Well just the other day I posted careeer suicide......

cally527, RN · Sep 4, 2012

And I was asked to resign. Seems I'm too slow and can't keep up the pace in the ER. Nobody seems to want to help me move to another dept so I'm kicked out the whole hospital. Guess that's what I get for transferring to the ED so early in my career. Man I feel defeated was In bed for days but now back to the drawing board time to put on my big girl pants and hope to find another job. Do I have to report this to the BON that I was forced to resign and I didn't pass my orientation.

You are not the first nor will you be the last person to not do well in a new position. Why would you have to report that to the BON? Was there misconduct? Was a patient injured/killed? Did you violate laws?

elprup, BSN, RN · Sep 4, 2012

It is tough out there, and not fun when the first job does not work out. Sadly, it seems to be another one of those things we get to experience in the nursing profession. Best of luck to you.

Ernurse2012 · Sep 4, 2012

You are not the first nor will you be the last person to not do well in a new position. Why would you have to report that to the BON? Was there misconduct? Was a patient injured/killed? Did you violate laws?

Nope I was just told I wasn't a good fit and cannot manage patients effectively.nI never went thru anything like this so I'm not sure if I have to report this to the board of nursing. I was told when I complete my renewal for licensure one of the questions would be were u ever forced to resign. I'm worried doesnt that look bad on me.

7angeldust · Sep 4, 2012

omg thats horrible but why did you go to ER as a new grad were you pushed into it?

BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN · Sep 4, 2012

Maybe its something required to disclose for relicensure in your state, but why in the heck would the BON care if you were "forced to resign"? Unless it were for the reasons that cally527 mentioned, of course. Me thinks you've been given bad advice on that one....

Nope I was just told I wasn't a good fit and cannot manage patients effectively.nI never went thru anything like this so I'm not sure if I have to report this to the board of nursing. I was told when I complete my renewal for licensure one of the questions would be were u ever forced to resign. I'm worried doesnt that look bad on me.

merlee · Sep 4, 2012

There are sometimes questions about being fired, but I am not sure that 'forced to resign' is in there. However, when you resign, it may be very difficult to collect unemployment comp.

Just keep on trucking, tell any future prospective employer that the ER AT THAT TIME was not a good fit for you. It may be a good fit in the future.

Best wishes! And do not contact the BON at this time!

cally527, RN · Sep 4, 2012

Nope I was just told I wasn't a good fit and cannot manage patients effectively.nI never went thru anything like this so I'm not sure if I have to report this to the board of nursing. I was told when I complete my renewal for licensure one of the questions would be were u ever forced to resign. I'm worried doesnt that look bad on me.

I highly doubt that the BON cares if you were forced to resign. I would hope they have more important things to be dealing with such as nurses that have violated law, hurt patients etc.

So pick yourself up off the floor, dust yourself off and start looking for another job. When anyone asks.... the ER was not a good fit for me at this stage in my career. Once I determined that, my supervisors and I decided that it would be best for me to resign my position.

nurse2033, MSN, RN · Sep 4, 2012

That's too bad, but it is better than being fired. When asked by a future employer you can just say it wasn't a good fit for you. If you need to elaborate you can say that you felt that the orientation you received was not effective (true) and they weren't willing to work with you. BON doesn't care so don't worry about that. Dust yourself off and get back in the game, good luck.

lifeisgood2012 · Sep 4, 2012

Hmm... yep it is better than being fired. I was terminated 3 weeks ago and told it was not going

to go on my license, but I had no idea that when I renewed I would need to answer whether or not

I was terminated.

I was essentially told that they found a nurse who had experience, and me being

the "brand new nurse" they no longer wanted to invest the time in training me. Not in so many words,

but that is the bulk of it that I comprehended after giving my friends and other nurses a play by play. Apparently,

unknown to me, there are a lot of politics in nursing and that came into play with my job. I would have

never known if I hadn't talked about it with other nurses/friends. I just felt lost.

I am not sure if being terminated for doing something wrong or being terminated because of lack

of experience feels better/worse - or even being forced to resign as the OP was asked to do - to

me it just sucks all the way around.

I wish you al the best in seeking out a new position - I hope you feel refreshed after the holiday weekend and ready

to apply.

Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN · Sep 4, 2012

AFAIK, being fired for not being a "good fit" is NOT a reportable offense so don't worry about that. You're not the only nurse who was fired during orientation and you won't be the last.

As far as if you have to disclose on your license renewal regarding termination/forced resignation, the best source to find out about what you need to disclose on the renewal application is from the BON itself. Check your BON's website or drop them an anonymous email to ask.

Also, since you resigned, you were not fired. Yes, that means you'll likely lose out on unemployment. On the brighter side, you can honestly say on any application that you haven't been fired (hopefully they won't ask if you were forced to resign)...and I agree with the others: state that it wasn't a good fit for you at the time.

Best of luck with the job hunt.

HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD · Sep 4, 2012

I just finished renewing my license & my state does not ask any questions like this. Just focuses on meeting the CE requirements and reporting any legal/criminal or mental health issues. The BON is only interested in stuff that is directly related to rules & regs of licensure... not whether you were a 'good fit' or ticked off a supervisor.