PsychMofo

For sure! I'm not into coddling young nurses, and I'm not saying that there shouldn't be very real reasons (like unsafe work conditions, etc) to want to leave a job... what I'm saying is that a lot of the responses on this thread read like they were written by indoctrinated fanatics. As we all know, nursing can get clicky, "culty" even... and whenever folks try to leverage their experience to add credibility to bad advice I just like to chime in. Just because SOMEONE will stay through hell and high water doesn't mean that's the only or best way for YOU to do things. And scare tactics like "I've worked with nurses in Cali from the east coat and they all talk" is downright nonsensical. Leave that place professionally (Tough conversations, 2week notices, sincere good byes) and move on. I assure you... nobody cares

I find this thread HILARIOUS. Nursing is unique in that the vast majority of new grad nurses are also new to working in the real world. As a second career new grad nurse I'd laugh in the face of most of the judgemental authors of these comments. Nursing is a great profession, it has few barriers to entry and allows for flexibility, upward career trajectory, work-life balance, etc. With that being said boys and girls, in the REAL WORLD nobody except your manager and probably their manager cares about something like you leaving before your contract is up. Their lives will be just as plush, their beds just as soft, their everyday routine uninterrupted. Take care of YOU, nobody else will. Your contract should outline any penalties for voiding it, pay up and move on. All this talk of reputation and word of mouth may be true for serious infractions, but put what the OP is saying into perspective... it's not even juicy/interesting. Leave your unit for another job, and your unit won't even remember you exist in 3 months, you're highly replaceable and so are these gigs.