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for sure yes, even the naked thing, I prefer to deliver my babies where I work, which is labor and delivery. Nothing like having the people you work with taking extra special care of you or a family member. I say you get special treatment which is very reassuring to me and my family. I wouldn't have it any other way. I figure I'm not freakish looking when naked and all the other women working with me have their babies there too, so there's not much room for being caddy when it comes to seeing me naked or a family member.

An update/end to my ordeal. I met with the bon to state my side. I had submitted several letters stating that it was indeed common practice to not waste narcotics. My case was closed with nothing, not even a reprimand. I am home free and have learned my lesson on documenting waste. I also have learned my lesson in thinking that an employer couldn't just punish one nurse for doing something wrong, cause they can and did. No one else to my knowledge got in trouble or lost their job, only me. I will say this whole ordeal has really burned me out on being a nurse. I know it will take some time, but I'm seeing it taking a long, long time. In the meantime, when I document now at my new job, I find myself being OCD and repeatedly checking and rechecking out of fear that I don't trust myself in leaving out something important, I feel paranoid and i know it will pass with time. Just thought I would say yes, you can win with the bon and they actually were quite nice to me and you could tell felt sorry for me and how my whole situation came about.

An update to my story. I had the chem eval and did great. He even called my husband at home and tried to trick him into telling him that I had already confessed to my drug addiction. It felt like how they would treat you at the police station, like telling the other criminal that his cohort had already confessed and said you told him to do it. Trying to trick him up or something. Of course since I don't do drugs, his plan didn't work, but I didn't like the tactics none the less. I was there for over 2 hrs and my husband thought they were keeping me cause it was another hour before he heard from me. He was quite upset at being done that way, but what can you do...nothing. The counselor said he has seen it before and that my attorney could get pharmacy documentations pulled on all nurses in that time frame to verify that I wasn't the only one not wasting. I do have one nurse friend that doesn't work there anymore and she said she would be more than willing to testify on the nurses not wasting part. I don't want to get anyone else in trouble, I just don't want to be the only one paying the price. They sent me a copy of what they sent to the bon. Now I'm just waiting to hear from the bon. When will this nightmare end???????? I do feel better since taking my antidepressants, I'm actually enjoying waking up and starting my day. I love being at home with my child and have no desire to go back to work for a very long time. My question is, if I take a few yrs off from work and the bon puts me on probation, how does that work if I'm already not working? Or does the probation continue until I do work and serve out my probation period. I'm a little burned out on the nursing field right now as you can imagine, I just want to be a stay at home mom for now. So, if anyone can tell me how staying at home and probation works, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks to all who have given advice. I am really greatful, you're kind words meant a lot to me and to my husband who feels helpless in this matter.

My husband got a good job making triple what he makes now. I have a young child and want to stay home. In my state you cannot make your license inactive, so what do I do? Don't you have to work so many hours a year to keep your RN license? I was thinking you had to work some hours. I currently do not work anywhere.

I was just wanting to know what all the evaluation entails. So, if someone has been ordered by the board of nursing to have done one of these, could you please tell me all that is involved. I didn't know if I just had to pee in a cup, or if I get a full body check or work up. I'm fine with the pee thing, it's a man doing the eval and didn't know if I was going to have to undress. Any info about this would be greatly appreciated. I'm having it done because of not wasting narcs, a common unit practice and I'm paying the price, no one else. I have a nurse attorney, but I am guilty of pitching them in the sharps container, so I don't see how I will get out of it. She says if we can prove it to be common unit practice I have a chance. I still see it from their perspective and know I'm going down for this one. I work in labor and delivery and we staffed by mandation a lot. So you can imagine there's not but a couple of us working a shift. Not always available to waste. Occasionally we are sent to work a unit and you're there by yourself. Any helpful input on this if you have knowledge on situations like this with the board of nursing. Please don't bash me as I have done that enough already myself and now am in a deep depression. I am having trouble even taking care of my little boy because of the depression. I am on an antidepressant now, but it hasn't kicked in yet. All I can think about is my case and can't sleep at night. I'm so miserable any info would be greatly appreciated.