HELP: quit LTC without 2 wk notice and ED treatened to report me to BON

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Hello, all. So I have only been working at this LTC for about 6 days of orientation. Tonight was supposed to be my first night on my own working 3rd shift as the the only RN supervising 3 other LPNs. I have gone up to upper management a number of times about not feeling comfortable about the idea since I'm new to the place and a new nurse myself (only 1 yr exp.) After debating about it for days and with last night being crazy, I thought to myself it's not worth losing my license and sanity (I'm 7 months prego). I didn't get a break last night, didn't sit all night and was still orientating but left with the cart because the RN I was orientating with was busy with other things. I have asked for more orientation. They tried to give me my own patient load after 3 nights of poor orientation because they were short. I gave them my resignation letter today and got a call around 5 from the executive director stating that they would file a complaint against me for not giving them 2 weeks notice and leaving them short handed. I already expressed my concerns with them over and over again about not feeling comfortable being the only RN at night and they don't care. They just need me because they are short and they need a RN at night in the building. Does this ED have any legality with her treats? I just can't believe anyone would stoop that low to say they would report me for "endaring their residents." As you all can imagine I'm all stressed out about this and I've been so stressed out about this horrible place since starting. I don't agree with unsafe nursing practices. The nerve of some people, I can't believe how desperate some people are. I'm very professional and am not proud of quitting so soon after starting a job and without 2 weeks notice, but I have to consider what I feel competent and comfortable doing and what I feel is right for the residents. Any advice would be wonderful. So stressed out about situation.

Oh, I am SO SICK of these places blaming us because they are short staffed. It is their responsibility to staff adequetely and that includes planning for emergencies. If nothing else they can get agency staff but they simply don't want to pay for it.

Do not spend another millisecond worrying about it. That idiot it just blowing smoke.

Specializes in Hem/Onc, LTC, AL, Homecare, Mgmt, Psych.

I don't think its open to the public if you are under investigation. When disciplinary action is taken against you (suspension or revoked license) that, I know, is displayed on the BON. You can view a report of actions taken against all nurses in your state, as a public user on the BON web site.

Report you to the Board for quitting your job? Glad you didn't fall for that one. Let them report away, you did nothing wrong by quitting your job. Move on down the road.

1214RN-what is a report of actions? Is after disciplinary action has been taken? Or is is anytime anyone makes a complaint?

If the ED was so concerned about endangering the residents, she would have made sure you were properly oriented. 3 days is not safe.

If the ED was so concerned about endangering the residents, she would have made sure you were properly oriented. 3 days is not safe.

And should anything come from the Board concerning this (which I doubt will happen), make this the basis of your rebuttal.

I just wanted to point out that it's not uncommon for a LTC facility to schedule one RN to work evening and night shifts. If you are inexperienced, you might want to to work days, when there will be additional RN's scheduled.

In the facility I work, there doesn't have to be an RN in the building, just one to call, and the director is always on call. They like to have an RN assess a patient before being sent to the ER, but it's not mandatory because it's the doctors call anyway.

But I can assure you that many of the LPNs in the facility I work at are quite competent in all areas of nursing, and some of the RN's are not.

Yes, as the only RN in the building, you are in charge, but that doesn't make you the most competent or experienced employee in the building. Just saying.

I know that I was not the most competent or experienced and I never said I was. I was merely just stating the fact that I wasn't comfortable because if anything were to happen it'd be MY license not the LPNs. I also know now it is common for them to only have 1 RN at night but they should have corrected that when I said I didn't want that responsibility and moved me to another shift.

If the ED was so concerned about endangering the residents, she would have made sure you were properly oriented. 3 days is not safe.

the ed is also full of crap, because it's only a matter of getting an agcy nurse for when they're short-staffed.

leslie

They use their per diem nurses there like regular RNs/LPNs. I'm sure none of them wanted to come in.

Specializes in MDS/Office.

Have your Doctor put you on a Medical Leave.

That should be easy to do since you're pregnant.:cool:

Let her report you. You're allowed to quit a job.

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