My first letter —please help

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Hi guys.

I had an issue a year ago that I assume I would get a letter for and I didn’t... until now. It was not certified. And asked to just come in for an interview regarding an investigation. Is that how most of yours were? My husband is being optimistic thinking that bc it was so nonchalant that things may be ok. I, on the other hand, am freaking out and feel like my life is over. Please give me insight and help as to how your situations evolved.

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Specializes in Home care.

Is the letter from your nursing board?

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First don’t use your real name. Then a certified letter from a monitoring program rarely turns out well. Lawyer up and prepare for a poop storm

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Specializes in Home care.

I think she said not certified.. investigation?

Dont use your real name.. poop storm... you crack me up ?

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Lol. Thanks. Changed the name. Yes it’s from the OPD. Not a certified letter. But uses the words investigation often. Tells me to report on a certain day (which I will not do without my attorney). But my main question is.. I see many people stating they got a certified letter and mine was not, and also states I am “requested” to show at a date and not required. I am clearly going to go, with my attorney. But is it naive of me to think this may not be overly serious? ....I’m sure I know the answer to this but.... looking for insight. XXXXXXXX my pants.

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Code browns in the pants don’t help. Get a lawyer that does this stuff and listen to him or her. Even if you did what they said and are “guilty” you should be treated with respect and not just have punishments heaped on you that don’t befit the “crime”. Stay calm and focused and work through this with an eye on minimizing the blood these vampires will suck from you but prepare yourself for poop o’plenty

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Specializes in Emergency/Trauma.

The letter you received, answer this rhetorically, do you know what it pertains to. This is a hypothetical situation, I am not saying it is yours, but say for instance an organization suspected you of diverting medications. They had just enough evidence to let you go form the company but they had not finished their thorough investigation. It would be far less expensive to terminate you so they don't have to keep you on administrative leave while the investigation is ongoing. During said time a person can do one of two things, they could a) self report to the board of nursing and take the bull by the horns, or b) wait for investigation to be completed which from what I've heard and read can take months to years to complete. At which point they will then request a meeting (non-certified) so this is non-binding you could just brush it off but it could likely lead to a subpoena where you will be forced to attend the meeting and the type of people that get involved here tend to go up as well (AJL, Mitigator, lawyers, etc.). If any even by a small fleeting of familiarity seems likely to you; GET A LAWYER as others have said. I got a lawyer to second day after I met with my previous HR, weeks before the board had any paperwork to do and investigation. I was ready to get this ball rolling. Having a lawyer is never a bad sign in their eyes, and a lawyer (nurse license lawyer ONLY) can help to advocate the tricky nonsensical legalize that you will likely overlook due to it's nomenclature and verbiage.

And, always think of this:

From the Hagakure:

'"Matters of great concern should be treated lightly." Master lttei commented, "Matters of small concern should be treated seriously."'

I always took this to mean that matters of great concern are anxieties, which should be generalised, and matters of small concern, about which we are depressed and push away, should be treated specifically.

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