RN in IPN waiting for HR

[Tuts00RN]

Hello IPN nurses,

So I'm an IPN participant and recently lost my job due to me passing the 6 month Leave of abcense. Now, I started looking for employment and was able to get an interview. The interview went well and at the end I did disclose my IPN status to them, however, they did advice me to disclose it to HR as a good faith. Later that day I called them to disclose it and left a message on their machine letting them know I had something to tell them. They called me back and said the interview went well and wanted to offer me the position. I said yes and right away I disclosed my IPN status. Needless to say they said they had to research it and will let me know whether or not they were going to continue with the offer. It's been 4 days already and I called to follow up and they said they were still researching. What are they researching? It was voluntary and it is not through the Boards so nothing comes up? I'm so nervous and don't know what to expect. Any suggestions???? Please help!

[SpankedInPittsburgh, DNP, RN]

I think much of this depends on the simple need for nurses to fun a facility. I know places here where nurses can get a job tomorrow. The problem is these places aren't offering jobs that most nurses would want and place the nurse's license in jeopardy from any variety of angles. At my weekly waste of time blabathon about all things nonsensical a nurse brought up such a place last night. It's an urban dialysis clinic that is supposed to be staffed by seven nurses. Currently they have two as my friend just quit. She worked there for six months and she was the "senior" nurse on staff. She was regularly asked to close the place (a violation of her contract) be unsupervised (another violation) be in charge (another violation). In addition due to understaffing nothing like safe practices are occurring at this particular clinic. All nurses there are in monitoring so there is literally no non-monitored nurse to be in charge (yet another violation). There staffing situation is so dire that one monitored nurse was caught this week diverting IV Benadryl and the only reason this nurse may be reported for this violation is that the last remaining threatened to quit if she was not from fear that knowledge and not reporting her would lead to a violation of her contract. In addition this place pays meager wages, has poor benefits, training is a joke, constant turnover.... In short there are jobs to be had but buyer beware. Many of these places literally only want a warm body with a license.

By marginalizing Nurses the monitoring boards have made them the prey of these bottom feeders. Monitored nurses take jobs out of economic necessity where they are given a choice. They can do the job the best they can and hope they don't get caught violating one of the many rules in the contract which the almost certainly be required to do or they can take up residence in the local shelter.

[Tuts00RN]

Thank you all for your feedbacks. So far I haven't heard anything (maybe because of the holidays) but I will keep you posted. I just wish I new exactly what they are researching since it's taking a while. Happy Holidays 🎄🎄🎉🎉

[catsmeow1972, BSN, RN]

Fingers, toes, tails, and paws are crossed for you for a hopefully positive result.

[SpankedInPittsburgh, DNP, RN]

Yeah Good Luck here from the frozen Steel City. Happy New Years!!!