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

oldnurse newnurse · Sep 24, 2005

Sre you insinuating that they have done nothing wrong?

Oh no they are very wrong in my eyes I have been in the exact same situation and I also left without a notice and I never looked back. But as another writer replied. She had interviewed a nurse that worked somewhere 10 yrs. ago and she liked her but could not rehire her because of what she had done.

Some people do want to return somewhere later, so that comment was only in your best interest nothing to be smart about. The job that I left without notice was a very beautifl place to work and what drove me away is the same as you my co-workers, but honestly I wish I had left more professionally because those same nurses and manger won't be there forever and I am still very young I may want to return there later, esp. now that I am about to be an RN I am currently a LPN of six years..

This place has great growing potential for RN's but i know I can never go back and one of the nurse managers have left already. Sometimes facilities have a high turnover rate the staff that was there last year may not be there next year and that was last year and I graduate this year in two months.

raindrop · Sep 24, 2005

Oh no they are very wrong in my eyes I have been in the exact same situation and I also left without a notice and I never looked back. But as another writer replied. She had interviewed a nurse that worked somewhere 10 yrs. ago and she liked her but could not rehire her because of what she had done.
Some people do want to return somewhere later, so that comment was only in your best interest nothing to be smart about. The job that I left without notice was a very beautifl place to work and what drove me away is the same as you my co-workers, but honestly I wish I had left more professionally because those same nurses and manger won't be there forever and I am still very young I may want to return there later, esp. now that I am about to be an RN I am currently a LPN of six years..
This place has great growing potential for RN's but i know I can never go back and one of the nurse managers have left already. Sometimes facilities have a high turnover rate the staff that was there last year may not be there next year and that was last year and I graduate this year in two months.

I could very well be in that position of wanting to go back after many years pass. I am still young, too. If I do quit, the right way, I don't even think I need to put them as a reference at all. I have only been there 7 weeks, and have only had my actual license for 3 weeks. My prospective employer will not care *why* I quit, only that I did quit after only 7 weeks.

I already know where I want to work again. It's a magnet hospital that I worked at as an LPN, far away from home, but I am willing to move for happiness. I loved everything about it, ESPECIALLY my co-workers. I submitted my resume last week (without this job on it) and called their HR today to let them know how interested I am.

oldnurse newnurse · Sep 24, 2005

I could very well be in that position of wanting to go back after many years pass. I am still young, too. If I do quit, the right way, I don't even think I need to put them as a reference at all. I have only been there 7 weeks, and have only had my actual license for 3 weeks. My prospective employer will not care *why* I quit, only that I did quit after only 7 weeks.
I already know where I want to work again. It's a magnet hospital that I worked at as an LPN, far away from home, but I am willing to move for happiness. I loved everything about it, ESPECIALLY my co-workers. I submitted my resume last week (without this job on it) and called their HR today to let them know how interested I am.

First of all Congratulatons :yeah: :w00t: :w00t: , I was just letting you know my experience but I feel you very strongly. It's hard to work around people like that, I guess I will never go back but, I wanted you to know I had some insight because the same thing has happen to me recently.

Good Luck in all your endeavors,

I wish you the Best and I hate the way those nurses treat people like me and you because I need a friendly enviornment to function, well at least cordial.

raindrop · Sep 24, 2005

First of all Congratulatons :w00t: :w00t: , I was just letting you know my experience but I feel you very strongly. It's hard to work around people like that, I guess I will never go back but, I wanted you to know I had some insight because the same thing has happen to me recently.
Good Luck in all your endeavors,
I wish you the Best and I hate the way those nurses treat people like me and you because I need a friendly enviornment to function, well at least cordial.

:rotfl:

Lambert5883 · Sep 24, 2005

Sre you insinuating that they have done nothing wrong?

The point that some of us are trying to make is, "Don't burn your bridges and try to maintain professionalism." Although your N.L. in no way will be affected, you never know what situation you might find yourself in a few years from now should you still find yourself habitating in the same area.

What if you decide that you want to specialize in some other area of nursing and the hospital where you work now would be an excellent fit for you? You'll be out of luck because you'll be listed in the system as a no-hire. Keep in mind that a system can be comprised of several hospitals within a given locale.

I wish you the best.

ORSmurf · Sep 24, 2005

I have to agree with the importance of not burning any bridges. It sounds like you've already put up with a lot of crap from your co-workers, which is so sad, but don't let them run you off. I defniately think it's best to give 2 weeks notice. I also think you should be honest about why you are leaving if you have an exit interview. If you are objective and professional, it shouldn't hurt your chances of working there again at some point in the future. It may even help the next new nurse that comes along. As I said, you've already put up with a lot, but if you could just tough it out for 2 more weeks, I think you'll be be glad you did.

Best of luck to you!!

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?

raindrop · Sep 24, 2005

I guess i will give em' a notice. it can be so unbearable at times though. It is really, really bad. if I'm not crying when i get home (or at work), I'm sitting on the pot with diarrhea from my nerves, or suffering from insomnia b/c i'm scared about what tomorrow will be like.

So, do you guys agree that I shouldn't tell my prospective employer about this job if I get an interview. Like I said, I don't think employers care *why* you quit your last job. if they see I have only been there 7 weeks, they may not like that.

I was thinking of telling them, if I get an interview, that I have been traveling and doing family stuff, etc, etc.

Hodge · Sep 24, 2005

You owe it to your reputation to give 2 weeks notice. You never know when you will run into someone again in your future.......

oldnurse newnurse · Sep 24, 2005

Well you said you only have has your license for three weeks I would just tell them I have been job searching and leave it at that. They shouldn't ask you anyhting about that.

Mulan · Sep 24, 2005

Is there another floor you can transfer to, one that is not so toxic?

I would give two weeks notice. As far as a reason goes, I would give one that would not come back to bite me in the butt.

Lapa · Sep 24, 2005

Dear raindrp

I was in the same situation - fresh out of nursing school , first RN job, hateful preceptor, nursing supervisor of the floor constantly called me to her office and found something wrong with what i did. I tried so hard to prove myself, they didn't use me as a maid, though, i just did all work FOR them (i used to be LPN, i passed meds to ALL pts during my orientation, did all baths and so on).

It just those people worked together for so long, they were not easy to accept new nurses into their team. I guess, if i stayed for a year or so, they would get used to me, but i've got fed up.

I made a decision to quit, called my nursing supervisor, explained to her the reason i am quitting, and asked her i she wants me to put 2 weeks notice.

She said "why would i orient you for another 2 weeks, if you are not going to stay in facility? if it is your final decision, well, you don't have to stay for 2 weeks". Made sense to me.

Today, i am happy i have done this.

Daytonite, BSN, RN · Sep 24, 2005

Like, if I scheduled to work on a Monday, but I call and quit on Friday (3 days prior?). . .It's not the job, it's the co-workers.

My experience as a manager would be to tell you "no" because the facility has 72 hours to find a replacement. Most boards get "interested" when a nurse walks off a job while she is working her shift and leaves patients unattended. It wouldn't be any different for the facility than if you called off sick. However, that particular facility will probably not ever hire you back (like you would want to go back there to work, right!?) Of course, the best scenario would be to find a new job first and then quit. Calling off sick buys you some time to do that and gets you any sick pay you've accumulated, but you didn't hear it from me. You could also try telling your manager that you are quitting as soon as you find a new job (but, it sounds like you've already made up your mind). If they realize how upset you are they just may let you out of your obligations and actually allow you to quit right then and there. Also, before you burn your bridge, things do change over time and in 5 years there is a good chance there might be a whole bunch of new employees there who will behave very differently (well, I wanted to throw that in just in case that hadn't crossed your mind).