"funny, but not "funny" had the same experience several months ago after 43 years in nursing, with my dream of going into nursing started twenty years prior to that as i slowly worked myself up the nursing ladder. FIRST BECOMING A LPN, then a LPN MED NURSE. BEFORE GOING TO MY LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO OBTAIN MY A. D., THEN WENT RIGHT IN TO TELEY NET PROGRAM FOR BSN. WAS THINKING ABOUT N. P. PROGRAM WHEN INSTEAD OF BEING A GREAT AUNT I WAS NOW A NEW FOSTER MOM WITH A 3 MONTH BABY TO RAISE, HUSBAND WITHOUT A JOB DUE TO HEALTH REASONS. SOMEWHERE IN THERE HAD 2 BIOLIGAL CHILDREN TO HELP RAISE WITH MY HUSBAND. I ALSO CONTINUED TO WORK FULL TIME TO SUPPORT FAMILY. WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I WAS ACCUISED OF CHARTING ASSESSMENT & PAITENTS ARRIVAL TO UNIT BEFORE IT HAPPENED. AS I AM SURE MOST NURSES WOULD FEEL I WAS IN SHOCK FOR 6-7 MONTHS. I BELIEVE THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOU HAVE YOUR HONOR WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS. NEVER IN MY CAREER WOULD I "LIE ABOUT PATIENT OR PT CARE" IMY HAVE FORGOTTEN TO CHART A FEW THING THAT HAPPENEED AS SEVERA; L CRISIS HAPPENED AT ONCE, BUT NEVER ADDING ANYTHING & ESPICALLY KNOWING I WAS SOLE SUPPORT FOR, SPOUSE, FOSTER DAUGHTER(WHO HAS ANOTHER YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL & A NEW BAB)Y & NEW FOSTER GRANDDAUGHTER (WHO JUST TURNED 16 MONTHS OLD). PLANING TO WORK ANOTHER 3-8 YEARS IN NURSING BEFORE RETIRING. I WAS CALLED TO A MEETING SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPENED, NO DOCUMENTATION WAS SHOWN. THEN 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS TERMINATED AND ESCORTED TO THE FRONT DOOR LIKE A COMMON CRIMINAL. AS I SAID SHOCK, THIS COULD NOT BE HAPPENING BUT IT WAS. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING ME TO TALK WITH AN ATTORNEY TO PROTECT MYSELF & REPUTATION DUE TO A LIBEL BUT EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT DOING THIS, I GET PHYSICALLY SICK. SO AT 62 I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO RETURN TO THE NURSING PROFESSION OVER THE MANY YEARS I HAVE BEEN IN NURSING WALKING THE LONG CONCREAT FLOORS, -DAY & NIGHT. THAT I WOULD RETIRE EARLY & CHECK OUT DISABILITY. HAVE HAD TO HAVE BOTH KNEES REPALCE & MY LOW BACK IS SHOT. ALTHOUGH THIS BEING ON MY RECORD DOES LEAVE A BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH & GUT. AT THIS TIME WAITING ON BOARD OF NURSINGS RESPONSE BEFORE GOING FURTHER TO RESTORE MY "GOOD NAME " & REPUTATION. GOOD LUCK TO YOU AT LEAST THIS HAPPENED AT THE END OF MY CAREER, BUT IT HURTS NO LESS!