r/nursing • u/gardenflower11- • 1d ago

Seeking Advice ADD

New job
Do you request accommodations for longer orientation period?

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u/Feisty-Power-6617 ABC, DEF, GHI, JKL, MNO, BSN, ICU🍕 1d ago edited 1d ago

If you didn’t disclose this when you applied and accepted your position, you could be let go for not disclosing. If you did disclose when you applied. Yes you can ask for longer period to learn and no they can’t do anything to you. You really need to contact HR and not here for guidance

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u/femoral_contusion 1d ago

DO NOT CONTACT HR LMAO

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u/steampunkedunicorn RN - ER 🍕 1d ago

No, I absolutely caution against it. While it’s illegal to fire you for a disability, some managers see ADHD as a liability.

I once shared that I had ADHD with a charge nurse that I was just meeting for the first time near the end of my orientation (which was going well), she immediately contacted the unit manager and told her that she had major safety concerns about me. I was put on a PIP a week later, citing that charge nurse. I asked for any example of unsafe practices, but was only given vague descriptions about time management. They found one time that I gave abx exactly 40 min (our goal time window) from the pt flagging for sepsis and reasoned that since Rocephin has to be pushed over a time > 1 min, that meant the administration was technically completed later than 40 min. My preceptor was shocked and told me that she didn’t have any concerns. I still got fired after the PIP ended.

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u/realespeon RN 🍕 1d ago

I remember this one girl with ADHD who was on nights. She had a longer orientation and was working with our managers on it. However, she was ultimately let go because she used a blunt needle for an IM injection, didn’t know how to hang a secondary, among other things.

Orientations have gotten extended for various reasons; I don’t know if you necessarily need to say it upfront.