Am I going to lose my license?

[unlucky_monkey888]

I am a new cna and I have a question. I was in orientation (following another cna around) and I quit in the middle of my shift, is that abandonment? Keep in mind abandonment is when you leave and no one is taking care of your patients. I didn't have any patients, I was only following. Anyone please help.

[VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN]

Too true!

[MikeyJ, RN]

With all this stuff about health care careers being on the up-and-up, unfortunately it will continue to attract people that aren't cut out for the job.

So true!!

[Debilpn23]

Depends. NYS certifies, VT licenses.

New Hampshire also licenses

Debi

[pagandeva2000, LPN]

As others have stated, I don't think this is abandonment, but an unwise, even a bit immature decision to walk out in the middle of the shift without saying anything to anyone. I would leave it off of my resume, but you never know if someone will recognize you. If this happened, an employer would wonder to themselves if this is how you deal with disappointment (which happens each day)...would you just walk out in the middle of a diaper change, for example? Even if you wouldn't, it is left to the imagination of the potential employer.

[loriangel14, RN]

It can indeed come back to bite you in the butt. A girl that was in my nursing class worked as an aide in LTC and quit by walking out in the middle of a shift. Three years later she was out of nursing school and applied to the same facility as an RPN and wasn't even considered. Management made no secret of the fact that it was because she walked out before. Word gets around in a small town and she had to go to another town to get a job, and after 6 months also walked out on that job. Stuff like that shows your character.

[Tweezer93]

From an organization's standpoint, I can tell you that some but not all companies will report your action to your State's licensure board. This action, though, puts the facility at some risk by admitting your abandonment. This may be viewed as an admission of negative outcomes by the facility, which is not good for your case, by the way.

The bottom line: Any time you walk off a care-related job without notice you ARE putting human beings at risk and you are putting yourself in serious jeopardy of future actions against your license and livelihood.

http://nursinghomeguy.blogspot.com/

[Dixiecup]

It is rather unbelievable. We've had CNA's go to the bathroom and just never come back!