I am a CNA currently in nursing school and just need some honest opinions and direction on my current situation. A couple days ago I was found sleeping at the end of my night shift. I had a headache and finished my round, at about 6:20 I told my coworker that I would be in the relaxation room for a few. Went in sat in the massage chair and next thing I know my co worker is waking me up saying it's shift change. It wasn't just shift change....it was 7:20. Instant panic. Charge told me to speak with her after report. She said that corporate would be calling me. I asked if she would speak with me in private so she called the house supervisor and we went in the break room. They said they thought that I was intoxicated. I immediately said I would be happy to submit to any test in order to disprove this. We go down to the ED where I was told I was twitching and my eyes were dilated by the doctor. While speaking with the doc I began to cry out of embarrassment of the whole thing. Everyone I spoke to said that I wasn't acting like myself even though I had never met this doctor or had any interaction with day shift charge and house supervisor. I provided 2 urine sample and had blood drawn twice. They also did a CT scan.
After all of this was completed they said I need to get a ride or call a taxi because they didn't want me to drive my vehicle. I put my foot down with this and would be driving myself home. They informed me the would have to notify the sheriff department that I was leaving in my car. About 10 min after getting home the sheriff stopped by and said he was just checking on me and left immediately. I'm waiting on the results of my tests that were sent to an outside lab. The labs will be 100% negative. I have never been this embarrassed and humiliated before, just typing out this post has me crying again. I know that I majorly screwed up by falling asleep, that is not OK. Period.
But I am mortified about how public this all was and I do not understand why I was accused of of inebriation. I don't know what to think or do currently right now. I'm scared of being fired and even more so that I destroyed my reputation completely. IDK I'm just looking for some insight and guidance and I'm seeking overall opinion on the situation.
I doubt that a hospital employee will generate a big ER bill. She SHOULD feel humiliated! Her humiliation intensity score will be regulated by her, not her colleagues. Anyone can be fired at any time for sleeping while being paid. It has nothing to do with being "human." What else do we excuse for being "human." I doubt rhat pedophilia is "human" in your book. Where does the excuse end? You will never hurt yourself if you decide not to sleep while being paid to work. Never. She got off easy because no harm was done. I'm sure that feeling of humiliation was painful enough for her not to do it again , nor tolerate it in employees if she is ever in a leadership position. She appears to realize she made a mistake and not interested in becoming the martyr for sleeping at work that others are making her here.
So for anyone that has ever overslept or has ever taken a nap longer than desired, they can be likened to pedophilia. Wow! That's extreme. (🙄) This is why nurses sometimes look at other nurses and wonder how in this universe did this person ever get a license.🤔
"CRNA's finest, best and brightest of 2024," I'm pretty sure she wasn't administering nor monitoring someone receiving anesthesia. In the land of the free and the home of the Whopper, many individuals insurance is tied to their place of employment; however, sometimes employees do not qualify for benefits due to PRN status and employees also have the option of declining coverage or may be just underinsured. Either way, she doesn't have the privilege of CRNA pay just yet. I could be wrong, but I believe she is a CNA that may be in nursing school or pursuing it. With all due respect, any coverage outside of it being 100% free will be a big ER bill. Hop down off of that high horse every now and again. I'm sure you've never done anything wrong that would require an experience of humiliation to learn a valuable lesson but it's just classy to exude humility in my eyes.
So for anyone that has ever overslept or has ever taken a nap longer than desired, they can be likened to pedophilia. Wow! That's extreme. (🙄) This is why nurses sometimes look at other nurses and wonder how in this universe did this person ever get a license.🤔
"CRNA's finest, best and brightest of 2024," I'm pretty sure she wasn't administering nor monitoring someone receiving anesthesia. In the land of the free and the home of the Whopper, many individuals insurance is tied to their place of employment; however, sometimes employees do not qualify for benefits due to PRN status and employees also have the option of declining coverage or may be just underinsured. Either way, she doesn't have the privilege of CRNA pay just yet. I could be wrong, but I believe she is a CNA that may be in nursing school or pursuing it. With all due respect, any coverage outside of it being 100% free will be a big ER bill. Hop down off of that high horse every now and again. I'm sure you've never done anything wrong that would require an experience of humiliation to learn a valuable lesson but it's just classy to exude humility in my eyes.
I meant to take it to the extreme; that's the entire point. Sleeping on the job isn't pedophilia but it's on the same continuum of unacceptable behavior. The OP didn't suffer any economic loss. Her employer took her back. She got lucky. What is your point? She never even stated that she received any bills. I think the OP is the humble one. She accepted what she did wasn't responsible. She's behaving like the adult here.
I did do a UDS, 2 actually. Don't know where that got twisted.
Don't know about your situation, but I once had a patient in the ER whose UDS came back positive. She did not have any signs of being on drugs, think it was part of the work up for palpitations. When the doctor told her, she insisted she did not use drugs and said she would go have one done elsewhere to prove it. The doctor ordered a repeat just to pacify her. It was negative. The lab called horrified and embarrassed. They tracked down the previous sample, which was also negative. They had accidentally resulted another patient's results on her chart. Pretty sure a tech got fired.
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So for anyone that has ever overslept or has ever taken a nap longer than desired, they can be likened to pedophilia. Wow! That's extreme. (🙄) This is why nurses sometimes look at other nurses and wonder how in this universe did this person ever get a license.🤔
"CRNA's finest, best and brightest of 2024," I'm pretty sure she wasn't administering nor monitoring someone receiving anesthesia. In the land of the free and the home of the Whopper, many individuals insurance is tied to their place of employment; however, sometimes employees do not qualify for benefits due to PRN status and employees also have the option of declining coverage or may be just underinsured. Either way, she doesn't have the privilege of CRNA pay just yet. I could be wrong, but I believe she is a CNA that may be in nursing school or pursuing it. With all due respect, any coverage outside of it being 100% free will be a big ER bill. Hop down off of that high horse every now and again. I'm sure you've never done anything wrong that would require an experience of humiliation to learn a valuable lesson but it's just classy to exude humility in my eyes.