Who do I give my resignation letter to?

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I have to give in my resignation letter by Friday. Do I have to give it to my nurse manager, director of nursing and human resources? That would mean I need 3 resignation letters? I have never done this before and am literally sick to my stomach about this. My NM, DON and HR are all miserable and I know they are going to torture me about leaving. Please Help!!!! Thank You

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.

just give it to your nurse manager.. it's hard to hand those in i know.. but it will be okay i promise... just be sure it's 2 weeks notice and it will be fine... keep me posted on how it goes

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

No one should torture you about leaving. Just give adequate notice 2 weeks or more, and hand it to your manager in person. It is difficult to hand those in. Just know you are making the best decision for you.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, PACU.

Give the original to your NM & mail a copy to HR with tracking or return receipt requested. Also, make sure that you know your hospital's policy for the amount of notice needed. It can vary from 2 weeks to a month, or equal to the amount of yearly vacation/PTO that can be accrued.

If I had not thought to mail a copy of a resignation letter to HR, I would have been in a lot of trouble because the NM never told anyone I was resigning & she had to go out on sick leave the last couple of weeks that I was at this hospital. The shift before last when I started to say goodbye, I was called into the DON's office and told that I did not give proper notice and could not resign. If it had not been for the receipt of the letter in HR, I would have had to stay or risk a future reference because of being made a DNR.

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Specializes in dialysis (mostly) some L&D, Rehab/LTC.

give it to me! i'll put it on my "to burn" pile~~~now get back to work!:devil:

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Specializes in Critical Care.
I have to give in my resignation letter by Friday. Do I have to give it to my nurse manager, director of nursing and human resources? That would mean I need 3 resignation letters? I have never done this before and am literally sick to my stomach about this. My NM, DON and HR are all miserable and I know they are going to torture me about leaving. Please Help!!!! Thank You

I would give the original copy to your NM. I would mail a copy to HR and have it sent so that you get a receipt of date and time received. I would also email a copy to you NM, HR, and the DON and save the email so that you have that as well.

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