Shortest time you held a nursing job?

Long Term Care Columnist / Guide · Jan 3, 2004

WOW, Owney! I have some LTC horror stories.......but nothing I've seen could possibly top THAT. :eek:

Erin RN · Jan 3, 2004

2 days...1st day, I knew the place was bad news. 2nd day at the end of the shift as we were counting narcs the charge said "can you double sign these please...and also those yellow stickies are insulins I gave can you sign them.."Nope I can't" Went to admin and let them know I worked too hard for the RN after my name and I would not be back..:)

nursecompassion · Jan 3, 2004

My first job ever as an STNA (before I was state tested) lasted 4nights and 12 min.

I worked at this LTC that had two units with each unit having four halls. Each hall consisited of about 24 residents.

My first three nights I was orientated on each hall once.

My fourth night I was scheduled to work by myself. However, I was not fast enough. The fifth night came the blizzard of 03 and I was to work a double and again be on a hall by myself.

So after thinking about for 12minutes I decided to try the level 3 snow and go home to my boys and hubby!

Best decision I made that year.

BRANDY LPN · Jan 3, 2004

Two weeks in a LTCwas 34 weeks preg and had a resident pull a knife on me after beating me another nurse and two CNAs with his wheelchair armrest. And the DON would not let me restrain him. Ive never been one to use restraints much but this was the best reason i ever saw to use em. Had him transferrred to geri phsyc and went home and never went back.

blueyes2004 · Jan 30, 2004

Originally posted by Nurse89
two weeks

I gave my 2 week notice the very first day!
what a long two weeks

warrior woman · Jan 30, 2004

My first job as an LPN was right out of school. Well, right after I started, one the first day I was off orientation my dad suffered a cardiac arrest right in the front yard.(Got 3 days leave for that) Then right after that my mom breaks her hip and has to be hospitalized. After that I collapsed at a friend's house due to chest pain and had to go to the hospital for 4 days. (asthma was diagnosed). When I went back to work, I was treated like garbage, and was let go shortly thereafter. They said I wasn't dependable. Go figure. :rolleyes:

cindyrn1 · Jan 31, 2004

I was in North Dakota and hired to work in a small rural hospital 30 minutes from home. I went in and found that I was to be responsible for all departments (OB/ER/Radiology/Lab/Intensive Care/etc)!!!!!! There was ONE RN for the whole hospital and a couple of LPN's and Aides. Yeah the hospital was a small one but not small enough for ONE RN! Their doctor lived down the street and I was to call him only if I couldnt' get a patient stabilized! It took everything I had not to walk out that day but I waited until the shift was over, went home, called and resigned from that job. I didn't even remember that I worked there until I saw your post!!!