Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

[ERgirlynurse]

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!

[morte, LPN, LVN]

1- FWIW, my response has nothing to do with eating the young. I was just amused at that old mantra being invoked in this case. I would have had the same reaction if the OP was Clara Barton.

2- Good call, I actually had a respectable LSAT, changed my mind.

I can't tie a tie, and scrubs are ever so comfy.

3- I am so sorry, I am missing the Wall Street thing.

BTW- The OP, who has had ample opportunity to clarify and explain, is long gone.

We will never know how her lawsuit against the big mean hospital plays out.

oh please, you did well on the LSAT, and you don't get the wall street reference????? THINK

[morte, LPN, LVN]

this is also a system issue. If the pyxis was stocked with more doses, nurses would have less need to waste. but the hospital saves on the fewer choices AND short staffing the unit, making it harder to find someone to waste with.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

They terminated you so that it would indicate in your file that you're not eligible for rehire and that your resignation didn't change their decision about your behavior

Actually, in the text of her post, the OP says she was put on unpaid leave, not terminated. But in her thread title, she says she was terminated.

Then again, she talks about pursuing a lawsuit in the thread title, and later on, claimed she never mentioned filing a lawsuit.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

"Especially when I consider that in my experience, the greener the nurse, the more terrified they are of a narc slip or med error."

The above quote is from cayenne06. (Sorry, not sure how to quote part of a post instead of the whole thing).

You use the quote button, then highlight and delete the stuff you don't want to quote.

[morte, LPN, LVN]

Actually, in the text of her post, the OP says she was put on unpaid leave, not terminated. But in her thread title, she says she was terminated.

Then again, she talks about pursuing a lawsuit in the thread title, and later on, claimed she never mentioned filing a lawsuit.

she did not deny the lawsuit idea, only that it was not the hospital she meant to sue.

[missourinurse2b, BSN, RN]

Consider yourself lucky because you could be reported to the BON and then you would NEED a lawyer. I would just let it go and learn from it.

[Ellie G]

Actually, in the text of her post, the OP says she was put on unpaid leave, not terminated. But in her thread title, she says she was terminated.

Then again, she talks about pursuing a lawsuit in the thread title, and later on, claimed she never mentioned filing a lawsuit.

i think she has more issues than walking around with Benadryl and foregoing wasting narcs. She's not getting a whole lot of sympathy so I hope she's paying attention and can avoid a similar situation in her new job.

[Quilterbeth]

In my hospital the Pyxis always prompts for the waste. I have called nurses from other units to waste with me because I don't want the responsibility or hassle of waiting

[lifelearningrn, BSN, RN]

You may not be out of the woods in this situation. Just because you haven't been notified of this yet, it is very possible (and quite likely) that your previous employer WILL file a complaint with the BON for diversion. If you have malpractice insurance, it would be a good idea to give them a call. You may want to look on your license and see if there is an investigation pending..