HardworkeRN1234

I'm a union member in a rehab/LTC facility. Nobody wanted to join until they suddenly fired our nurse manager (despite a clean survey by the DOH) and hired a new nurse manager with a reputation for 'clearing house' and bringing in her own people, which she has done whenever possible. Yup, glad to be in the union now :-)

OP I am so sorry that happened to you, pain is a difficult thing to deal with and I agree that in real life its easy to make a silly mistake such as this one... However it IS illegal and if the test was specific for the drug they ethically CANNOT hire you, and may ethically be required to report you to the nursing board depending on their policies and the state you live in. "My aunt gave it to me." is not an excuse, but you should definitely explain the situation regardless.. you have nothing to lose. On a side-note, last weekend I ran into a girl from my nursing class doing cocaine in the bathroom of a nightclub I go to occasionally... I was SO shocked. She looks like such a goody-two-shoes in class and clinicals. And she will probably be very successful!! But yet YOU got caught, with the most innocous intentions. That's life. As others have said, learn from it-- Don't do drugs that arn't perscribed to you ever again. You can have all the caffeine you want though!!

Lol.

It depends. URI's program is the most difficult, especially chemistry, and if you are working while going to school it will be extra difficult... I only know a few students who can finish the URI program while working on the side and they are all exceptionally energetic, type A people. But in the end it will be worth it because the program is great it is just very demanding.

The Bill of Rights should be amended so that persons cannot be discriminated based upon the presence or absence of visible tattoos. Not everyone wants to see tattoos... ok... well this is 2011 and it is time to accept diversity. I'm still in school (1 year left) and havn't yet had trouble finding a job because of having a forearm tattoo... I'm a CNA and a Student Nurse. It's not offensive at all. My clinical instructors havn't cared either, though one made a comment about it and told me that it was fine but not to get any more visible ones, but she was in her 60's and movin' on out. The plan is to continue to wear sleeves to job interviews and then casually show up one day to work without sleeves and see what happens. I'm from the northeast and i don't think anyone here seriously thinks that tattoos are for people who ride motorcycles or loners or "unclean badasses", maybe the very elderly, but then again that age brachet is most likely going to be the population i'm treating... We shall see what becomes of it. I hope that people at work are accepting though, I really like my tattoo!

If he can pass nursing school, he will have proven himself able 1. To be sober (if he's using drugs before clinicals he'll be kicked out), 2. to care for patients without putting their lives in danger. If he uses drugs recreationally that's his personal business and you are not in any position to contact the school. Let your husband's friend have a chance at being successful. Perhaps he will stop using drugs when he is pushing for his goals.

Real men work at DESKS. ^ that's sarcasm

Wow, I would have asked them for a copy of the exam and used it. Then said, "I am very glad that God gave me these tests so that I can go enjoy my life a little more instead of studying more than necessary for material that I am going to forget the next week anyway."

Hmm... What if I wore sleeves to the interview?

New York City. Concrete jungle where dreams are made of.

So recently I got into tattoos. I got one on my forearm which is visible and am probably going to want to get some more visible ones on my arms as well... and possibly the back of my neck. So far none of my clinical instructors or employers (I'm a CNA for a home care agency) has cared at all. But im worried that eventually someone is going to care and that it might pose a problem, but i dont know if this is all in my head or not. None of these potential future tattoos or the one I have now are at all offensive. Any thoughts?

Someone once told me that a student from Brown said the Anatomy course she took at CCRI was the hardest course she had ever taken. At CC they try to weed students out by making some courses ridiculously time-consuming, such as Anatomy. More selective definately does not = more difficult. Anyways, with a 3.6 you should be able to get into your pick of nursing programs, except this one apparently.

I have a feeling that once we enter the real working world we are all going to get lazier... especially after several years. Some of the nurses I work with at clinical seem kind of lazy (and easily PO'd) but they've been doing this a while and have a right imo as long as they get everything done and the pts are cared for. We're all going to lose our initial spark and youth too for that matter... and when we do will slow down.

I think your professor's move gutsy and great. It was diversity day and he's bringing attention to his sexuality because it is different and guess what? Believe it or not gays have it a little tougher. The rates of suicide attempts/ drug abuse/homelessness for gay men are ridiculous. It should get more attention than it does, but it's something nobody likes to talk about. But relating to nursing, because that's what this website is about... I dont think anyone cares. And if someone does then they fail. FAIL!