Nurses General Nursing
Published Feb 7, 2013
You are reading page 4 of 4 weeks notice?
Beth385
5 Posts
Hourly wage = 2 weeks. Salaried = 4. Give 2 weeks. Unless you were salaried that is sufficient.
joanna73, BSN, RN
4,767 Posts
No that's not accurate re: hourly vs salary. As many of us have said, the required notice depends on the written HR policy of the institution. I'm paid hourly, and the required notice all employees working with my health authority as an RN is 4 weeks. Two weeks for RNs where I work is not sufficient. Check your policy.
KelRN215, BSN, RN
1 Article; 7,349 Posts
Meh, unless you think you will end up back at that place, who cares. You don't owe them anything.
Being marked "ineligible for rehire" is never a good thing. Many future employers ask this when they call for references. One place I interviewed at this year, specifically asked "did the employee give notice?" People don't want an employee who will desert them at the drop of a hat. My last job requested 4 weeks notice (for a staff nurse position) and that is what I gave them.
xoemmylouox, ASN, RN
3,150 Posts
4 weeks is ridiculous for floor nurses. Unless the place you are leaving is so terrible you would never consider going back and/or you are moving I suggest giving the notice that is required
mmc51264, BSN, MSN, RN
3,221 Posts
1- we didn't have an employee handbook, we referred to policy and procedure files on the intranet-not even available online at home.
2- I didn't leave because I hated it, I just applied for a really cool position on a fluke, not ever thinking I would actually get the job!
I'll do what I have to keep my good standing. I AM getting paid for it )
Nurse_
251 Posts
Ignorance does not excuse (or something like that).
I know it's a done deal now but since you're beginning a new job, you should always read the employee handbook. It's your lifeline, the rules of your employment. Call me crazy but I read that thing... page after page. Because learning your rights, what you can and cannot do is just prudent.
Also, the first 8-hours of employment is all about policies and procedures.
morte, LPN, LVN
7,015 Posts
how can she read what she doesn't have?
Ignorance does not excuse (or something like that).I know it's a done deal now but since you're beginning a new job, you should always read the employee handbook. It's your lifeline, the rules of your employment. Call me crazy but I read that thing... page after page. Because learning your rights, what you can and cannot do is just prudent. Also, the first 8-hours of employment is all about policies and procedures.
It's in the computer system, a system she can access in the hospital she works at. She said so herself. She couldn't access it at home, but she can definitely do it at work (while at her break, after work hours...)
She knows there's policies and procedures about these things. It's also discussed during the first 8/16-hours of orientation. Just because she doesn't have the information at hand, doesn't mean the information was not available if she choose to read it.
Will you give a medication just because the doctor told you so? What if the medication is something you've never heard of before? Will it be excusable then to tell the patient/court or whoever that you followed it because the doctor told you so? What if something bad happens? It's the same concept.
Just because we don't have it in front of us, doesn't mean we cannot do anything to look/find the answer.
I accept full responsibility for not knowing the policy. Lesson learned.
I am frustrated that my ADMINISTRATOR was the one who gave the information I asked for.
Also, you did not go to my orientation so don't assume you know what was covered and what wasn't.
Going forward from here.
BTW New job has 30 day policy.
nurseywifeymommy1
113 Posts
2week notice is fine. When you are fired do they give u a 2 or 4 week notice? 4weeks if u want to be hired back, even then it's no guarantee .