quitting your job on good terms

[ceccia]

it may come as no surprise to anyone who's read my posts on here - most of them are negative and b*tchy and they're an accurate reflection of how i am at work in real life - i am burnt out to a crisp, i have reached the absolute limit of my patience with nursing and the healthcare field in general; i cannot do this anymore. i hide it well - i get compliments from patients and co-workers on how "sweet" and "kind" i am, but in reality i'm just a great actor, and holding my real thoughts and feelings in and pretending takes a lot of energy and i'm tired of starting and ending every workday crying in my car and/or vomiting in the staff toilets before i clock in. (and NO, it's not me - I don't have anxiety problems anywhere else, and I've had plenty of other jobs before I started nursing and none of them have been as overwhelming and awful as nursing.)

i had planned to stay until the end of the year, but i just can't. still, i don't want to be an ******* and quit my job in a way that makes things harder for everyone else. i currently work PRN for two different companies. how do i let them know i'm leaving?

Specifically, how much notice is fair and generally acceptable? I'm currently booked through the third week in July with Company #1, and booked for dates in June with Company #2. #2 also wants me for every Friday indefinitely. Obviously I'm not going to accept any more bookings, and I probably have to work the ones I've already accepted...which brings me to my second question.

Company #1 just hired another FT RN. Is it okay to talk to the manager and ask if I can get out of some of my July bookings, or ask if it's possible that they could be okay without me in July since there is another RN here?

Thirdly, what would you give as the reason for leaving, if you were me and simply burnt out and couldn't take another minute of nursing? I'd like to say something more professional than that.

And fourthly, does anyone have any advice for how to stay sane until mid-July?

[PauperRN]

I know ts not funny, and I can't say I know how you feel. However, my question to you wld be, whats ur exit strategy? U ought to have one. Was nursing paying ur bills? If so, what hv you planned as a substitute? As to what to tell them, there are a lot of white lies to compose, one involves school, the other involves ur significant other having a conflicting schedule therefore can't continue, etc etc. Standard notification for quitting notice I believe is 2 weeks, that way u might be hired when the going gets tough and you need your job back, who knows you might cool down and be ready for nursing once more ( we've seen such cases). To remain sane u just have to remind yourself how you've put on a great show and the end is almost near. Start counting down if you need to.