If they give you a bad reference or lie and say you “abandoned your job” call a good lawyer and throw a party cause your going to win a big lawsuit.

You shouldn’t worry…. as long as you don’t use them as a reference or place them on your resume. A potential employer won’t be able to contact them unless you list their contact information under a reference sheet. Other than that, no one will know you ever worked in a nursing home.

It was a poor decision as you walked off the job potentially putting patients at risk. You are right in saying healthcare is the wrong industry for you.

Having said that, there is no national database for reference checking and job performance. If you file for unemployment you will likely be turned down as the employer will report it as job abandonment. In a reference check they would not likely go to that level of detail. They would likely only confirm your dates of employment and that you voluntarily resigned. As you fill out applications and have interviews, if it comes up simply be honest and say you quit because you learned very quickly that healthcare was not where you belonged. You can spin it to a positive by saying you take your career seriously. When you realized it was a poor fit, you took a positive step forward, made a decision and you moved on focusing on …. (fill in the blank) Instead of saying you are a flake it says you are serious, committed and thoughtful.