SugarMagnolia

Your replies have been most helpful & very appreciated. Thus far I have not heard from the cop about the polygraph. Maybe he just posed the question to see what my reaction would be. I understand that they are quite costly tests. I have an appointment with an employment attorney on Monday so hopefully this can shed some light on my rights.

First, I thank you all for your input. All is welcome. I work at a non-union place so that's out. I think contacting a lawyer will be wise & I'll also be contacting the board of nursing. Pam

The only reason that I can think of them not doing drug screenings is because these pills went missing Christmas time & if someone took them I would think they would have left their systems by now. I'd be willing to do a drug screening anytime. This whole thing is most awkward. In my 22 years in healthcare I have never been involved in such a thing. My utmost concern is protecting my license. I've worked too hard to get to where I am for something so assinine. I'm going to contact the board of nursing to get some advice from them on Tuesday.

At one of the places where I work, some narcotics turned up missing around Christmas time. The police have been conducting interviews with all of us nurses in an effort to determine where they went. At the end of my interview, he asked if I'd be willing to take a polygraph. I have no problem with this however if I'm nervous during it & it alters the results where might this leave me with the board of nursing? I practice in New Hamphire. Any advice would be cheerfully accepted.

Ask & you shall receive. Here goes my tale of woe. I work as a nurse in a pediatric rehabilitation hospital with physically & emotionally challenged kids. One evening while bringing one of my patients his meds, he projectile vomited on me from the neck of my shirt to my waist. I managed to not come unglued but I got my co-worker to finish my med pass so I could go home to change. The scent of the vomit was too much to bear so I took my shirt & bra off & tossed 'em into the woods beside the road & drove home topless. It is a tale that has been shared throughout my facility. Pam

With hormonal changes setting in, that is a very real option. Gonna check myself in the mirror now.:rotfl: Pam

with friends like these, who needs enemas?

I second that!! :chuckle Pam

I never take it. We're still waiting for our supply to come in. Pam

I chose Kerry. Pam

I worked as a CNA for 16 years prior to going to nursing school. I think that if you can work as a CNA2 then by all means do that. As another poster said it will give you that much more experience prior to becoming a nurse. Most of my work experience has been at a large pediatric rehabilitation hospital, I've been working there just over 21 years. Being a CNA first has helped to form a good working relationship with them in that I understand the hard work that they do & I help them when I can. I wish you the best. Pam

Great thread!! I generally open my mouth to change feet. Pam

I took care of a little boy years ago who had spina bifida. When I would come in in the morning he'd have a row of little round bowel movements on his night-stand & he'd say "Pam! Look what I made for you!"

Let's see... We have Roxanol,Valium..liquid & tablets, phenobarbitol, lomotil, tylenol#3, vicodin, ativan.Im solution & tablets, adderal,klonipin, ambien & morphine tabs. Pam

We have used Haldol & we used to use Thorazine for extreme cases. Pam I agree with Angela..an in-hospital detox program sounds like a more appropriate setting for her immediate needs.