fired

a nurse got fired form my unit yesterday... it's still hush, hush. i don't know all of the details. but it's crazy. we've had several errors lately with our pyxis machine (the locked machine that holds all of our medications and tracks who logs in and out via fingerprint) that have lead to an investigation. it's not like just one tablet was missing here and there (which is bad enough). the other day, there were four 20 mg tablets of oxycontin and eight 5mg tablets of oxycodone missing. good street drugs, in high demand, worth a pretty penny! but who is stupid enough to think they can get away with stealing SO many drugs? i guess someone who has a horrible addiction and loses sight of reality. desperate enough not to care if they get caught. i feel sad for this nurse. she is amazing at what she does. she's super involved in our unit, a skilled professional, and patient advocate. what a big loss.