Part 2 Not that I want to go back to nursing but......

i'm having a hard time deciding if i want to go back to nursing, i'm a bit traumatized. however, is there anyone out there that got a job again after being fired? did you have a hard time?
Sorry to hear that. KEep your head up. YOu will eventually get a job, with patience. What happened at your previous job if you don't mind me asking.

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It's going to be really hard to get a job after being fired. Each application you have mark that awful spot that says you've been terminated. Most people toss those applications out the window without even giving them the time of day. I think your best bet is to call HR and talk to someone in charge of hiring nurses. Tell them your situation and justify yourself and have them take a personal look at your application. Keep your head up, you will find a job, it's just going to be a little bit harder.

I read your other thread and I am so sorry about what happened to you. This situation you described doesn't sound right. I would take the advice other posters offered about calling the Labor Dept. and talking to a lawyer who specializes in nursing. It sounds to me they don't want to pay for maternity leave. The other thing is employers are not supposed to say you were fired etc. They are only allowed to say when your last day of work was. And you can tell any interviewers you left because of a difficult pregnancy. In my own situation, I made small mistakes, could not do anything right. I was repeatedly called in to the DON's office. Finally I the last mistake was I forgot to yellow out one part of an order that was D/C'd! I had written D/C'd over the order and yellowed out part of it, but the other part wasn't yellowed out. OK????? I was told that I could resign and they would be nice enough not to report me to the board. (dummy me, believing that I could be reported for something stupid like that) I decided to resign. Best decision I ever made. I found a job the very next day - $10.00 an hour more and alot less stress. Later on, I figured out that the actual reason they wanted to be rid of me was I was getting paid more than the other nurses -which I had negotiated with the previous DON because I was the only one with a BSN at that facility.

Thanks for your comment. I plan to start with the labor board this a.m. Unfortunately, I'm broke and hope I can get a pro bono lawyer.

Quote from Canggih1I read your other thread and I am so sorry about what happened to you. This situation you described doesn't sound right. I would take the advice other posters offered about calling the Labor Dept. and talking to a lawyer who specializes in nursing. It sounds to me they don't want to pay for maternity leave. The other thing is employers are not supposed to say you were fired etc. They are only allowed to say when your last day of work was. And you can tell any interviewers you left because of a difficult pregnancy. In my own situation, I made small mistakes, could not do anything right. I was repeatedly called in to the DON's office. Finally I the last mistake was I forgot to yellow out one part of an order that was D/C'd! I had written D/C'd over the order and yellowed out part of it, but the other part wasn't yellowed out. OK????? I was told that I could resign and they would be nice enough not to report me to the board. (dummy me, believing that I could be reported for something stupid like that) I decided to resign. Best decision I ever made. I found a job the very next day - $10.00 an hour more and alot less stress. Later on, I figured out that the actual reason they wanted to be rid of me was I was getting paid more than the other nurses -which I had negotiated with the previous DON because I was the only one with a BSN at that facility.

I found my current job (peds private duty) after being fired from 2 previous jobs. I like the work, and only having 1 patient (instead of 17, 25, or 60) but sometimes I feel like a high-paid babysitter. I was already doing flu shots, and my backup plan was to get out of nursing completely. It helps that the person who hired me had worked at the Nursing Home from Hell, where I spent 6 weeks. Apparently, the Nursing Home from Hell has a reputation for chewing up and spitting out nurses.

Quote from Canggih1The other thing is employers are not supposed to say you were fired etc. They are only allowed to say when your last day of work was. And you can tell any interviewers you left because of a difficult pregnancy.

I had applied to a travel nursing company while working as a staff per diem. I put this current per deim hospital down as a reference. The recruiter from the travel nursing company called me back and asked me for another reference because he was told by my charge nurse "we don't give refernces" so he asked me for some one else. When I called this charge nurse why she said it was their policy.

Quote from noahsmamaIt is a widely held, but incorrect belief that former employers are only allowed to confirm your employment dates. Many employers have this policy, but legally, they can say anything they want about you as long as it's true. This includes saying you were terminated, as long as this is true. Lying to potential future employers about why you left a job is an extremely bad idea. Here's more info about what former employers can say:http://jobsearch.about.com/od/backgr...yerscansay.htm

Quote from Not_A_Hat_PersonI found my current job (peds private duty) after being fired from 2 previous jobs. I like the work, and only having 1 patient (instead of 17, 25, or 60) but sometimes I feel like a high-paid babysitter. I was already doing flu shots, and my backup plan was to get out of nursing completely. It helps that the person who hired me had worked at the Nursing Home from Hell, where I spent 6 weeks. Apparently, the Nursing Home from Hell has a reputation for chewing up and spitting out nurses.

Quote from Canggih1 The other thing is employers are not supposed to say you were fired etc. They are only allowed to say when your last day of work was. And you can tell any interviewers you left because of a difficult pregnancy.