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I did talk to my doctor about stopping, and she told me that I could for a little while if I wanted to, but she feels it's in my best interest to continue taking it as prescribed because of the severity of my anxiety. I've temporarily stopped taking it, and by the time my screening rolls around, I'll be off of it for 9 days. I just hope that's good enough.

I was offered a job at a hospital close to my home last week, after working at one for ten years. About 4 years ago, I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety, and began taking Alprazolam 1mg/day as needed, and, recently, Trazodone 100mg as needed for sleep. I am terrified of the Alprazolam showing up as a benzo on my pre-employment drug screen and the job offer being revoked, even though I take it as prescribed, and not every day. I told the HR recruiter at the initial interview that I take a medication that will probably show up on the drug test. She told me that the MD's and RN's in employee health will work with me, but I feel that statement could mean any number of things. I am very nervous, because this is the first time I have to take a drug screen while using prescribed medication, and this is a dream job that almost seems too good to be true. If I bring in all my documentation and prescription bottles, can they still refuse to hire me if I test positive?

I'm absolutely burnt out, I'm not doubting that. I just can't change jobs for a little while because I'm moving. They are very weird about their policies, one CNA was almost fired for venting, while another stayed on with only a talking-to after starting a fist fight. I don't know if I should just up and quit in advance and just be unemployed for a stint, or try to wait and see what happens until I can change jobs.

Hi, I'm new here and I'm having some problems at my job as a CNA. Ive been at my hospital for 9 years and recently I've come under fire from management for little things. It would take too long to explain the details. Well, last night, I had an HOH patient with dementia. I was trying to get her clean and she began resisting and pushing back. It was the end of a busy shift, and I became flustered and loudly said "[pts name], you're wet, I need to change you. Can you please roll for me? Please help me change you, please help me!" And one of the RN's overheard. I told her I'm having trouble changing the patient and she helped me finish my task. If she for some reason reports me to management, is this grounds for being reprimanded or fired for patient abuse? I know this may sound silly, but I also got in trouble a few months ago for taking a deep breath near a patient. Management at my job is very overbearing and (almost proudly) fosters a hostile environment. I'm sorry, I'm just very scared and have nowhere else to ask.