Resigning after orientation- New Job outlook?

[bowie22]

Hi everyone, so I am a new grad and have been working on a post-surgical unit in one of the biggest hospital facilities in my state and I recently just finished my 6 week orientation. I talked with my manager yesterday to discuss how my orientation went and she stated that I wasn't meeting the goals and expectations of the unit and I would have 2 more weeks of orientation which during that time frame they will reevaluate my progress and and if goal's are still not being met at this time, they will dismiss me. I have had two preceptors, 4 weeks during the day shift and 2 weeks during the night shift (I am night shift). The preceptor I had during the day was a veteran nurse on the floor being their for 10 years and while she was well informed, she was also pretty intimidating and made me feel that I should have known the question i was asking before I even asked it shrinking my confidence. I believe I should have asked for another preceptor or maybe someone else that fit my learning style a little bit better. Orientation has been hard for me and I feel that orientation was rushed in general. They recently hired around 10 new nurses in the last 2 months for my floor and shift specifically. The most veteran nurse on the floor during the night sometimes has only 1.5 years of experience and I feel people are heading out whenever they can. I feel that I am trapped and not really sure what to do next

The question really is, should I stay for the next 2 weeks and see how it goes and try to work on the things I have missed? Or should I look for work elsewhere? I have a school nursing job that I work part-time which works around my schedule. I just don't know if it would looks poorly if I resigned my position this early on. Thoughts?

[Sour Lemon]

A proper orientation for acute care is more like twelve weeks. I don't know what you should do, but the fact that you're struggling is easily understandable.

[llg, PhD, RN]

I would do both -- look for a new job while you continue working at your current one for 1.5 weeks to see if you can turn it around. Resign before they fire you, but don't resign until/unless you have to.

[bowie22]

Thanks for the feedback! I was wondering if i do resign, do i have to put that I have worked at my hospital even if it was during orientation? I have a school nursing job atm and was wondering if I can just say I was working their because technically I was working their part time while working at the hospital.