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I agree with Ms. Blondie above: You will most likely get reported. It may take month, it may take a year, but the board will find you. The problem is the Board has no way of knowing if this is one isolated incident or a symptom of a much bigger pr...

Although there are some monitoring boards that are in fact that anal. It does not take a large amount of money to test for many, many different medications. You can get a very thorough urine drug test for just under $100 through FirstLab. Take OTC ...

Yes, antidepressants do show up on drug screens, but it is often as a false positive. All positives have to be confirmed, which then confirms the the medication you are taking. So if they asked you to disclose what antidepressants you are on, you d...

I assume the positive was not a drug that is easily explained like opiates or amphetamines. Definitely a lot of what ifs....I do know of one occasion where a doctor was brought in to the hospital he worked at after overdosing on heroin at home. He...

Backup singer for Carrie Underwood (I can't sing at all....they wouldn't have to turn the mike on.)

HgbA1C = 16.4 My dad. The VA doc told him to make an appointment. Was seen 5 weeks later and started on metformin. My dad didn't tell tell me about it till weeks later. VA doc told him it was "no big deal."

[COLOR=#000000]Your manager may not be avoiding the situation, she may be gathering evidence. But I am not there and do not know the specifics of the situation. I would continue to present your manager with evidence of impairment, while keeping cop...

So I am still fairly new to AN, so if I do something wrong please let me know what it is and how to fix it. So I have been looking for a nursing position for approximately 10 months. In the past 10 months I have had some of the oddest interview an...

Two things that I can think of: 1. Call the lawyer who handled your case and ask him/her. May take a few days, but they generally keep files for about 10 years. 2. Do a judiciary case search for your state. Although, this will not work if the cha...

Hello group! This is my first post on AN so bear with me! So...I have been applying for a nursing position at a hospital less than a mile from my house since 2009. I have never received so much as a response from human resources. So about a month ...

And with this last comment, I am done. To those who have posted constructive comments, I thank you. I have definitely learned a lot from this experience. I have learned to protect my license at all costs and to listen to my gut when something does ...

Please indulge me with your intense wisdom...which nursing code of ethics and which part of the nurse practice act did i violate? What exact nursing practice did I perform to endanger the patient?

I did bring up the issue of liability to the doc/owner. His answer was, "You have a nursing license don't you?" Yes. "Then why can't you provide nursing care?" I let the doctor and the nurse manager intimidate me. I believe my desperation for a n...

Okay, so your job as a "Guide" is what? Yes, I have been out of the "hospital setting" for over two years. Therefore, I have found it very difficult to get a position in a hospital despite six years in a NICU. Due to present circumstances, I am lo...

Found it! I changed my profile. Thanks for pointing that out.

Did I refer to myself as a male? Can you tell me where so I can fix it? I looked on the homepage and couldn't find it. You are absolutely right, I do need to get a life. What I really need is a job, but that is taking a little longer than I expec...

So I had to dig a little bit (I couldn't remember exactly where I read it), but if you go the Virginia Board of Nursing website and look up Case Decisions you will find examples of nurses who have been disciplined for failing to disclose that they ha...

I am very surprised the Board of Nursing in your state would give you any reassurances without knowing the particulars of your case. Not to scare you, but the hospital in which you are currently working for could have a list of mistakes they are kee...

Thank you all for your comments! Just for clarification, the nurse recruiter was a clinical nurse at the facility at one time. I remember her taking care of me in the ward (she has a very distinctive name that you would never forget.) I'm not sure ...

Funny. I wish this was some random story that I had made up. Maybe then I would still feel like I had some privacy in this world.