Question about nursing jobs and being fired

[Prospectivenurse2018]

Hello, I'm going to be graduating this year and then taking the NCLEX.

I took up a "sitter" position while at a hospital that is linked to other hospitals through a system. It's a per diem job that pays a little above minimum wage and doesn't involve hands-on clinical experience or patient care. It's one of the most least engaged/hands-on position, but it is within the umbrella term of nursing care. You can not touch the patient on a 1:1, you can only call the nurse and let them do their thing.

Here's the situation: This hospital system has MANY other hospitals under their system, and I didn't hand in my 2-weeks so I was terminated. I had to call out and resign because I'm finishing my last two semesters and I needed as much study time as I could to pass the exam.

What I am wondering is if I can screw my chances of getting a job because of this termination completely. I already know it looks bad but HOW bad?

Personally I'm of mind that this isn't a huge big of a deal, but then again, I'm not the one hiring me. Thanks.

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

You may not be eligible for hire in any of the hospitals in the system. Depends on their policies.

[Prospectivenurse2018]

Hi there, so I misintrepreted this. I did not get fired. The nurse manager probably saw I was an idiot and put in 2 weeks for me. It was kind of her.

Anyway this can go bad?

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

So you weren't terminated?

[Prospectivenurse2018]

Yea. I was not. I can not edit the original post to change it.

I resigned.

Thank you.

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

That is a good thing! People resign from jobs all the time. Don't worry about it. :)

[Prospectivenurse2018]

That is a huge relief, thank you for answering my question.

[caliotter3]

Not to rain on your parade, while it seems to have been made right, there is the possibility, however slight, that you could be remembered when you apply again. It might not turn out well. Slight possibility, but possible nonetheless. The nursing world is small and some elephants have those super memories.

[Prospectivenurse2018]

No rain on the parade at all, I'll take the slight possibility rather than shooting my foot completely. I understand why they would be upset so it is fair. I bit off too much I could chew, hopefully it can be amended.

[whitescrubsaremyfave]

I know in my hospital system, there is specific "rehire" policy in that the manager, once you resign, marks you as "recommended for re-hire" or "not recommended for re-hire". I would call HR and ask them what the rehire policy is, particularly when it is a different type of job, because you will be applying as a nurse and not a sitter.