JadedCPN

Unfortunately as an RN in the United State you are not able to use cannabis in any way, and a positive test will result in a notification to the BON which will put your license in jeopardy and likely have you in a recovery-type of program.

So you’d be agency working the same hospital you’re at now? With only 1.5 years experience I would probably take that offer because truthfully if you’re trying to travel as an ICU nurse, with that limited experience and with lower acuity as you said I think you might need a little bit more time and this seems like a good way to get some more experience under your belt in the meantime!

16 years of pediatric nursing and I still have this thought at least once a week.

That’s not how this works.

This is a hospital, not a hotel.

We are also all professionals here, and we should NOT be bringing up these beliefs as professionals without the patient/other party initiating the conversation themselves. Completely inappropriate. I don't care what you believe in and I am not at all offended by the word jesus or god as you suggested earlier - it is completely inappropriate to initiate a conversation about religion when it hasn't been prompted by the patient and/or isn't part of the admission history questions.

My mother had to muster the energy while actively dying in hospice to stop a religious zealot from pushing god on her while she was trying to die in peace. Ignorant of you to say that no one has ever been hurt by talking about god; please don't spread your mistruths. And as a healthcare worker you can have whatever beliefs you have but remember it is not okay to assume that every other person has those beliefs as well.

I agree. So sad.

And this right here is the danger with these exemptions.

No reason to be ashamed in your faith at all. But you do need to realize that this isn’t about you, it’s about the patient and there are many, many patients who absolutely would not want you to talk about god at any point but especially not on their death bed, myself being one of those patients. If the patients brings up god or religion, that’s different although I would still tread carefully to maintain professionalism.

Once fully approved by FDA, no different than every single other FDA-approved vaccine that is mandated for school-aged children to attend public schools. This is not a new concept, at all.

mRNA vaccines also weren’t discovered 9 months ago, they have been researched for decades. Stop with your “I’m not against vaccinations BUT…” BS. You are the most dangerous type of devil’s advocate and you continue to spew it on post after post.

Of course there are people who take advantage of the Light Duty situation, just like there are people who take advantage of FMLA. Not my business to determine what’s legit and what’s not though.

Hugs. All the hugs to you. That’s all.

I’ve always been mandated to take the flu vaccine during my career. It wasn’t until I moved to Texas a few years ago that I worked somewhere it wasn’t mandated, go figure.