BRN Ordered Probation

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Hello everyone, I really need your help. I am a RN whom was placed on 3yr probation by the CA BRN for failing to document waste of narcotics. Part of my probation conditions requires me to undergo, " 9 Hours Minimum - Nursing Practice: with at least 9 hours related to: Patient safety related to nursing management of controlled substances utilizing automated systems." For the life of me, I can not find any course(s) that involve utilizing automated systems. Can someone out there help me? When I asked my probation monitor, I was told it is my responsibility.

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Specializes in Home Health/Hospice, Public Health, Case Mgmt.

Have you asked anyone in your Nurse Support Group?

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3 hours ago, LMRN2003 said:

Have you asked anyone in your Nurse Support Group?

It is not necessary for me to have be in a group. I committed a charting/documentation error, not diversion.

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Specializes in Psychiatric RN.

Hey you're reaching out and that's good - probation monitors can be really vague and hard to contact - as that's what I'm dealing with right now.

I would suggest nurse.com and see what courses they offer - I have a yearly subscription for the CEUs so it's a keeper.

Also if you haven't done so, get via NSO. 

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On 3/16/2022 at 3:55 PM, xbananachipsx said:

Hey you're reaching out and that's good - probation monitors can be really vague and hard to contact - as that's what I'm dealing with right now.

I would suggest nurse.com and see what courses they offer - I have a yearly subscription for the CEUs so it's a keeper.

Also if you haven't done so, get liability insurance via NSO. 

Thanks for the support. They expect me to find a course that includes education on automated dispensing systems (e.g. pyxis, omnicell, accudose). I have never seen nursing C.E.s on this topic

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Specializes in CVICU.

I don’t have to be in a support group either but I found one anyway and the leader is amazing and answers every question I have. I would recommend joining one anyway and they can help you so much. All the support groups are on the board of nursing website. 

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I found all of mine at AAACEUS.COM 

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).
On 4/19/2022 at 7:09 PM, djpioneer said:

Thanks for the support. They expect me to find a course that includes education on automated dispensing systems (e.g. pyxis, omnicell, accudose). I have never seen nursing C.E.s on this topic

This is a shot in the dark but try contacting the parent companies for pyxis, omnicell and accudose and see what they suggest!

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Specializes in Hd.

I am in the same situation. Can anybody help ? 

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Nursesxsxsx said:

I am in the same situation. Can anybody help ? 

Help with what exactly?

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I just got notice of my probation starting 6/14 - in my email it says I will have to do daily monitoring that sound like it's drug testing related. My issue was changing a date on a compliance item for a travel nurse contract. Will I also have to undergo drug and alcohol monitoring? 
 

asking here cos you guys had non diversion issues as well. Curious if you had to comply with that or frequent drug testing 

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Specializes in Home Health/Hospice, Public Health, Case Mgmt.
nurse.aly.j said:

I just got notice of my probation starting 6/14 - in my email it says I will have to do daily monitoring that sound like it's drug testing related. My issue was changing a date on a compliance item for a travel nurse contract. Will I also have to undergo drug and alcohol monitoring? 
 

asking here cos you guys had non diversion issues as well. Curious if you had to comply with that or frequent drug testing 

Yes. They will test your urine for alcohol. They will also order at least one or two Peth tests (blood) throughout the duration of your probation. 

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