Sheba817

I didn't flat refuse the drug test......however, I felt than and do now that the MD should have been drug tested also.......he was putting a pts life in danger and we are supose to be pt avocates.......I rest assured if this order was given to a nurse on your mother or father of anyone you care about you would feel differently.

Amen to your statement

as far as I know, mg/Mg/cc are the same....neither is more than the other....ex: 1cc = 1mg = 1MG.....however I have NEVER seen Mg used as mg or cc

many people fail classes. This does NOT suggest you are not intelligent. Remeber on the tests......there is NO correct answer......only the best answer

I agree. You need to become a nurse aid for this will more than fulfill your wants and desires in helping the helpless.

don;t worry yourself with r/g your inteligence, but be be VERY AFRAID of the profession within it's self.....

I totally agree! How in the world can a person work in nursing where caring for people is our business be so un-caring for an employee who is a human being.....I just wish you all could have experienced the whole scene! No nurse in this profession would have even entertained the thought in their mind for 1 second that this girl was serioulsy ill.....

Thank you for your post......You sure do have a very clear mind-set of how so many nurses treat each other. It's sad:( Just think how different it could be if all nurses protected one another.

This where I found my attorney :)

K***** was fired for planning to leave the facility without notifying the DON. The drug test was done per protocol. I personally spoke to the DON and she respnded at one point during our conversation: "I didn't realize she was so sick, I demanded the drug screen per protocol". As to what did the drug screen show??? Please! This was an act of NO compassion and an excellent situation of how upper mngment lurk in the dark corners creating falsehoods against good nurses. We were never told the results of the drug screen. Think people! The results of the drug screen are confidential! The bottom line is ........the nurse was in heart failure r/t a virus. To me and the other nurses in the facility this was all that mattered! As to Cobra! Of course the DON was full of BS tellling K**** her insurance would't cover! The DON was especially speaking of the insurance we all payed for which covers short and long term illness which pays 75% of our wages. Don't try to understand and find a valid reason for K*** being treated she was NOTHING! Just know it happened and such acts need to be stopped! In r/g to the dialysis post.....r/g the heperin.......this is exactly what S****** conveyed to me. Again .....the bottom line is a pt died. Why would she tell such a story and carry the guilt of her part in the death of a pt???

what's with the 'if this is the true story' statement?' I notice this alot on many threads........why tell an untruth? The upper management of this profession is very successful in making sure WE don't create unity in one-another. I certainly would NOT have taken the time to tell these situations just for something to do....And WHO exactly would you broadcast it to?????? NO one cares! Over 100 people at the facillity knows this..........no one cares as long as it is not happening to them!

I took the Kaplan and my scores were awful. So I purchased some NLEX books which had sample tests on a CD for my computer. I studied these for 2 weeks took the N-CLEX and answered 270 questions and passed. My experience is this, sign up for it....take it....don't ponder the questions and you will do fine :)

True Story #1 This happened in KY to a RN who worked in a inpatient dialysis unit. I went to school with this RN and received this information from her. The following incident happped approx one year ago: The names will be changed to protect the quilty. S*** was working as a RN in a local hospital on the inpatient dialysis unit. The charge nurse is Rita. S*** is a very humble person who serves as a 'punching bag' for all the *****es in this profession who 'eat their young'. One day R*** had drawn up all the meds for the pts (which is the job of the charge nurse). While passing the meds of these pts which by the way are ALL given through IV type methods got involved with a pts subclavian port which was not running properly. R*** told S*** to get the meds for a pt a give them to him. The meds were iron, Epoiten and heperin. S*** took the pre-drawn meds and infused them into the pt. Sometime later in the shift the pt died. The cause was internaly bleeding from an overdose of heperin. Of course the cause of death was NOT relayed to the family. The charge nurse R*** and the manager C**** took it upon themselves to cover this incident. When they cked the MAR they discovered the pt had already received the heperin form the midnite nurse. Had R*** or S*** cked the MAR this would not have happened. This was the outcome. S*** was fired with the promise she would be able to draw her unemplyment with NO contest and she would never mention the incident.....Today, R*** and C**** can still be seen walking the halls of the local hospital. S*** is currently working in home-health thanking God she still has her license. #2 Eariler this year, I accepted a position at a LTC facility. I was the 2nd shift charge nurse for 38 residents. I worked there 56 days. As with any facility, the oncoming nurse takes report from the off going nurse. The first time I met the midnite nurse, K_____, I noted she had a very bad cough with SOB. My first thought was: 'crap, I wish she would stay home and not spread her flu to me' (shame on me...i willl never forgive myself for being so self-centered). After 3 weeks of witnessing K____ come in taking report from me coughing and coughing and coughing and the SOB increasing....I became very concerned. Of course I asked K___if she had seeked medical txment. She replyed with 'Yes its just the flu. I need to stay home from work but I fear for my job'. Finally, one day she called in and told the DON she desperatly needed at least two days off to rest. Of course you ALL know she was practically 'nailed to the cross' and talked about like a dog. 'How dare she call in sick when we are sooooooooooooo short staffed. Also let me add.....NONE of the on-call department heads worked her shift. They put the burden of the rest of us. I remember on one occassion, I verbilized to the asst DON my deep concern for K___ and feared she had some medical condition which may indeed cost her her life. Her reply was this 'Oh, that cough is a smokers cough she has brought this on her self'. A CMA overheard the conversation and replied with 'K_____ has NEVER smoked a cig in her LIFE'! After six weeks of K_____ coming in obviously NOT improving, I keep voicing my concern for her LIFE. The cough had an odd sound like the croup or someone with heart problems...her physican had her on an albutal inhaler. She could no longer even stand to count narcs, her job performace was poor for she had no energy or 'wind' to properly to her txments. Word was getting around the facility that K_____ was going to lose her job if she didn't improve on her job duties. The last nite I gave report to K_____, she had come in 45 minutes late. She shared with me her energy level was so low she could only maintain a speed of 10 miles per hour driving to work. I begged her to call the department heads and have her husband pick her up and take her to the hospital. She made me promise NOT to interfere for she needed her job and would be okay. I left and went home. The next evening I arrive to the facility and was greeted by the DON who questioned me about K ___s behavior during our report. She asked me if K_____'s speech was slurred. I replied very strongly! "NO! K___ is sick and I fear for her life! I don't understand why you people seem NOT to care!' The DON proceded to tell me K___had called 911 on the previous nite for she feared she was dying. An employee (snitch) had called the DON and reported that K___may be on drugs. The DON arrived before the ambulance and demanded a 'for cause' drug screen and fired Karen for not calling her for she was going to abandon her residents. Now for the kicker, K___ was diagonsed with heart failure due to a virus in her heart. To live she needs a heart transplant. The DON being the devil she is, called K___ at the IC unit and told her "since I fired you be sure to understand you have NO insurance'. I don't know if K___ is still alive for I was fired a week later for 2 med errors which caused me to have my license suspended for 2 years since they were already on probation which would have been up this month.....something to think about don't you think?

I have been treated for depression and panic disorder for years. I agree the answer is NO! Also I would NOT contact the BON for this is none of their business unless you are unable to perform your duties.

RN, LPN, CNA, CNA difference is MONEY since all of these titles have more and more responsibiity. I know many CNAs who could probably pass the RN N-CLEX exam and do quite well.

admissions of any kind and charting in this order:chuckle

CMAs are being used in KY as well to pass meds. The rate of pay is approx $10 per hour. Of course in my present situation, I may have to spend 2 years as a CMA or even a CNA so I can continue working in my field until I can my RN license active. However, the small hospital i worked in for 2+ years were phasing out LPNs for they saw no need for them. The same is with OP dialysis. The sad part is the RNs in this area are in total agreement with this action :)

I have NEVER made a med error which put a patients life at risk! I was employed with this facility for 56 days.......I don't feel 2 med errors are cause for this type of action. Prior to working at this LTC facility I had worked for a OP dialysis unit. So most of my probated suspension was spent at the dialysis unit. My job performance was without error! The sad part of this entire journey is to get soooooooo close to being done with the board and being honest enough to even fill out a med error report

*huggs* to you my dear nurse........The Lord only knows I KNOW how you feel:crying2:

Believe it or NOT! This is the whole story! one resident did not receive his coumadin, another resident did not receive her Remeron. ONE physician oder was faxed to our out of state pharmacy without the name of the resident. The pharmacy called me within 5 minutes for the name of the resident.......all of the above incidents happen to all of us at one time or another.....My attorney seems to think the reason they called the BON was because my license was on probation. I absolutly have NO idea why they chose to report me to the BON, for my Agreed Order (which the facilty had a copy of) clearly states I can have NO mistakes reported without immidiate suspension of my license for 2 years.......and NO for the next 2 years I will not be able to work as an RN......I can hold a position as a medication aid or nurse aid.

I live in KY I do have an attorney at this time. I only wish I had gotten one 2 years ago.. Huggs to you all for responding....no can know how devastating this situation is to me BUT a group of nurses who had their lives turned upside down going through nursing which at times was sssssoooo over-whelming it was as if we 'walked through hell with gasoline britches on'

I have this condition. It is in NO WAY similar to general mucle aches and pains. There are days when this condition can be very debilitating.....as far as neurontin goes..........the drug companies can keep it! Mark my words...it won't be long until the FDA will have to pull this med off the market along with their current Vioxx, Bextra and celebrex. The best drug for this condition is any of our basic narcotics which have worked for years without causeing heart damage, MIs and strokes. On my worst day, one Lortab bid takes care of the pain.

I have been an RN for 5 years. Two years ago, a small hospital in which I was practicing reported to my state BON every mistake I had made during my entire 2 years of employment. This happened AFTER a doctor and myself got into a very heated argument over a pt. I made the mistake of questioning his orders. This doctor is known for his fury! He is NEVER wrong! He reported to the DON the incident and she informed me I should submit to a drug screen for the doctor had stated: "She has errated behavior". Well, I firmly 'planted my feet' and refused a drug screen unless the doctor also took one. Well, this went over like a 'turd in a punch bowl'. After approx one hour of discussion, I resigned after telling them all how I felt. My license were placed on 2 year probation and I had to sign an Agreed Order with my state BON. I had NO idea how serious this was. I had no clue r/g an attorney so I signed the agreement. The probation would have been up in Feb. BUT, I recently went to work for a small nursing home. My job responsibilities were: passing meds to 38 residents, skilled charting, assessing the skilled residents, breathing txments, wound care, and any admissions which came in, take orders off from incoming requests the day-shift nurse had requested, ordering all meds for residents. I eventually made two med-errors which consisted of a med not given to two residents.I filled out a med error form.I also faxed an order for a resident to our out of state pharmacy and failed to place her name on the order. The pharmacy called almost immediatly for the name inwhich I supplied. After approx 50 days into this job, the new hires, one of which at been there 6mos, were place in one day orientation. I was fired a few days later for the above incidents. This facility reported this to the board. What you all need to understand about this night-mare is this: I stupidly signed an Agreed Order with the BON stating I would be PERFECT. You all know as well myself, we as nurses are NOT perfect no more than any one else in this world.

I personally don't use cocaine. I would NOT trust OJ with my career