Stuck in a nightmare, Nursing student/Employee

caliotter3 · Oct 8, 2010

This is a rotten thing to happen to you. You are being banned from clinical based solely on the job termination, not on anything you did or did not do in clinical. As unfair as it seems you are stuck with the situation. You need to talk with the school to determine whether you will be able to continue in the program. You might want to consult an attorney to determine if your rights are being violated in some manner. Good luck.

KeepnItReal · Oct 8, 2010

I think a lot may depend on the exact performance error that got u axed...them sendiing a letter directly to your school seems a little out of the norm and are covering some kind of liability you pose..nevertheless that sucks, whatever they decide just regroup and move on to another school

Jvilla · Oct 8, 2010

Thank you for your response.

I can see why you would say that, but keep in mind that my performance had nothing to do with patient care... Overall, my clinical instructor agrees with me, along with my previous clinical instructors, and as well the dean.. It tells you one thing: I didn't do anything wrong involving patient care and they believe the hospital is being unfair.

CuriousMe · Oct 8, 2010

Ultimately, it doesn't matter if the hospital is being unfair. When we do clinicals at any site, we are there as guests of that facility. They get to decide when we're no longer invited to be there.

decembergrad2011, BSN, RN · Oct 8, 2010

Why were you fired? It does seem extreme for them to send a letter to the school. There was a graduate last semester that was working as a NCT in the university hospital and she was denied a job as an RN because she had poor attendance. I'm not saying it's right to take your educational opportunity away from you based on job performance, but I do think it's important for everyone to realize that because of the economy, employers (and therefore hospitals and nursing schools) get to be a lot more picky in their standards.

I hope you can talk to someone higher up to get it resolved. The only thing I can think of is to talk to your instructors about switching to another clinical group that meets at a different hospital if that's possible. If not, you might be able to set up one on one sessions with a preceptor at a different hospital to fulfill your clinical requirements. Either way, it's going to depend on how large your program is and how many hospitals they have in clinicals. The support of all of your instructors and the dean is good, so you should use that to your advantage and talk to them about options. They will be able to direct you better than anyone else for what to do.

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Oct 8, 2010

This happened to someone in our program, we don't know why he got fired from the hospital but they Hospital informed the school he could not do clinicals at their facility. Normally it wouldn't be a problem because our school has clinical sites at 2 hospitals that are different companies, but all out Maternity rotations are ONLY at this one hospital so he was kicked out of our program. If it would have happened after Maternity clinicals he would have been fine to go to the other hospital for everything.

lifelearningrn, BSN, RN · Oct 8, 2010

I'd get a lawyer ASAP.. you probably aren't going to be able to fight this on your own.

nurse2033, MSN, RN · Oct 8, 2010

Yeah, I'm down with the lawyer advice. Can the school put you elsewhere to finish your clinicals, even if it takes more time? As an MSN student, I know that your school has certain responsibilities to help you graduate. I would point your lawyer at the school, because, as was pointed out, the hospital can do whatever they want. Although, they may have violated your privacy by sharing information about your employment that is not related to your school. Hmmmm... Still going with the lawyer here, good luck!

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Oct 8, 2010

Yeah, I'm down with the lawyer advice. Can the school put you elsewhere to finish your clinicals, even if it takes more time? As an MSN student, I know that your school has certain responsibilities to help you graduate. I would point your lawyer at the school, because, as was pointed out, the hospital can do whatever they want. Although, they may have violated your privacy by sharing information about your employment that is not related to your school. Hmmmm... Still going with the lawyer here, good luck!

It is related to the students school, if the student does clinical placements there and the student is not allowed back there.

SierraMoon, ADN, BSN, RN · Oct 8, 2010

A lot of places ban terminated employees from the grounds, as they're afraid of retaliation. Maybe try to have your termination changed to a resignation with a not eligible for rehire status. You'll have to throw yourself on their mercy. I must admit I work at one of my clinical sites and never considered the possibility of this situation. It's a pickle for sure. I hope you're able to resolve it.

Jolie, BSN · Oct 8, 2010

Rather than laywering up, which will provoke a defensive reaction from the hospital, I would suggest that you make an appointment with Human Resources and esentially beg for mercy. Dress professionally, practice your humble speech, give your personal assurances that your clinical performance will be without reproach, and ask your instructor to go along with you to assure your former employer that you will be under her constant supervision.