I felt like I should work in med surg to get hospital experience before becoming a NP, so I applied at this local hospital and was hired on the med surg floor. I like the job just fine, but it comes down to money. I couldn't afford to leave my old job (it was a 30% difference in pay between one job and the other) so I foolishly thought I could handle working both jobs. I'm so tired I can't give my new job the kind of dedication I am satisfied with. If I have to choose between one job or the other I will have to keep my old job. I feel awful, because I went through orientation and have worked about 4 shifts. They are even giving me a patient load now (is it normal to have a patient load after 3 days orientation?)
Anyway, I'm supposed to work there 12 hours tomorrow and I don't feel like I can do it. Will they be really mad at me for resigning? Do you think they will expect me to finish orientation? I'm supposed to be in orientation 4-6 weeks. What is the most gracious way to leave?
Should I show up tomorrow? Or send an email?
I need to get out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan...thanks for any advice.
What I've learned about 'boring' jobs is that they are only boring if I let them be. There's always something you can be doing to help out another staff member, or check on another patient, or formulate process improvement, or even just learning more about drugs. With just a little creativity you can use that open time to help patients.
I think the root of the problem is that the OP feels unstimulated and also I get a big sense that you torment yourself by feeling overly guilty--something I do too.
You should approach your DON and ask to assume more responsibilities and explain how you are feeling in a rut. Instead of sitting on the computer, see if your coworkers need help with anything--from what I've seen on these boards, nurses in LTC are usually overloaded with patients.
From your posts you kind of remind me of me, you need something to be passionate about and you are too hard on yourself. Try to work on those things.
As a manager on a large med surg unit I would greatly appreciate it if a new employee would let me know as soon as possible that this is not a good fit. If you do this during orientation then you are still eligible for rehire
123NRS, members are welcome to contribute posts at any time as long as the thread is open. If it's bothering you to this extent then either unsubscribe or don't open the thread. It's that simple.
It is interesting that I have seen several people say two weeks notice was adequate. I left a CNA job with two weeks notice. When I applied as an RN following graduation and talked to HR they told me that they would not hire me as an RN because I did not give enough notice. My nursing professor also felt that 2 weeks was inapropriate and that 1 month was more the industry standard.
Two weeks notice for a CNA when CNAs come to apply for jobs almost daily? Two weeks is the standard unless one is considered to be at the professional level, and today nurses are not treated that way. With the piling on of resumes and job applications there is no employer who can't fill any vacancy as seamlessly as they choose. After all, at will employment does not call for notice according to the employment department.
LIKE I SAID ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't have to unsubscribe.
Of course you do not have to unsubscribe. I never said you HAVE to, I said that you are WELCOME to as obviously something is upsetting you very much here. Maybe if you would "use your words," as we used to tell our 5-year-olds when I worked day care, you would find yourself less frustrated.
Again, I am asking: enough WHAT? Are you implying that you have read "enough" comments with which you do not agree? Or are you saying that people have posted "enough" in general on this topic?
Of course you do not have to unsubscribe. I never said you HAVE to, I said that you are WELCOME to as obviously something is upsetting you very much here. Maybe if you would "use your words," as we used to tell our 5-year-olds when I worked day care, you would find yourself less frustrated.
Again, I am asking: enough WHAT? Are you implying that you have read "enough" comments with which you do not agree? Or are you saying that people have posted "enough" in general on this topic?
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What I've learned about 'boring' jobs is that they are only boring if I let them be. There's always something you can be doing to help out another staff member, or check on another patient, or formulate process improvement, or even just learning more about drugs. With just a little creativity you can use that open time to help patients.