1st year as an RN, Am I done?

[gcook21]

I've had 3 jobs in LTC since I received my license last July. First two were cutting hours for low census. 3rd job 38 residents, 2 CNA's sometimes, night shift, g-tubes, IV's to run, meds to pass, wound care, charting, meds to log in, meds to return, phones, filing and help do CNA work because they spent 2 hours in one resident's room. I was fired yesterday for med error. Didn't give resident 2 pain pills instead of one and she complained, not to me, it was the middle of the night and I had to wake her up to give her one. She was suppose to get 2. Order changed. My fault. I don't know if I should put I was fired or totally give up on the nursing profession? Help!

[Sparrowhawk]

They fired you for THAT!? and that insane work load? Yeh..Next application say you want to explain in person, cause really..that was low of them. Unless you'd made many many errors previously.

[justus501]

Do they have a grievance procedure at the place where you were employed?

Reason I ask...I was fired for refusing to accept a patient assignment that I felt was unsafe (9 patients total; on a cardiac stepdown unit with fresh MI's, Cath's and 4 open heart patients day one with Chest tubes, cardizem, etc...)

Anyway, I went through the grievance process, and it was removed from my record, I was offered my job back, but resigned.

Perhaps you could get this off your record...in the mean time, since you were fired, can you draw unemployment until you get another job??

[NurseVN]

Do they have a grievance procedure at the place where you were employed?

Reason I ask...I was fired for refusing to accept a patient assignment that I felt was unsafe (9 patients total; on a cardiac stepdown unit with fresh MI's, Cath's and 4 open heart patients day one with Chest tubes, cardizem, etc...)

Anyway, I went through the grievance process, and it was removed from my record, I was offered my job back, but resigned.

Perhaps you could get this off your record...in the mean time, since you were fired, can you draw unemployment until you get another job??

I think they have that process at hospitals but for private LTC, that usually doesn't exist :-( I work LTC for 6 months before transfering to cardiac stepdown at a well known hospital. My ratio (in CA) max is 4:1 but 80% of the time 3:1 due to pt's acuity. 9 is insane and unsafe!!!!

To OP: I think they fired u for other unstated (by them) reasons. You can just call it an "unfit, unsafe experience' at your interview or on your job application :-) good luck!!!!