Hi guys, pls I have been beating myself up and continue to do so. I do not need judgmental condescending people to add to my stress level right now. Only sound advice please. And I want to say thank you In advance to those welcomed comments. Thank you.
So i am a travel nurse. I recently failed my pre-admission drug screen. +THC. I lost my contract, and the agency dropped me. It's a big agency, so I understand what that really means. I am told I will be reported to the BON. So my questions are:
1) How important is it for me to be open and honest with this next recruiter in another agency? Should I let him know about the positive test? How will telling him or not telling him affect me?
2) the agency that dropped me, has me out here stranded and broke. They told me they won't reimburse my travel expenses. And I'm locked down in housing as I have already paid for the month. Is there anything I can do about getting my travel reimbursement back?
3) I know Texas is very strict on a lot of things, so how strict will the BON be in my case. No prior tint on my license.
4) should I be proactive and contact IPN myself?
Anything information you could throw my way will help a lot. Please and thank you.
It's ok. I find the American corporate culture where employers are allowed to test you for smoking, drugs and alcohol on a whim terrifying. I Don t think you should be penalized for what you do on your own time, as long as it doesn't impair your patient care. Canada isn't the first country to legalize marijuana
I Was asked to do a drug test under suspicion of diverting (I did it), and self reported, both to BON and TPAPN. I admitted everything to my employers and both my manager and HR were very supportive. I have been on leave for about six weeks and was evaluated by a psychologist. Only required to do bi-weekly counseling and can return to work as soon as my counselor releases me.....hopefully next week. At that point I will discuss my options with HR and my manager. Right now I feel like reporting m shelf was the best thing I could have done.....especially since even the short wait for what would happen was awful. I could not imagine going weeks, month, or even years never knowing when my life would be changed......at least now i can start everything and actually get help.......yes, I needed it.
@Maverick this question is for you I saw you were also charged with a failure to document charge and was wondering if we could talk do you have an email ?
broughden
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Agreed.