I had a few interviews for a job that I really really want. During the interview process I quit my previous job because it was dangerous for me and my patients and I did not feel safe. At my last interview, I did not inform the potential employers that I quit because they did not ask me any questions that required me to disclose it, and I stupidly thought it would make me look bad to bring it up.
About a week ago they called and said they were doing a background check, and found out I quit my job. I explained that I quit during the interview and they sounded okay with it. Now it's been a week and I still haven't heard back. I am so worried.
I am a new nurse and I already quit 2 nursing jobs because both ended up being dangerous to me and/or my patients. Both jobs were "revolving doors" where pretty much everyone quit after they found something better or if they had family support. I have family support but I feel extremely discouraged.
I feel like given my job hopping history, the only jobs I will be considered for are other dangerous jobs, rather than stable employers, and I am planning to change professions if this job doesn't work out.
Will i I be rejected from this job for quitting my last job?
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
I was "drawn" to them simply because I got hired instantaneously and I thought beggars can't be choosers.
The last two jobs I applied two I shouldn't have taken.
First, the drug rehab for teens. From top to bottom it was just a hot mess. Drama, drama & more drama. The way it was ran was shady. Even the building was ghetto!
Then I worked at a detention center, it seemed great. But everyone was new except, 2 nurses. I think 1-2 people left. They weren't on computer & charts were ALWAYS missing. There was more drama there (nurses vs. ma) The only upside there was my boss, he was THE best boss I EVER had. Hands down. Oh & I applied to that job THREE times before I actually got hired. First time I never heard anything. Second time I got an interview & never heard back. Third time I got the job.
I learned to not jump the gun about jobs & ask A LOT of questions.
The last two jobs I applied two I shouldn't have taken.
First, the drug rehab for teens. From top to bottom it was just a hot mess. Drama, drama & more drama. The way it was ran was shady. Even the building was ghetto!
Then I worked at a detention center, it seemed great. But everyone was new except, 2 nurses. I think 1-2 people left. They weren't on computer & charts were ALWAYS missing. There was more drama there (nurses vs. ma) The only upside there was my boss, he was THE best boss I EVER had. Hands down. Oh & I applied to that job THREE times before I actually got hired. First time I never heard anything. Second time I got an interview & never heard back. Third time I got the job.
I learned to not jump the gun about jobs & ask A LOT of questions.
What happened? How long did it take to get another job?
I did similar things in similar work environments.
how did you explain quitting to future employers? Did you have to relocate?
I had the same issues. I worked 6 months at this job, 8 months here & it looks bad on paper. So when I apply to places I actually really want to work I get shut down.
But I will be bridging to get my RN so my spotty job history as an LVN will not affect me. I was young & didn't care. But now that I have a son & need health insurance I can't jump from job to job any more.
Oh, but it will. Are you not going to include your positions as a LVN? Those potential employers you are apply to as an RN will see those positions. Just because you were an LVN at the time will not negate the fact that you were only at those two positions for a short period of time.
Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
Oh, but it will. Are you not going to include your positions as a LVN? Those potential employers you are apply to as an RN will see those positions. Just because you were an LVN at the time will not negate the fact that you were only at those two positions for a short period of time.
^^This. A potential employer is going to look at your full employment history, not just the history related to your current profession. A pattern is a pattern, regardless of the job held.
Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.
^^This. A potential employer is going to look at your full employment history, not just the history related to your current profession. A pattern is a pattern, regardless of the job held.
I have read before (on here) that they don't take into account your LVN history. I guess it depends on the employer. Some ask & some don't.
I wouldn't see why they would ask. If I put down I'm applying for an RN position, I'm a new grad. Yes I have nursing experience but not in an RN capacity. Would I put down my former jobs on my resume or application? No. Because I'm no longer an LVN but a new grad RN.
I have read before (on here) that they don't take into account your LVN history. I guess it depends on the employer. Some ask & some don't.
I wouldn't see why they would ask. If I put down I'm applying for an RN position, I'm a new grad. Yes I have nursing experience but not in an RN capacity. Would I put down my former jobs on my resume or application? No. Because I'm no longer an LVN but a new grad RN.
While not all places consider your experience as an LPN/LVN, it should be listed on your resume.
A resume doesn't just include positions/jobs you held that you are applying for. It should include your complete employment history.
Yes you would put down your LPN/LVN history regardless of the position you are applying for. Whether they ask about it or not, it should be listed (even for people who don't have a job or two they were only at for a little while). My resume includes my LPN job history as well as a job I've held for close to 2 decades that isn't related to nursing.
Please stop with statements like this. It makes you look histrionic and immature. Instead, come up with concrete plans about what you intend to do about your future.
I already know. Either apply intensely to university hospitals throughout the country, and if that doesn't work out, pursue engineering premed. I am done taking anything I can get because I fear failing. I wish I did this after graduation instead of desperately grasping onto the first job I could get.
When I determine that my employer won't provide me with gloves, I provide my own. I won't quit my job over it. When I see an electrical hazard on the job, I put the equipment out of service, if only by unplugging it, and report it to maintenance and my supervisor. What is it about the employers you select that you have been physically assaulted at two jobs in a row? Did you report the assaults to the police? Now, this I see as a legitimate reason to leave a job. When my stalker would not leave me alone, I left. But guess what? That did not stop the employer from blacklisting me when I got to my new area! If it is that bad for you, you may find yourself out of nursing not by your own choice.
It's not like they didn't give me gloves and I said "whoop, I am out of here". It was a variety of different things, that was one example. I am not going to go into specific details, to preserve privacy.
Furthermore, they should provide me with something so standard and basic like gloves. I might sound entitled, but suddenly not providing me gloves after providing me with them for months when I work in an environment where I regularly come into contact with blood and bodily fluids is just dangerous.
I wish I just didn't take the job, I would have been in a better situation.
They didn't blacklist me. They said they understand and even told me they would act as a reference.
Agree with both OP and previous posters. That job makes it seem as though you were working at a nearly-bankrupt psyc unit in a prison. oy vey! however, yes many new grads state that the work is "dangerous" when it really is the new grad who can't keep up in a full patient assignment. that's not dangerous - that's just the expectations of hospital nursing. i have a hard time believing that gloves were not provided (sorry I just do). my best advice is to try a doctor's office not in the same location as your prior two jobs, get some experience, then apply to a hospital after at least a year. good luck to you.
Gloves were not provided. Lol it sounds insane but it is true. They provided them for me and then we ran out (I warned them) and they just stopped for a week even though I kept complaining.
I have read before (on here) that they don't take into account your LVN history. I guess it depends on the employer. Some ask & some don't.
I wouldn't see why they would ask. If I put down I'm applying for an RN position, I'm a new grad. Yes I have nursing experience but not in an RN capacity. Would I put down my former jobs on my resume or application? No. Because I'm no longer an LVN but a new grad RN.
I've never seen a job application form that didn't ask you to list all your employment over the last (7, 10, however many) years. If you don't fully report your employment history for the length of time they require and they find out about that when they check your background and references (and they often do find out), many employers consider that dishonesty sufficient to drop you from consideration.
And, if you leave your previous experience off your resume' and application, you're going to get asked in an interview what you've been doing until (now). What are you going to say? Lie? That's not going to help you.
Most employers don't "count" LVN/LPN experience as RN experience for salary or negotiation purposes, but that doesn't mean they're not interested in your previous experience in terms of what it shows about your reliability and responsibility as an employee.
I've never seen a job application form that didn't ask you to list all your employment over the last (7, 10, however many) years. If you don't fully report your employment history for the length of time they require and they find out about that when they check your background and references (and they often do find out), many employers consider that dishonesty sufficient to drop you from consideration.
And, if you leave your previous experience off your resume' and application, you're going to get asked in an interview what you've been doing until (now). What are you going to say? Lie? That's not going to help you.
Most employers don't "count" LVN/LPN experience as RN experience for salary or negotiation purposes, but that doesn't mean they're not interested in your previous experience in terms of what it shows about your reliability and responsibility as an employee.
Honestly I don't think she is in as dire of a situation as you are making it out to be.
All she needs to do is say that she got pregnant and started nursing school. That is a good enough reason for leaving a job. Some employers will not mind, and some will, but they will not count her LVN experience as RN experience. She will also be competing with a ton of 20 somethings that have only worked at Dairy Queen or something and at least she has some medical experience rather than none.
OrganizedChaos, LVN
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The last two jobs I applied two I shouldn't have taken.
First, the drug rehab for teens. From top to bottom it was just a hot mess. Drama, drama & more drama. The way it was ran was shady. Even the building was ghetto!
Then I worked at a detention center, it seemed great. But everyone was new except, 2 nurses. I think 1-2 people left. They weren't on computer & charts were ALWAYS missing. There was more drama there (nurses vs. ma) The only upside there was my boss, he was THE best boss I EVER had. Hands down. Oh & I applied to that job THREE times before I actually got hired. First time I never heard anything. Second time I got an interview & never heard back. Third time I got the job.
I learned to not jump the gun about jobs & ask A LOT of questions.