This also is state dependant. My state has I think about 12 conditions including epilepsy, maybe ptsd, a bunch of others. And they are adding more. The unique issue here is that, as others have said,...
This must differ from state to state. As far as I know the only drug that is absolutely not allowed in mine is methadone (which I personally believe is less impairing than some of the allowed drugs...
Actually this is false these days, at least in these parts. Most employers (esp retail) give chain of custody forms to their pre hires to take to the lab. I guess they just can't risk a false...
Mine wasn't as bad as yours but multiple times I had the lab tech come out and loudly announce "you'll have to wait because you're here for a DRUG TEST and I don't do those" to a full waiting room....
Does your state have a confidential monitoring program? If so I recommend calling them, not the board- they are two separate entities. If you are guilty and ready to get help this will help, but it...
Honestly, in a few states it's a bit of a wild card. I would absolutely consult a lawyer because 1. If they do report you it could become at the very least a long haul or worse you could get...
May I ask what state this is in and how this company gains this info? In the state where I did my monitoring the board never finds out, nothing ever goes on your license including while you are in...
(The above was cut at the ... because I cannot bold or underline quotes- sorry!) I understand completely having the pt sign AMA papers. I agree that is necessary. What I don't understand is why,...
The problem here is the nursing staff have adopted this attitude as well and get almost snotty with pts who ask for a prescription for, say an inhaler when leaving- "you're leaving AMA you get...
See, this is how I feel it should be. I am no lawyer but interpret the law as you do and an very uncomfortable with the policy esp in these days if high deductibles and cost shares-some people just...
1. You need to document that there were no chair alarms and how you tried to get one several times either in pt record or the incident report. 2. My experience with using bed alarms on truly a/o...
This makes me wonder if you have seen other nurses do this with otc stock meds...I know in my ltc I was told by pts and staff that at least one nurse regularly gave one pt tums out of the unit stock...
I think you are spot on. I know that when I left (no one turned me in until after I was gone, I was caught by a random audit) that my old colleagues gossiped about me (my mgr told me after I was...
(Fyi-i deleted a part of the above that I didn't feel I needed to respond to because I cannot use bold or underline in quotes on my phone) I have to respectfully disagree with this and your prior...
Just today I saw an ad on TV from a medical malpractice law firm looking for clients who have had renal problems up to and including esrd while or after taking a ppi. Supposedly there are two studies...
Thank you to everyone who read this and replied. In response to the above- I am WELL aware of the consequences of being caught in a lie on an application. I have never lied before for a job....
Agreed. A couple other things: when I close a pts door due to noise I tell the noisy party, whether it's the pt/visitors, other visitors in the hall or staff, "I'm just going to close this door...
Agree that extubating an ME case is a no no. Maybe the supervisor was getting heat for that and is deflecting to you? Or maybe she just resented having to do work on "your" pt. As a new icu RN I got...
jdub6 replied to WillingDisciple RN's topic in General Nursing
Óh another thing would be drug treatment or methadone clinic nursing. In drug rehab you basically handle detox assessments and meds. The pts are less likely to be violent than the average psych...
jdub6 replied to WillingDisciple RN's topic in General Nursing
Have you considered leaving acute care? A hospice inpatient facility has less stress with worrying about your pt crashing. Depending on the facility you will do a lot of foleys and a fair number of...
As a former hospice and LTC nurse (not at the sane time) I personally would recommend you move your mother to a skilled facility. She sounds like she is a max assist who is rapidly approaching...
jdub6 replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Nursing News
But, on the other hand, the overdose could have had minimal or no effect, or the effects easily treated, but the error blamed for her cardiac event when really it would have happened anyway. It is...
I am not in LA but my experience is that most facilities that do inpatient evaluations tend to recommend inpatient treatment at....drumroll..their facility! (There is or was a lawsuit in MI about...
Congrats OP on being done! To clarify for others, YES Firstlab WILL say positive for anything in your system- they do not have your medical records unless your program also uses their medical review...