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Okay my dear nursing friends, let me have it. I just started a new job at a level 1 trama center. I'm working in behavior health for the first time and I've been a RN for 23 years. That's a story within itself, however we had a meeting this morning at 0930, I was about to take my break and they told me i had to go, we were all going through the day. The night before i worked which is no big deal but I woke up at 0100 and could not get back to sleep so I decided to get some things done and made coffee. I was moving along all morning, working happy and motivated. I then went to the meeting and i could not keep my eyes open, they were rolling the back of my head. Long story short, I was sent home and i think im going to be terminated.

Please forgive my grammar, i can't type well on a smartphone

I too work third shift, and after working one night I went straight to a per diem job orientation (filling out paper work and watching 10-15 minute videos with a group of new hires). So, yeah, had a hard time staying awake as I was listening to the "blah blah blah" and watching videos saying "blah blah blah" and reading the handouts silently as the staff developer read aloud saying "blah blah blah".

After the second time the staff developer asked me to stay awake (during the time I would normally be sleep at home), she asked me to leave and said that she'll call me when another orientation date opens. Daaamn, didn't sound like she was really going to call me back :( .

I told them I'd be a little late, and that I was coming straight from my primary job. She did eventually call me back, after about 2 weeks - I had chalked it up as a lost and had started to look for other per diems.

I just knew they changed their minds about hiring me. They didn't :yes: .

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