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Fired or Resign?

Basically my unit has given me 2 weeks to improve or they will fire me,what would you guys suggest i do?...Is it better to resign now than to get fired?

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  • Experts

Someone's not being very reasonable by only offering 2 weeks for you to improve.

I'd use the two weeks to promptly look for another job.

If you are new to the unit or floor, ask them to return to orientation. Perhaps a few weeks of orientation can make all the difference.

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Re: Fired or Resign?If you are new to the unit or floor, ask them to return to orientation. Perhaps a few weeks of orientation can make all the difference.

....Actually i am in Orientation Now, They were saying that maybe this Unit(ICU) is not for me.what should i do? will if affect my chances of getting a job elsewhere?

Well are they right? Is the ICU the right place for you? Do you feel like you are progressing? The ICU is not the unit for everyone, are they offering you a position on a step down or telemetry unit where you could improve your skills? You may not want to leave the hospital, but maybe see if there is another floor you might want to try if that is an option.

First if all.....did they give you a list of their specific concerns? What type unit do you work on?

If the list consists of things that are knowledge deficit related, like specific procedures or policies it is their job to educate you. If it is organizational skills then you can probably get some helpful hints from people . You can PM me if you want some specific advice.

basically my unit has given me 2 weeks to improve or they will fire me,what would you guys suggest i do?...is it better to resign now than to get fired?

i think the best suggestion would be to use the two weeks to improve. did they give you a list of specific behaviors that needed to change, skills that needed to be perfected, areas for improvement? if not, ask for one. and then work very, very hard at improving!

  • Author

The Areas they wanted me to improve were:

Critical Thinking

Charting

Shift Reports.

Could you please give me specific suggestions to improve in the above areas.Thanks.

Are you a brand new nurse or have you been working elsewhere as an RN?

  • Author

I worked in medical Unit for one year..before i got a job in ICU..that is where i am orienting now.

  • Experts

Do your best in your two weeks given, and have a prepared written letter of resignation ready to hand in if it doesn't work out. Hope that you are given the option to resign at the end of two weeks rather than be terminated. Good luck.

  • Experts

1. The best possible outcome is that you will meet their requirements and be able to stay in your current job. How likely is it that you will be able to do that? You don't seem to be very clear about what you need to do to please them. It sounds to me as if your chances of being kept on as an employee in that unit are fairly slim. Being fired is not a good thing and it would be better to transfer or resign before that happens. So, if you think it is going to happen ... either transfer or resign first.

2. Can you transfer to another unit within the same hospital? Speak to the Nurse Recrutier about that ... or whoever in your hospital does the transfers and hiring.

3. If you seriously doubt that you will be kept in your current job and you can't transfer to another unit ... then you should resign before the axe falls. If you resign graciously, your current employer may be grateful that she didn't have to fire you and document the resignation with a more positive spin on it than would be in your file if you were to wait to be fired.

I think critical thinking comes with experience. I too am a new nurse I have been on the floor for 4 months now. I am getting better with my critical thinking but I still have to ask alot of questions on a nitely basis. As far as charting it depends on what the issue is. Do you run out of time to do charting or just missing things, every hospital is different as far as charting. Where I went to school everything was charted by exception and on forms. Where I work now it is all on computer and you just go down the list and fill it out. As far as time I have my own schedule of when and how I do things. You have to find your own way that fits for you. As far as report, that is still an issue for me too. I have a habit of spending time printing H&P's and recent tests. I still get the eye rolls and the sighs. I have talked to other nurses about this and they have told me it depends on who you give report to. And after about a year things get better. I hope this helped good luck.

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