@RN Recruiter,
I graduated in May 2011 with my BSN. I have passed my boards and worked for 2 months in critical care when I was let go (it is a right to work state). The reason my manager stated I was discharged was because a nurse complained that she saw me using my cell phone in a patients room, although I had already explained to my manager that I had let a patients daughter use my cell phone to inform her family that the pt was being moved to a new unit. The phone in the room wasnt working, and I could not get the phone at the nurses station to call out either, so I let her use my phone and had to explain to her how to use it. The nurse that reported me had a personal issue with me, and it went to the top and I was let go, even though I told my manager prior to the complaint. I graduated at the top of my class (3.8 gpa) and with honors. I am having serious difficulty finding a job! I have filled out probably 50+ applications, sent off as many resumes, etc. I am about to start calling recruiters and unit managers, but I do not know how to explain my recent discharge. How do you suppose I sell myself to these people despite being discharged after only 2 months? What should I say, do? Please help!!