PinkRocksLikeMe

OK, this is totally UNACCEPTABLE and taking a picture because you don't have a pen?? That just screams unproffesional! I have to admit one day my watch stop working and I pulled my phone out to use the stopwatch, but I explained to the patient what I was doing so there would be no question was I taking care of them or posting a status on FB. We as well do not get good cell reception, I do not make calls from my phone unless I am at lunch but if I am at my station away from view of the patient's if I get a text I will look at it and sometimes respond. Most days before i go into work I do that check in thing on FB saying I am at BLANK BLANK HOSPITAL, it tells my friends and family with common sense not to call or text unless a true emergency is going on and I check my text because 99.9% of the time it is my daughter who could care less if I am working or not because EVERYTHING in a 16 y/o's world is a emergency! But this story, not cool!

No girl, your fine

CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY Did I say Chemistry? LOL I LOVED pysch and I have made awesome grades, then hit chem like a brick wall, having to take class over!

The only med I see that is label to treat bi-polar is Seroquel if I am not mistaken, I am not a nurse but a EMT, so please educate me if I am wrong. Tney are probably talking about xanax and ambien and Adderall, because it is almost like your taken downers at bedtime, the uppers in the AM when those arent really used to treat bi-polar. I know if I took xanax and ambien at the same time, I would be OUT of commission for a week. Maybe you can talk to your doctor about not taking xanax just the ambien and adderall because you don't mention you having anxiety issues. I can see where they can say you are impaired to be honest. This is coming from someone who has ADD/Anxiety/Chronic Pain. I know the stigma, and I feel for your situation and hope it works out for you to what is best for you!! God Bless, Jenn

"TSH"....Ok can you tell I am tired LOL...I meant THC....I don't think they are worried about your thyroid right this second....

Sorry I just ASSumed and you know what they say about that....

I would say since it is YOUR responsibility to do the 5 rights it is every single nurse that gave the wrong dosage.

Also wanted to say this, I dont know anything about hair follicle testing but can it tell WHEN you took the percocet, if so I would ask them to review that to see that you did not have it in your system in tthe timeframe they are investigating.

You will get a job, I will keep you in my prayers about this situation. The only thing I can add is maybe the TSH wasn't the biggest issue but the percocet was. You said they were going off a claim that a patient made about not getting PAIN medication. Then you have pain medicine in your system that you did not have a valid Rx for. I'm guesing here of course but just wanted to throw that out there/ Keep your chin up we all make mistakes!!

Ok girlie, Stop the beating up of yourself!! We ALL have these days. This is what happens to me, if O have IV sticks that do not go well in the 1st hour or so of my shift, the rest of my entire shift is doomed and I feel sorry for the patients to come! We all have these days as I said, it just means we are human!!

Stay out of it. Pink

Oh honey, bless your heart. You did what you were told to do by the senior nurse and the doctor. I would just document everything and how it played out for yourself and know all nurses make med errors, it is just a matter of time. And the ones that say they don't are the ones to watch out for!! (((((((((((((Big Hugs)))))))))))))))) Pink

First of all I want to say I am so sorry to you for what you are dealing with in your home. I am going through the same thing and it is hard to come to work acting like everything is OK when you are dying inside, I was married 17 years, still am but about to be divorced. The way you were fired was horrible and again I am sorry for that. But, you do not need to ask what you would be good at, you would be good at anything you wanted to do, your self confidence is so low right now and I think that is why you ask that, I am here if you need to talk. Keep your chin up, know you are a good woman and a good nurse!!

I am so sorry you got let go from your job but I wanted to say the most disturbing thing about your post is that your husband saying you are not cut out to be a RN, what inda crap is that?? I hope you don't believe that, you need support right now instead of critisim, hang in there, people get fired all the tume doesn't mean you are not a good nurse OK Pink

You could appeal it I would think...