Is taking a drug test embarrassing?

Nurses General Nursing

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I have never taken one before.

Do they watch you pee? If so, what happens if you get stage fright lol?

Also, if I'm on ritalin for ADHD, a friend told me that could show up as some kind of drug on the screen, so should i tell beforehand and show my prescription?

Specializes in Legal, Ortho, Rehab.

Only as embarrassing as you want it to be!

I have kind of a funny story, I am a male and had my drug test recently at a local physicians care clinic. She told me to go into the bathroom and pee so I walked in and left the door open assuming that I wasnt suppose to close it. Well needless to say about 2 techs and a doctor were yelling to "shut the door please." LOL. We all laughed afterwards

Specializes in Med-Surg, Critical Care, Public Health.

even over the counter meds (OTC), and dietary supplements should be recorded to be on the safe side. A study of 161 prescription and OTC meds showed 65 of them produced false positive results in urine tests. "It is better to be safe than sorry."

Only if you fail! Or had too much vitamin and your urine is flourecent!

Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.

I have taken a few and the procedure was a little varied for each one. The one I just took for entrance into nursing school was the most lax of them all. There was a temp strip and I had to leave my purse in the hall with the tech but I could wash my hands and flush the toilet.

I would be mortified if someone had to actually watch me Pee. I have had a lady that came in the restroom before but stood outside the stall but that was about it and no different then a public restroom.

The one I just had they said they would call if anything came back funny that a Rx could set off and I would need to show proof of the Rx but it wasn't something I had to bring in.

I also refrained from taking my Vitamin B that morning so I didn't have radioactive looking pee :stone

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