RN nurse getting fired from multiple jobs

[Cycling101]

I was an LPN for 10 years doing home health part time to raise my children. I also worked at some LTC facilities. I received my RN two years ago and my BNS online . I have been fired from my only two positions as an RN. 

The orientation I received was a total joke and it was basically sink or swim. Everyone is either so short staffed or don't want to retain employees. Many places have such a high turnover rate. These were not positions at hospitals. I am currently working at a home health agency doing private duty just for something to put on my resume. 

I am looking for a private nursing mentor that can give me some insight as to what I am doing wrong or how I can improve on retaining positions, but finding one has been overwhelming.

[FolksBtrippin, BSN, RN]

First of all, I'm sorry you're going through this, and I'm glad you have a private duty job. Do you like it and are you doing well?

You said you weren't working in a hospital. Where were you working? I'm asking because my personal experience is that many if not most long term care facilities are so dysfunctional that getting fired is not the worst thing that could happen.

What is the feedback you were given? Were you written up? Were you put on a performance improvement plan and what was on that? Do the 2 firings have anything in common?

[Davey Do]

May I commiserate with you, Cycling?

I was an LPN for 7 years before I got my RN and was officially terminated from FOUR positions.  Five positions if we count the "lateral move" out the door that I was given as a NS.

In 1983, my LPN instructor said, "Sometimes you will be fired for doing the right thing". How true.

It's a very healthy thing you're doing in eliciting assistance in order to deal with this situation and I wish the best for you, but sometimes we just run into a run of "bad" luck. However, if you would want to discuss these situations in length, I will avail myself to be at your beckon call, if you want to PM me. 

Been there, done that, and bought the T-shirt.

Whatever you decide, good luck!

[abbnurse]

FolksBtrippin said:

You said you weren't working in a hospital. Where were you working? I'm asking because my personal experience is that many if not most long term care facilities are so dysfunctional that getting fired is not the worst thing that could happen.

 

Amen to this !!  💯💯💯 

[Cycling101]

The jobs I got fired from were at a psychiatric lock down unit. I received training from a 71 year old lady that had memory issues, and every time I did something wrong they wrote me up but it was bc the older lady didn't show me . The second job I was fired from trained me very well to do hospice admissions in the community. The company was short staffed so they asked that I do admissions in the hospital for inpatient hospice but it was entirely different. The company stated that they gave me over 6 weeks training but 3 weeks was in the office and three weeks was in the community. I was told that I should just work at a clinic or Dr's office where things aren't so complicated. I am looking for a nurse preceptor or mentor but have no idea of where to start bc I go online and there are literally thousands of ads for mentors. I am trying to get help! 

[Cycling101]

how do I PM someone privately ? Not sure . 

[Cycling101]

The two jobs both gave such bad orientation and training that it was no wonder they had such a high turnover rate. They didn't have the staffing to train me or anyone for that matter and you asked 3 nurses the same question about how to do an admission you'd get 3 different answers. Several nurses were hired as Case mangers to drive to patients' homes but then were pulled to do hospice hospital admissions , and the entire admission process was different. Two girls left bc they said that's not was stated in their contract.

[kbrn2002, ADN, RN]

Cycling101 said:

how do I PM someone privately ? Not sure . 

Click on the member name. That will open their profile. On the right side under the the profile information there is a little heart and an envelope. Click on the envelope to send a PM.  If you don't see that it means you have not been a member long enough to message somebody yet, there's a waiting period before new accounts can PM but I can't for the life of me remember how long that is. 

[Rose_Queen, BSN, MSN, RN]

kbrn2002 said:

Click on the member name. That will open their profile. On the right side under the the profile information there is a little heart and an envelope. Click on the envelope to send a PM.  If you don't see that it means you have not been a member long enough to message somebody yet, there's a waiting period before new accounts can PM but I can't for the life of me remember how long that is. 

15 quality (ie, not "following") posts is the requirement to be able to send PMs.