[peekabooicu]

Best of luck to you and
Happy Thanksgiving!

peeky

[orionseal]

bwv244,

In the facility I work at we have a nurse who has been there for; I believe, around 18 years, and everyone, the cena's and nurses alike, comment on how it is compleat and total chaos when she works. time management is NOT her strong suit.

It sounds like you fell into the old disposable worker net. It's another way for them to get around paying bennies, and unemployment while screaning for the cream of the crop; so to say, with a low amount of risk to themselves. I personaly call it a lowdown nasty way of using people, especialy new grads.

Several of the gals I graduated with took perdium posts right after school. I don't think any of them lasted for more than six months and they were pounding the pavement.

As far as taking a pediatrics post streight out of school. Why not? You may find it to your liking.

[silty1]

Sounds like the key phrase is Per Diem. It has always been my experience that hospitals only hired experienced nurses for per diem slots because they need to be able to adapt quickly to any shift/setting. They may have unfairly placed you in a position you for which you were not prepared. New grads usually find that they have not been well prepared for working on a floor by school, that's why most good hospitals have extensive orientation/preceptor programs for new grads. I would suggest you find a permanent med/surg job for a year until you feel more confident. Don't give up, you may have been dealt a lousy hand.

[Nurse&Runner4Him]

In November I was forced to resign from my first hospital nursing job. I was working on a Peds Hem/oncology unit and absolutely loved it. I had problems keeping myself organized and mangaging my time I was concerned my I had meeting with my unit educator weekly and she never voiced any concerns. Since she didn't ever say anything I assumed that maybe i was just being hard on myself and was hoping and praying that things would get better. I had no way of knowing how my expirence compared to other new grad nurses. Any way one day the educator called me into her office ( with the interim manager) and was like it seems like this isn't a good fit for you and we sugguest that you resign or we will be forced to fire you. They went on to say that they thought that later in my career I could come back to work that once I got the basics down and if I resigned I would be able to get hired there again later on. They then perceeded to tell me that i could type my resignation up on a computer there . I was upset and shocked and I wish I would have thought about it more but they pressured me so I just wrote the letter there and left in tears. I loved all my patients and enjoyed having the same patients for a period of time. I think that there were a lot factors that contributed to the situation. The manager who hired me resigned shortly after I started and there was a new nurse educator who had just recently taken on the role after years of being a staff nurse on the floor. I know it could have been handled better. Any suguestions on how to get me confidence back. To start over and be a better more organized nurse and turn this terriable happening into something that makes me better in the end?

[Ricu]

Originally Posted by Nurse&Runner4Him

In November I was forced to resign from my first hospital nursing job. I was working on a Peds Hem/oncology unit and absolutely loved it. I had problems keeping myself organized and mangaging my time I was concerned my I had meeting with my unit educator weekly and she never voiced any concerns. Since she didn't ever say anything I assumed that maybe i was just being hard on myself and was hoping and praying that things would get better. I had no way of knowing how my expirence compared to other new grad nurses. Any way one day the educator called me into her office ( with the interim manager) and was like it seems like this isn't a good fit for you and we sugguest that you resign or we will be forced to fire you. They went on to say that they thought that later in my career I could come back to work that once I got the basics down and if I resigned I would be able to get hired there again later on. They then perceeded to tell me that i could type my resignation up on a computer there . I was upset and shocked and I wish I would have thought about it more but they pressured me so I just wrote the letter there and left in tears. I loved all my patients and enjoyed having the same patients for a period of time. I think that there were a lot factors that contributed to the situation. The manager who hired me resigned shortly after I started and there was a new nurse educator who had just recently taken on the role after years of being a staff nurse on the floor. I know it could have been handled better. Any suguestions on how to get me confidence back. To start over and be a better more organized nurse and turn this terriable happening into something that makes me better in the end?

Hi there,

I believe that you already have taken the first step toward getting your confidence back- aka healing from your less than optimal introduction to nursing because you recognize the shortcomings of the managers and educators from that position. While still smarting from the experience, you manage to get into a neutral if not forgiving, place in your heart. Congratulations on being the bigger person. The next step you might take is to seek a position in a smaller facility. Look for a place in the clinical rotation for a nursing school and that has the reputation of mentoring independence. Community hospitals are good like this because they teach the ability to manage a patient load well. You can stay there until you really feel comfortable in your nursing skin and then if you still desire, head back into a tertiary medical center.

Good luck and keep us posted.

R