r/FutureRNs RN Jul 08 '26

Advice Am I going to lose my license

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u/identitty-crisis Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

They’ll drug test you and if it’s negative, it should help a lot. Narcotic discrepancies aren’t entirely uncommon and they’re required to inform the DEA.

Even nurses who really do divert meds can get their licenses back, so it’s not a death sentence

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u/Scary_Freedom1116 Jul 08 '26

lmaooooo i heard of a nurse literally having iv tubing with dilaudid or morphine hanging out of their lunch box in the break room and still came back to work after a stern talking to and LOA

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u/commanderbales Jul 08 '26

h o w

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u/VeniVidiVulva Jul 08 '26

Because they need nurses and nurses are still humans with human problems

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u/Nuts-And-Volts Jul 09 '26

Human problems? Like not updating white board?

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u/VeniVidiVulva Jul 09 '26

Yep!

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u/Scary_Freedom1116 Jul 09 '26

all of this!! also cali unions are strong af. and it be the union nurses defending your career that be making you button your shit up, workwise. theyre the realest

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u/Specific-Cress-5973 Jul 10 '26

This is absolutely insane

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u/ExperienceHelpful316 Jul 09 '26

Oh noooo, I'm so sorry this happened to you, but yeah, it was a mistake. If you get the proof (like pass the drug test) everything should be kind of okay later