PhoenixTech

Sometimes if it's only 1 conviction, they'll want you to expunge it first if it is indeed expungable. Try that or @ least start the process. Frankly you should've taken care of this a long time ago if it is 'erasable'. Yes people, I know that it could never really be erased from the BON's view & that they'll still see it, it's just a different way to say expun.

Hi Bluejuice No, I don't live in Arizona, the Phoenix of my name refers to the mythical bird arisen from it's own ashes of destruction. Yes, I was dismissed from an AAS program but currently attend a BSN program. By Gods grace I attended my first clinical last week. I was however informed that each semester my background results will be submitted to the clinical sites for approval & there's no guarantee of clearance. I choose to move forward by faith rather than by sight. I continue to pray for guidance, mercy, & grace, leaving it with who's truly in charge instead of obsessing over it every 2 minutes:)! My best wishes to you.

Damn Hodgie! Do you tutor?! :bowingpur:

I suggest the book, A & P Made Incredibly Easy I would not suggest you just go with it & not question it. It's very vital to understand the processes when it's time to apply the nursing process in practice. The fact that you are inquiring here on AN shows that you want to understand so take the extra step & acquire the above mentioned book.

hilarious!

Touché!

Her first sentence was, "I need some sound advice about my situation." She then goes on to question whether or not she will be accepted @ another school due to her "clinical failure". How are we going further?

That is exactly the point some posters are making about the OP. Why can you see it here but stress conspiracy there? Without naming names, dates & locations, the OP can give the gist of the info & still remain unidentified. In addition, with 3 weeks till graduation left, the average student if they really felt wronged, would come here in complete outrage & spill all. I'm just saying:rolleyes:

Just for the record, if you tell only half of the problem, you get only half of the help. I would honestly suggest you search yourself as to why it was a political/personality issue that caused your failure to begin with. I mean, outside of extremely egregious issues, I'd have done my best to get along & get through.

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying as well. I understood your post to be general as far as physical harm but specific in regard to drug use. The addict can get rehab but if you physically harm someone, rehab is not even raised. I used diverting as an example because of the close relationship between nurses and drug accessibility. The progressiveness of addiction is such that people take more & more risks to acquire the substance of choice & rarely get help unless they are caught and forced to. My point is that the adult who physically harms someone, receives help (rehab) & years later wants to go into nursing is given a worse time than the addict who rehabs & also decides to go into nursing. I submit that the potential danger is the same for both because the addict can relapse and in that case, diversion is a very real possibility. I did not wish to confuse you & I hope I've made myself clearer. It seems to me that lay people will repeatedly mention addicts in union with rehab, but to them someone who abused someone stands alone, as if rehab is not possible.

I'm surprised you couldn't find it under the "about me" tab, I did. He lives in Conneticut (sp).

I have a 3 yo who will be 4 in two weeks, I work part time & I'm in a traditional BSN program. Single parent & responsible for all bills, housework & car maintenance. Needless to say that every minute of every day I'm doing something. It doesn't stop until I lay my head down @ 11 ish & best believe there's still something left undone. The real question for me is what's going to get neglected today? It usually ends up being the housework but more times than I'd like, it's my daughter. Last week, it was a day of work & my study time. However, after a couple of C's where there was once A's, I've kept the tv off so as to not get distracted. Which means my daughter is in my face till bedtime. It is very tough for me but it's temporary and when I'm done, working three days a week & financial security will make all the sacrifice worth it. I pray alot and depend on God to continue to strengthen me. PS I won't even start about when daycare closes for every little holiday & then some!

incorporate childcare facilities at conferences and local meetings. make them more kid friendly, maybe free room and board for children at the hotels. more local conferences instead of one huge conference in say, texas when i live in nj.....i'm just saying. guaranteed movement against politicians when our livelihood is at stake, not maybe we'll get involved but more like, "oh he** no, you will not keep opening the door for immigrant nurses to come over and get guaranteed work when we can barely staff our own american nurses!" (not trying to start a debate here, just hashing out idea's ) or, "no sir, there will be no compensation based on patient care survey policy! it always backlashes on the nurses and our salary plus benefits will be the first to be slashed!" there you are.:thankya:

Just check his profile.

For all the experiences you've seen on allnurses, why oh why did you accept that deal with a domestic abuse surcharge? Were you not able to get a lawyer? Did they tell you that if you do time for it, it is a conviction even if you get it expunged. Ok, now that I got that out, the more time that has passed since this situation, the better your chances are. Being as though you were in a domestic violence relationship, it's good that you are in therapy, however, if this is a recent stretch & you are able, it might be a good idea to take a little time for self reflection before you continue to pursue your nursing career. You have to have a healthy sense of self & control over your responses to be a successful nurse. I wish you well.

Oh! Thxs.

Are you saying that an RN who diverts pain meds is not purposefully causing harm? Also, there's no need to yell, I still don't understand what type of slang is 'who they lay'. In any case, what I'm saying is that causing harm comes in many formats & each one can be just as devastating as laying hands on someone. Consider someone in healthcare diverting pain meds or anxiety meds from a pt going into surgery.

what does "who they lay" mean? in regards to physical harm out of anger vs drug abuse, consider this true story. about a year ago as a fairly new pct, i walked onto my floor one morning to a pt who had been screaming in pain for most of the night. the rn assigned to him spent most of the morning going back and forth between his room and the telephone attempting to get a dr. to come in and increase his morphine. she kept talking very loudly saying things like, 'poor man, the med is not working, i'm trying to get him more', in the meantime this pt was in agony. i witnessed the rn and the dr. discussing the med increase and i overheard her tell the dr. that it wasn't enough. i also witnessed her going into his room with a syringe but the patient kept screaming all throughout my shift. the next morning i came in and the pt had expired in the night, i had to do his post-mortem care and while i did it i replayed the previous day in my mind and wondered if that nurse had diverted his med. there were other behaviours contributing to my suspicion but it was just that, a suspicion...however, i felt very disturbed at how this man screamed in agony until his death. fast forward to now and in the midst of the layoffs and bumping going on i notice that i haven't seen that rn in some months. when i asked about her, lo and behold, she was caught diverting and given an opportunity for rehab. i don't know if she completed the rehab or not but she hasn't been back since. my question is, even in the face of an incurable disease such as addiction is how is the morality of allowing someone to make their final transition in agony more acceptable than the person who physically harms someone in a fit of anger? the addict is given rehab, why can't the harmer get anger management? to me, it's especially egregious because the rn has already gone through school and learned about bioethics, took the oath and is aware that their license is at stake. why is it more acceptable to just be given rehab when diversion is a factor even though the pt that was in physical pain is harmed by this action? what i suspect this particular rn of doing would require a conscious decision to harm someone whereas a fit of anger is just that, a fit. listen, i'm not advocating that all people who have harmed someone should be nurses, i'm just pointing out those circumstances and mitigating factors have to be included in these blanket decisions that most people have about who should be nurses and who shouldn't.

BRILLO!

Just go. Ask for spiritual guidance & go whether you are afraid or not. You may be pleasantly surprised by the outcome.

I'm suprised by her claim of the scope of her practice. In my training as a PCT, we trained for every delegatable, unlicensed duty, period. I thought the training was universal. It seems to me that this tech just didn't want to do it, (I must say it is one of the most unpleasant of tasks), & when questioned used your revulsion as an excuse. I really don't see how your discomfort can be used since she said she didn't possess the skill set. Your manager should've told her that regardless of your motives, it's still a delegatable task and if she needed a retraining session, she'll see to it that she gets it @ her own expense. Period. I like the previous posters idea of documenting the incident and response to it, other than that I don't know what you could do. I just felt the need to give a fellow PCT perspective.

What do you call this?

I think in these times of indiscriminate war, murder & abuse, especially of our children, this is God's little wink to let us know that he is still with us & still in charge. We all could use some spiritual comfort now a days. Thanks for the story.

I remember reading that your clinical doesn't start until October, isn't that enough time to get your medical papers together? Are you sure you can't start your fundamentals classes with everyone else? Call and ask about it, most schools want your medical before clinical start, not necessarily before your program starts. Good luck to you. :)

Thank you Commuter for the edit.