I have posted many a times about my horrible first RN job that which I started 10 weeks ago. Things have REALLY gotten bad. I talked to my manager about the latest issues and she pretty much made up excuses for everything. Sorry, I worked to hard for this license. 1,2, 3 strikes I'm out.
I want to keep it short and simple. Mind you that I am leaving on bad terms b/c I am not giving any notice. Please don't call it unprofessional, I am not at fault at all.
Date
Human Resouce
hospital
city, state
To whom it may concern:
It is with regret that i must reign my position as a Registered nurse effective on this date of October 19, 2005.
Sincerely,
raindrop.
I found this "simple" resignation letter on monster. My BF says that the "regret" implies to him, and maybe will to human resource, that I liked my job and had a positive experience, overall.
Considering that I am not giving notice and have complained to HR and my manager 2 times, I know that they will know better....but what if I ever have to go to court, god forbid, and the judge reads it like how my BF did.
Specializes in Vents, Telemetry, Home Care, Home infusion.
Being on my own for over a month when I am still "supposedly" on orientation. I have only been here for 10 weeks now. It is a Burn/Icu unit.
I can here your frustration all the way to PA from your last post!
From reviewing your profile and previous posts, I see you are a new grad in your first nursing job. Everyone of your peers is having similar experiences to varying degrees. Sometimes despite managers best efforts to schedule, arrange classes and preceptors things don't go as planned for reasons out of managers control.
Especially in a Burn/ICU unit, admissions are always unpredictible and patients can go "bad" i.e. code/crisis situation that must be addressed prior to report occuring.
What your experiencing some of is the unpredictability that nurses face daily magnified by being in a critical care setting. Nursing school often doesn't teach you about this aspect of our profession.
Any of the things you mentioned in the above post may happen in your next job or even worse. You wrote that you are still on orientation. Have you discussed any of this with your preceptor or resource person? How about the nurse educator for this unit?
Have you had a 2-3 day stretch when your off, can take time just to pamper yourself and put work out of mind to decrease your stress level?
From what you wrote, I would still recommend that you submit a 2 week resignation letter. Think of it as only 14 days out of the next 351 (1 year). What you do now can potentially affect those 351 days.
You've been thinking exclusively about conditions in this unit. What about other units in this facility? Is there not someplace else you could see yourself working, or are all the employees grumbling that you talk with? Please carefully consider what we've written for your entire future is at stake here: We want you to succeed!
Most places I have worked have a 90 day probation policy where either you or the employer can terminate employment without prejudice. See if this is the case in your area. I still think it is good practice to work out a 2 week notice, but you have to be the judge of that.
As far as the letter, you need to write it whether you stay 2 weeks or not and I thought your original was OK. I always say "I regret", even if it only means that I regret ever going to that job! NEVER burn a bridge if you can help it. Nursing is a surprisingly small circle. I have worked as a traveler for 5 years and it is amazing how often I run into someone that I know, or who knows someone I know. Small world, so be careful and good luck. Sorry you had such a bad start.
Most places I have worked have a 90 day probation policy where either you or the employer can terminate employment without prejudice. See if this is the case in your area. I still think it is good practice to work out a 2 week notice, but you have to be the judge of that.
As far as the letter, you need to write it whether you stay 2 weeks or not and I thought your original was OK. I always say "I regret", even if it only means that I regret ever going to that job! NEVER burn a bridge if you can help it. Nursing is a surprisingly small circle. I have worked as a traveler for 5 years and it is amazing how often I run into someone that I know, or who knows someone I know. Small world, so be careful and good luck. Sorry you had such a bad start.
I agree. I too, am a traveler and have run into old co-workers from previous jobs while traveling. Nursing IS a small world, and after you get a speciality, it gets even smaller.
I'm basically new, as well and I can tell from your posted grievances that most are situations that require the "skin-toughening" that comes over time with nursing.
Yes, you should have had a bit more training on specifics and longer orientation time without going on your own. However, it's over and done (and it's done ALL over the country). Now you know what to address in future interviews. BUT, do NOT leave without notice. You CAN stick out two weeks. It will be hellish and you'll hate it, but it's just two weeks. When it comes to carreers, the biggest detriments come through a person's own actions in most cases. Your concerns echo those all over the nursing community...these things are being done EVERYWHERE you go.
If your hospital has that 90 day period the previous poster spoke of, then you can use that, but you should still consider the notice. Even if you think the facility is not professional......you should always try to be so.
I'd encourage you, as others have, to give notice because that is the *proper* thing to do.
I don't know if your job is unsafe or if you're just having a difficult time on your unit. If it's the latter, maybe you can stick it out and transfer out, or talk to your manager. Usually they'd rather help you than orient someone else.
When I was a new nurse, though, I had a very unsafe job. I was working on a CCU stepdown unit where nurses who were not telemetry-trained routinely handled dobutamine/dopamine infusions, where I would have 5-6 very sick primary care patients with no CNA or charge nurse support, I would have to transport my own patients to dialysis and back and nobody was available to cover my patients... I could continue, but I don't think I have to. I really thought that I risked my license EVERY DAY I came to work.
I stayed there for maybe 6 weeks. Maybe not quite that long. At the end of a particularly horrendous shift, I handed my badge in to the nursing supervisor and let her know I wouldn't be back. No letter of resignation, no notice. I talked to her about my concerns and she agreed with me... the unit I was working on was the worst in the place. She asked me to talk to the manager about transferring to another unit and I told her I was quite sure I didn't want to stay in the facility.
It didn't prohibit me from getting another job, though, because I never listed it on my resume/app.
It think it's best to leave on proferssional terms. If they ask tell them what you regret is that they are such a dreadful place to work and that you've wasted your time working there. :)
Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.
Dear ____,
I am resigning my position as a staff nurse on _____unit effective __(date)__. Thank you for the opportunity to work at ___ Hospital.
Sincerely,
To drag out a temination, call off and stay out for a week or so before informing your workplace that you have to quit. It gives you time to go job hunting and you can legitimately say you are still an employee.
If you find another job, that can be your excuse to quit.
I agree with what others have said about giving notice. But it's really up to you. You might want to consider if your feelings are "I CAN'T stand this" or "I WON'T stand this."
If you can't stand it, it means that it is detrimental to your mental well-being, and it might get to the crisis point if you continue along the same path.
If you won't stand it, that means that you are choosing to not deal with it any longer because it is unpleasant, even if you know deep down inside that if it came down to the wire, you'd deal with it a little longer.
Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN
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Raindrop,
The things you've mentioned are sadly, not unusual in nursing.
I was shocked and appalled when I first became a nurse, too.
I thought "this can't be for real! Alert the media! This place needs to be on 60 Minutes!"
Now I know that it's all too typical. I would still give a 2 weeks notice. But, if you gotta just go, then just go.
After that, it's Hasta LaVista to that unit!