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I have been asked by my employer to self report to the IPN. I have been told these are non-drug related issued I have had two drug screens recently One a patient accused me (falsely) of not giving him his narcotic medicine. The other I worked an extra shift and nodded off while charting There were also some patient complaints - had to wait too long for meds etc Both drug screens came back negative Anybody know what I should expect when I call to "self report"?

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What are you self reporting if your drug screens are negative? What is there to report?

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Well lol that was my question as well Apparenly IPN also evals and treats for mental and physical issues. Due to the fact that I dosed off at work, had a previous drug screen (negative) and some patient complaints they want me to be evaluated for underlying issues

I do have some stress or occasional depression like everyone else but that didnt come into play in these situations. I didnt realize how tired I was (it was 2hrs before end of 12 hr shift )

They are saying that falling asleep in the middle of the day is suspicious, which I get. I actually voluntered to take the drug screen

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I don't know if I would self report if you don't know what you are reporting for. I would find a lawyer first and see what you are legally forced to do. I wouldn't do anything until then. That is my :twocents:.

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I was terminated and can be rehired once I talk to the IPN. Job states that the IPN will notify then if I dont call the IPN So, I go see them, and they want me to sign a contract and I refused then what happens? I am not sure if this situation is reportable to the BON or not

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Oh and the other conplaint was that my charting was behind

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Seriously? get a healthcare lawyer. No way should you have to sign a contract with negative screens. Who couldn't nod off doing a double?

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I have been asked by my job to self report to IPN I had two drug screens recently One a patient accused me (falsely) of not giving him his medication and the other I worked an extra shift when they called me in and dozed off at computer. There were also some patient complaints - meds late, didnt answer call bells fast enough etc, and my charting was behind

Drug screens in both were negative. I actually voluntered on the second occasion to take the drug screen. I do have a previous DUI that I self reported to the BON that they dismissed.

My job has terminated me and I am eligible for rehire once I talk to IPN. If they want me to sign a contract and refused then what happens? I do not know if these issues are reportable to the BON or not. I do have some stress and occasional depression but that didnt come into play in this situation

What should I expect?

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Yeh I am not signing a contract I should also say that I had a DUI a few years back but I self reported that to the BON and they dismissed my case , not sure if that will cause an issue even tho the case was dismissed

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Wasnt a double, reg 12 hr shift but I was originally off that day and came in because they called me and I was up kinda late the night before

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Also I am not on any RX meds and do not do any recreational drugs at all Only thing I take is occasional OTC meds

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Well lol that was my question as well Apparenly IPN also evals and treats for mental and physical issues. Due to the fact that I dosed off at work, had a previous drug screen (negative) and some patient complaints they want me to be evaluated for underlying issues

I do have some stress or occasional depression like everyone else but that didnt come into play in these situations. I didnt realize how tired I was (it was 2hrs before end of 12 hr shift )

They are saying that falling asleep in the middle of the day is suspicious, which I get. I actually voluntered to take the drug screen

Something doesn't sound right. So you're tired, that's why you fell asleep- and patient's complain. I've had people complain about me before and no one wanted to report me to the board. Heck, I've even done REALLY dumb stuff and forgot a MD order and I was never reported to the board. No one ever thought I had psych issues. Nurses aren't perfect, and as long as you haven't put anyone in danger, I think you are fine. Something sounds a bit strange about this to me.

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