did I just get discriminated?

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Hello All!

Any comments to my following post would be greatly appreciated!!!!

I am a college student that recently was accepted into a nursing school for the fall of 2007. It is an ADN (2 yr program). I have technically completed the recommended course load for the first year because after this summer I will have completed over 24 or more hours in required pre reqs. ( at a different school than the nursing school I got into)

I recently applied to a facility for a summer student nurse trainee position (nurse's aid for the summer) . I got the job. After I got the job, I came in to be finger printed and my blood was drawn for lab tests. The next week I came in to do a physical and I was told all my prior tests came back fine ( no hep c, etc.) During my physical I had to disclose what medication I take. I was completely honest and disclosed that I take bupropion sr because I have ADHD. The very next day I got a call from HR rescinding my job because they "overlooked" that I had not completed one full year in nursing school ( one of the listed requirements on the application).

I find this very hard to believe because I submitted my transcripts from school and a letter declaring my future intentions in nursing where I listed some of my academic highlights which were all pre req classes ( AP I, nutrition, human development, etc....) I did not list one nursing class.

I feel so bad and low! I feel like I have 2 options:

stop taking my meds ( which help me greatly!!!!) or lie on my future applications. I don't want to lie to get a job and loose my job later because I did not disclose this medication.

Do you think I discriminated against or did HR really fall asleep at the wheel and overlook my lack of qualifications?

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Was the job CNA or nursing externship? If it was the latter, they usually ask for one year of nursing school.

Actually, unless you have a CNA certificate, they usually ask for one year of nursing school for CNA also.

Since the requirement of one year of school is clearly stated on the application, they probably didn't even read what classes you had, assuming you wouldn't have filled it out and submitted it without the necessary courses. So it was definitely an oversight on their part, but one on yours also.

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I don't see the discrimination at all. You did not meet the stated requirements for the job and they caught their error and did not hire you. There are more nurses on psych meds than you could believe. they do not discriminate based on those.

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I don't see the discrimination at all. You did not meet the stated requirements for the job and they caught their error and did not hire you. There are more nurses on psych meds than you could believe. they do not discriminate based on those.

Unfortunately you can never attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained by stupidity.

David Carpenter, PA-C

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Specializes in Onc/Hem, School/Community.

The externships here require a year/semester of nursing school. What a horrible oversight! I take buproprion XL and have not had any problems. Good luck. Sorry that happened to you. Yikes. :nono:

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Why would you jump to the conclusion that they discriminated against you? It sounds like they required a full yr of nursing school, which you don't have yet - end of story. They should have caught that before you went in for labs, etc., but HR depts are very understaffed and overworked so it happens all the time.

Before you applied for the job, did you make sure you knew all the requirements yourself?

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.
I don't see the discrimination at all. You did not meet the stated requirements for the job and they caught their error and did not hire you. There are more nurses on psych meds than you could believe. they do not discriminate based on those.

I agree with this.

There are plenty of nurses on psych/pain meds - they would have no staff if they excluded those.

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Not disclosing can be even more of a problem. I'm not familiar with your med but if it spills out in a drug screen and you didn't list it, you in deep doo-doo.

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Specializes in Education, Administration, Magnet.

All the hospitals in my area also require a full year of nursing school before they offer a student nurse position. I think it was just an unfortunate coincidence that the call came after your phisical.

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Thanks for the comments.

It is the timing of when they rescinded the job offer which alerted me.

It just doesn't seem logical that I slipped through the cracks. My experience and accademic progression was listed on 3/4 of the pages that accompanied my application- which also summed up that I only completed pre reqs. I began my letter of intent with " I have recently been accepted into (blank's) school of nursing for the fall, 2007....."

When I saw on the app that one year of nursing school is required my interpretation was since I have already completed the courses for my first year at the program in which I will be enrolled in during the fall of 2007 ( they are all pre reqs) that maybe there was a chance in Hades that they would be in such a need that they would hire me. Perhaps if the app said one completed year of the clinical portion of nursing school things would have been less ambiguous and I would not have bothered to apply at all.

I am glad to hear that the consensus is that it was just an oversight. I don't want to stop taking my medication in fear of not being hired.

Any rate, it is a done deal. No need in crying over spilt milk I guess.

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one other thing--

As evidence that the rules can be bent and hiring was not done only contingent upon if one year of nursing school is completed, a close friend and I both applied for the same job.We are both starting our first year in nursing in the fall of 2007. She has some CNA exper. She was hired.

We both applied in hopes that after the recruiter stated she needs student trainees "desparatly" that we had a shot of getting hired.

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Any rate, it is a done deal. No need in crying over spilt milk I guess.

That last sentence says it all. ;) As my mother would say, "There's plenty of other fish in the sea." Put that from your mind and move on. When you get the proper requirements under your belt, apply elsewhere.

DON'T leave out ANY meds you are on. :nono: They'll just show up in your bloodwork, anyway.

Best to enter into any position with all your cards on the table.

Mike

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