resign

[pedspnp]

Ok I was at my present job for 7 months, I worked in a clinic, seemed to be doing well, went in extra, etc. etc. any way on friday I get a call from my NM. seems that 2 docters went to the Medical Director with concerns about my nursing skills. ( they would not elaborate ) I have been a nurse for 15 years, and was told that 2 docters did not want to work with me alone on weekends. we only have one nurse on weekends, during the week there are 1 rn or lvn and a ma. They would not give me any specific details as to what the concerns were nor was I asked for my side of the situation, so I resigned the more I think about it the madder I get. I am almost done with my PNP program, and I admit on a couple of occassions I did bring up current guidelines that were not being followed. So what do I do just move on, another nurse told me that the Med director was looking to replace some RNs with MA's to save $$. Since I was the last one hired first to go.

[mom to a PRINCESS]

Hello,

Sorry to hear about your situation. I really can't understand why, if the MD was really worried what the sats were, she could have done a good objective assessment by the kid's color. Was he cyanotic? cyanotic crying? tacypneic, retracting, labored breathing? breath sounds? There are other ways to assess oxygenation/respiratory status. A pulse ox should not be the deciding factor for any treatment as I have seen a waveform (not great, but there) and sat's of 90% with a brand new probe attached to a monitor waiting for an admission. Oximeter's that are used in peds offices are most likely ancient and are unreliable when compared to equipment found in most hospitals anyway. Hang in there!