ERgirlynurse

Thanks for the comments. I was not referring to suing the hospital. I was merely asking about contacting a lawyer. Don't feel I need a therapist but thanks for the suggestion. Of course I am glad to not be dealing with the BON. Just have had multiple long time nurses tell me to seek out a lawyer. Thanks for all the comments

So I work in an ER. I am pretty new to nursing. I was called in to HR to explain why I had overridden Benadryl multiple times and not given it. Also a handful of times I did not waste excess narcotics appropriately. I explained my thought process on having the Benadryl in case I needed it and that the issues with waste were due to no one being around to waste with. I acknowledged I was wrong and was willing to do any education/disciplinary things they wanted. This was agreed upon at the time. After having meetings canceled and no phone calls for weeks they finally called me back in. They put me on unpaid leave. Essentially said I was lying. No drug testing or talking to my direct supervisor. I have another better job so I resigned that day. 4 days later they terminated me for performance issues. So my question is that many friends have recommended I talk to a lawyer. Should I? Or should I just let it go and move on? Please help!

This is happening to me currently. The Pyxis showed I pulled non narcs that were not ordered and then didn't give them. Also a few times where I had no one to witness waste due to short staffing. Originally the HR meeting was great. I am a new nurse and explained what I had done and they decided on education. Then they kept canceling my follow ups for 3 weeks. When I finally went back in they were not so nice anymore and basically said I was diverting and they believed I was lying. Never a drug test. Suspended without pay pending their "investigation". I also have another job so I resigned. They are now saying they are continuing there investigation regardless. It's horrible. I was in a new grad program and they never said anything about the way I was pulling drugs or not wasting until this. I admitted my wrongdoing but they didn't care. It's terrifying. Thinking I may need a lawyer. I am assuming they will go to the board about it. Just be careful HR can be very two faced. Do not assume they are in any way on your side. Hope it works out for you. 😥