I am being disciplined. What Now?

Also helpful to know about the Weingarten Act and have witnesses to any interaction with management that might involve disciplinary action. Unfortunately it only applies to those belonging to unions.NLRB v. J. Weingarten, Inc. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Love this! Thanks Jade!!!! Very insightful.

This was an Excellent article, I have been a RN for many years and it seems that write ups are more prominent where I work now. There is a lot of favoritism to other nurses as some of us just can't do anything right . it's so frustrating when sometimes you can just pull someone aside and ask this nurse what happened before making a formal write up. Everyday is learning and growing even after 25 years. I don't believe all instances need to be written up , but there are some that really do. I am just a frustrated Nurse at this time in my career. Thanks for the article.

I am not a nurse yet, but I am old enough to have been in the workforce for many years. Rarely does anyone get blindsided with a disciplinary action. Most of the time we know if we screwed up. What is wrong with accepting responsibility for what we have done and move on? Not often is someone fired for a "first offense", unless it is something major. In that case they deserve to be fired. I was really surprised at how lax hospital policies are on substance abuse when it comes to their health care members. If someone develops a drug problem and checks their self into rehab, that should be their one and only chance. If the problem is discovered through a drug test they should be fired immediately and license revoked for life.

Quote from HM-8404I am not a nurse yet, but I am old enough to have been in the workforce for many years. Rarely does anyone get blindsided with a disciplinary action. Most of the time we know if we screwed up. What is wrong with accepting responsibility for what we have done and move on? Not often is someone fired for a "first offense", unless it is something major. In that case they deserve to be fired. I was really surprised at how lax hospital policies are on substance abuse when it comes to their health care members. If someone develops a drug problem and checks their self into rehab, that should be their one and only chance. If the problem is discovered through a drug test they should be fired immediately and license revoked for life.

Quote from HM-8404I was really surprised at how lax hospital policies are on substance abuse when it comes to their health care members. If someone develops a drug problem and checks their self into rehab, that should be their one and only chance. If the problem is discovered through a drug test they should be fired immediately and license revoked for life.

Quote from HM-8404Rarely does anyone get blindsided with a disciplinary action. .

Maybe someone here could advise me about how to handle slander in the workplace. When I do something wrong, I would prefer to face my own shortcomings and not blame other people for them. The problem arises when I have dealt with supervisors who lied about me and then accused me of lying ie. "I answer their lights and do things for their patients..." while the others sit at the counter and never say thank you and act as if they never watched me answer three lights in a row. What should I do with a DoN who says, "Oh no you don't." What is the proper response when I feel like a co-worker lied to the charge nurse and knew I would get my head bitten off and then confided to her that, "It's like screaming at the dog," like this is some sort of a joke. In this case, it seemed that they had changed the rules without telling me. When a co-worker asked, "What did you get in trouble for," I said, "I couldn't read their minds," and I was ready to start screaming (a thing I'm always afraid to do in my workplaces) Even when these people have a reputation for being trouble makers, it doesn't help much when you're the one getting the blame. I never had the nerve to come right strait out and say they're lying.

For those of us in RTW states ...yes you can get fired over slight infractions or no infraction at all. It happened to me working in a LTC. Right after the annual state survey the DON was looking to pass blame, IMO, for their poor ratings. She started "writing people up" for any and every minor issue she could find. However the way she would do it was very sneaky and she would not give you a chance to give your side of the issue. Long story short I got fired. But so did that DON by the corporate office......anyway I had 6 write ups. I filed unemployment and the adjudicator called me and asked me about them. I had reasonable explanations for what happened and I have very detailed descriptions about the DON's incompetence. So she ruled in my favor. I didn't use it because I did find another job.

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A few people have brought up drug abuse and alcohol as reasons for discipline. While I believe most nurses are responsible and avoid drugs and excess alcohol it is good to be aware that most employers now drug screen via hair samples so they can see if you've had drugs in your system for a long time. Also you may be subjected to random drug checks and this is a routine thing if you file a workers comp injury. So stay on the safe and narrow and avoid drugs. For pain management NSAIDS work better than narcotics in many cases, even in bone cancer I've read they use NSAIDS for pain treatment. Why take the chance of getting addicted!

Quote from brandy1017. So stay on the safe and narrow and avoid drugs.