well it finally happened

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.

a few months ago i wrote a post that one of our charge nurses called work drunk ... well today she came to work drunk and was fired... i was not at work today but heard this from one of the other nurses , she called me and told me the whole horrible story...

they are reporting her to the board , and i am not sure of they drug tested her....

i am shocked and thought she would never do this... she is a nice person and i am sorry she did this...

thank you for letting me vent

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Specializes in CVICU, Burns, Trauma, BMT, Infection control.

That's sad,I hope she gets the help she needs.

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Specializes in Med-Surg/Tele, ER.

That is really sad.

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.

it's very sad and i still in shock this happened..

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Yes, addiction is very sad!

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There are a lot of people who work as nurses, and no one really know's what goes on behind closed doors. Just like when I was growing up, I thought life was like the brady bunch, or eight is enough, and let me tell you it is NOT. I am so sorry for her, it is no easy plight going to nursing school, and to lose it over an addiction is even sadder. My sympathy.

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.

well she has a little girl and i worry about both of them.. i have known her for many years and i never knew she had a problem , but it started surfacing just this past year.. her little girl is 6 and she is a single mother ..

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Yes a sad story especially considering the young child.

Nursing is so just stressful. When I hear of RN's facing licensure issues after a slow spiral downhill...I always wish someone could have intervened and gotten the nurse some help in the early stages. This charge nurse could now be in for the fight of her life.....Fighting an addiction and trying to keep her license, finances and family intact.

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oh my goodness, I remember your post from a while ago! I cant believe it!

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.
oh my goodness, I remember your post from a while ago! I cant believe it!

that makes two of us.... i could kick her in the butt , i am so upset with her... :banghead:

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Specializes in ICU/ER.

Maybe it is a blessing in disguise and she will finally get the help she so badly needs.

It could have been worse--you could have posted she got in a wreck while drunk and killed an innocent family- Or her own little child.

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