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Again--Thank you all. It is almost therapy to be able to explain to peers what happened. I will explain why I got into such a lazy habit. I had a couple of serious illnesses and went back to work the 1st of the year--seriously deconditioned and the halls were long--3 units) and got so tired that the extra rus down the hall were soooo hard. Once you do something wrong it is easier to do it again, and no I did not do it all the time. It is a violation of the nurse practice act. In another setting --not a nursing home, but all community based settings and mst hospitals in my state it is a legal practice. But that is not an excuse. I also would go assess the patient after the nac started the tx--NO I do not think the facility was trying to cut me for cost savings or anything like that. The dns is young and this is her first dns role. She is absolutely rule based and no deviations are ever tolerated. I did contact the local nuses association for advice and they reccomended a course in the nurse practice act. Being able to "talk" aabout it with the members here has allowed me to think through the emotional impact. Thanks:redbeathe

thank you all for your comments. I am inclined to also just tell the whole story--However__when I look at the "what to do when you have been fired websites", they all state that you should never state it without being specifically asked. I am so embarressed and angry at myself.

I was recently fired--Yes I was wrong--just did not consider the act. I had an aide put the nebulizer med into a nebulizer and turn it on. I did that several times, but not constantly. I worked nights and had 3 units most of the time. I did it as a time saver to start it while I finished something else and then went to eval the resident a few minutes later. The dns also said I could lose my licience for this. I contacted the nursing board and they said probably not and that they probably wont investigate even. I am shattered. I have been a nurse about 40 years and this is the first time this has ever happened. What do I do in applying for a new job and how do I deal with the question--why did you leave your last job. Also how to cope with the feelings related to doing something you know was wrong. I am still dealing with how angry the dns was. Thanks.