Will quiting on a short notice go on my nursing license?

Lambert5883 · Sep 23, 2005

I think what Siri meant by a "no hire" list is one that is kept within the organization that the OP is leaving. It might not be a problem if the OP is from a large area, but if the organization is part of a large conglomeration in her area, she might have trouble finding a job then, especially if the organization owns several (3-4) hospitals in the area.
It sounds like you've tried everything, but I highly recommend putting in a two week notice. This is the proper thing to do if you want references. Quitting w/o warning may not go on your license, but doesn't look good to the next place you're going.
Best of luck to you!

Good advice from the above poster. Do the right and safe thing and give a two week notice (being certain to show up for the last day), especially if you're in a small area, or if you have a limited choice of employers to choose from.

RN4NICU, LPN, LVN · Sep 23, 2005

The only thing a Hospital will give in a reference is your start date and finish date. They won't say anything good or bad on the offchance they have a lawsuit. But that said, try to give your 2 weeks, once a bridge is burnt, it's burnt. Good luck in whatever you choose to do. :)

Actually, the facility checking the reference need only ask "Is this person eligible for re-hire". The reference facility can answer "no" without offering a reason - and that often ends the prospective job opportunity right there.

Mandylpn · Sep 23, 2005

Like, if I scheduled to work on a Monday, but I call and quit on Friday (3 days prior?)
Before anyone gives me crap for this, it is my choice. I have tried everything, and gave it my all, plus some. I can't take it anymore.
It's not the job, it's the co-workers.

I can relate, only where I was it was the job and not the coworkers. I just never gave them as a reference when I was applying for a new job (thankfully I had not been there long) and got another job that I love. I worried about the same thing, look up on your SBON website, I bet you won't find anyone who lost their license doing this. (still it is not a very good idea) but move on. :yelclap: Good luck

hipab4hands · Sep 23, 2005

So, do the places that use do-not-hire lists give you two weeks' notice if they're going to fire you?

Sure they do. :rolleyes:

One of the facilities that I left without a two notice, tried to tell me that I had to give 2 weeks notice. When I pulled out a copy of my contract and showed them, I had a at-will clause in my employment contract. I asked them the same question, if they would give me 2 weeks notice if they were going to fire me. The answer was no, of course.

I've had no problems with getting any jobs, since then.

nialloh, RN · Sep 23, 2005

Actually, the facility checking the reference need only ask "Is this person eligible for re-hire". The reference facility can answer "no" without offering a reason - and that often ends the prospective job opportunity right there.

I stand corrected. Thanks for setting me straight. :) .....N

NannaNurse · Sep 23, 2005

Sure they do.
One of the facilities that I left without a two notice, tried to tell me that I had to give 2 weeks notice. When I pulled out a copy of my contract and showed them, I had a at-will clause in my employment contract. I asked them the same question, if they would give me 2 weeks notice if they were going to fire me. The answer was no, of course.
I've had no problems with getting any jobs, since then.

I agree with this a million %%%. In most employment agreements, it states that the job can 'end' your employment without cause or without notice......but.....we have to give them 2 weeks?? Most of them say they are 'at will'....and most people don't keep this paper.........keep it!! You may need it sometimes to prove a point........Good for you for putting yourself first..(I did) and good luck!! :kiss

BamaBound2bRN · Sep 23, 2005

I was wondering, how many Hospitals, LTC's, Agencies, etc. are there out there that once an employee turns in a notice they just accept the notice and immediately terminate the employee. This was a standard practice in the Retail industry where I just left.

ChuckieRN · Sep 23, 2005

Although I don't know the specifics of your experience, I can only imagine how bad it may have been. Not because I have an over active imagination, but because I have experienced a toxic environment created by coworkers. I thought hazing was illegal. Quitting on short notice will not be refelected on your license. My former employer verifies dates employed and will not supply any information on rehire status. Are you comfortable asking your employer?

Lambert5883 · Sep 23, 2005

Unless you find yourself in an environment in which you feel you are being harrassed or abused, I do not agree with those who say it is okay to leave without notice; their argument being that their employer would not provide the same consideration.

Well it is not the employer that I'm am concerned with but, rather, the extra burden staff has to take on as a result of your absence because, now, your decision will directly impact others. It cannot be argued that this does not in some way contribute to the frustration and angst felt by many in the field of nursing. Why do we continue to feed a cycle that we are, or will be, a part of?

raindrop · Sep 24, 2005

Thanks everyone.

A brief hx of what is going on:

I've been working this job for close to 7 weeks now. It is my fiirst RN position and it is on a ICU. Most of what I know today, is what I have taught myself.

My preceptor has used me as her maid since day 1. While she is working on admissions or discharges, she has ordered me to go do this, go do that. Hello - I am suppose to learning THAT stuff you are doing. The rest of the staff does the same thing to me. If I ask any of them Q's, they look at me like "I can't believe you don't know that". I NEVER once have gotten a lunchbreak. Often, I am the only one on the floor while the rest of them are sitting in the break room enjoying their lunches and gossiping about me. Several times, while at the desk charting, one of the nurses will announce how she is going downstairs to get something to drink and asks everyone (by their names) if they want anything. I am the one she excludes.

I accidently wrote a telephone order on a the 2nd sheet of the actual physician order sheet, and even asked one of them if I did it right, since, I was never taught/told. She told me "Yes." A few hours later I hear one of them say to OT, "Who in the F wrote this order here?" The OT responded, probably one of your co-workers. "None of my coworkers are this idiotic" she said. I looked and said "it was me", she just simply said, "Oh". No apology, no nothing.

They never say hi to me when I walk into report, they get short with me all the time, they blame me for stuff I didn't even do, they tell dirty jokes, talk about sex, etc, etc

I HATE IT, hate it, hate it.

Yes, they have all worked together for many years and I am the new one that they are trying to feel out. One of SW in HR told me that they are the most aggressive group in the whole hospital "b/c they have to be."

There is no reason to be so hateful.

I honestly want to do the right thing and give them a 2 week notice, but honestly, I feel like they will eat me alive for the last 2 weeks. I know they will. This hospital does own several small clinics in my city and surrounding towns. I can't see me ever needing to work for them again, but who knows.

If I give 2 weeks should I give the real reasons for my leaving, or sugarcoat to keep peace?

oldnurse newnurse · Sep 24, 2005

Just make sure you never want to work in THAT particular facility becuase they will definitely put you on the do not rehire list. :stone

raindrop · Sep 24, 2005

Just make sure you never want to work in THAT particular facility becuase they will definitely put you on the do not rehire list. :stone

Sre you insinuating that they have done nothing wrong?