Quitting without notice

[Summer247]

I have been working at this high profile hospital for 8 months and I am extremely disgusted and Unsatisfied at my work place. I work in a neuro floor where you get 5 patients who are all obese and complete care, the nurses have to do everything for the patients including: vitals, fingersticks, diaper changes and nightly baths to all five patients. We have aids who do not do anything but sit down to get paid, management does not care because it's the nurses responsibility to provide care.

Management is so bad, if the patient complaints about not getting his ice bucket filled within 30 seconds, our manager will get us into a meeting and discuss "the problem".

I had a miscarriage and had to call out sick, I was told I can't call out sick because there's already 2 nurses who called out and 1 nurse is away on vacation.

I cannot tolerate my job anymore, I have anxiety coming to work. I'm so disgusted and just plan on quitting with no notice.

[jaderook01, BSN, RN]

Doing so is the height of unprofessional behavior. If nursing is a profession, then act like a professional. Suck it up for two weeks.

[NuGuyNurse2b]

Doing so is the height of unprofessional behavior. If nursing is a profession, then act like a professional. Suck it up for two weeks.

Disagree. It's not professional when the organization violates simple nursing rights. We have rights, too. It's not just about the patients. Organizations like the one OP describes place nurses' licenses (and ultimately their career and livelihood) in jeopardy on a daily basis. I advocate 2 weeks' notice, mind you, but it has nothing to do with professionalism. It's about not burning bridges and not getting a call or letter from the Board of Nursing for patient abandonment.

[Silver_Rik, ASN, RN]

I am so, so sorry for your situation.

Line up another job, and give proper notice out of respect for your patients, co-workers, and career; not for the employer. An employer that bad, you're not the only person in town who knows it.

Apologies for my fellow aides who aren't carrying their load. Yes, there are times I sit (and there are shifts I barely get a lunch break let alone any other time off my feet), but I won't sit while my nurses do my job.