BeenThere2012

BeenThere2012 ASN, RN

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  1. Falsely accused of med diversion

    BeenThere2012 replied to kindia's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not arguing your point of view, but you don't have all the details and therefore you are stating an opinion based on partial information. There was no "fresh in her mind". Both were brought up...

  2. Falsely accused of med diversion

    BeenThere2012 replied to kindia's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree that tracking systems are needed and helpful for a lot of reasons. I have no problem AT ALL with managers monitoring their staff or pharmacies flagging questionable narcotic usage....

  3. Falsely accused of med diversion

    BeenThere2012 replied to kindia's topic in General Nursing

    I don't care if it was 10 flags...the accusation was incorrect. What is there for a NM to be concerned about if I was able to show that the first one was flagged in error? (Actually, all three.of us...

  4. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    BeenThere2012 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

  5. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    BeenThere2012 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes, specimens do sometimes come up positive. Knowingly guilty? The judgments that come up on this subject blows my mind. NOT EVERYONE IS GUILTY. The paranoia on this topic has people jumping to...

  6. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    BeenThere2012 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You don't have to buy her story, but you are making assumptions that are not necessarily correct. "If you are truly innocent.....". I was innocent and didn't know to get a lawyer. It was BECAUSE I...

  7. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    BeenThere2012 replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    GET A LAWYER NOW! Do not try to handle this all yourself. There are so many potential things that can happen and will if the hospital you worked for tries to defend themselves in wrong-doing....

  8. Falsely accused of med diversion

    BeenThere2012 replied to kindia's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I started to get upset all over again when it seemed posters felt it was justified

  9. From the Other Side of the Bed Rails - When the Nurse Becomes the Patient

    BeenThere2012 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I realize this is an old post, but it caught my attention, so I hope others are still reading.. I have been a nurse many years and a patient several times. Each and every time I was a patient, I...

  10. 10 year old died after I performed CPR

    BeenThere2012 replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    I was told to tell the story, tell the story, tell the story. In other words, when you talk about it, over time it helps to "de-sensitize" you sort of like little doses of antigens like those given...

  11. 10 year old died after I performed CPR

    BeenThere2012 replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    ..and a cardiac

  12. Falsely accused of med diversion

    BeenThere2012 replied to kindia's topic in General Nursing

    The first issue was their error. At first, they claimed there was no order for the med I gave at the time it was given, and then as we went through the chart, we found the order. I didn't think I...

  13. Falsely accused of med diversion

    BeenThere2012 replied to kindia's topic in General Nursing

    Okay. I'll write a post on the subject. It is too much to explain here and I should have just waited to bring this issue up. Many assume the worst..."I must have been up to something​", if...

  14. Falsely accused of med diversion

    BeenThere2012 replied to kindia's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! You get it! í ½í¸ší

  15. Falsely accused of med diversion

    BeenThere2012 replied to kindia's topic in General Nursing

    She brought up both at the same meeting. I was able to explain the first one, but stumped about the second one. I couldn't explain it until my friend explained to me that the time stamps We're off....

  16. Falsely accused of med diversion

    BeenThere2012 replied to kindia's topic in General Nursing

    They were 2 separate issues not related in any way and I Was able to explain the first one. The second one made no sense to me at the time. It wasn't until my friend looked into the time stamps...

  17. 10 year old died after I performed CPR

    BeenThere2012 replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    Another awesome response. Excellent advice and compassion. OP, please listen to so many who suggest EAP or some sort of counseling. This is a critical time to get the help before it gets lost in...

  18. 10 year old died after I performed CPR

    BeenThere2012 replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    So very well

  19. 10 year old died after I performed CPR

    BeenThere2012 replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    Perfect. What she

  20. 10 year old died after I performed CPR

    BeenThere2012 replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! They may very well want to talk to you, thank you and so on, but it should be when they reach out. As long as they know how to contact you, that is all you should do as far as this is...

  21. 10 year old died after I performed CPR

    BeenThere2012 replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    MjHudd...I understand what you are going through very well. I have been a Pediatric nurse for many years and the last 20 or so in PICU. I have experienced a reaction very similar to what you...

  22. Really bad fever blister. Should I call in?

    BeenThere2012 replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    You don't get shingles (Herpes Zoster) from someone's "cold sore" (HSV 1 most commonly, but can be HSV 2). You have shingles as a result of having had Chicken Pox, which lies dormant in the spinal...

  23. Falsely accused of med diversion

    BeenThere2012 replied to kindia's topic in General Nursing

    I know it's a confusing story. I am on record as having pulled the med a few minutes after it was documented as given by the assigned nurse. I was not told it was a descrepancy. I was called into...

  24. What gauge needle for subq heparin do you use?

    BeenThere2012 replied to evarunnr's topic in Patient Medications

    What? you are joking,

  25. Really bad fever blister. Should I call in?

    BeenThere2012 replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto! Also Oncology, NICU, or any patient