Should I resign or wait for termination?

[OnlybyHisgraceRN]

I'm a new grad RN with past LPN exp. hired to work in CVICU a few months ago. Well, I've been off my internship for 2 months now and was told today my the NM that there have been several complaints about my patient care and I have two weeks to improve or I'll be asked to go to step down, medsurg or tele.

In my heart I don't see myself as a ICU nurse and never have. My passion have always been maternity. However, I wanted the experience and needed a job. Besides what new grad would pass up such a great opportunity.

Anyway, after hearing the news I was devastated. What hurts the most is that I'm seen as incompetent. I feel like a failure.

My plan is to speak to the nurse recruiter tomorrow to see if I can transfer to another unit of my desire and if not I will be resigning.

There is so much more to this story but this is the bulk of it. What do you all think?

[Liddle Noodnik]

I'm not sure but I am thinking it would be good to meet with your supervisor and make a plan. This might include the nurse recruiter or even employee assistance (whatever it is called - free counseling services that are often offered to employees), and working together.

Seems to me just booting you out is not wise on their part. However, I can't speak for the person evaluating you and whether the assessment is accurate, since I do not know you.

But it definitely seems that you could use some help working through this situation. It hurts a lot to be told your skills are not up to par. I was once working as an office nurse and faced with that situation. It hurt so much that I just quit, rather than deal with being around the people who thought I was not good enough. Part of it was true since I was going through a major depression and lots of stress at home, but also, I was focusing a lot on interacting w/ patients, and they said I should not do that. The doctor said, "they are paying me to see ME, not you." Well ... insert not-so-nice interjection here... haha...

[w&tbid]

12/12

Take the transfer! and if ever faced with resigning or firing, do the resigning; do not let them fire you 'cause then you give your power away.

I was pulled off the floor and presented with a "suspension pending termination" paper. Tremendous blow to my confidence as a new nurse. "not meeting probation, substandard care" was told. I resigned since I had no recourse to fight them since I was on orientation. Now is Dec 2012 and still no job. All jobs want "one year of acute care hospital experience" Awful job market out there. Don't know what I'm gonna do, quit nursing I guess.

You're so lucky! stay where you are.