ActualNurse

ActualNurse

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  1. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    They are not supposed to be writing up anything without showing it to you. Obviously they violate this all the time. It is too bad these managers are not accountable to anyone. It is too bad you...

  2. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    That is the mistake I made. But then I did not know that someone was throwing me under the bus behind my back, because they are supposed to tell you if there are concerns. Seems the old b**** was...

  3. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I had a manager who was giving me a bad reference behind my back. There was nothing, and I mean nothing, on my employment record, that had ever been shared with me. I thought I was doing a fantastic...

  4. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    ActualNurse replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They put this one on one of the TV medical shows. It would be hilarious. Why don't we make our own show. We could do

  5. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Just wondering if a game of chest means like the CEO or other big boss is trying to get at nurses' breasts and that is how the managers get their jobs, by giving into sexual harassment. That indeed...

  6. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Hang in there? Seriously? Why? So she can let the manager torture and abuse her before she throws her under the bus? I agree with the poster who stated that one of the other nurses does not like...

  7. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    A lot of managers I have known do the blank stare very well. I suppose that is the only management skill they have. They may have been good bedside nurses (or not) but that does not translate into...

  8. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    What s a game of chest? Do you mean chess? Also, there is no such word as kindergarteners. Use of the spell check function on your computer or using an actual dictionary would be helpful to you....

  9. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Nurses eat their young, their old, their vulnerable. It makes me wonder about the quality of care they give to vulneralbe people when they are so mean to one another. But I do wonder about the...

  10. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    This is right on. So sad. Sounds like the last place I worked. Cliquish, unprofessional managers. They are everywhere it seems. THey listen to gossip, don't treat people

  11. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Yes I have learned over the years that once the witch hunt has begun it will not end well. Better to cut your losses and move on before the wretch totally destroys you and your career. I know a...

  12. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Hi Jay, I went back to general duty nursing too. Well more protected because of union membership. Where I live, we had govt. changes which meant health care system changes. I was in management for...

  13. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    It is really refreshing to read your post. Very refreshing. Unfortunately, I have only met 2 like you in 30 years. Someone like you deserves to be a manager and I would love to work under

  14. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    And what happens when you aren't there breathing down their necks? I am talking about night shift. I have had staff sleeping while on duty, aides sleeping, watching TV or reading while I am doing...

  15. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I can recall 2 decent managers in over 30 years of nursing. The rest were power hungry bullies. Yes, it is sad but it is also

  16. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Nobody said all managers were toxic. You are putting your own spin on it. No one is bashing management per se, just stating facts. How do you quantify and measure attitude and teamwork. I have...

  17. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    It is similar to the abuse by clergy. They silenced their victims until finally someone came forward that could not be silenced. Then others had the courage to do the same. We must stop the cycle...

  18. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Did you mean "warrant" when you wrote "warent"? Or did you mean "weren't"? Confusing. The context of the sentence seems to favor

  19. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Totally agree with you. Once she gets stuck with this toxic manager for too long, it will be harder to move on. If she then cites incompatibility with the unit, next potential manager will wonder...

  20. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Bingo, you hit the nail on the head re: saving patients. There were many times I came on to a totally mess and had to transfer patients to hospital from LTC due to the negligence and incompetence of...

  21. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Yes once the witch hunting starts it never ends. Someone likely said you were great and the jealous manager thought you wanted her job. They all seem to think everyone wants their job. What a bunch...

  22. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Good for you. You were wise to do what you did before the toxic management destroyed your career. It is such a big power trip for some of these

  23. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Yes I recently worked for a toxic workplace. The union knows all about it, other facilities know all about it. They have been sued a few times, but the toxicity remains. The building is full of...

  24. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Managers really hate it when staff bring up safety issues because they are legally liable. This manager can't handle any criticism. He or she wants robotic nurses. Hey, maybe that is the way of the...

  25. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    ActualNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    They say silence is golden. Yes, I would keep my head down, my mouth shut, and document, document, document. If the fetal heart rate was the only issue that was brought up, that is one thing. But...