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I hears through the grapevine that my job,which Is the first nursing job as an LPn I've ever had, is currently "looking" into me for suspecting me of not giving meds to some of my patients. I'm scared because I do give my meds! What can I do? Will they report me to the board for investigation?

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Specializes in L&D, infusion, urology.

Cover your butt. Absolutely everything by the book. How reliable is this information, really? What spurred this, if so?

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Look at the motives of the person giving you this info, and cover your butt.

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No motives for the informant..hes a very reliable and trustworthy source. All meds I give are documented and if not given are circled with my sig on paper..its been five days since I got the tip and nobody from management has said anything or confronted me with anything..any tips?

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Specializes in retired LTC.

Well, you could go to your DON first and let her/him know that you've heard some rumors. You can then discuss what you're doing.

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I trust no one!! I don't care if they are the best and most reliable source. I do not trust anyone, not even the DON. The reason is that evey time I have confided in the "trustworthy" person at my job, it always bites me in the rump. After learning my lesson a few times, I learned to keep all of my personal info private. You have two choices here. You can go straight to the DON and nip it in the bud or tell the "trust worthy" person thanks and ignore it. Remember these are your coworkers not your friends. My rule is if they don't sign my paycheck, I take what they say with a grain of salt. .

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Specializes in retired LTC.

Dear Nibbles1, yup, yup, yup!!! Well said.

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Dually noted..ill keep to myself..if approached ill take to the DON but if not I will fi nothing..i still think its here say but I needed advice being as new of a nurse as I am. Thank you so much for all the input!!

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I was just like you when I was brand new. I wanted everyone to like me. Well, guess what? I got more work dumped on me more times and was always being blamed for something. The straw that broke the camels back was when a nurse was fired for not going her job and she blamed me. The other nurses said I should give her some money since I got her fired. I had no clue what they were talking about. I went to the DON and she said that the nurse that was fired told her that I would do her wound care. I never said that. I couldn't believe it. That's what finally toughened up my skin. It took three years to finally learn TRUST NO ONE!!

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Thank you all for the advice and for easing my mind. And @bronze, your right..i have tried to be nice to everyone because I am just nice by nature..but I shall not be so soft skinned anymore!

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