Quit Floating Me

I worked two travel contracts there. south wing 5 (Med surg respiratory unit) and trauma 4 Neuro rehab. Not too bad. Place is huge though.

Thanks. I do understand I messed up really bad jumping from job to job. I just want a second chance to redeem myself and to show that I am a hard worker, I am a good nurse ... I am more than just a job hopper. I have tried looking into LTC facilities but they usually say the same thing "I cost too much." They are not hiring RNs. I've tried not including all those jobs on my resume, I've tried including them all ... I just don't really know what to do at this point.

Hello there! I decided I would make a thread to see what other fellow nurses thought about my "situation." I became a nurse in 2010 (I was only 21 years old). I got my first nursing job at a hospital that I did my practicum at. It was an in-patient rehab (med/swing) type of setting. Very small in a very small town. I worked there for maybe six months then relocated 4 hours south. I then found a job at a bigger hospital on a Med-Surg floor. I worked there for two years. First mistake: I put in my two week notice but with two or three days left, I called the nursing supervisor and told them I would not be coming back. I am not eligible for rehire. I then found my *third* job at another hospital on a Med-Surg floor. I worked there only for six months. While there I met someone who was the DON at another type of facility where I ended up going to work at. During this time period I took up a PRN job at a n o t h e r hospital and ended up going through orientation but only worked 1 shift. It was sooooooooo horrible I never went back. (I do not include that on my employment history). I think this was my biggest mistake in my career - I left the hospital (I did complete my two week notice and am eligible for rehire) to go work at this other facility. I ended up grabbing a FT nights position after a month of training. Things started going down hill fast. The DON was forced to resign and I started getting called into the new DONs office a lot for petty things. Then someone started locking the girls bathroom on night shift so I did not have a bathroom to use for 8 hours. Aside from that - I had never been written up and was fired after working there for six months for false, petty things. Nothing involving "nursing." In fact, the DON that fired me said "It's a shame... you're a great nurse!" Since then it has been three months and I have not been able to find a job anywhere. I think I did myself in and ruined my career. I will graduate with a BSN in a few months and fear that it'll be for nothing. I don't know what I can do to show employers that I am serious about finding employment and I will not up and leave in a short period of time.

I am appalled at how awful your grammar is and how you talk about one of the patients on your floor.

1. State you work in - Florida 2. Years of experience - 3 3. Specialty/unit and work setting (clinic, hospital, prison, etc) - Mental health facility/crisis stablization unit 4. Hourly Pay (base rate) or salary - 25/hour 5. Differentials (if any) - No 6. Union? - No

I couldn't even finish reading this.

If I have to go pee I will. Unless I'm in the middle of a code or rapid response there is no reason why you cannot take two minutes to go pee.

Keep peppermints in your pocket and pop them before you know you're going to get nervous.

I played a lot of World of Warcraft through my two years of nursing school. And the month leading up to me taking the NCLEX.

I have mixed feelings to this... 1.) If you truly felt the aid was capable of doing it alone then saying she could do it alone was enough and that you were in report and could not stop at this moment *was not a wrong thing to do*. 2.) Right hip replacement ... 1 day post op ... many things could go wrong in that five minutes regardless of the patient being able to transfer very well throughout the day with the two. I've been in this situation where I felt the patient was capable of being transferred with 1 assist (and has done it in the past) and suddenly patient feels too weak, dizzy etc and just plops/slides down to the floor which is an incident report, many calls, assessments etc. Patient safety is ALWAYS a priority over you "getting out on time or early." 3.) A patient should NEVER have to wait to use the bathroom just because you are giving report to the oncoming shift. Sure, nursing is 24 hours and you cannot be expected to do it all but that extra assist and 5 minutes away from giving report (the night nurse could go get report from another nurse or look over meds etc while waiting) may be the difference between a smooth, safe transfer or an incident report.

I don't want to look right now.

You are clearly taking this beyond context and what the OP meant. :poop:

I do not work at a hospital and there is no nurse manager or director of nursing at this present moment.

It's so we get a "well rounded education."

I worked in the hospital on Med-Surg most of my 3 years of experience. I've never seen a nurse (or aid) do a double there. No one can work 24 hours... that is laughable. I've been at this place for four months and it is common to see the mental health techs do doubles (16 hours) but not the nurses.