[shel_wny]

I'm going to get raked over the coals for this one...
But I just HAD to ask this question.
At any point in your nursing career were you drug tested?
I'll say no more.
And no, I'm not a pothead.

Shel

[rjflyn]

Everytime I have started a new job except for the last 2. One was a small company- air ambulance- only tested the pilots and my current one- unionized nurses.

RJ

[suzanne4]

Almost every hospital does drug testing of its new employees.

[CCU NRS]

Originally Posted by shel_wny

I'm going to get raked over the coals for this one...
But I just HAD to ask this question.
At any point in your nursing career were you drug tested?
I'll say no more.
And no, I'm not a pothead.

Shel

hmmmmm interesting: you know with my kids I usually take immediate denial as admission of guilt...I am probably a bad parent LOL

[SmilingBluEyes]

in order to get 2 of my jobs, yes I was drug tested.

[shel_wny]

Originally Posted by CCU NRS

hmmmmm interesting: you know with my kids I usually take immediate denial as admission of guilt...I am probably a bad parent LOL

Or a good one!
And no, I'm not guilty.

Shel

[GEO]

I Believe That Drug Testing Has Become Routine With The Impact Of Litigation These Days. It Protects Those Of Us That Are Working, Not Just The Facility.

[caroladybelle]

Every single job that I have ever had required drug testing.

[shel_wny]

Thanks to all for your replies.
I had to drug test for the first time ever for the job I currently hold.
I didn't really agree with the principle but I complied because I wanted the job.
I'm ever curious about drug testing and how it conflicts with a right to privacy.
I suppose now it's just a standard procedure though my husband argues that in Canada they have more respect for a person's privacy and it is rare that you are asked to take a drug test. Can anyone vouch for this?

Shel

[talaxandra]

I don't know about Canada, but I've never hard of anyone here - unless they already had a drug abuse history and were being monitored - being drug tested.