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sunshinekid7
2 Posts
Hi All. I am desperately looking for some help! I am currently a CA licensed RN. I am a new nurse, and have only had my license for a little over a year. I currently am working in the ED. I have been on probation with the BRN since the beginning of my licensure due to a DUI on my past record. (I got the DUI before I was even a nurse, and I have never had any other convictions since.) Anyone else who is or has been on probation with the BRN knows how strict it is. Up until now, I have been completely compliant with all my probationary terms and have never been disciplined or written up at work. Tonight I am receiving my first write up. Last week, during a very busy shift, I left a partially used vial of ketamine at my desk and forgot to waste the unused amount. My manager found the vile a day later. He brought me into the office and gave me the write up. When he compared the unused med to the amount used in the pt's chart, it all matched up and the correct amount of remaining medication was left in the vial. My manager wasted the rest of the medication with me in the omnicell. But now I have to inform my probation monitor about the incident and the write up. I am SO worried I will lose my license over this. Can anyone give me any further information?