DirtyDiana
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So I need to vent, we got a new DON about 6 weeks ago....for the last 2 weeks she has been borderline impaired due to heavy narcotic use....I warned her Tuesday to quit looking so guilty, allegations began to swirl about her stealing narcotics....I had no choice but to do a surprise narc inventory....to prove she was clean.....to my horror I had her on camera @ 10:25pm last night stealing narcotics. When the check was done it was obvious that not only did she steal a full card of 30 oxy but she took the sign off sheet that goes with it...presumably making it unaccountable.....she forgot why I have my job....today she left the building in handcuffs crying.....I liked her, she is not a bad person, she is sick and today I just took her future from her and I feel like ****.
Being a good nurse can be difficult at times. It's not like you didn't warn her. Hurt as it may, it was your only choice. Afterall, the primary job of a nurse is "patient advocate." If you do what is best for your patients, you are a good nurse. Hopefully she will get much needed help & get her life back on track somehow.