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I am a 25 yr old RN. I was dating a respiratory therapist at the hospital where I worked. After 4 weeks he proposed and I said no. Two weeks later he drove to my house with a loaded gun, took a handful of ambien, and then left and went to work where he collapsed and had to have his stomach pumped. They found the empty bottle and gun in his truck. He was a patient at our facility ( a psychiatric hospital- how ironic!) for 3 days. After a week and being tested to see if he could perform his job, he was allowed to return to work. He was one of the 2 resp. therapist we have to work night shift, he should have been fired for having a gun on state property if for nothing else, but - He still works with me. There is a disability act that ststes that an employee cannot be discriminated against for illness. Drug use/ abuse, alcoholism etc. are considered an illness. She must be allowed to seek treatment and return to her job if she is competant.
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Thank you so much, a thousand pounds are lifted form me, she is a good person , a single mom with two girls, and the dad just lost his job-- so, no child suport, she worked so hard to go to school and did very well and is so proud of her profesion, everything came down on her at the same time. she is undergoing counciling and I have th girls, when she gets out she will stay with us untill she is well, and able to perfom he duties, thank you and God Bless
Your daughter needs to ask for info about peer assistance programs through your state nursing board. Most states do have a means of assisting nurses with drug/alchol/ psychiatric problems IF they are willing to get help and be monitored.
if she does not ask for help and be willing to do this, she may well lose her license. Encourage her to make a good decision for herself and her future and ask for appropriate help.
Good luck to you . You obviously love your daughter and she is lucky to have you. Be kind but insist she help herself. :)
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Hello, My daughter had a nervous breakdown and took a hand full of her perscribed meds. She is currently in the hosp. under going treatment and counciling. She has gotten a letter from the disiplinary board for a hearing, Could she loose her licence for doing this to herself? Please any advice would be greatly apprecieated.