[Drifternurse]

Originally Posted by ADNCyn

GOD'S my BOSS, and HE LOVES ME... Thank you GOD for being GOD and GOD all by YOURself. In the Name of Jesus.

Well said! He is, after all, the only ONE whom we have to please.

How very unfortunate that we've come to feel we have to watch our backsides when our true focus should be the patients...and certainly NOT fear of the MDs or BONs. I imagine Florence Nightingate would be appalled at the "advances" made in this profession!

[LEL]

Originally Posted by Biffs25

I think it would have helped if you had taken the drug test...and if that didn't work, then I guess you should have been EXTRA careful to not get those medication errors during your probation period. Yes, mistakes happen, but apparently your rate of mistakes were high enough that it concerned people. frankly, if I were your patient, I would want you suspended also if you kept making medication errors. That could kill someone.

I hope it works out and you get to practice again, but please be careful!

I take it you are perfect and have never made a human error. Fess up no one is perfect. Hopefully you aren't one of the ones that just love to find other nurses mistakes to make yourself look good. Nurses need to support each other not eat their young.

[Malt123]

I got suspended for giving a double dose of a narcotic to a resident in a nursing home. what actually happened was during the narc count I accidently signed twice. there were 2 sheets and I already signed one and the other nurse said there was one short and I remembered giving it so I signed the sheet. have no idea what happened to the pill because I only gave one. the only thing that I could figure was that it fell out (accidently poked out during a count).This place was unbelievable. Iwas working on a shift that I wasn't use to and there were 10 accu checks to be done before breakfast and they ate at 7:30 plus all the residents were looking for pain meds. this was a rehab center. one nurse,3 aids for 32 pts. these were fresh post hip,knees, accidents, strokes etc. so don't feel bad and I have 24 years of nursing. there seems to be more (out to get the nurse) going on these days.

[EdieBrous]

Anyone with licensure problems should be represented by an attorney. Nurse Attorneys obtain better results than attorneys who are not also nurses. The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA) can direct you to a nurse attorney in your state that has experience with your BON. We urge you to refer to our nonprofit website for support and education: http://www.TAANA.org

[tferdaise]

I have a case that is going in front of the state board, I was assualted at work and pushed the patient away from me as I was not sure if I was going to get assulated again. So far the investgation has found nothing in my past to prove I have a anger problem I sure I'll be cleared of any problems. But, I have wonder why WE nurses have no rights to protect ourselves when we get assulated. Of course the SBON investagator can't really talk to me about this. You have to wonder why there is a shortage ??? We are to be angles while get we walked on, by patients and our own...


Tony/PHX

[RNonRun]

Originally Posted by Sheba817

I live in KY
I do have an attorney at this time. I only wish I had gotten one 2 years ago..

Huggs to you all for responding....no can know how devastating this situation is to me BUT a group of nurses who had their lives turned upside down going through nursing which at times was sssssoooo over-whelming it was as if we 'walked through hell with gasoline britches on'

Good God KY huh??Me too. 5 years here and have been an RN since 93 I hear Ky has some really nurse unfriendly BON interpretations/rules. I shudder to think. I guess any state that is so union unfriendly would be of the old mindset that I doctor is alway right and never the nurse. I am sorry for what you are going through... somehow it doesn't surprise me.

--leslie

[Mommy2Katiebaby]

Out of curiosity, why do you all think people refuse the drug screens when they are requested? Honestly, I don't really think that if you have grounds for refusing a drug screen, you ought to be practicing nursing...

[gettingmymsn]

"Out of curiosity, why do you all think people refuse the drug screens when they are requested? Honestly, I don't really think that if you have grounds for refusing a drug screen, you ought to be practicing nursing..."

Many people refuse drug/etoh tests because it offends their sense of privacy and civil rights. We also have a policy that "erratic or potentially volitile" behavior can result in drug testing. Who decides that? Not having anything to hide is NOT a reason to compromise your personal rights.I smelled a strong etoh odor on one of the docs, but he was not asked to take a drug test. Instead, he sucked on mints all day and slept in an empty room.I am not saying we should be co-dependant with collegues who have drug problems, but we do need to protect their rights, too.

[mattsmom81]

[quote=EdieBrous]Anyone with licensure problems should be represented by an attorney. Nurse Attorneys obtain better results than attorneys who are not also nurses.

Thanks for posting this great advice. I have had one Texas BNE run-in and I'm sure having a nurse attorney in my corner made the difference, not only from a legal standpoint but the support she was able to offer me as a nurse. She KNEW I hadn't done anything wrong and was able to help me through a vindictive reporting, protect my rights and get the allegation expunged from my record. I LOVE my RNJD.

[patientsNOTpaychecks]

Sheba, i am a new user and i am not even a nursing student yet. I am PreADN at my community college. The stories i have heard on this thread have made me very upset. It is so unfair to nurses to be treated like should be tip-toeing around eggshells. After all, the nurses do all the work and the Dr.'s get paid for it. i would say haha but it is not really funny at all.. When i had my son, Jackson (7 months old) the nurses were in there coaching me through everthing, checking on me, prepping me, and then the doctor came in the room just in time for my son to come out. then the dr. left shortly thereafter. I know that they go to school for a long time and they are busy and what-not, but i don't think they have the right to believe that they are God. Nor do they have the right to reprimand a nurse who works just as hard.. or in my eyes.. harder. Good luck with your whole situation. i will be praying for you. And by the way, to everyone who thinks that sheba may be on drugs just b/c she refused a UDS: NOT EVERYONE WHO IS NOT ON DRUGS IS WILLING TO DROP THEIR PANTS AND PEE IN A CUP JUST TO PROVE THAT THEY ARE RIGHT, WHEN SOMEONE(A DOCTOR OR OTHER PERSON IN AUTHORITY) WHO THINKS THAT HE OR SHE CAN DO NO WRONG TRIES TO HUMILIATE THE PERSON IN QUESTION.I HAVE SEEN SOME PPL SAY THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE TEST IN A HEARTBEAT, BUT NOT EVERYONE IS WILLING TO DEGRADE THEIR PERSONAL/CIVIL RIGHTS TO PROVE THAT THE SYSTEM CAN SOMETIMES SUCK.
Have a nice day everyone and please keep sheba in your prayers