Missing narcotics

[Erica1088]

I'm a brand new LVN. I got my first job as a LVN at a SNF. Last week I was on orientation with a 15+ LVN. We received a order of medications from the pharmacy. The nurse who was training me had the medicAtions in her hands. I hand the pharmacy manifestion sheet. As she read off the medications and the quantity I checked them off the manifestion and signed the bottom. She went to put the medications into thr locked narcotic box. I went home at 3pm. She stayed to do charting. I returned to work for my first on the floor shift 3 days later to find that 60 oxycodone tabs were missing. I called the pharmacy to see when the medications were sent. I notified my DON that the medications were missing. I searched everywhere!! These pills were nowhere to be found!!! I wrote a statement as to what happened the day the medications were delivered. However I was supensed pending an investigation into what happened to the meds. This is the worse thing that could have happened. I feel that I was targeted being a new, naive nurse. I am Afraid the medications will never be found and I will be held responsible or even possible lose my license. I can't sleep or eat. I feel like I am being labeled a pill popper and a thief. I'm so afraid! Can this effect my license? Can I lose my job for this?

[RayeAnn Kemp]

I replied it's on the board I guess I hit the wrong button. I'm an old school nurse from back in the 70's. I have been retired 20 years. I just know how things were. L.v.n.'s had to earn respect back then. R.n.'s were lazy and gave us the hardest work. I used to give chemo and the r.n. signed off. It was wrong but it was done in those days. I couldn't start an I.v. legally. But they trained me. Back then we did the work r.n.'s got the pay.