heather19

Thanks my friend!

When I said 'step out of their conservative bubble' I did not mean for others to change their views/agree with me. I was simply inquiring that some should put themselves in the shoes of others. People are continuously saying I'm 'rationalizing' it. It is equivalent to rationalizing alcohol. That is where I am coming from in terms of asking others to drop judgement for a millisecond and speak like adults in an adult world. And I forget the name, but to whoever said I'd smoke on the floor-read what I've been saying don't be ignorant or ridiculous because I CLEARLY already touched on that.

Everyone seems to be blowing up my statement about having "situational anxiety". I do NOT have generalized anxiety, meaning occuring all of the time. When things are unfamiliar to me, to a nervous point, I become more anxious than the average individual. Some would call this normal(maybe even I would). I would not consider myself self-medicating. I do understand I stated it helps me with both anxious situations and sleeping, but it isn't the ONLY way I can do either. Trust me, I work my tail off full time and hitting the pillow at the end of a long day does not require marijuana. At one point, I stopped smoking marijuana for over two years with no effort. Because while it does assist me at times, I am not dependent on what it does, NOR do I ABUSE it... I get a natural feeling of the "high" by being successful or after a rigorous work out. This thread wasn't intended to play a sob story about how I NEED marijuana to function. It was merely a discussion to understand the severity of marijuana in nursing school, as I am very aware of the drug testing in a career setting. YES, I AM articulate and intelligent and have a good, established moral foundation in my life to the extent that I would never use ANY type of illicit drug (I have never/would never use anything except marijuana anyway) any time close to clinical exposure or even lecture hours for that matter. I am increasingly submersed into my coursework. Just a little blurb to defend my corner, I am almost positive current nurses on this thread responding to and judging me have indulged in excess alcohol more than once throughout their nursing school years or during their career. In this breath, understand that while one is legal and the other is not, they are on the same plane as far as "drugs" go. And yet, you are still trusted to show up to work the next day or in two days, correct? You still believe you are capable to do your job, correct? I encourage you to take a step out of the conservative bubble many of you live in to understand various perspectives into the issue. Passing judgement was not my intention (although expected, I suppose). I simply wanted an answer to something I was inquiring about. P.s. Griffin 123, assuming you are a nurse, you should understand that nursing is a multidimensional career that you understate as "passing out drugs". It involves caring, compassion, and dignity amongst strong educational qualifications. I can assure you that in a time of need, I would be NOTHING less than the above, as I appreciate the beauty of people and their desire for normalcy. Infrequent use of marijuana has never/would never taint that innate ability, nor should it taint your vision of an otherwise professional, educated student. I find your close-mindedness unfortunate. And while I would never impose on somebody to forcibly accept another's opinion, maybe you should evaluate your own judgements.

I LOVE having a spot in this nursing program. It is an honor/privilege. So, assuming I am not grateful for where I am is punitive.

I am fervently against the use of any anxiety prescription of the sort. Contrary to what some people are saying here, I do NOT depend on drugs nor do I ever intend to in my life. And what many are describing as far as approaching a medical professional about my anxiety is insinuating that exact thing-dependency on a mitigated drug that has BIG time consequences. No thanks.

I would like to respond to this by saying NEVER have I smoked marijuana prior to or during any type of situation related to the program whether it be coursework or clinical. So your judgement does not apply to me. Also, knowing right from wrong certainly excludes me from any type of stealing from a unit.

I'm sure there is a thread about this but I wanted to establish one specific to my situation. I am a 20 year old, second year nursing student in a highly competitive nursing program at a four-year private liberal arts college. I do not live on campus, I still live with each of my parents. I am sure this question will elicit judgemental comments from all walks of life but let me illuminate you on my character- I do not drink alcohol or party. I strictly am attending college to better my future and become qualified, you'll hardly catch me socializing. I am extremely school-oriented and maintain a 3.5 gpa. I study in my free time and work full time as well as attending school full time. but YES, on occasion I indulge in smoking marijuana for the calming effects it has on my situational anxiety and sleep issues. So here is my directive. Do nursing schools TYPICALLY drug test prior to clinicals and how severe are the consequenceswhen testing positive with marijuana?