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I would just be grateful for another department to need me. I love what I do. And I don't want this woman ruining it for me. I don't understand her conduct.

And I said that I didn't feel it was right to train someone brand new, as I was still learning. And the education liaison agreed. My boss said oh well, we have nobody to train people. The techs had quit and now nurses are starting to look for other jobs... We had one just quit with no notice and one going to Maternity. Our units open RN positions are never filled because people don't apply for them. And one of the techs that just left had told me that my boss is terrible to work with. I guess when the previous person took another position in the hospital, the nurses weren't too happy with my boss being the replacement.

She ended up not going into the recliner. The RN was there the whole time. And I know better than to touch something like that. If my patients have pain or are in any sign of distress at any point during my shift I'm the first one getting a nurse. I was like that in LTC as well. Nobody has ever said anything to me. The nurses are always friendly and helpful and one of them used to be in my shoes. She said she could tell I had a passion for this field and that I was going to encounter people along the way who were going to be jealous of the passion I had. She also said I was very outgoing and that sometimes people could read that the wrong way. I made sure when speaking to HR that if I had any character flaws with dealing with people that I wouldn't have been able to work with the general public for as long as I have. I have worked in insurance office, nursing home... Interned with a radio station which led to a job opening....

I also wanted to mention that she has made fun of my scrubs for not being ironed to an exact crease numerous times. She even went out of her way to ask if I owned an iron.

I had a patients family compliment me today and tell me I'm going to be a heck of a nurse and that working with people just seems to flow easily for me... And then I have this awful review. I feel like she doesn't like me for whatever reason and just wants me gone. Let me also add that nurses are leaving. Nobody applies for our open positions. All the techs left at the same time except for one... It's just odd.

HR is going to look into everything. I had wanted this meeting anyways because I feel like I'm worth something, and so didn't my education coordinator, and I was just going to ask for a switch to another department. But now that she's taken me off the schedule HR has to investigate and either terminate me or help me into another department. and she didn't attend the party. She never even showed up for my orientation luncheon they held for new hires at work.

I needed to vent so I apologize for the book. I'm just rly lost. There has never seemed to be a problem and my boss has seemed to be tough on me from the start. Out of the 3 that she has hired, I'm the only one who does ekgs, and knows post mortem care. Only one with nursing school aspirations. Only one who jumps right in and helps. The only one who took free time with a dr and learned heart rhythms... I don't understand it. I have been told by the education person that I'm very intelligent and enthusiatic and I have a voice and people get jealous or take my willingness to learn wrong. just wondering if anyone else has had these issues. I'm seriously questioning myself in nursing. :'(

She even said she had patient complaints about me. No nurse or MD has ever said anything to me regarding my patient care and I have never had a patient give me a hard time or even give off the thought that I may have done wrong. To give you an example of the type of person i'am, I sat with a patient who was dying last week, just holding her hand and helping her to remain calm while she passed. And then I stayed late to do post mortem afterwards because I felt that was the proper thing to do. I have plans to be an RN and I'm applying for school. I eagerly jump into anything the nurses need help with, and have a willingness to learn- I'm just not sure why my boss has such a bad view on me. If I was so inadequate at my job, why would i have been allowed off orientation and why haven't people ever told me things? Or corrected me? I have made friends with my coworkers and we had a holiday get together which was great. We have a great bond. I'm very thrown off by this. I did speak and report my concerns to HR but I feel as if it was too late.

My main concern is that nobody has ever told me or given me any reason to believe I was lacking as an employee or part of the team. They had me training the 2 new people who started after me... Last week I had a class scheduled and my boss pulled me out of it, and had me work while she allowed the two new people to attend it. I pick up hours, I stay late, I believe I went above and beyond. I'm not sure what the issue is and I'm very discouraged. Has this ever happened to anyone? What did you do?

I don't know if this is in the right place but was just looking for some General feedback. I'm a tech in an ICU, I started in October. I was taken off orientation in the start of December. There have been no issues with my evaluations, except minor things, like just slowing myself down a little and not rushing while doing tasks. I thought I was doing great. And then my boss calls me into her office and has done her own evaluation, and it was horrible. She basically says I'm not a team player, I don't take direction, she says all this stuff which makes no sense to me. She accuses me of putting my hand in another coworkers face and saying I don't need your help... Accuses me of saying a mean comment about the VP. None of this is part of my character at ALL. So she tells me she will be letting me go if things don't change. Has me sign a paper and etc. Of course I was VERY upset. She even made comments about how I should invest in an iron for my scrubs. At the start of being a tech, I had an education coordinator, and she had discussed things with me and advised me to seek assistance from HR, as she believed none of this and wasn't sure where it was even coming from. She said she knew it wasn't anything that I would do. So Time has gone on now and today I had an appointment with human resources, I finally decided I needed to voice my concerns, I had been reluctant because of retaliation and such... And before I head into this meeting my boss tells me she's taking me off the schedule and gives me another review sheet with more negative comments written on it. Comments such as I don't work together as a team with anyone, patients complain about me... Stuff like that. And so naturally I was upset. She basically took me out of the ICU and I have no hours. My main issue and concern are these comments that are untrue and are so far from the truth it's not even funny. One example is a patient who I was moving to a recliner, with the nurse in the room, and she took her oxygen off. Her sats fell and she ended up being on bed rest. We shipped her out a few days later and she passed, she was a very sick lady. This instance is being used against me and written in this review. Also, we had a patient with a 24 hr urine catch and one of the samples was flushed. The dr said it was okay and not to worry about it. I had toileted the patient but had not gotten report on her, as I was not working that hallway that day. I kind of jumped in and helped. Neither of these incidents have been mentioned or brought to my attention again until today. hold on for pt 2.

I'm a CNA. It took me 6 months to get a job in the ER. It was per diem because the regular hours were given to an internal candidate. And in the meantime it opened the door to an ICU job that I have normal hours at. I can still go back to ER for per diem. They have trained me on ekgs, blood sugars and etc. In the ER they teach you to draw blood. So keep the faith. If they want to invest in someone they really will. I'm grateful I have a hospital job. I'm soaking up as much as I can! :)

I actually got a per diem ER spot which then lead to me getting hired in the ICU 2 days later. I'm actually training right now in the ICU lol. Persistence pays off!

I think it's helpful. I want to be an RN, in a hospital... I got a job in a nursing home for 6 months then a better paying one for 6 months, then applied at the hospital and I'm now a PCT. And they are all about helping me with school and I can watch the nurses work. It's like a free preview of what I'm going to learn and what I will be doing. Plus as a PCT I can draw blood and do blood sugars & EKG's. Can't do that in a nursing home.

I've been an aide for a year... Left the first place after 6 months, it was low paying LTC and i just hung on for experience. Now I make more money in another LTC facility but will be pursuing nursing school. Hospital has given me interviews but it's rly not easy to get hired there omg!

I'm so willing to learn phlebotomy and ekgs for the ER... And the maternity one was a little easier. She made it seem like I had a rly good chance and she seemed to rly like me. I don't understand. I just hope I find something... The LTC place I'm at is falling apart, and I don't rly get to do or learn much there.

Got an email saying they filled the Maternity position. I'm so frustrated lol.

I have been a CNA for almost a year... And I have been looking for a hospital job, I literally apply for every PCT job at the local hospital. they hire for unit receptionists/pct's. So far I have interviewed for ER & Maternity. The interviews went well, however the maternity one went really well, and I still don't have the job. Why is it so hard to get it? I have a resume of office jobs, then my CNA jobs, and at least 6-7 letters of recommendation and a page of people who are legit references... The Maternity job seemed ideal, I could really do well there. The ER job was really fast paced and I could understand them wanting someone with experience. I'm almost 25. Have worked since I was able to... Been on my own since I was 17. Literally graduated high school on a Friday and worked that Monday full time. It's not like there's been any gaps in employment or anything bad I've done. I have done well for myself. Became a CNA almost a year ago and plan on pursuing my RN next year. But I still would be working. I don't understand. I have applied to everything. Med surg, ACU, maternity, ER... Sorry, just frustrated!

I want to be an RN still, but out of LTC. My facility puts you on the same assignment everyday and I have one whose violent and jumps out of bed nonstop and beats us up, along with one who will total her bed if you don't come the moment she rings. I want to be a labor & delivery nurse. I love nursing, just not LTC.

I'm hoping they take the chance on me. I have 7 letters of rec and I'm more than willing to learn. Fingers crossed. Just need a foot in the door.

I applied for an ER tech job, and they were asking if I could do EKG and blood draws... I never learned that in school... I think I interviewed well however. I have the desire to learn. Any by other techs on here, and where did you all start? I applied to med/surg and maternity as well. I'm looking to start nursing school fairly soon and wanted a hospital job so I could gain some experience. Not really able to see much in LTC. Thanks :)

Thanks everyone. Turns out they never marked me sick and didn't call someone in until 4 am. The nurse I had the previous night backed me up on being sick. She had given me Zofran so she knew I was ill.

I work in LTC as a CNA and on my weekend to work, I work 12 hr shifts, to help out. So I work 7 pm- 7 am. I'm on an antibiotic and it's making me so sick! I barely made it through Saturday night and I got up for my Sunday night shift and I just started vomiting and had severe nausea. I felt terrible calling out. I feel guilty! I'm sure it's just this antibiotic being a pain in the butt making me sick but still. Been at this new job 4 months and my previous job as an aide, I was there 6 months and called out once, I had the stomach flu that was going around. I feel like I shouldn't have to worry about being sick. I always work and don't ever call out, but they have a way of making you feel bad for calling out. Almost makes you feel worse I'm going to look for a nursing school soon... But does every employer make you feel so guilty for being sick? I've been an aide for almost a year and people call out much more than me. Idk why I feel so bad!