Pre employment drug screen positive for pcp!!!!

[cocosmama]

Please help! I had a pre-employment drug screen today. It was + for PCP!! i didn't even know what that is until I got home and looked into this. Anyhow, I have had a terrible upper respiratory infection and have been taking a lot of over the counter cold medicines, i used a vicks vapor inhaler nasal decongestant before going in, and I am on antibiotics. Everything else was negative, opiates, thc, cocaine, amphetamines, benzos, barbits, etc.

I cannot freaking believe this! I am soooooo excited to start this job...So much so I have told everyone it is my last job.

Has anyone ever had this happen to them??? I mean, PCP?? Really??? Who even does that?

So what happens after you fail a drug screen? they sent it on to the lab, and also had me fax information to my doctor to have him fax to the "medical review" doctor.

Becca

[Sue Damonas, BSN]

Let us know how it goes for you.:icon_hug:

[cocosmama]

good news. the lab urine result came back clear (yay)! That was very scary, I have never failed a drug screen before! So I am starting my new job on Monday. Hopefully I have found a "forever" position at this hospital!

[regularRN]

Glad everything worked out fine. This is a very interesting thread, because recently one of my pt's tested positive to PCP... and she was really upset. She obviously was not using PCP. Now I have an explanation that I can offer if this happens again.