I just applied for a Student Nurse Associate position at a hospital affiliated with the organization that runs all the big hospitals in my area- (basically everyone in my state who works in healthcare has at one time done some training at one of the hospitals or worked for the hospitals) and even before I even filled out the application online a huge notification pops up that reads something like
ATTENTION YOU MUST ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT TOBACCO USE, as of 1/1/2012 X WILL NO LONGER HIRE USERS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
it was in a huge box in big red letters
I just found this interesting because I am a former smoker and just quit about 2 years ago. I want to hear what you guys think.
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admittedly, i'm a non-smoker, however, each day we are bombarded with practices from future employers like the one mentioned previously in this forum, that now they are asking for your facebook information. in addition, there's a law that is been consider in az, that employers won't hire females that use contraceptives. therefore, my question is, are they going to far?
I find this argument interesting. I am an ex smoker who thinks that, due to the fact that it's a legal substance, we need to stop criminalizing it.
However, it's a proven fact that smokers have HUGE health problems, not just with their lungs. It affects so much of their circulatory system. Yes, as a smoker ages, their health will deteriorate. I was shocked the day I read of a study done on smoking marathon runners vs. obese non smokers. Yes, the obese people were healthier.
I don't understand the contraception thing at all. What are they hoping to accomplish? A lot of pregnant nurses going on maternity leave? Or, are the nurses just supposed to stop having sex?
I used the patch to stop smoking 10 years ago, I wonder if those who are actively trying to quit will not be considered either? Would the patch or gum or whatever people use these days build up enough nicotine to test positive?
I guess anyone could say they are trying to quit though, it would be hard to determine who was actually quitting versus the people who are just fibbing to get the job.
Personally I dont care what people do on their free time, as long as they dont smell like an ash tray at work. I work at a non-smoking facility so Ive never had an issue with people taking multiple breaks to smoke. If taking multiple breaks was the issue, I wouldnt think it was fair, unless they gave me extra breaks to play words with friends or something:)
Nobody gets "canned" for using contraception. They just don't provide it. On the other hand I have never heard of an ins company paying for condoms either.
I cannot find a a single reputable news agency that has covered this. Not even CNN or MSNBC. If it were true they would be all over it. Also addictinginfo.org is such a reputable site they refuse to post who their writers are.
Anyone in the health care industry knows releasing info of this nature at will is a big HIPPA violation. HIPPA is a Federal law, which supercedes any State law.
They sound like a bunch of loones trying to upset people over nothing.
From what I read birth control pills are not covered by insurance in AZ. With the proper documentation they will be covered for endometriosis and such only, not for birth control.
As a nonsmoker married to a smoker and had a father who smoked my whole life.... If I were tested, I'd be fired and I haven't had a cigarette to my mouth but I do inhale or I would die.. :) so now what? It's unfair I have to agree.
GitanoRN, BSN, MSN, RN
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admittedly, i'm a non-smoker, however, each day we are bombarded with practices from future employers like the one mentioned previously in this forum, that now they are asking for your facebook information. in addition, there's a law that is been consider in az, that employers won't hire females that use contraceptives. therefore, my question is, are they going to far?