ok, i have already posted this in the pdn forum, but might get better results here.
yesterday i was terminated from my position as a pdn due to a very unprofessional thing i did. i signed and faxed in my time sheet and nurses notes( all on the same form) saying that i worked on 3-31-4-1,09 when i didn't.
i am stressed that i no longer have a job, income or insurance. but at the same time i am so relieved that i am not responsible for any one else's life, that i don't have to worry about charting and covering my butt, have to pretend that i like and enjoy my job.
i have been battling clinical depression for over 10 years now and i could feel myself going through the dark tunnel again. after 5 years as a nurse and being responsible for other peoples lives and all the other stress that goes and comes with nursing; i was facing severe burn-out!
i am not asking or looking for excuses. i take and took full responsiblity and admitted what i did when i was called in the office to sign my termination papers. i fully explained that i had been to my pcp on the 31st, he changed my antidepressants and i see him again on the 21st. i told them all about the change in meds, the depression and etc.
i am not pointing fingers, but the one of the people i had to talk to was some one that had my client sign papers saying that "she was there to do a supervisor visit for 2 different months" when in fact she did not!
my rn supervisor was very understanding ans said that she knew this was not me and that she did understand why i did the things i did. she even as far to try and let me keep my job, but the other person( non-medical) was having no part of it. my supervisor said she would even give me a great recommendation when i was ready to return to the working field.
my super also said that with her experience with the bon, that i will probably have to go through counseling and may or may not get suspended or license revoaked. yes, i know i will be investigated by the bon, but will deal with that when it comes.
the whole time that i was filling out the paper work, i knew i was wrong, yet didn't realize the after affects of what might happen. i was unable to work 4-3-4,09, was feeling great kinda on cloud "9" from the new meds.
again, i accept what has happened, will face what ever punishment is fit and will move on.
my mental state of health, family and continuing seeing my pcp is the most important thing right now.
anyways thanks so much for allowing me to express , vent, and share my feelings over this. all you guys here on an are awesome and understanding. some of you may or may not agree with me on what happened, not asking you too.
again you don't know me or anything else about me except for what i have shared here. so you can not say that pts aren't safe with me.
end of discussion about this with you. forgive me if i seem at you but it is people like you that would cause some people not to admit when they messed upped because they fear the remarks just like the ones you have made.
you said that you were one that did not judge others, well you did when you said my pts were unsafe and i need to find another profession. sorry there are way too many things in life to worry about what others really think when they don't know that person.
i have said my peace to you and only wish you the best as you continue your nursing career.
i dont understand it when people come here, post they want opinions and then get defensive when they get a different opinion than what they wanted.
i agree with magsulfate. you put your pts at risk, you defrauded medicare, the tax payers and yet you get defensive when someone calls you on it?
i work in ltc so 75% of my documentation is for medicare. you bet your bottom dollar if i falsify my documentation or if i falsify my time (medicare requires us to have an rn on duty for 8 consecutive hours and i'm the only rn that works weekends)...not only would i be terminated from my job, i would more than likely be prosecuted by medicare and quite possibly lose my license.
i think magsulfate's point is that you seem to not understand the ramifications of your actions. being an rn that has been in front of the board for drug use, you will understand the ramifications when you meet the bon. trust me on that. they will make sure you know before they allow you to keep practicing. their job is not to protect the rn but to protect the public. you defrauded the public and your patients. they won't take this lightly. i would suggest an attorney pronto.
Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
I am glad that you are relieved. Sometimes, situations occur to make us address certain issues. In terms of the timesheets and dates, is it possible that you had gotten dates confused...I mean this does happen on occasion. I have written wrong dates on timesheets thinking it was Saturday when it was Sunday, etc...and no one put my head on the chopping block.
In any event, take care of yourself. Maybe your soul was looking for a way out and discovered it.
Specializes in critical care; community health; psych.
There's no doubt we can be an opinionated bunch but I don't think that's what the OP came here for. Can we not kick someone when they're down? If the OP was your patient, would you still be so judgmental? Because now that's what he is. He is ill and is trying to get well. So let's be nurses and do what we do, support people trying to get well. I think that's what he came here for.
southernbeegirl, BSN, RN
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i dont understand it when people come here, post they want opinions and then get defensive when they get a different opinion than what they wanted.
i agree with magsulfate. you put your pts at risk, you defrauded medicare, the tax payers and yet you get defensive when someone calls you on it?
i work in ltc so 75% of my documentation is for medicare. you bet your bottom dollar if i falsify my documentation or if i falsify my time (medicare requires us to have an rn on duty for 8 consecutive hours and i'm the only rn that works weekends)...not only would i be terminated from my job, i would more than likely be prosecuted by medicare and quite possibly lose my license.
i think magsulfate's point is that you seem to not understand the ramifications of your actions. being an rn that has been in front of the board for drug use, you will understand the ramifications when you meet the bon. trust me on that. they will make sure you know before they allow you to keep practicing. their job is not to protect the rn but to protect the public. you defrauded the public and your patients. they won't take this lightly. i would suggest an attorney pronto.