this is my first post (so i hope i'm doing it correctly)!! i am a fairly new nurse - 6 months employed as a nurse, to be exact. i have a good job and have fantastic co-workers! i have worked in various jobs at this hospital for 5 years, working full time while in school. i now have an opportunity to move to another state to work at a major university hospital. (i also hope to earn my graduate degree from this university.) i am planning on giving my letter of resignation next tuesday (june 1) and would really appreciate your feedback! i am giving this to my unit nurse manager and will also deliver a copy to hr. here's what i have:
dear yyy,
after much consideration it is with regret that i write this letter of resignation. although i have thoroughly enjoyed the past five years at xyz hospital, my last day will be june 18, 2010.
i am relocating to (anothertown, anotherstate) where i will be helping care for an elderly family member. i have also accepted a position at abc university medical center as a nurse resident.
i would like to take this opportunity to express my genuine appreciation to you as my supervisor, as well as many friends and colleagues here at xyz hospital. it has been a privilege and a pleasure to have served here for over five years! i appreciate the personal and professional growth i have experienced and the relationships i have established.
i hope that, if circumstances change, i will someday return to my "home" of xyz hospital!
