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So as the title says my paycheck was declined For a little backstory, I had initially attempted to start per diem at this SNF however due to training schedule conflicts, I wasn’t able to complete orientation and I never received a paycheck, but I let it go- didn’t think much of it since I was employed FT elsewhere. Fast-forward to a month ago when I was able to start a part-time position with them, I had mentioned the previous paycheck not being received and they said they would look into it. I’ve just finished all my entire orientation and was supposed to be paid on Thursday. Imagine my surprise and I went to go cash my check on Friday and the mobile deposit wouldn’t work. I figured it was probably just a problem with the size of the check so this morning I took it to the bank. I attempted to cash it through the ATM and was told to check was invalid. I have contacted HR. I’m extremely upset. They owe me over $2500. The taxes have already been taken out, but no money has hit my account
I'm a nurse in a hospital. A few days ago I was called down to HR. I thought it would be about going over the new position I just accepted. They told me my name had come up in a group of names as they are investigating drug diversion. They asked me to take a urine test which I completely agreed to. They told me I'm not the only one being tested as well. The next day they called me to schedule a time next week to come talk to them. This will all take place 5 days after the urine test. I have zero issue with a urine screen, and maticiously check at the end of my shift all narcotics are wasted or returned.i cant think of a thing that it could be unless they're just checking everyone who had access to the pyxis that day. Anyone been through something like this? submitted by /u/GrapefruitOne3344 [link] [comments]
I’m over it. It’s bad enough you give me last minute kids to add to my roster the Friday before the FIRST day of school, hold a meet the teacher for several hours, but then you have us do a tik tok style dance number and post it on social media to show how much “fun” school is… I dunno about the rest of you but I’m over the viral stuff. I just want to do my job and go home. My RBF Is on fire 🔥 submitted by /u/olusienka [link] [comments]
I’ll go 1st: a rusty razor blade and two boxes of overhead projector markers. submitted by /u/alan_mendelsohn2022 [link] [comments]
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This is my first post, ever. I’m a registered nurse working case management (M-F, 9-5) at my hospital that I’ve been at for 3 years and as of recently I picked up a second job, which is social media. My social media has rapidly grown over these past few months, income including. I recently was reached out by my dream brand and they invited me for a two day campaign photo shoot (absolutely insane). They would accommodate for my travel costs and for me being there. As soon as I was told this news, I immediately went to request PTO. I had a feeling my boss was going to deny me, which she did. I know she doesn’t like me, and I have absolutely no idea why. Anyway, besides the point, my question is, do I call out regardless and attend this photoshoot and deal with the repercussions when I get back? I’m at a loss. I love my job, but if I miss this opportunity I feel like I will regret it for the rest of my life. submitted by /u/OddClock1012 [link] [comments]
I got my class roster and I have 21 students with no wait list (Charter)!!!! Last year was my first year teaching and it was so hard, I had 26 students, 6 of them high needs with IEPs. My classroom is tiny so this size will be perfect! I know I might be jinxing myself but as the flare states, my mantra is “it’s going to be a great year!” submitted by /u/frckbassem_5730 [link] [comments]
Just a reminder that your classroom can just be boring the first couple years. To make it look extremely nice cost money and sometimes schools don't pay for it and that is okay. Plus the more you take to build the room slowly the more you learn what works and what doesn't. submitted by /u/ArtBroad7069 [link] [comments]
My per diem job decided they no longer need me. I was there for 5-6 years and always got all my joy and ‘warm fuzzies’ there. I feel sad and know it’s totally irrational, but alas sigh . submitted by /u/hibbylibbyz [link] [comments]
I am a new teacher and am really excited to begin the new year. I like my group of teachers. They have been very helpful with providing decor, advice, and words of encouragement. I really, really, appreciate that. That is what I need right now, especially since I just got my badge Monday and Tuesday is our first day of school. However, I hate how into AI they are. We had to do a syllabus last minute for our Meet-the-Teacher event. My peer gave me a syllabus and it was AI. I don't even agree with all the classroom materials on that syllabus. We started working on lesson plans and activities. ChatGPT might as well have been another teacher in our planning. I offered to help and they asked me to ask Chat to make an activity and gave me suggestion prompts to use. I did not use Chat and looked online and found a post about an activity from 2019 and suggested that instead. That idea then was then entered into Chat by my cohort. I really appreciate how nice they are to me, but I do not want t
Hi! I’m a nursing student at an Australian university and I’m thinking about bleaching my hair to a very light colour. Would it be viewed negatively, especially during clinical placements? Or is hair colour generally not a big deal as long as I keep it neat and professional? Would love to hear from other nursing students or nurses in Australia :) submitted by /u/P_otato_ [link] [comments]
I am so over schools that don't force teachers to "clean out" the room. If you are leaving you should be REQUIRED to remove every staple, every boarder, every piece of non school issued furniture UNLESS you've spoken to the person who will take over. I want to put my time and energy towards the instruction. I love teaching and I love students. If I wanted a job climbing ladders and removing staples and moving heavy furniture in the heat I would have chosen a different profession. [and yes I could leave it, but then I won't be able to create my clutter free flexible learning environment] submitted by /u/lovelystarbuckslover [link] [comments]
Our hospital system is currently in the works to become a "Pathway" hospital. It sounds like a Magnet designation alternative. I volunteered to be the unit rep for this and I really am not a joiner-cheerleader. What I am is a skeptic. I have been through too many jobs with the promise of a program that will bring more power to the staff and make it an eglitarian dream with tons of staffing on demand and a more shared workload. Can anyone who has experienced this give me the full story? How has it helped your staff? Has it done anything at all or worse than nothing? I want to bring the full story to my unit and tell them what I know from those who've gone there before. Of course I need the positive as well as the negative. I feel that for the staff, it will likely be same sh**, different day? submitted by /u/Lost2BNvrfound [link] [comments]
Two of my former students are now teachers that work with me at my school. One of them has a child who is my student this year, and he has another coming up behind that one. I also have ties to several other teachers - I have mentored or taught their kids, or mentored the teachers themselves as rookies. It's wild. For all that goes wrong in education, I'm so proud of the students who were massive pains in the ass who became beloved teachers working with me today. I've posted some negativity lately, this is some of the good stuff. I hope everyone has a great year. submitted by /u/BikerJedi [link] [comments]
I’m currently marking year 10 assessment tasks for an elective class and so far 4 students out of a class of 20 have used AI to complete their assessment. 1 I already knew had because she was copying and pasting it from Chat GPT in front of me during class. I’m feeling really deflated about it. What’s the point of marking assessments when the students themselves don’t try. I had a huge conversation about their use of AI in the past and I just don’t understand why they rely on it so heavily for a class they have chosen. Is anyone else feeling deflated or am I focusing on the negatives? Is there a way to stop this for my future classes? Our school currently works on Teams but I think there is discussion of moving to Google Classroom which I know has a better monitoring system. submitted by /u/ParticularGuava9202 [link] [comments]
This will be my 11th year teaching, 8th year at this Title I school. I’ve had good years and bad. I have a tendency to spiral after bad years. Last year was bad. My district adopted all new curriculum, plus my building was piloting another, and I started having issues with my team (I’ve made two previous posts about them so I won’t elaborate). I was also pregnant. I‘d say I have imposter syndrome, but I don’t think that’s the right word because I’m fairly certain my teammates find me incompetent. I just have so much anxiety - about dealing with my team, managing all the curriculum again, juggling motherhood, and generally just sucking. I feel like I definitely dropped the ball on some things last year that make me look bad (mainly students who were struggling and I couldn’t get their scores up). I often feel like I know what needs to be done, but I can’t execute it or communicate it the way I should. I generally feel like my brain doesn’t work the same way my colleagues‘ do. I did star
When I was a student I accidentally gave my patient denture glue to brush her teeth instead of tooth paste LOL. When she said it feels sticky i immediately caught on that I gave her denture glue!!!!!! I freaked out threw the evidence away 🥲 I was so embarrassed but I’m a new grad now and I can only imagine how many more mistakes I’ll be making. I laugh now but at the moment I was in shock! What was yours? submitted by /u/imjustanaries [link] [comments]
32M single nurse who works inpatient 12 hour shifts. Live alone. Looking to get 1 or possibly 2 small dogs. Breeds that are not super energetic requiring multiple walks per day. Work 3x 12's and pick up an extra 1 OT shift every other week. Out of the house at 6 AM and return around 8:30 PM. Non-work days would be a non-issue. However, on work days, my plan was to go for a 30-40 min walk in the morning prior to work and then 20-30 mins after work. While I'm at work, have a dog walker or parents come by around 1 PM to spend time with them for an hour. For dog owners who live alone and can weigh in, do you think I'm "doing enough" on my work days for them or do you think i'd need to make more accommodations? Despite REALLY wanting 1 or 2 small dogs I do not want to be selfish and not provide them with the best possible life that I could. I do not want them to potentially feel neglected on those few days that I do work. Days off they'd be the center of attention and my whole world. Any in
As title said, any nursing school recap resources (preferably on YT/video) before next semester starts. I’ve covered Fundamentals, Patho, MedSurg, Pharm, and Health Assess. Getting into OB and Pedes. All help is appreciated. Let’s have a fun and informational semester, future RNs!!! submitted by /u/nastytakis [link] [comments]
I'm going into my 5th year teaching (elementary), and we have new admin this year. We have Meet the Teacher the night before school! We've always had it the week before school starts, and I'm genuinely irritated as now I feel like I won't be able to relax the evening before school. We tried to fight it, but they're adamant in keeping it that way. I'm not going to let it ruin my week, but I just don't understand the reasoning for this. Has anyone had this event the night before school?! Is the turn out even good? If I were a parent, I wouldn't even take my kid, because what's the point? They'd see their teacher 12 hours later. Ugh, anyway, just feeling annoyed! submitted by /u/Anxious-Fishing-4110 [link] [comments]
I unfortunately dislocated my shoulder recently on my dominant side and for lack of better words completely fucked the whole thing up. I found out today I’m going to need surgery and I’m expecting a 6 month minimum recovery time where I’ll be pretty limited with how much I can do with said arm. I just lost my bedside nursing job as I hadn’t been there long, didn’t qualify for FMLA or short term disability, and they were not able to accommodate my injury (which is understandable for a bedside nursing job). My question is, what can I even do? I can’t imagine being a clinic nurse right now, because although it’s not as heavy as bedside you still most definitely need 2 functioning arms. I feel like I’m limited to desk jobs or remote but those are hard to come by. I’ve been looking nonstop at jobs since I lost my job, because I’m extremely stressed about finances now. I have absolutely no source of income now and a ton of medical bills coming my way. I just feel so depressed and unsure of w
Hi everyone! I’m hoping some nurses or nurse managers can give me some advice because I’m honestly trying to figure out the best way forward. I graduated nursing school in April 2022 . Unfortunately, life happened, and time got away from me before I took my NCLEX. I finally passed my NCLEX in June 2026 and am now trying to get everything squared away so I can start working as an RN. Here’s where things have gotten complicated: I currently live in Georgia and am a Georgia resident , so I applied for licensure by endorsement. I was informed that because it has been 4 years and 4 months since I graduated , I now have to either: Complete 500 hours of nursing practice in Florida , or Complete a re-entry program that costs around $2,000 I actually had a job offer that I received back in February 2026 , but the employer recently contacted me and explained that unfortunately they can no longer hold the position for me. So now I’m back to trying to figure out my options. My spouse and kids have
So I moved to a new school and I’ve been putting together my new classroom. The prior teacher left A LOT of stuff. Now I don’t mean items owned by the school such as chemistry glassware, laptop chargers or textbooks, but personal items (baseball bat, jacket, old faculty id, baseball mit) and a surplus of school stuff (significant amounts of thumbtacks, used pens, decorating trim, old sewing/embroidering supplies, pencil top erasers, paper binders, old paintbrushes, glitter, etc. ) I mentioned this to the principal asking if I should give it to the supply closet. His response was that they had excess and to just pitch all of it. I’m thinking about taking the stuff to Goodwill or maybe putting the items in a yard sale ?? I know at my prior school when I moved in the teachers desk given to me had to be extensively cleaned by me because it was as if the teacher literally just walked away from it. Have any of you had to do much additional cleaning after a prior teacher left ?? What would yo
For one yearly eval, I met the 5% max raise evaluation but I was only given 4% because i wasn't allowed to be given a percentage point increase of 2% points from my previous years evaluation (which was a 3% even though I met the criteria for the 5%). I had consistently stayed late for work, and averaged about 40-50 hours of call a week for years. If that doesn't qualify as exceeds then I don't know what else does. Honestly if you show up for your shift at least consistently and have enough to keep your mental health, physical health and home life health intact. This should constitute a 5% evaluation on it's own. That honestly changed somthing in me. Now, I still do my best at work, but, I don't think I really care about evals? Just some thoughts here. Ive been an RN for about 6 years now. submitted by /u/SlammerCow69 [link] [comments]
Idk if anyone remembered me but I was the nurse who posted the comparison chart between my old hospital and new hospital with a significantly better pay. I’m back again. Key points: I only get 2 weeks (6 shifts) orientation at the new hospital. I have 2 years ICU, 1 year OR experience in the Philippines. Migrated to California. 8 months day shift tele experience. Told them all about my background. Was honest and said my ICU experience is from the PH. They said it’s okay, you will learn. No experience in epic and pyxis and other fancy ICU equipment. I got hired as night shift ICU. Day 1 orientation, I told my preceptor my background, but she was pretty much hands off with me. Taught me once, then expected me to be completely proficient with it. Struggled with epic so much. Didn’t take my breaks so I won’t be behind on my flowsheets. At the end of shift I asked her for feedback and studied on my days off. I was off for 3 days. Day 2, we got assigned 2 intubated patients. Both sedated, fo
I am so tired of this fucking administration and their anti-vaxx and anti-science bullshit. If you're a nurse and you support this administration and/or this anti-vaxx bullshit, get the fuck out of the profession. That's it. That's the post. submitted by /u/Butthole_Surfer_GI [link] [comments]
I’m a second grade teacher in Texas. This year’s PD was intense. We were trained on a new math curriculum and the trainer was absolutely insufferable😭. She was talking to us as if we asked to be there, and as if we asked for tips on how to teach. Ma’am, I’m there to be shown how to navigate the curriculum and what it offers. This lady was going on about how much children are dying to learn and that we are doing them a disservice if we do not follow the curriculum verbatim. There was a point in the work day that she was telling us how to talk to the students and how much they need to move around. We already know that. “Guys ☹️ the kids NEED to move around okay ☹️ please give them that. Let them get up and do a movement activity after.” Idk, maybe I’m just a negative Nancy. But, if wanted to learn about classroom management and student engagement, I would’ve signed up for that. Just give me the facts, and let me go work on getting my classroom ready. submitted by /u/FlyBeneficial [link]
I’d like to surprise my RN wife with a session along side my first ever session while we’re away on holiday. Would her coming back to work with a fresh one wrapped up typically be a problem? She’s postpartum mom&baby unit. submitted by /u/chazlander [link] [comments]
Hey everyone, I have a question/I really need advice. I’m January of this year I was unsuccessful on my clinical on a surgical unit. I start and retry next January (2027) and need help figuring out what I can do to retain and maintain my information/competency In general in the next few months. Thus my question/ advice request, what should I do? Resources, tips, ideas, I’m open to anything. Also if it means anything I was unsuccessful because I have a hard time remembering things and pulling all important information from pt charts. Any advice is greatly appreciated, I’m very anxious about going back, a feeling I will fail is kicking my butt. submitted by /u/AdhesivenessFit1859 [link] [comments]
Hi I’m going to start my nursing school in 20 days and at the same time, I am going to work as a PCT (apprentice) at a hospital. I have had a disc bulged due to an accident three years back when I was 17. I had a bad rest of three months which helped me stop my pain. It took me at least four months to recover. Since then, I have not had any episode of pain. But sometimes there is muscle tension whenever I left something heavy and to mention, I usually avoid lifting heavy things. I have been doing my nursing pre requisites for one and a half year. I think that will go in waste. My parents are not happy at all because they have invested a lot of money on those courses. I’m very scared right now. I’ve not been sleeping from last three days when I got to know in the hospital orientation that I will have to lift patients which I knew I will have to, but I was not very sure about that. After that, I have started practicing turning my mom side to side and see if I’ll be able to work or not. I
Just ranting because I’m annoyed and frustrated. My district calendar is out for the next two years and our Christmas break begins on Christmas Eve in 26/27 and 27/28 school years. This year we get 7 school days off and next year, only 6. I’m sure they have their reasons, but how are people supposed to travel to visit family if the first available travel days is Christmas freaking Eve? Maybe I’m just too old school. Even as a kid, we’ve always had two weeks or more. Is this the new norm? Edit: I forgot to add that last year’s calendar was voted on by families to have two full weeks for Christmas break and add two days to the end of the school year. There was no such vote on subsequent calendars. submitted by /u/tkd_kiki [link] [comments]
Time magazine finally pointing out the truth. There is no shortage of nurses. The problem are the facilities that would rather run short staffed and underpay nurses that do show up. The demands of the bedside are not commiserate with the pay offered. What do you all think? submitted by /u/Sea_Willingness1398 [link] [comments]
I spend my weekdays alone a lot, and while the peace and quiet is nice, I find that I get almost depressed because of my boredom and isolation. Sure, I’ve got my dog, and my husband when he comes home. I’ve got some little hobbies—but not things I can fill hours with day in and day out. My friends all work. My few teacher friends live far from me & are usually busy with their kids or camp or travel. Plus the weather has absolutely sucked in the northeast this year and I’m especially grumpy because of that. It’s keeping me indoors too much. So I’m just curious… does anyone else struggle to fill their time? (I realize a lot of this is a me problem that has simple solutions, but I’d like to hear from others about what you do). submitted by /u/lmg080293 [link] [comments]
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So we had a beginning-of-year professional development with our new campus department head for ELA. She told us we are doing a campus-wide SHIFT from fiction reading to focus on nonfiction because “all the research shows that nonfiction is better than fiction, because fiction is just for fun and nonfiction is where you learn things.” I asked her “….better how?…” And her response was “it’s just better! I’m working on my doctorate and I’ll share the research with you.” Of course, she didn’t share the research, and I’m not going to push because I don’t want bad blood with someone who is essentially my new manager and I’m trying to have an easy year, but I basically had a stroke when she said it and I’m here so you can all doctor me back into health with some reasons you know that reading fiction is beneficial to kids. submitted by /u/cocovacado [link] [comments]
Hey All! I really need to vent. I mentioned here before I’m a state certified teach with a masters degree. I’m in Florida and we recently had budget cuts. I was one of those cut. But teachers kept DO NOT have certifications and are not nearly as qualified as I am. These are all rhetorical but why was I cut? What did I do wrong? Was I just not liked or didn’t have the “connections” others had. Apparently my spot was posted after they dropped me. Before you ask no I wasn’t “fired” because to my knowledge I did nothing wrong. I really do feel like I was dropped due to being too “expensive” or because I didn’t have the “connections” others had. I know doing this won’t help me but it’s taking everything in me to not send a message to those who still have their jobs despite not having qualifications. Nothing nasty, just with rhetorical questions wondering why I am the one who put in the work to get to where I am yet I’m the one who needs to worry about if I can pay bills or not. Basically th
I required FMLA last year for a medical reason. Yes, it is linked to my disability this is not an ongoing issue, it was circumstances that came up in my life that I needed to step back and address before my health took a turn for the worse. A coworker impressed upon me that I need to make sure I don’t say it’s me. It’s for a family member otherwise they can retaliate. As long as we do this, we are basically throwing any disabled teachers under the bus. It is gross the preachiness about inclusion and understanding and telling disabled adults they can pound sand. submitted by /u/Last_Hunt_7022 [link] [comments]
It jammed. Just like it always does. But you weren’t there to fix it. I was. So I had to fix your mess. Your project is still printing. I’m waiting for my five little pages. It’s been 20 minutes. I hate you. We are grown adults. Both of us have advanced degrees. We are responsible for other people’s children. However, you can’t be bothered to stick with your print job until it’s done. Grow up and take ownership of your own crap. submitted by /u/redheaddebate [link] [comments]
I (32F, no kids) am starting nursing school in Ontario this September (4 year BscN). Currently I’m waitressing 4-5 nights a week. How much did you work during your first year of nursing, while still getting decent grades? Are there any other things to consider? How many hours a week did you have to study? Obviously during clinical I may have to take time off completely from work. Thank you! submitted by /u/blondeAmazon876 [link] [comments]
Checking in for thoughts on the situation... Just met a student who will be joining my class on Monday, and their father was with them. Turns out he's a highly respected local tattoo artist. We exchanged Instagram accounts. I have been wanting to get more ink, and this feels like a great connection, but I also want to avoid the appearance of preferential treatment. Based on what I can gather, the student is very motivated by my subject area, and should do just fine in the course without any special treatment. Would it be unethical of me to get tattoos from the student's father? Would it be best to wait until next semester (after the child is no longer enrolled in my course) before getting tattoos from him? Just curious to see. I can understand a variety of approaches being reasonable here. submitted by /u/SubBass49Tees [link] [comments]
So for context, I teach taekwondo. I know this sub is mainly for actual teachers but I feel like this issue has been universal over every form of teaching. But, over the last like 8ish years of teaching, we've seen a sharp decline in student behavior and just basic skills and knowledge. Our school teaches 4 year olds and up. We keep them all divided by rank and age. So, 4-6 year olds are in our junior program, 7-11 are in our kids program and 12+ are in our teen and adult program. We also specialize in dealing with kids with ADHD and autism. Most of the instructor team, including me, have some learning disability like ADHD so it's easier for us to relate to the kids and help them. Another bit of info I need to give is that from 2020 to early 2022, we were kind of closed off as a school since Covid was still a major issue and we're in a full contact sport. So we kind of waited until the last minute to fully reopen and go back to in person classes. In the last 3 years, we've had dozens o
I can smell this picture. It is not good. submitted by /u/RNnobody [link] [comments]
So a few months ago when I worked in the hospital I had an elderly patient and his daughter, her husband and kids were apparently a ‘barefoot family’ so they never wore shoes. They would walk all around the hospital with no shoes even tho I told them there was regularly feces on the floor not to mention all the germs and god knows what. But they would refuse to wear them. I remember walking behind them once and could see their feet were so dirty. They would even walk from their house with no shoes on along sideawalks and roads with no shoes then trot all of that around the hospital. Anyway I’m in a new job and the daughter came in today for an appointment. Not with me but I saw her and she still had no shoes on. But we are in a very deprived area and when I’m walking in to work the entire area is filled with dirty needles, used condoms, vomit. I’m actaully scared for her at this point Surely it’s just not right to be walking all this filth in to a medical centre? Is there no rules abou
So our admin gets really pushy with us doing school based slides. This year it’s really slop - due to admin turnover. But it dawned on me: teachers don’t get IEP data until ~2 weeks in. Services start day 1. So if we teach content, we’re out of compliance. If we teach individual teacher based content. We’re out of compliance. But if we do a bunch of kumbaya for ~2 weeks that’s school based, they can claim content wasn’t taught and we’re in compliance. Kinda like how stores stock while open to save in FTE. Of course on the surface it looks inclusive and we’re getting kids back into the swing, but right now they’re figuring out caseloads and where their students are. All because the district doesn’t want to pay sped to come in a week early. submitted by /u/ICUP01 [link] [comments]
hello everyone! As this school year begins, I am faced with a dilemma that I truly thought would never be an issue but it has become quite the issue quickly, prayer. I’m a teacher in Idaho where they passed a new law that a moment of silence must be taken either at the begging or end of the school day. I live with a heavy LDS community, where my students are either in the community or rebelling against the community. That also means I have parents on both sides who are rather upset by this rule or love it, which to me, is fine! What my concern is that a parent wants myself and others make sure everyone is taking this new law seriously, but honestly I don’t care. I just want my students to be respectful to all beliefs in the world, and to not just be a bunch of buttheads. Fellow teachers, do you happen to know wording I can use to let all parents know I am in The gray area of this issue? Thank you! submitted by /u/Travelingteacher7 [link] [comments]
“Every child needs a champion” Rita Pierson Ted talk. It’s a good video but not year after year. No matter what school you go to the admin insists on playing it. Seen it at least 10 times. Enough already! submitted by /u/cejacksonttu [link] [comments]
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I work in a SNF and I’m a PT employee. I also started there in Feb. I’m fresh out of school- this is my first nursing job. Haven’t taken a vacation in years between school/mom life etc. so me and my husband book a 7 day vacation end of October. I went in to request off and scheduling tells me I’m not entitled to a vacation. I told them I could still work my shifts the same week of vacation (going away W-W), do doubles etc. still no. HR tells me I’d have to see if I have any PTO, use it and then find my own coverage. Or not go on the vacation. Said they just lost 6 nurses this week and they can’t tell me what my schedule will look like 3 months from now. I really wanted to just say i won’t be there regardless but instead I said ok and politely thanked him for the information. I’m just regretting even saying anything. I should’ve just played sick. Your short staffing is not my problem. Side note/ I realize I’m lacking in seniority and have not been there a year but when I’m asked to work
My school requires that we receive a TB test every summer and submit it to Verified Credentials to attend clinical’s. They like it to be within 12 months of the last TB test. I received my TB test on 7/8/26 and assumed I’d be within the 12 month window because I had gotten one 7/8/25. I got an email from the lady who oversees our Verified Credentials documents stating that I needed to get a new note from my doctor because it didn’t have the doctor’s office name on the note. I reached out to my doctor’s office & the nurse said there was issues with them documenting the TB test, so I’d have to come back in & get another one. As frustrating as it was (I live 2 hours away from home… where my doctor’s office is) I agreed & got my TB test on July 29th of this year & submitted it. The entire time this was happening, I was in contact with the lady from my school. Despite it being past the 12 months at this point, she said she’d approve it for me. Well… she emailed me yesterday morning asking m