Sticking at LTC

[shabookitty]

I originally posted this on student board...but maybe a general post might be good. I will make it short. I started a job 3 weeks ago in hospital and I hate it. I go in LTC for a three hours a day drawing blood. I had no previous exp before now...I have been trained for a short time and now they are ready to cut me loose! yikes! I do not feel comfortable with sticking numerous LTC patients. I went to super she said give it time. I went HR for transfer they said rule is a year of work before transfer not unless super and dir give permission. Otherwise I will just have to quit! grrrr! I like the hospital, nursing school starts in January...and I don't want to quit!Because then they may never rehire me...and my clinicals will start there in three mts... But I feel that since I have been trained for 3 weeks they will try to come up with some alterior plan to keep me like "give it time" and not transfer me. I am 30 yrs old and I know all about "time" but in my gut this is job is not for me. HELP! I am stuck!

[Agnus]

Originally posted by shabookitty

...just collect for all the containers if you are unsure"

This is ethically unacceptable. And what do you tell the patient that questions this? Lie?

JACHCO would LOVE to hear about this one. Along with the acrediting and state inspection agencies for labs.

Sorry it has been too long since I worked in a lab to recall off the top of my head who these folks are, but you should be able to find out. It is likely your lab is very proud of their accrediation.