Nurse Pebbles

Thanks for all of the kind thoughts and advice. Don't know if I can afford a lawyer - I'm working for a major hospital and they have mega bucks and may try to tie this up in court until I run dry of funds. Don't even know what kind of lawyer to look for. The kids will need food and the mortgage must be paid so do I resign when they present me with options and keep my license if that is the dirty offer they make or fight them. ??? I am madly rewriting my resume just in case the news is bad but still praying like crazy that I will be cleared. The pyxis has an over ride function to it and someone over rode it each time so there is no order for the meds removed. The other thing that is killing me is that someone I work with has done this either intentionally to me or just my luck and that is playing havoc with my soul also. The thought that someone has it " out " for me or that I am the unknowing patsy of a drug seeker and it is one of my " friends " Even if I am cleared, how will I ever trust them again ?? Last question - can a lawyer subpoena the charts for the days that the drugs were missing and the pyxis records ? If it is an honest mistake - someone just over rode to get the dose for their patient and didn't realize that they were under my name - they could cross reference the patients charts and orders with the pyxis records. We have Epic system charting. Has anyone ever had problems with Epic like this ? Thanks for the good vibes Pebbles

Dear Nurses I am in dire need of your help. I was called into the VP of nursing's office Monday and told that my name showed up on a pyxis discrepancy report showing that several doses of Tylenol # 3 were missing and had not been given to my assigned patients that day. I was in total shock as we had been having a problem lately with several discrepancies that I had brought to the attention of our head nurse and she said she would look into it. I was offered " counselling " if I needed it or a resignation if I felt that I needed to do that. I Instantly offered a lie detector test or a drug test as I am totally innocent. I also suggested several alternatives to the scenario - such as some one coming in after me and taking meds ( if I forgot to log off ) or that I gave meds to another patient not assigned to me. I was coolly informed that step one in the investigation was a negative drug test and that the suggestions that other staff were involved was none of my business. My drug test was completely negative but I am supposed to meet with the VP on Friday and she was just as cool and nasty on the phone as you can imagine. HELP What can I do - what are my options, do I have legal recourse, the human resources policy says that they can terminate me for suspicion. I am a single mom of 4 boys and I need my job. Please, nurses help me Pebbles