Your experience with being written up

[kambra]

I am wondering what your experience has been with write ups.

How many do you get before being fired?

Here is my story. I feel like I have no job security.

and this is making me crazy.

I have been employed at this place for 6 months, with NO verbal warnings, no talkings, nothing. I even questioned the mgr and ADON on how they felt I was doing, only had been an LPN for 9 months. They all told me fine, no real good remarks but none bad. I came into work one day and my supervisor says oh your mgr says this isf or you. It was a write up for not doing a skin assessment. I signed it, i was so embarrassed. I did do the assessment but didnt initial the paper. Then a week later I get two more for the same reason. I then left messages for the mgrs to explain those were not mine to do. Never a call back, as a matter of fact at this point of being there for 6 months, no verbals, and 3 write ups I had not even been able to speak face to face with the ppl writing me up. Then as I explained myself they said they would look into it. A month later I got a write up due to giving coumadin with no INR result on file. There were 14 nurses written up for it. Nothing ever was said, this was 3 months ago. Well last week was the next write up for supposidly not finding a wound, that was not there. Read my other post.

Here is the point. I got the original skin write up, I took responsibiliyt cause I didnt sign it, eventhough this is a common occurance for many many nurses. The next two they threw out but didnt eve bother to tell me till last week. The next coumadin I signed because I did give it. Although I was told that med errors are not treated the same as other write ups. Then this last one for missing a wound. I feel like a total failure but at the same time, I feel like I am NOT making the same mistakes twice I am LEARNING from them. Do you think I should find another job and start over or let it ride. maybe I am being to sensitive?

[caliotter3]

I have seen the situation where a flurry of "write-ups" occur just prior to terminating an employee. The write-ups are nothing more than creating a false paper trail to prevent the employee from having a case for wrongful termination. Also used to justify a less than stellar annual performance appraisal, whether or not there are plans to let the employee go. Most supervisors don't even bother with write ups unless they are serously considering something detrimental to the employee. That is what I have seen.

[kambra]

wow that really sucks for me.

I was told that the coumadin one was because they had to have it in writing in case the state looks at it.

So what should I do? I have already told them that I like my job, and am willing to do what it takes to be a great nurse. Should I just ask them or not say anything else?

[FLmomof5]

If you work in fear you are going to make mistakes.

Personally, there would be 2 things I would consider. (1) Talk to my supervisor and discuss the situation and my concerns. WATCH the supervisor's body language....that will tell you far more than the words. (2) If I felt termination was in my future, I would immediately begin a job search and start fresh somewhere else.

You spend most of your waking hours at work. I can tell you from experience that there is nothing that could be worse than working in a hostile environment (and I consider the fear hostile).

I wish you the best!

[americanlatina313]

if you work in fear you are going to make mistakes.

personally, there would be 2 things i would consider. (1) talk to my supervisor and discuss the situation and my concerns. watch the supervisor's body language....that will tell you far more than the words. (2) if i felt termination was in my future, i would immediately begin a job search and start fresh somewhere else.

you spend most of your waking hours at work. i can tell you from experience that there is nothing that could be worse than working in a hostile environment (and i consider the fear hostile).

i wish you the best!

i can't agree more!!! i see termination in the very near future, or a bad eval. i had a friend from my nursing class who told me pretty much what was going on in my unit (read the post about new grad "let go"), because it had happened to her, and she had changed units before it was too late (she's currently doing great). i wish now i had listened. but i had this 2 year contract that i didn't want to mess with, plus i didn't want to move units. plus, i didn't have any solid evidence that they were looking @ firing me, so as to be able to change units within my first year. but if i were you, i'd start the job search now, before they fire you. then you can put in a resignation. looks way better on the resume. please don't get "let go" like me. believe me, it feels awful @ best.

[kambra]

Well I have 3 write ups.

I did question about them to the DON, she said the reason we HAVE to write you up for the skin is because if the state comes in we have to have a trail of what happened and what we did. As far as the coumadin, my mgr said it was ridiculous to write me up but she had to write up several other "seasoned" nurses so she had to write me up so if it was ever investigated. The pt had not had an INR drawn in 4 weeks and was on coumadin. She has stressed to me that skin issues are her bigest issue and she does NOT like wounds.

So I am not sure if I am doomed or if I am just taking it way to personal. After the first 3 write ups I frankly asked my ADON if they were planning on getting rid of me, she said NO.

I am just sick to my stomach with worry I have made another mistake of some kind.

I would feel better about it if I didnt do my work and got into trouble, or if I did it intentionally but I dont.

I check and recheck.

I really like where I work and the ppl I work with so I want to try and make it work but not sure where to go.