Resignation

stepbystep12, BSN, DNP · Mar 3, 2016

okay thank you all for understanding, I'm really having a hard time there right now, I just want to get out.

If you feel like you just want to get out now, then so be it. No need for asking for opinions.

Been there,done that, ASN, RN · Mar 3, 2016

I just got out of orientation a week ago.

You need to give any position 6 months time to understand your role and get competent at it.

You have posted questions asking what color scrubs you should buy,what kind of shoes to get, should you buy a stethoscope on Amazon, where to get in engraved... etc.

See a pattern? You need to find some confidence... somewhere. Perhaps a mentor at your facility could help.

Nettas · Mar 7, 2016

Could someone tell me how to find the list too see what was put on the list about me. And what do i do to get my name off the do not hire list. Or to see if you have been blackballed.

amzyRN · Mar 7, 2016

It is unprofessional to leave without notice. I know it can totally suck to stay somewhere that you hate, but I strongly suggest you do so. It may follow you if you ever wanted to work at that facility again. However, if you already have good experience and a solid work history behind you felt you were putting yourself at risk, I can see leaving without notice. I still think it is best to leave some notice though. Good luck.

MPKH, BSN, RN · Mar 7, 2016

It sucks to be a new grad, going from a big fish in a small pond to a tiny fish in a really big ocean. We've all been there. The first year is the hardest, adjusting to "real life" nursing and how you fit into the role of a nurse. It is a steep uphill climb and it is not filled with roses and rainbows. It is many hours of working at the bedside, making mistakes over and over and over again, and dealing with all sorts of personalities in patients, doctors and coworkers. It is hard and it is not pretty. But it is so rewarding once you get past it.

If you truly feel unsafe, talk to your manager about your concerns. Ask for help and resources. Ask for more orientation if you need it. Ask to have a lighter load. You won't know how your manager can help if you don't ask.

If you want to leave on a good note, give 2 weeks notice. This is the professional thing to do.

But if you don't care about having a reference from this place, then by all mean just don't show up to work. Nobody can force you to work, and your position will be replaced. If you choose this route, make sure you have either 1) a job on the horizon or 2) enough savings to get you by until you have a job on the horizon.

Here.I.Stand, BSN, RN · Mar 7, 2016

Over the past 36 years, the only ones I've seen who were required to give 30 day notice were in management.
Thirty days notice for a floor nurse is absurd.
But I wouldn't put it past hospitals and facilities to try something like that.

Two facilities I've worked for asked for 4 wks' notice for nurses. Two only asked for 2 wks.

Double-Helix, BSN, RN · Mar 7, 2016

Could someone tell me how to find the list too see what was put on the list about me. And what do i do to get my name off the do not hire list. Or to see if you have been blackballed.

There is no "list" you can access unless you work for HR in whatever facility you used to work for. If you call them and ask, they may tell you if you are eligible for rehire or not.

Generally things that that get you out on the "ineligible for rehire" list would be: termination (for any reason), leaving without adequate notice, certain disciplinary action in your file, and any other reason the facility may deem appropriate.

If if you left on bad terms, left without notice, were fired, or didn't finish orientation, it's entirely possible you aren't eligible for rehire. If your former employee is called for a reference they can say you aren't eligible for rehire. That alone would be enough to move on to another applicant.

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Mar 7, 2016

Could someone tell me how to find the list too see what was put on the list about me. And what do i do to get my name off the do not hire list. Or to see if you have been blackballed.

You can't. You left without adequate notice (one week notice after working for two weeks). You made that choice and are now on that companies not eligible for rehire. Perhaps in a decade or so they may stop reporting ineligible for rehire but for now there is nothing you can do regarding your former employer accurately reporting that you are ineligible for rehire due leaving a job without sufficient notice.

Even if they didn't say you were ineligible for rehire, your former admitting you only worked two weeks and left with a weeks notice would give any prospective employers pause to reconsider your application. It's an employer's market and your choice to leave put you on the bottom moving forward

CelticGoddess, BSN, RN · Mar 7, 2016

Could someone tell me how to find the list too see what was put on the list about me. And what do i do to get my name off the do not hire list. Or to see if you have been blackballed.

HR at the facility you worked for. There is not "list" out there for the perusal of others. HR has access to your file, even after you leave. You can call them but I doubt they will give you an answer.

LeChien, BSN, RN · Mar 7, 2016

This thread cracks me up more and more as it goes on.

heronurse · Mar 7, 2016

Alright I followmwhat everyone says. i applied for a job already and got a call. If i get that job I'll give a 2 weeks notice. I'll just do everything to hang on. Thanks everyone!