Hey all I had just recently changed jobs from telemetry to a nursing home. I had been there all of three days, i wasn't off orientation and had no access to the med carts yet.Then I did something dumb, I had been having severe panic attacks for the last month or so and was terrified that if I went to a doctor I could possibly be reported to BON. A well meaning friend gave me some ativan and I took to many. A neighbor found me outside not making any sense. I got taken to the er, there They asked me detailed questions about where I could have gotten meds and how I would have stolen them from work, this is all second hand, I have no memory of my time in the er. I guess I went on to tell them that I could have gotten them from work and here is how I would do it. Needless to say I also told them I was a smoker, I'm not, that I was bitten by a rabid raccoon,that I was under the influence of marijuana, narcotics, and hallucinogens, none of which showed up on the tox screen they did. During this questioning my husband was not present, they never called him, there was no patient advocate, and in my medical records one nurse said I was A&O x 3 while another said i only knew my name. They had me sign documents, my name was misspelled on these. While there I had a standing order for IV Ativan by a doctor who wasn't even in the hospital. Also the charting between nurses and doctors was very inconsistent to the point of falsifying information.
From that one visit there were two complaints against my license one being from the doctor who wasn't there.
The BON now has my medical records from that visit even though I didn't authorize it. They called my employer to tell them about the investigation so I have been fired. I was told that anywhere I try to work will get a phone call informing them of the investigation. I haven't even had my license a year so needless to say no one will hire me. I can't afford a lawyer, my insurance only covers patient complaints, I will be homeless at the end of June so I can't afford the board recommended treatment. I am so miserable that I thought of surrendering my licenses and giving up. I am terrified to see a doctor or therapist, I mean what if they report me as well. I really don't know what to do, any help would be great.
