This particular RN (I'll name him Jon) has been working for our unit for two years. We work in a MedSurg unit at a county hospital. Apparently, we DONT do drug tests at all.
Our morning was going fine, we both took report in the same area and had our breaks at the same time. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary (aside from saying "I'm sleepy/tired," but we all say it). Jon did one discharge and completed one admit. He helped me start an IV for one of my patients and cosigned my insulin.
It wasn't until lunch I noticed Jon's phone Snapchat(?) of him consuming edibles. I also saw Jon's text messages saying "he was still high this morning."
I immediately went to the charge nurse and reported my discovery. Our charge nurse was in disbelief and found it difficult to believe. We confronted Jon and he denied everything.
Our charge nurse discreetly followed up on his patients, and they reported nothing but excellent nursing care. We checked his charting and everything was within policy. We also checked all his pyxis pulls and there were no discrepancies. Lastly, we privately spoke to an MD that Jon was speaking to in the morning who also reported that his behavior was completely normal.
I apologized to Jon as there were no evidence of him being high towards the end of the shift. As we were leaving the hospital, one of Jon's friends (from another unit), came up to him and ask him about his 4/20. I saw Jon winked and nodded. I got upset and just left.
The next day, I reported it to the charge. She said to leave it alone since there wasn't any proof and no patients were harmed. I am not sure what else to do at this point.
Speaking of emoticons - just noticed that all the buttons that used to be at the top of the comment box (to attach a link, emojis, etc.) are gone. Anyone else? Just me?
Specializes in Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health.
Speaking of emoticons - just noticed that all the buttons that used to be at the top of the comment box (to attach a link, emojis, etc.) are gone. Anyone else? Just me?
1. Whatever you do OUTSIDE of work is your own business.
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Hopefully we all know that is not true. There are any number of things that might jeopardize our license that can happen outside of work. It is then the business of our respective BONs. For example, a nurse who gets a DUI and has to self report that to the BON.
I have to say that the name calling of the OP has been a bit much. I disagree with her actions but the open hostility is intense. It is one thing to be strongly critical of an action, recommend deep self reflection, and share personal stories which show the gravity of such actions. All of us have to grow one way or another -- in this case her growth will come from a blinking awful fail. Now she'll have some grown up relationships to fix at work.
So perhaps we could all stop sharpening our swords, the dragon hath been slain.
caliotter3
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I knew there was something I was missing from AN's past! That emoticon sometimes said it all!