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I was a traditional student; right out of college I went straight out of high school straight into college at Kearney State College with the major of Nursing. I lived at home with the intent to keep my mind on my studies and not get distracted. The school changed it's name to UNK and then the Nursing school changed it's name to University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Kearney Division. I did have a dramatic event in my 3rd year of nursing school having my mother diagnosed with a mental diagnosis and was told she could not come home until I left or was medicated, even though I was never assessed. I loved my mom and did whatever the doctor wanted with me, knowing and seeing unethical behavior. Because of the side effects of the medicines, I missed passing a class by 2 questions and had to take the class over, but in the end I did much better and understood more. I graduated with a "B" average, not what I would have liked but acceptibe. Went on and moved to Grand Island in 1995 taking a job at the Vet's Home for almost 5 years learning by immersion in fire, but I learned well. I have found out my talent is to put IV's in people who are near death, but forget the people who are quite healthy. I had always had a fond desire for psychiatric nursing and found a position in acute nursing at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital Behavior Serivices Unit, a locked psychiatric unit, working there for a year and 1/2 commuting from Grand Island to Hastings. It was an interesting job but after so much stress I had enough. I then noted a job for a nursing home care unit at the Grand Island VA Hospital which had a much high pay and was only 2 miles away from home, so I changed jobs again. This time I stayed there for almost 8 years enjoying my job starting my job as a day shift nurse but then took a night shift position, but soon found out it effected my depression and sleep disorder. But with some medicie changes it did not effect my performance. I was performing well. Had excellent performance evaluations. After a long story, I was eventually told I was an unsafe nurse, was was not true, I asked for all of my chart and found page after page of false allegations. I am now fighting through an EEOC claim due to harassment and discrimination for what they said and did to me, and have gone the farthest a person has gone in the GIVA system. My next step will be talking to an investigator and then off to court. The Lord is behind me because I have not lied, have not been an "Unsafe nurse" and have always given the best nursing care to the vets because they deserve it because they gave their lives, their limbs, and themselves for my freedom, and in the end the came back home, all of them as different people effecting their families lives. So they deserve the best. And yet the VA chose to drag their feet, and carry out passing this retirement through so it has taken almost 6 months, while I have seen everyone else get their first check by 1-2 months. We have lost a car, and now are being sued by other companies, so we are just going to have to file for bankrupcy and face the potential of losing our house and belongings just because of the VA. We have been told to get a lawyer but every one we call just hang up--they will not fight the government.
Not being all negative, I have always helped my daughter pray before going to bed, and last fall she asked God out of the blue that He keeps mommy at home in the evening so she can help her do her homework. I thought I would just get a day job. Unfortuanately, we thought differently. But, this situation has it's advantages. I enjoy being home 24/7 and will be getting a check every month to survive on along with medical insurance, etc... I also get every weekend off and holiday off, something I did not get before. Thank you God!
