Your First Job As A New Nurse

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Specializes in pallitive.

Be very careful when you take your first job out of nursing school and make sure they have a good orientation program. I just went through a nughtmare and quit before orientation even finished. I went for another job and was hired but before I could even start, they called and said they been retracting their job offer because of a bad reference. I never even went out on the floor as a nurse and I recieved a bad reference.... lots of internal crap going on. I got out because I could see if I stayed I'd pobably lose my license. What can you do... Do you have to even mention a job even if you left before orientation ended?

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Specializes in Trauma ICU,ER,ACLS/BLS instructor.

Most places do not give references anymore due to high rate of lawsuits years ago. Usually they will just verify employment and length there. Now if you had a bad personnal reference, that would make more sence. Maybe u gave a nurses name from the place? I would call and ask ,u have a right to know. Do not let it keep u back, one bad experience will not follow u. Good luck!

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Specializes in Med-Surg/Peds/O.R./Legal/cardiology.

How long was the orientation period? Can you tell us more about your experience?

ebear

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Specializes in Gyn Onc, OB, L&D, HH/Hospice/Palliative.

If I left a job before orientation was even finished I would not mention it would only be viewed negatively by a potential employee, I had a very bad experience once, ( after 10yrs) I left within two months, the nurse manager wanted me to stay and so did the dept head but one of the few top brass md's I was working under and I clashed ( he needed a yes girl)NOT ME !!! Not when what I was doing was unsafe and out of my scope of practice, anyway, i've never included it on my resume

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Specializes in pallitive.

I believe I checked the box on the new employer's application that asked if it were alright to call my previous employer because I thought it would look suspicious if I didn't. I held jobs for years and never ever had a bad reference.

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Specializes in Med-Surg/Peds/O.R./Legal/cardiology.

I wouldn't even list them...what a mess!! You'll be fine somewhere else. "I just took a brief break" is a good enough reason for the lapse.

ebear

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Specializes in Gyn Onc, OB, L&D, HH/Hospice/Palliative.

Yep, Just Leave it out completely!!!! You dont need to explain anything to anyone,I took off three months before I started my first job, felt I deserved a break before I started working for the rest of my life! Good Luck, you'll be fine

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