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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 Rehabilitation,Critical Care.

Before you apply to a job, please do us a favor and research about the working conditions. It will save you from job hopping. If your job is dangerous to you and to your patients, you have to be advocating for these patients and for yourself and make the management know of what is going on.

Update: I was the second choice for the job, so I didn't get it. But I will still be considered for future positions. If they hated me they would have just flat out rejected me.

I completely redid my resume and was honest about my previous jobs and why I quit. I worked in places that are kind of notorious for being bad so I think people understand. I have been getting interviews at good hospitals slowly but surely. If my work history was such a disaster I would not even be interviewed. I am also talking to different graduate programs and know I will be qualified enough to get into at least one graduate school. Either a safe and fair employer will hire me or I will to back to school.

I feel more encouraged because I thought I wouldn't even get interviews. But I am.

New grads, a lot of places in saturated job markets will hire you right away and put you into abusive and unsafe work conditions knowing that we are afraid to stand up for ourselves. Don't take those jobs if you can financially afford to wait. Relocate to another city or state for a good work setting if needed. You shouldn't have to dread working because you are worried about your safety or worse, your patients'.

Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

Glad to hear things are going well for you. I have been looking for work & hope to either get a job or go to school in the next year or two. Congrats to you!

I ended up getting a good job at a good place that I am happy with.

I did not panic. I did not apply to places I knew I was going to be miserable because "it is impossible to get a job in my situation". I did not continue to wallow in depression. I persevered and I ended up getting exactly what I wanted.

SO DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED.

I ended up getting a good job at a good place that I am happy with.

I did not panic. I did not apply to places I knew I was going to be miserable because "it is impossible to get a job in my situation". I did not continue to wallow in depression. I persevered and I ended up getting exactly what I wanted.

SO DO NOT GET DISCOURAGED.

Shrek that is awesome! Congrats! It can be so easy to get down on yourself for not having the perfect resume or job history. But guess what? Nobody is perfect! Nurses are not superhuman (although sometimes we are expected to be as such).

Specializes in Postpartum, Med Surg, Home Health.

OrganizedChaos

I've said it before, the field is NOT that competitive where I live. There are RN jobs aplenty. Even jobs with sign on bonuses.

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Organized chaos, what area do you live in that it's not so competitive for RN jobs? It's very competitive where I am, I am thinking of moving...

Specializes in Postpartum, Med Surg, Home Health.

Oops, I tried to quote organiZed chaos above but it didn't add the quotation marks, how wierd

Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.
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Hi @postpartum RN: Have you landed any postpartum positions?

Specializes in Postpartum, Med Surg, Home Health.
Hi @postpartum RN: Have you landed any postpartum positions?

Hello, yes I did! Thanks for asking!

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