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I am a recovering addict. 3 years sober here. I have been recently accused if drug diverting. Agency nurse as well. My urine and blood were negative for any kind of opiates. I really need someone to talk to. The brand new DON at this facility has ...

I know right! Why couldn't she just let the board handle me on charting med errors is beyond me. I definitely will keep you posted

And sorry for the horrible mispelling

I surely plan on it lol. We just need to get thesettled chargeso dismissed

Yes it is her pressing charges which I find insane

I might add that you UA and blood work were not submitted to police nor included in the discovery

I have the discovery. It appears a,failed to initial in some prn spots. Bit only signed the controlled substance log

No malpractice insurance. Boy do I regret not getting it now

Indeed. She certainly did. I received what they are trying to accuse me of. I didn't document a,few prns I handed out twice.

I'm an Lpn. Personally I would take the RN route. If I would have known now. I would have definitely did the RN. I had extreme difficulty finding an Lpn job. In that area the are weening Lpns out even in long term care

We were stationed there for 3 years. Just moved back to VA.

I'm sure if they did a medical background check on all nurses. Alor of us wouldn't be licensed IMO

Hey there I'm going to pm you. Very similar situation when I became a nurse

LPN 6 years of experience $28/hr. Travel Nurse

I couldn't agree more. I am blown away by the awesomeness you just spoke . BRAVO :)

Thank for the kind response. I guess I came to this forum more to vent than advice. Everything you suggested I have done so far. Witch hunt is exactly what this DON was doing. Why? She simply hated agency nurses. I was the first accused. But the o...

I have those days too. The holidays are usually when I have a harder time. My husband and I look at my addiction like this... it's like cancer, it can come back anytime. ( I'm not saying cancer is like being an addict ) . Addiction can come back any...

Excellent advice and example

I once was like you. You are a fairly new nurse. You need to fiND your rythm. Prioritize. Prioritize .I don't know if your facility allows it. I always leave my charting till last. Unless it's something that needs to be documented asap. I make sure...

Nailed it

Nailed it!

I know of other nurses as well as myself that were not given a proper orientation. Especially towards new grads. This just seta them up for failure

I totally can relate. I got my license 6 years ago. The first 2 years as a med nurse were awful. I made mistakes as well. I also think not being trained properly and the short orientation I went through set me up for failure.

Hang in there

Congrats to all this wonderful news