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The nursing union rep. advised me to seek the expertise of a lawyer.
Other issues-
      1. almost everyone in my department knew about the
      drug test.
      2. After returning to work, the harassment began.
        My manager wanted to speak to me about a serious
        pt. complaint. i asked her to wait a few
        minutes while i was completing my documention a
        on a patient. She stared at me the whole time,
        as if waiting for me to do something crazy.
        The worse part is that my co-workers witnessed
        her staring at me.
        Marie had told me that a patiet i had taken
        care of a few days earlier accused me of
        falling on him, twice. I told her that i did
        not fall on anyone. She didn't believe me and
        looked at me like i was either a liar to crazy.
        THe funny thing is,I remembered everything
        about him (chief complaint, precip. factors,
        medications i had given him, etc...) Yet, i
        don't remember falling on him, twice. None
        of my co-workers thought i was unsteady on my
        feet. It was a busy night so i had ample
        opportunities to fall on other patients. But
        i didn't. I only fell on him.
        The most hurtful part of it all was that i had
        never given anybody a reason to not believe me.
        I wanted to go home so badly that night but i
        could't. We had no coverage. Because of the
        events earlier, i made a few small mistakes.
        In the past, i was always able to maintain my
        competence and concentration, no matter what
        was happening in my life.    
   By the time i was scheduled to work again, i had
   already decided to resign my position in the near future. However, i received a phone call from risk
management explaining that i will have to obtain a medical clearance prior to returning to work. Unpaid leave