Giving my two weeks notice even though I'm not finished with orientation

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I'm not even done with my orientation and I'm planning to give my two weeks notice already. I want to leave on good terms. But I cannot see myself working there. Too many issues and unsafe care. The staff is nice but everyone speaks Tagalog, even during report, and I don't speak Tagalog. I keep reminding my preceptor of that fact and she smiles and translates. Then everyone goes back to Tagalog. I've missed critical information about my patients because of it. This is not the only issue but it's a huge one. The other thing is that we are to attest when we clock out that we had two fifteen minute breaks and a half hour break. That is a joke. We can barely take the half hour break. Also, almost every nurse that has trained me has said that they clock out and go back on the floor. Which is illegal. I'm out. Gonna go work for my agency making $22 as RN instead of $35 but I don't care. Not worth risking my license.

Specializes in ED; Med Surg.

It's Filipino language

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Specializes in TBI and SCI.
reply to: May 12 by steti1221, LVN

No we don't get paid for our lunch. In fact, when we clock out it forces us to click yes or no to attest that we took our 30 minute lunch and two 15 minute breaks. Which is a joke. If you don't clock out for lunch because you're too busy, they will deduct it from your hours anyway and then the payroll lady scolds you. So the answer to your question is no. And in my humble opinion, working 12 hours with no break is not safe due to fatigue, etc. There are laws that we are allowed to have a break, this is not the third world.

Oh no. I totally agree trust me! My stupid company is like way off, but I try to go with the flow since I got my job with no experience in this field. I have problems than you, but I'm trying to stick it out ehh... But hey, I wouldn't even worry, you will find something the same again with the same pay anyways... nursing jobs aren't easy to find, but they are out there! Compared to other nurses I know, I landed the higher paying jobs because I was selective and didn't grab first thing that was offered to me. Money isn't everything anyways! I hope you're happier at this new place! :)

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Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.
There are laws that we are allowed to have a break

Not sure what your state law is, but there is no federal regulation that you must get a lunch. However, if 30 minutes is deducted from your pay, you must be getting a lunch. There are law suits in which hospitals have be held accountable for automatically deducting 30 minutes of pay while not actually giving a nurse time for lunch.

As for report being given in a language that you do not speak--politely ask the other nurse to speak English. If he/she does not comply, write this up as an incident report--every time. If their was any information missed or if there was a specific compromise in patient care, mention that in the report. If this gets you no where, you need to find someplace else to work--while "unsafe" is thrown around a bit too much, this is truly an unsafe situation.

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