crystalNC

I ended up resigning. When I left the meeting and went to the floor and tried to implement the "improvements" and had people telling me "we don't do it that way" then telling me to do it the way I had been doing it, I knew they wanted me gone and they wanted me to make the move to leave. The manager sent me an email thanking me for my maturity in choosing to leave. Whatever...I was lied about and that paper sits in my file now. I hurried and got another job. I was honest with them and said that I did not want to see another infant as long as I am a nurse. She hired me before I left the interview.

I have found myself in a similar situation. I am sorry I cant offer advice, but if you want to vent privately, send me a message. I too am six weeks into an orientation that is not going well.

First off if you have issues getting blood try warming the finger first. Next, lower the finger below the heart so that blood tries to pool in that area. Next squeeze the middle joint area of the finger prior to pricking the finger so that you really pool the blood down into the finger. Do NOT squeeze the area of the finger you are going to prick, you will make your results invalid. Hope that helps.

I worked for a company for 10 years and worked as a nurse for 2 years with great results. I then changed departments and I have made the worst mistake ever. I am pretty sure that I will be fired on Friday of next week. I have a sick leave. Should I quit and use 4 weeks of sick leave as my notice (if my manager allows) or wait and be fired after working for only six weeks on the job? My evaluation had 10 problem areas, and only 2 are valid. Some of the problems I had the first week I worked, but they have not fallen off of my evaluation ( like not knowing how to use the program this division uses to document). When I tried to go over some of the items on my list, my manager stared at me with a blank stare instead of addressing the issue. When I tried to address one issue as untrue, I was told that I lack integrity for not admitting what I do wrong. The dumbest one was that I was accused of using inappropriate abbreviations in a certain circumstance. I was told that I was not to abbreviate some long words that need to fit onto a small space. So I went back to the floor and started trying to fit those words onto that slip. I was given a different preceptor while mine was at a meeting and the preceptor asked me why on earth I would not just abbreviate and named the abbreviation I used and got into trouble for. I said I was told it was not appropriate and she stated everyone uses that abbreviation. I then walked to the area where those items are kept and she was correct...everyone uses the abbreviation that I had gotten into trouble for using. I am not sure what to do. One thing is certain, either I quit or I will be fire. With so many half truths and outright lies on my evaluation, I look like a horrible employee. Do I write a response to the false accusations and half truths or do I ask to be fired as "rehireable"? What would you do? How will this affect my nursing career? How do I get over losing a job after six weeks? What do I say in an interview about my last job?

You have all given me great input. I am definitely going to take all of your advice. I do not think that I can directly confront her, I believe that if I try, it will show up on the next report. I think I am going to ask her to give me DAILY WRITTEN feedback for the next week. That way I am not surprised by the next meeting AND if she comes up with a bunch of stuff that is not on the dailies, I will simply show the dailies and say, "Had I been aware, I would have been more than happy to work on those". My manager drew up an action plan with me. I am grateful that she took the time to do that. I hate being put in this situation, I want to succeed. I think thanking my preceptor for her input is a great idea. If anyone else has input, I am glad to hear it.

I am halfway through orientation and had my midway meeting. I found out that my preceptor thinks I have a bad attitude , refuse to learn and get defensive if anyone tries to talk to me. A few minutes into the meeting I realized that I had been set up so that if I try to state my case, I will be considered one of the three things she says I am. I am none of these and feel very lucky to have gotten this job. I was then told that I have to meet in a week with them again to show improvement. I know that at this point, talking to my preceptor will only make it worse, but what SHOULD I do? To address her perceiving me as defensive, I thought I should probably not talk unless she asks me a direct question. Any other ideas?

I was just informed that I will be starting a new job in the NICU in December! I am excited and thrill but mostly SO undertrained! They have a list of training/orientation to train me, but since I have never worked with peds of any kind and don't have any babies myself, I feel like I need to study before I start! Any good study websites, books, online training?

Med/Surg- 6 patients, if we get rid of 3 we have to admit 3.

I had a patient family bad mouthing me because I refused to wipe their dad when they called because I had already been called to another room for something MEDICAL and important. I had also been honest with a family and stated that what they wanted would not be done until later in the afternoon because it was shift change and there was no one to do it ( he wanted the patient taken outside). This person knew the ceo of our unit and went to him. Not my manager...the freaking CEO and said I refused to do something. I did NOT refuse, I said it was shift change and gave him a time I would do it. I am so frustrated. People expect too much of me. How do you get over this and go back to work? I really don't even want to go back because of the day I had. My manager has yet to stand up for me in either case and one of the people has already left. I am sure I will get dinged on my evaluation for customer complaints, even if they are unrealistic.

I work with people who have had the same issue and moved six to nine hundred miles to find their first job. The organization I work for does this point thing, and you would have quite a few points. Have you considered looking out of state?

So after being a nurse for a few years, I was told I need to train to charge. The trouble is that I don't seem to be able to schedule properly. I make staffing mistakes or I am way understaffed and cant fix it. If you charge, how did you learn to staff? How long were you oriented to charge? Were you given a class on staffing? I feel so ineffective. My manager is aware.