Rohr.RN1990

Hey, how did this turn out for you? I’ve posted about and am facing a reprimand from the TN board now. It was over an experienced mistake while I was starting out in hospice. That said, has anyone had issues with employment moving forward?

Update- after much back and forth with the board, they have decided that they will drop their original demands which was suspending my license and requiring drug test monitoring. They are now waiting to put a public reprimand on my license that reads “inappropriate disposal of narcotics.” The attorney I’m working with is saying this is likely the best we will get from this situation- despite mounds of texts/ emails and affidavits from other coworkers who worked at this same company and dealt with these types of patients and disorganized management- where we were told to just chart the narcotic disposal in the patient profile without an RN witness. Has anyone had a reprimand placed on their RN license?

Yes, it talks about evaluation from the state to see about possible probation or a stay on license suspension. I believe it recommends a 3 year period. It also recommends meeting with a state program for substance evaluation- which seems bizarre since I have no history of drugs or alcohol use, but I do understand drug diversion happens. I was actually in the process of being hired by the VA when I quit this job, so I have access to blood work drug panel from that time frame that was free from all substances. I plan on bringing that to the meeting with me. I will look into the hair follicle test too. I will see how the meeting goes this week as far as experience with the BON, otherwise I intend to find someone who is very familiar. We’ve all worked to hard to have this kind of power over innocent licenses.

No, the board didn’t tell me anything until I received a letter saying that I was being investigated. That was in April of this year, when I first reached out to the attorney. Fast forward, to this weekend, I received an email for the board with their intentions to pursue suspending my license, they contacted my last employer I’m guessing. The info the email contains is not factual to what actually played out, but I did quit without notice after we were extremely short staffed. Maybe that’s why this is happening. I have a meeting with the attorney I mentioned this week to discuss the details of that patient. I will update everyone!

I have text messages between my manager at that job describing the family dynamics and my concerns about medications/ narcotics in the home. Concerns over the caregiver who was in the home (rearranging medications) and messages to the Physician as well about the instability in the home. I’m not sure about the camera and/or recorder, I doubt it based on the home- but who knows. I will see what else I can find about the accuser. Thanks

Yes, you’re so right, I should have done that sooner. That’s ultimately what made me submit my resignation at that company. I never dreamed this would be happening now, a year later. But, here we are- hindsight is 20/20.

I have been documented everything I can remember, including medications tried/refused/ disposed of, MD orders, calls from the state BON, notes about specific charting I remember doing about the instability in the home. I no longer work for this company that I was seeing the patient at- the turn over rate was incredible, without very productive leadership, so that makes things a bit more challenging too. I did go up the chain of command about this particular family- I intent to inform my attorney about that as well. Thank for your response.

That’s what I was thinking too.. she was very anxious, constantly calling all hours of the day/ night wanting help with behaviors- but then refusing the options we had available after the MD had already ordered them. It was a messy situation, as they had a caregiver in the home too, that was not licensed, who would rearrange Med planner- change dosages of medications. What’s to say she didn’t take them? I’m just hoping the board will see the holes in this complaint. I’ve never been stressed like this!

That’s is what I’ve been hoping, that maybe the longer the wait by the board, the better. But yes, the waiting is the worst part (besides facing losing my license by here-say.) I’ve retained a lawyer who was an MSN nurse before becoming a judge and now a defense attorney. I’m hoping my past if no criminal record, and a majority of happy patient families will all be cause to help my case, plus the face I didn’t divert anything. I will keep everyone posted as to how this plays out. Thanks

Hey guys, I’m an experienced RN-BSN nurse with about 10 years of experience. I am a hospice nurse, mainly seeing patients who live at home or with family. I received a letter from the BON regarding an investigation for “unethical conduct” in April of this year, I immediately called a nurse attorney who instructed me not to speak with the BON investigator. Long story short-I had a patient who’s daughter was very anxious, and also the primary caregiver of my patient. She was constantly changing her mind about the plan of care/ medications she wanted or didn’t want for her mother. Anyway I just got a letter today that the BON is pursing my RN license for med diversion! Apparently this daughter has reported that I removed medications from the home. I have never diverted meds, nor do I have any history alcohol or drug abuse. Has anyone been in similar circumstances and faced the BON? I’m freaked out! Thanks