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I would go into the hospital (assumption) and ask the nurse manager what is going on. You deserve an answer and not calling back is NOT professional. Show them you are; you made a mistake, I'm sure the drug screen came back neg if you're honest with us, so now what is the next step? If they want to write you up make sure you agree with what it says BEFORE you sign it, otherwise be prepared with your letter of resignation so you can work elsewhere. If everything is unfounded, there is no reason to say anything to the next employer as there is nothing to encumber your license. It should be able to be handled in one day and over and done with so you can move on. Good luck, we all know things happen, you'll be more careful next time. Learn from it and make yourself a better nurse. Always face it though, letting them sweep you under the rug is NOT professional, facing the issue is!

And I acknowledge I need their expertise....I don't pretend we nurses are all the same!

Both of my first pregnancies barely made 32 weeks...and I have trouble counting contractions since I'm not in a lot of pain. I'm just constantly uncomfortable but if I have something to do I can even ignore that. I'm really worried about not going when I should and it being too late. Thanks for your reply...

As a nurse I have something to say. Yes I am a nurse but no, I do not know it all and I know my limitations. I am a nurse and currently I am pregnant. As a pregnant nurse I am also a patient. I have not been very happy with my patient experience. Currently I am having an internal struggle and nightmares about my pregnancy. I started having contractions early (5 months), and my Dr was on medical leave (health care providers are not immune), the Dr I was seeing had me comparing this pregnancy to my last 2 (over 10 years before) and had me scared for the health of my baby. Here's the important part; because I am a nurse she spoke to me of evidence based practice and treatments that have changed in the 10 years I have been raising my 2 premie children. I of course need guidance, I am not an OB nurse, so I listened. When my Dr returned from medical leave he chastised and belittled me for exaggerating. I was not the one that started the concern it was his colleague. Anyway, I had planned on changing Dr's because no one treats me like an idiot, but in talking with several professionals was told that if something did go wrong he was the Dr to have. So even being unhappy I have stayed with him. Now before I was chastised I had had a rough shift and the contractions were constant and not weak to me. At the advice of my co-workers I went to our ER after going home and drinking at least a liter of water. Once again I was chastised for knowing better (how important water is to a pregnant woman) and told not to return to the hospital unless my water breaks or I'm bleeding. Now I have to admit he was right, this baby isn't coming early, now I'm in the 37th week. The contractions have continued not real regular all the time and if I lay down they don't really bother me. Here's the purpose of writing this: I had a nightmare last night that the baby died because I was waiting for the bleeding and/or my water to break. (Somewhere in here I should have mentioned I have a pretty high pain threshold and can deal with pain just by focusing on something else.) This nightmare has shaken me to my core… I'm scared that I'm going to wait too long to go to the hospital and hurt my baby. And all because of my experience as a patient. Are all pregnant women treated this way or just me because I am also a nurse?

I'm not sure about the original poster but we do have educators however we NEVER see them. During my last training session, I was only supposed to have max of 4 pts so I could teach yet we had 6 with an admit and all she got to do was watch me put out fires as there was not enough time to show her or let her do things. It's not the new grads fault, we are failing them. We need new management, oh and our current management and some of our educators have less experience than I do, and I didn't feel I was qualified for the position. Oiy vay, the patient safety is not top priority like I wish it was.

While I agree that not having seasoned nurses is a safety issue, calling new grads babies is only perpetuating the bully nurse stereotype. I work the floor as a less than 5 yr expertise and I am one of the most seasoned nurses on the floor. I'm being asked to take a charge position of which I've already turned down with less experience, because to me a charge nurse should have more than 5 years experience. Now the problem with this is that those who have less experience than me are now my charge nurse. Not its not I can't handle a younger less experienced supervisor, it scares me how this impacts my patients safety when I hit the rapid response button and get 10 fresh faces all asking me what to do when I hit the button in order to have back up. New grads make the world go round, foster those fresh minds, build them up to be better than you, they are the main highway to retirement.

I want to come work with you! Those ratios would be a dream come true. Wouldn't need an ADT with those beautiful ratios!

I agree, I can't even take a benadryl to get to sleep and not wake up in a fog...cant imagine what weed would do to me. However I think our mmj policies need revamped for our patients!

I had a person that was a close friend. I never suspected diversion, guess I assume the best of people, but all the signs were there. I thought it was just cause we worked night shift and she was young and dating online and ... all the honest and possible excuses ... anyway one day she asked me to cosign insulin and almost fell asleep while I was doing the independent double check and after the patient and I raised a stink I had a little talk with her that i would not cosign anything with her not even insulin until she checked her priorities. I just thought she was overly tired. Anyway, a couple months down the road I was called to the carpet and asked why I had stopped cosigning for her...when I explained that her behavior concerned me and how I thought it was just her being young and trying to do too much, they had to decide if I was to be punished for not reporting my concerns. I was so upset because I was not covering, it just didn't occur to me that she was diverting, in the end I was not in any trouble but could have been... cya and report your suspicions, why do you deserve to get in trouble for something someone else is doing?

This has me almost to the point of crying. I am in a spot that I am still a "young enough" of a nurse to still attempt to be everywhere at once, but also getting yelled at for having to stay late to chart. Our NM is like G, and constantly comes and gets the nurse instead of grabbing said vitals...but will know how busy the nurse is because its also the middle of med pass...and she has created more issues with each room she has rounded on. Trying not to get bitter and change professions when the nursing shortage is getting worse day by day...

Honestly I am not sure what I would be limited too.... I've heard more seasoned nurses say that they were limited based on decisions they made in jobs and certificates the got because they weren't informed or sure of where they wanted to go with their careers. You make it sound as if that makes no sense... So I'm listening and reading what you wrote about the school.

I too just requested information from this college. My question though is would this program limit my future? I'm not sure what I want to do after I get my masters but I do not want to be limited myself as to my options.... any advice is appreciated.

Can you be too eager or flexible? I was asked about specific shifts and told her each time that I was completely flexible and then got off the phone and thought "crap!!!!! I just screwed myself out of that interview" but then they called to schedule the interview...

I too am a May grad, July licensed RN and still not job. I have heard this bit of advice a few times now, but am curious, who would you contact about volunteer work for experience and also networking? We don't have free clinics but there's a health department and a hospital... most places in our area if you are a RN you have to work to be let in. I had difficulty volunteering just to paint fingernails at our LTC because it was something my grandma liked but with her gone I wanted to keep up the nice step and they acted like they were worried I was going to spy on them or something....

I really like this advice! I wish I could interview with you, lol!