might sound dumb, but pos drug screen ??

passing thru · Mar 14, 2003

The hospital where I work does them on hire and annually. When I hired on, I was there at 8 a.m. for my pee test and blow in the breathalyzer test. I ask the breathalyzer guy, "Why give this test at 8 a.m.? Who would have alcohol on their breath at eight o'clock in the morning??" He said, "you'd be surprised how many people get up and have a drink ....................or two, to get them going in the morning or to get their "nerve" up to come in here for pre-employment testing!!" LOL DUH ! You're coming in for a pee test and you want to slug down a couple?? They must be drawing unemployment !!

MandyInMS · Mar 14, 2003

originally posted by rustyhammer
my question is....why the drug screen?
are these routine?
we don't do them , we may not have any nurses left to work. hahaha.
seriously we do them on hire but then thats it.
-russell

hahaha...i was thinking the same thing about not having any nurses left to work :smokin:

KaroSnowQueen, RN · Mar 14, 2003

When I took my drug screen for my present job, told them I had taken two Lortab the day before for a migraine, she told me it wouldn't even show up, that it would have to be a large amount for them to see it.??????????

So was she placating me or what???? In any event, I got the job.

Brownms46 · Mar 14, 2003

I and many traveling nurses have to do a drug screen before every assisgnment. When I worked for American Airlines they drug tested also. But then again...now just about any job out there drug tests. At least the ones my children where my children have worked.

webbiedebbie · Mar 14, 2003

Yep drug screening here too, but never heard of having the breathalizer!

OBNURSEHEATHER · Mar 14, 2003

Pre-employment drugscreens at all 3 nursing jobs so far (2 of them were rehabs - have to practice what you preach!).

Each and every one of them made me nervous. I don't know why, but after about the second or third day I start freaking out about what kinds of seeds are on a big mac bun and whether or not Sudafed metabolizes into something that shows up on there!

As for the drinking in the morning thing.... I've done 3 complete admissions at my new job. All of them before noon. All of them completely intoxicated. :rolleyes:

Heather

PowerPuffGirl · Mar 14, 2003

I'm a student and I just had to sign a paper last week acknowledging that I understand the drug testing policy.

We have a mandatory drug screening for everyone before we start clinicals, and after that, random drug testings, where a computer will select 10% of the students. In addition, if there is suspicion, we can be asked on the spot to take a drug test.

I know that with the drug testing, they split the urine into two batches, and test the first. If it comes back positive (or inconclusive), and we challenge the test, they send the second sample for more expensive, accurate testing.

They gave us a range of threshold limits for various drugs, which I don't have with me, but can post later, if anyone is curious.

Interestingly, a friend of mine attended this school last year, and in his class of 25, 4 people failed the initial, pre-clinicals drug screen, and were removed from the program.

KRVRN, BSN, RN · Mar 15, 2003

I not sure why a Breathalyzer should matter... Alcohol is legal. Maybe it they are making someone do it on the spot during work or something.

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sunnygirl272 · Mar 15, 2003

Originally posted by OBNURSEHEATHER
Pre-employment drugscreens at all 3 nursing jobs so far (2 of them were rehabs - have to practice what you preach!).

Each and every one of them made me nervous. I don't know why, but after about the second or third day I start freaking out about what kinds of seeds are on a big mac bun and whether or not Sudafed metabolizes into something that shows up on there!

As for the drinking in the morning thing.... I've done 3 complete admissions at my new job. All of them before noon. All of them completely intoxicated.

Heather

you were completely intoxicated while doing 3 complete admissions? and before noon??? you rock....better woman than i am....

OBNURSEHEATHER · Mar 15, 2003

Originally posted by sunnygirl272
you were completely intoxicated while doing 3 complete admissions? and before noon??? you rock....better woman than i am....

:rotfl:

Not me. The patients.

shudokan-RN · Mar 15, 2003

I want to work with Heather, but I dont like to drink before noon

PowerPuffGirl · Mar 15, 2003

I think I want to work with Heather, too, if that's the case!