, would they conduct a background check before giving me an offer? I just want to see what people think, to give me a better idea of whether or not they wanted to give me an offer...that's all. As for everyone, thank you for your responses!

Thanks for your response, and yes i've been searching around allnrses for different answers. I was wondering what you think about the interview I DID have as it was posted above...about HR contacting references? What do you think about that?

I have 2 years of experience from a M/S unit, and went to an ICU at another hospital. I was just about to come off orientation, and then I missed my fifth day of work. A few days later, I was terminated. I was able to resign (in lieu of termination), but now I have a job on my resume that says i've held this job for 4 1/2 months. I recently went on an interview, who actually said she knew my former manager where I was fired, which worries me. Overall, I think I did well in the interview. It was 4 days ago. I was informed by my friend that he received a call from HR at this hospital. I called my former manager who said she didn't get a call. I'm wondering, would HR call references if they were interested in giving me an offer? I think the manager said at the end of the interview that they may get back to me, and that a background check takes 2 weeks. Is this true? Do you think this means anything, that my reference was contacted? Also, what should I say during the interview? I did have a few personal things going on, and honestly the place wasn't a great fit for me, but most would argue that I should've held the job until a found another one, which wasn't possible for me given the circumstances. People get hired after getting fired, there has to be hope, but most employers will be asking me about this in interviews, and it scares me. I have two interviews next week, any advice would be greatly appreciated. And please don't tell me I shouldn't have missed so much work, I understand it was a bad mistake. Thanks! I have 2 years of experience from a M/S unit, and went to an ICU at another hospital. I was just about to come off orientation, and then I missed my fifth day of work. A few days later, I was terminated. I was able to resign (in lieu of termination), but now I have a job on my resume that says i've held this job for 4 1/2 months. I recently went on an interview, who actually said she knew my former manager where I was fired, which worries me. Overall, I think I did well in the interview. It was 4 days ago. I was informed by my friend that he received a call from HR at this hospital. I called my former manager who said she didn't get a call. I'm wondering, would HR call references if they were interested in giving me an offer? I think the manager said at the end of the interview that they may get back to me, and that a background check takes 2 weeks. Is this true? Do you think this means anything, that my reference was contacted? Also, what should I say during the interview? I did have a few personal things going on, and honestly the place wasn't a great fit for me, but most would argue that I should've held the job until a found another one, which wasn't possible for me given the circumstances. People get hired after getting fired, there has to be hope, but most employers will be asking me about this in interviews, and it scares me. I have two interviews next week, any advice would be greatly appreciated. And please don't tell me I shouldn't have missed so much work, I understand it was a bad mistake. Thanks! I have 2 years of experience from a M/S unit, and went to an ICU at another hospital. I was just about to come off orientation, and then I missed my fifth day of work. A few days later, I was terminated. I was able to resign (in lieu of termination), but now I have a job on my resume that says i've held this job for 4 1/2 months. I recently went on an interview, who actually said she knew my former manager where I was fired, which worries me. Overall, I think I did well in the interview. It was 4 days ago. I was informed by my friend that he received a call from HR at this hospital. I called my former manager who said she didn't get a call. I'm wondering, would HR call references if they were interested in giving me an offer? I think the manager said at the end of the interview that they may get back to me, and that a background check takes 2 weeks. Is this true? Do you think this means anything, that my reference was contacted? Also, what should I say during the interview? I did have a few personal things going on, and honestly the place wasn't a great fit for me, but most would argue that I should've held the job until a found another one, which wasn't possible for me given the circumstances. People get hired after getting fired, there has to be hope, but most employers will be asking me about this in interviews, and it scares me. I have two interviews next week, any advice would be greatly appreciated. And please don't tell me I shouldn't have missed so much work, I understand it was a bad mistake. Thanks!

Post-interview anxiety and interview tips needed since resigning after 4 1/2 months.

I have 2 years of experience from a M/S unit, and went to an ICU at another hospital. I was just about to come off orientation, and then I missed my fifth day of work. A few days later, I was terminated. I was able to resign (in lieu of termination), but now I have a job on my resume that says i've held this job for 4 1/2 months. I recently went on an interview, who actually said she knew my former manager where I was fired, which worries me. Overall, I think I did well in the interview. It was 4 days ago. I was informed by my friend that he received a call from HR at this hospital. I called my former manager who said she didn't get a call. I'm wondering, would HR call references if they were interested in giving me an offer? I think the manager said at the end of the interview that they may get back to me, and that a background check takes 2 weeks. Is this true? Do you think this means anything, that my reference was contacted? Also, what should I say during the interview? I did have a few personal things going on, and honestly the place wasn't a great fit for me, but most would argue that I should've held the job until a found another one, which wasn't possible for me given the circumstances. People get hired after getting fired, there has to be hope, but most employers will be asking me about this in interviews, and it scares me. I have two interviews next week, any advice would be greatly appreciated. And please don't tell me I shouldn't have missed so much work, I understand it was a bad mistake. Thanks!

Well, if someone has been on narcotics for a long time, you can't just stop cold turkey, they must be tapered off…or at least have benzos on board. But if the patient is physically withdrawing, they should be tapered off if the goal is to get the patient off the narcotics, right? once the physical symptoms are gone, then maybe the narcotics can be d/c'd.

lol...

If you are being serious, then this is what I have to say…People always end up liking me.

And I am referring to my recent post, when no one answered. I do not tolerate the rudeness on the internet, the people on this website are the problem, not me.

I am classy, I am just angry. USBE or ESBE is the one that started this rage, whereas the second responder was actually nice and was trying to understand what I was trying to ask, which is what nurses are supposed to do, right?. At this point, if someone is going to piss me off, they're going to know about it. Don't judge me, I dnt even wnt 2 ask my ? under this thread. :)

Did you remind any of your references to complete it? It's been 24 hours and i've sent the email a second time. That got the job done for 1 girl. I already have 3 done and they did it without me prompting them (my current unit director, previous director of operations or my boss, and a colleague . So that's 3 down, the other is a coworker who I texted last night saying to please do it tomorrow, and I texted him tonight saying "did you get the email? I hope i didn't have the wrong email addresS" because it's still not done, and he's the one who offered to do it. My supervisor (who works nights) who I get along with very well hasn't done it yet even after telling her to do it within 24-48 hours (that was yesterday AM that I told her). I think she would write a good one and she has seen me in stressful situations AND wrote to the VP of nursing saying I was organized and positive on stressful nights on unit X and unit X, and the VP wrote me a letter saying she said that and that i was appreciated and bla blah blah. I hope she does it soon, but then again, when you're short one nurse, it makes their job harder. I hope she does the survey and as for this other guy i hope he does it. I think I'll stop emailing and texting and being annoying. The recruiter returns on 1/25 anyway. What do you think? Have I done everything right? Will i get the job based on references? Am I being pushy?

What do you mean go back to school? Because I have an Associate degree? YA that's the plan. I have been welcomed to nursing on a tough unit so I know what that's like. What pisses me off is when people like USBE or whatever the **** her name is, and people hiding behind the screen of a computer with the name "Secretperson" act like ********. You are a ****.

Do you really not understand what i'm asking, or are you being a stickler on the stupid terms of service of not using text/chat speak…it seems like a lot of people do it, but you just seem to have a problem with my post. NO point in answering this question pretty damn useless if you ask me.

I am moving from a MS/tele/stroke unit to possibly a RCU. I was given a brief overview of what it would be like, but what is it really like? Tell me about most of what you do what you deal with, besides COPD and PNA. Are there a lot of end of life patients? Eventually this unit may be step down (for people who can't be weaned off vents that come from ICU).

So I have other discussions submitted under the right categories, I don't understand why people don't answer them , but answer other ones?? Maybe someone will respond

I graduated with ASN in 05/2014. Since 10/2014 I have been working on a m/s unit (telemetry,stroke,etc.) I interviewed for a Respiratory care unit (respiratory problems,vents, and eventually step down, like patients from ICU who cannot be weaned off vents). I like the idea of specializing but I like doing med surge because of that knowledge base (you see a little bit of everything). My choices are RCU (union) @ one hospital or Float RN, or MS (non union) at another hospital The non union hospital is 20 minutes closer to where I want to live, but if i take the union job I have the benefit of being union and I like the idea of specializing (respiratory and vents are interesting to me,i'd like to go into ICU maybe). At this point I am interested in being in respiratory nursing, but I really like the fact that they're union (only downside is i may relocate an hour away from family and friends, or I may commute 45-60 minutes to get to work. Decisions,decisions. I really don't know what to do. Any advice?

I don't think the interview went too well. I don't know. She seemed kind of flat, like she wasn't too interested. And there were like 2 questions I was unprepared for. I also told her about a story that happened a few months ago about some other nurse's patient who was seizing. I was in charge, and this new nurse asked me frantically what to do. What i told her is that I asked if the patient had a h/o of seizures and the new nurse didn't know. I then noticed that the lady had some aGonal breathing and looked like she was turning a little blue. I never saw a seizure before and I became worried and called a code. She came out of the seizure by the time they got up there so she was okay. What i didn't tell the recruiter was what else i did. (turn her on her side, suction, and check vitals). I hope the recruiter doesn't think i'm stupid because I didn't actually say what i did before calling the code. (I should have called a rapid, I felt really stupid). Overall, I feel like I didn't have the confidence I wanted during this interview. You know when you imagine how you'll act during an interview, and then when the interview comes, you do the opposite? Ugh. Then i asked my reference what she wrote as a negative. She said "well i wrote it in a good way, but i said you need more confidence, and you always ask a lot of questions to make sure you're doing something right.." so i guess she didn't phrase it too poorly. Another reference (from a non nursing job) who i still keep in touch with as a friend said something similar that I need more confidence and to keep my eye on the goal..w/e that means. In the interview she said if the references are okay i would go for the second interview. I don't know what the other references said, but i know one of them was great. she said great things about me. I had a total of 6, but the recruiter wanted 4. I thought 2 people weren't going to do it on time so i asked 2 other people, but the 2 people i wanted ended up putting it in, so i ended up with 6. This is taking forever, and I'm nervous. What's your thoughts, was it the interview or possibly the references? Do they do a background check? i know that takes a while. I signed a consent form for the background check already, and references.

Well I recall calling the human resources front desk and they instructed me to shoot her an email. That's how they communicate since they're so busy. When I check on the website about the status it says i'm still being considered. But i'm worried. The orientation is in mid to late November and I haven't even gotten the second interview. I already signed a release form for the background check, and i sent me references in (web based). I already had the recruiter interview, but it could have gone better, AND i didn't even bring my documents as instructed, but they were faxed 2 days later ( I had to drive 4 hours to the interview, doesn't matter why I forgot them but anyway…). I don't know what to think. They should at least call me for the interview. I am under the impression that if I call this soon I will be seen as pushy, and I don't want to put her on the spot, but at the same time, I coming back home this week, so maybe I should tell her …the status is on the website so i don't want to ask about that. I already asked in my f/u email yesterday. what do you think?

I emailed her, didn't call. Actually I did call but didn't leave a VM. I was under the impression she would not get back to me but I should have left a message. I followed up 2 weeks later (yesterday) with an updated email to reflect my new ACLS certification. I will call her tomorrow. I felt like I let too much time pass by. But then again, the interview could have gone better. I'm going to be so disappointed if I don't get called back.

I interviewed with a nurse recruiter on 9/28. I thought it went okay. I was told that once i get my references in, and if they were good, that I would get an interview with the nurse manager. She said the next orientation was mid to late november. I forwarded my web based references last Monday (not this past Monday but 10/5). Wouldn't she have emailed me by now if we had talked about starting orientation in late November? Or is it possible that it can be too early? Also, when i checked to see if my references were in, I accidentally clicked a link titled "Click here if you are no longer interested in this position". I was looking at my references on my iPhone, so the letters were small. I immediately emailed her saying it was an accident. I was thinking of emailing her on Monday coming up. On top of that, I knew someone in administration that got me the interview, so although i wasn't relying on her, I was hopeful that maybe it would help. What are your thoughts? Despite an orientation coming up soon, do you think its still possible to get a second interview?

I interviewed with a nurse recruiter on 9/28. I thought it went okay. I was told that once i get my references in, and if they were good, that I would get an interview with the nurse manager. She said the next orientation was mid to late november. I forwarded my web based references last Monday (not this past Monday but 10/5). Wouldn't she have emailed me by now if we had talked about starting orientation in late November? Or is it possible that it can be too early? Also, when i checked to see if my references were in, I accidentally clicked a link titled "Click here if you are no longer interested in this position". I was looking at my references on my iPhone, so the letters were small. I immediately emailed her saying it was an accident. I was thinking of emailing her on Monday coming up. On top of that, I knew someone in administration that got me the interview, so although i wasn't relying on her, I was hopeful that maybe it would help. What are your thoughts? Despite an orientation coming up soon, do you think its still possible to get a second interview?