sAssy_NurSe

Hi I'm sorry this has happened but like people have said forward keep pushing . You are not the first nurse to get fired and you won't be the last. Just be open and explain what happened but don't hide it. I was fired once as a nurse based off of false allegations from a family member. believe me i was peeved and was tempted just to forget that job ever existed. But i didn't and for three months i applied to over 20 places and one placed called back. When they asked what happened and i explained, never heard from them again. You can bet i was like the truth will not set you free. my current job i didn't put it on my resume but when i did the interview with the DON. I told her everything and she was very understanding. i am not telling you to do that but it is best even if it takes some time to let them know what happened we all make mistakes. You live and learn. Good luck sweetie

Ok I have a question.... Here's the scenario ... I was in the middle of patient care with one patient who was requesting pain medication. It was time for her scheduled meds so I was doing the whole nine. Checking her vitals, re-positioning, etc. When I stepped out to grab something off my cart one of the techs on my other hall told me that a patient's family said that she wanted something for pain. I said I will come as soon as I finish. When I finish I went to my other cart to prepare her meds when her family came up the hall and stated she needed more water so I said I will get it. I got some water then finished pulling her meds and walked with the family down to her room. Administered her meds and made sure she was comfy before I headed back down the hall. 2 days later my DON calls me and asked me to explain what happened because the family said she waited 45 mins(bogus) and they wanted to move her to a new facility. Now was I wrong for not interrupting my current patient care to go to another? If I was then I will accept that for future reference. But I look at it as unfair to patients to put them on hold for another unless absolutely necessary. I took all of 10 mins at the most. I feel bad. Do you cut patient care short when someone requests something i.e. pain med, tx, water, snacks??

Ok I have a question....Here's the scenario...i was in the middle of patient care with one patient who was requesting pain medication. It was time for her scheduled meds so I was doing the whole nine. Checking her vitals, re-positioning, etc. When I stepped out to grab something off my cart one of the techs on my other hall told me that a patient's family said that she wanted something for pain. I said I will come as soon as I finish. When I finish I went to my other cart to prepare her meds when her family came up the hall and stated she needed more water so I said I will get it. I got some water then finished pulling her meds and walked with the family down to her room. Administered her meds and made sure she was comfy before I headed back down the hall. 2 days later my DON calls me and asked me to explain what happened because the family said she waited 45 mins(bogus) and they wanted to move her to a new facility. Now was I wrong for not interrupting my current patient care to go to another? If I was then I will accept that for future reference. But I look at it as unfair to patients to put them on hold for another unless absolutely necessary. I took all of 10 mins at the most. I feel bad. Do you cut patient care short when someone requests something i.e. pain med, tx, water, snacks??