Here's the thing, I was told not to come back to my clinical site because my instructor said there was a management meeting about me "sitting to much". I had an 8hr night shift in the ER paired with an agency nurse who was sent home early due to lack of census. I am a disabled veteran with back/foot issues who has notified both my school and the charge nurse on duty that night of my potential limitations, and if she saw me sitting it was because I was in pain.. ( if we are not busy I rest my feet, however, I make sure that if we have patients I see to them). After the beds were turned over, and all of the nurses were at the desk I proceeded to do paperwork. 20 min before my next shift my instructor called me and told me not to come in and I would be getting an action plan. I am terrified that this is going to get me kicked from the program as I need another 36 hours to complete this class. BTW I am 1 month from finishing my program. I have gotten multiple job offers and I have NEVER received a complaint from any clinical site before!
What can I do? My instructor did not talk to the nurse I was paired with or the other students that were on the floor with me that night. I was told that there was no reason fo the complainer (no idea who it could be) had no reason to "make it up".
Sorry about the rant, I am just so worried and at a loss..
"protected class"? So should a patient suffer because someone can't perform their duties as an RN? I am a vet and I appreciate service as much as anyone and I am not saying this person is not doing a good job, however to say your "feelings are hurt"?? I mean...ok? They are not saying you are a bad person they are saying you are not doing what you are supposed to do at clinical. If you are told to not come back then you need to talk with your school about what to do next. They do not suspend requirements to become a nurse because you are in pain. Good luck.
I think many of you misinterpret me, which I knew many would. I was asking the OP legitimate questions here. Those of you that want to answer for the OP, ok, but nobody, and I mean nobody has more respect for our veterans than me. Because how many of you have ever bought our active duty a meal when you see them out, or had your ex donate and entire HVAC system for Wounded Warrior Project because you felt so strongly about a guy who lost both of his legs over in the Middle East? I doubt many. I doubt many of you donate to our veterans and teach your kids the heroes these men and women are. My son and I every year give to the giving tree at school in honor of our veterans. I am asking good legitimate questions. There is nothing wrong with wanting someone to understand their limitations if they are indeed disabled.
OP, I'm glad you can make this up and can make it through. To the one who said there are sitting nursing jobs, I am sure there are, but not when somebody first graduates. You run your butt off. We also see one side of what has happened. There's always three.
I love when people attack those who they feel are attacking others. Many of you who have seen me post on here for over two years know, I don't blow unicorns and rainbows up people's butts on here. Most people need a dose of reality. And not only do they get that from me, they get real answers on how to fix their issues. I prefer to tell people what is needed to be done in reality. But I am also an extremely compassionate person. I'm not just a snarky person that reads what they want to and not into the whole post.
Was this second request to leave by the same staff as the initial request or different? Either way, clearly you are (seemingly unintentionally) sending off some sort of vibe that is very unappealing to both staff and apparently patients? ESPECIALLY if it was different staff!! You need to take a strong look at yourself and see if you can picture what others are seeing that you aren't aware of.
I would suspect it may be a cocky/entitled attitude. As I know that this is one of the most unappealing things in a student, that is my first guess. Try to be very humble and earnest in your approach. When you meet with the school/the staff try to listen well, and not bust in explaining yourself and blaming others for this. Perhaps say something along the lines of, you have been doing some self exploration (and please, actually do so!!) and you see how perhaps you have sent off the wrong message, but this was not your intention at all, and you are very willing to change and learn.
I see you are an EMT and an LPN. While this is great experience, be cautious you aren't over-speaking re: this experience. For example "I don't know why I can't insert IV's here. I have inserted 1000 IVs as an EMT and I was one of the best out of all my coworkers! I once got a 14 gauge in a 3 year olds hand" *(Yes this is an actual conversation an LPN student said to me during her clinical placement where I was an RN on the floor ). No matter what experience you have, if you brag or sound cocky, or try to make it sound like previous jobs/hospitals/work sites are superior or "we didn't do it like that at ____ hospital...", you will definitely piss people off- guaranteed. NO ONE likes a cocky bragger, and they are one of the most unsafe students to have around.
So with that being said, try to look at yourself very critically and think "have I ever acted in this way?" "have I projected an attitude of superiority/cockiness, etc" ??
I would also personally speak with your instructor, and humbly ask what it was about your attitude that was off-putting to her to pull you off the floor. Show you are very eager and willing to change and progress with your learning and education and you may receive some very helpful advice.
i hope my experience working in a hospital prior to becoming a clinical student doesn't turn me into this lol. good thing i read this just to make sure i stay in my lane and be humble. Imagine i start my clinicals, and i'm like.. "Oh man the hospital i work at is so much better than this dump you call a medical center." or something like "back where I work, we're short staffed every day with a census of 30 patients and 4 nurses.. this is a walk in a park" haha. nah but i'm not like that... i think?¿
"How does being a vet make your feet hurt". How can you even ask that? As a nurse you shouldn't be so judgmental, there are plenty of various complicated injuries that can cause foot pain, do I really need to be saying this? Maybe he/she was shot in the foot for goodness sakes??
OP, sorry this is happening to you. Good luck I hope you get things sorted out
The thing that kills me is she isn't even a nurse, but a student who thinks she knows everything. You know the type...
I love when people attack those who they feel are attacking others. Many of you who have seen me post on here for over two years know, I don't blow unicorns and rainbows up people's butts on here. Most people need a dose of reality. And not only do they get that from me, they get real answers on how to fix their issues. I prefer to tell people what is needed to be done in reality. But I am also an extremely compassionate person. I'm not just a snarky person that reads what they want to and not into the whole post.
Good Luck OP!!
You weren't even giving a dose of reality, though. We can't know what actually is happening on the shift with the OP but you basically said that the amount of steps he took during the shift were proof that he really was sitting too much and not doing as much as he thought he was doing. And, if someone is a registered disabled vet, that actually means a whole lot in the OP's case (though the OP did not confirm that until a later post). So, you can't really blame people for reading into what you said when you did that in spades to the OP.
I think many of you misinterpret me, which I knew many would. I was asking the OP legitimate questions here. Those of you that want to answer for the OP, ok, but nobody, and I mean nobody has more respect for our veterans than me. Because how many of you have ever bought our active duty a meal when you see them out, or had your ex donate and entire HVAC system for Wounded Warrior Project because you felt so strongly about a guy who lost both of his legs over in the Middle East? I doubt many. I doubt many of you donate to our veterans and teach your kids the heroes these men and women are. My son and I every year give to the giving tree at school in honor of our veterans. I am asking good legitimate questions. There is nothing wrong with wanting someone to understand their limitations if they are indeed disabled.
OP, I'm glad you can make this up and can make it through. To the one who said there are sitting nursing jobs, I am sure there are, but not when somebody first graduates. You run your butt off. We also see one side of what has happened. There's always three.
I love when people attack those who they feel are attacking others. Many of you who have seen me post on here for over two years know, I don't blow unicorns and rainbows up people's butts on here. Most people need a dose of reality. And not only do they get that from me, they get real answers on how to fix their issues. I prefer to tell people what is needed to be done in reality. But I am also an extremely compassionate person. I'm not just a snarky person that reads what they want to and not into the whole post.
Good Luck OP!!
Oh blow your self-serving martyrdom out your anal orifice. If you truly respected vets you wouldn't have been so rude and presumptuous to the OP. Your post was like one big "but I've got a black friend!".
Op, you do you. Head down, yes ma'am it, and once you've got your ATT feel free to flip that bird the bird. Treat the CI like a 2leu straight outta WP.
I think many of you misinterpret me, which I knew many would. I was asking the OP legitimate questions here. Those of you that want to answer for the OP, ok, but nobody, and I mean nobody has more respect for our veterans than me. Because how many of you have ever bought our active duty a meal when you see them out, or had your ex donate and entire HVAC system for Wounded Warrior Project because you felt so strongly about a guy who lost both of his legs over in the Middle East? I doubt many. I doubt many of you donate to our veterans and teach your kids the heroes these men and women are. My son and I every year give to the giving tree at school in honor of our veterans. I am asking good legitimate questions. There is nothing wrong with wanting someone to understand their limitations if they are indeed disabled.
OP, I'm glad you can make this up and can make it through. To the one who said there are sitting nursing jobs, I am sure there are, but not when somebody first graduates. You run your butt off. We also see one side of what has happened. There's always three.
I love when people attack those who they feel are attacking others. Many of you who have seen me post on here for over two years know, I don't blow unicorns and rainbows up people's butts on here. Most people need a dose of reality. And not only do they get that from me, they get real answers on how to fix their issues. I prefer to tell people what is needed to be done in reality. But I am also an extremely compassionate person. I'm not just a snarky person that reads what they want to and not into the whole post.
Good Luck OP!!
How does one go about blowing unicorns or rainbows up someone's butt? Is there a special apparatus made just for this purpose?
Ok everyone! Settle down. Despite some less than kind remarks the original poster (op) has remained polite. There is no issue with disagreeing with someone but please remain professional.
I think many of you misinterpret me, which I knew many would. I was asking the OP legitimate questions here. Those of you that want to answer for the OP, ok, but nobody, and I mean nobody has more respect for our veterans than me. Because how many of you have ever bought our active duty a meal when you see them out, or had your ex donate and entire HVAC system for Wounded Warrior Project because you felt so strongly about a guy who lost both of his legs over in the Middle East? I doubt many. I doubt many of you donate to our veterans and teach your kids the heroes these men and women are. My son and I every year give to the giving tree at school in honor of our veterans. I am asking good legitimate questions. There is nothing wrong with wanting someone to understand their limitations if they are indeed disabled.
OP, I'm glad you can make this up and can make it through. To the one who said there are sitting nursing jobs, I am sure there are, but not when somebody first graduates. You run your butt off. We also see one side of what has happened. There's always three.
I love when people attack those who they feel are attacking others. Many of you who have seen me post on here for over two years know, I don't blow unicorns and rainbows up people's butts on here. Most people need a dose of reality. And not only do they get that from me, they get real answers on how to fix their issues. I prefer to tell people what is needed to be done in reality. But I am also an extremely compassionate person. I'm not just a snarky person that reads what they want to and not into the whole post.
Good Luck OP!!
Are you sure you are in the right profession? Seriously. I'm honestly asking. 3 miles is not that much. It's less than 10000 steps and I'm betting those were your steps for the entire day. I'm saying these things to be mean, but how does being a vet make your feet hurt, because I've heard of lots of disabled vets have very horrific and not so horrific injuries but I've never heard of I have to rest my feet.
that is a quote of your original post, we took you are your word.
Are you sure you are in the right profession? Seriously. I'm honestly asking. 3 miles is not that much. It's less than 10000 steps and I'm betting those were your steps for the entire day. I'm saying these things to be mean, but how does being a vet make your feet hurt, because I've heard of lots of disabled vets have very horrific and not so horrific injuries but I've never heard of I have to rest my feet.
that is a quote of your original post, we took you are your word.
Are you sure it's not something to do with your instructor? I would lean towards the instructor. I haven't made an instructor mad but I have heard of past issues.
Although if you're put with an agency nurse as an RN student, then that should be a sign that the unit is in trouble. We do have an agency nurse that has been here for like 5 years but we generally thought there was an issue when an agency nurse started orienting a new staff member. There should have been at least one acceptable staff RN to take you on. An agency nurse in most facilities is not acceptable.
So it may be a combination of both things. You could be a target by an RN whether it is staff or school. The unit could be under a lot of stress right now.
As for someone complaining about how would being a vet make your feet hurt? Seriously?
). No matter what experience you have, if you brag or sound cocky, or try to make it sound like previous jobs/hospitals/work sites are superior or "we didn't do it like that at ____ hospital...", you will definitely piss people off- guaranteed. NO ONE likes a cocky bragger, and they are one of the most unsafe students to have around. 
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Thank heavens you were given a chance to turn this around and successfully dealt with it.