I just got done reading a ton of threads where nurses have been disciplined very harshly by the board. Countless threads go on to tell a story of a nurses life turned upside down due to a past substance abuse problem or because of having a criminal history.
In alot of these cases, the consequences and discipline the board dishes out is understandable but some are just ridiculous. I mean, the board not giving someone a license because of a charge that was over 10 years old..and didn't even result in a conviction? Or the board making someone pay thousands of dollars and jump through hoops for years because of a past alcohol abuse problem over 7 years ago? ect. ect. These are just two of many examples.
Im curious, is the discipline so harsh because nurses generally have access to narc's? I mean, do respiratory therapists and radiologic technologists have such harsh consequences as well?
I know of a hospital supervisor that had 13+ years with the same hospital. She lived with an abusive husband, started to call in sick with stress related illnesses (not a lot, but she never had before.) She was ready to leave him, hubby found out, and went after her, she hit him with a plastic baseball bat and ran like hell. He called the police and had her arrested for A&B. She hadn't filed a restraining order so guess who the hospital threw under the bus when hubby reported the charge to the BON. Funny for a plastic bat, he had some very interesting (self inflicted?)
bruises. Good news is, she got herself and kids into a safe house, bad news is...
her RN lsc is on the line. I'm sure this kind of thing has happened to others.
nola1202
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I know of a hospital supervisor that had 13+ years with the same hospital. She lived with an abusive husband, started to call in sick with stress related illnesses (not a lot, but she never had before.) She was ready to leave him, hubby found out, and went after her, she hit him with a plastic baseball bat and ran like hell. He called the police and had her arrested for A&B. She hadn't filed a restraining order so guess who the hospital threw under the bus when hubby reported the charge to the BON. Funny for a plastic bat, he had some very interesting (self inflicted?)
bruises. Good news is, she got herself and kids into a safe house, bad news is...
her RN lsc is on the line. I'm sure this kind of thing has happened to others.