Drunk Nurse Blows 5x Legal Limit During 12-Hour Hospital Shift: Cops
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- Опубліковано 21 лис 2024
- A registered nurse found herself being admitted as a patient after allegedly showing up to work drunk and crashing into multiple cars in the hospital parking lot. Police arrested Candice Vanwaardenburg, 52, after a witness reported her driving erratically and striking vehicles, according to the La Porte County Police. Vanwaardenburg was wheeled into the hospital where she was admitted as a patient instead of clocking in for her 12-hour shift. Doctors evaluated the 52-year-old for a possible stroke before an officer’s questioning revealed the suspect had been drinking earlier in the day. A blood test showed Vanwaardenburg’s BAC at 0.416, just over five times the legal limit to drive a car. She was taken to jail and booked for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident. Watch the incident unfold on this episode of Law&Crime BodyCam.
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The nurse "honey no, you are drunk as a skunk on Christmas day" 😂😂😂 she sounds so sweet. Its painful to think the nonsense she might deal with on occasions
Yeah her coworker helping her into the car was very sweet
What does that even mean lol
@@heyheychels Haha! That's a Southern saying. I heard a doctor say that once about my son in Arkansas when he was three and aspirated the tip of a crayon. He turned bright red and flipped out when they gave him the initial dose of sedative. I told them to give him to me, which they did, and the doctor ordered something else. It seems like two seconds later they pushed it and he went limp in my arms. I will never forget when the doctor said "Well he's drunker than a skunk now!" I handed him off but thought about it later and laughed! I still don't know exactly where that comes from but I can't wait to look it up!
Im a yank, sitting here going, what, its Christmas!? 😁
Yes, as someone who worked in the ER for just a few weeks the amount of insane things you witness in just a day is intense. This is really nothing too crazy
I had a .51 and was put in a medically induced coma for 4 days. She has to keep drinking or she starts to feel “bad”. Took me three more years to quit, been 12 years. I hope she finds her way out. Giving me shivers. 😢
Wow. Glad you made it through!! Congrats to your achievement, Claudette.
It's not easy to stop. Congratulations
Great job. I know it's hard, but keep trying, you're worth it.
Congrats on your sobriety. I am sure the people who love you are grateful for your decision to stop.
That’s so awesome! Keep going! 🙏❤
If you're at .41 and still coherent then you've been a hard and heavy drinker for quite some time, hopefully she gets help or she won't be around much longer.
I've been admitted to hospital at .45 (I don't remember anything until my BAC fell and I woke up in a hospital bed), and when I got my DUI I tested at a .35 and managed to faceplant into the pavement and hit my head and get a concussion. Same thing, I woke up in a hospital bed. I can't believe this nurse was at all coherent. She needs detox immediately.
I came to say the same thing! Even her mugshot was a telltale sign of alcoholism. Hopefully this was her wake up call and she gets the help she needs.
Wow. Why did she need to be ”cleaned up” ? Did o miss something?
As a nurse.... she's fully aware of that. She clearly stands by her choice. She reminds me of my father. She wont stop until someone loses their life as a result of her actions.
@@loraine4606 No. Alcohol wipes would NOT "cause the amount to increase" 🤦
Started trying to get sober this week. Been going through terrible withdrawals. I watch videos like this every time I’m tempted.
You’ve got this! How long has it been since your last drink?
Get support , as meetings, best of luck
It is so hard to do, but that is because it is the best thing you will ever do. Wish you well. I'm 6 years sober and so thankful everyday ❤
You may need medical help if you've been drinking for a long time, best of luck!
Hang in there 😊 one day at a time, addiction is hard ❤
The fact that she's coherent at .41, let alone conscious, is astounding. That's someone with a sky high tolerance.
Yet clearly she was in no condition to drive or perform really any safety-critical job such as working as a nurse. It was also quite hypocritical that she had showed up to work having drink-driven into a parked vehicle and was lucky not to have injured, let alone killed, someone else.
Which means that she’s definitely handled patients while drunk…what an absolute disgrace to her profession.
@@megane9248 She is never sober. Just to maintain herself without withdrawal she has to drink regularly.
Definitely a seasoned drinker
@@megane9248I was getting ready to say that. I’m a registered nurse as well and that absolutely disgusts me
She’s probably driven drunk thousands of times without getting caught with that kind of tolerance
Proper impressive
Yeah no kidding there
It's estimated that those with a DUI charge drove under the influence 90 times before without getting caught
Yep, for sure. Not her first (drunk) rodeo
She's probably worked drunk many times as well...terrifying.
Hitting 3 years alcohol free next month and I couldn’t be more grateful
Congratulations
Same girl!🎉
Diana, that's so great to know. It's important to share it, too, so that people know recovery is happening in lives.
Fwiw, am in my 27th year sober/clean from wicked opiate addiction, too.
Blessings to all.
Working on that right now.
Hope i will succeed!
One day at a time. Congrats Its been 13 yrs opiate free for me
To all those talking about their sobriety journey I’m proud of you and sending love!
💯
Thank you. Sobriety is doable.
Me too. Never give up.
Ask them if they wanna beer to celebrate.
I’m am also in recovery. It took an arrest after being in an active addiction for 30 years. Been clean for almost 4 years now. I am so happy to see the support in the comments. I am grateful to be alive and well today! 🎉❤️
I'm happy to hear that you recovered! Several people in my family are alcoholics, and some have unfortunately passed due to it. I wish you many great & sober years ahead!
I hope you are very proud too, I have a family member that has gone through addiction and I have seen how hard he fought, you are all amazingly strong x
Congratulations!
To everyone who is sober and telling their stories, you all are so inspiring! Whether it’s one day or one hundred years, congratulations for that amazing accomplishment!
Sober = boring
@@J_Mc1what got boring was waking up feeling like absolute sh** every morning. Looking even worse, insane heartburn to the point I'd wake up choking, going to the bathroom felt like flames coming out my a**. Yeah. That got boring REAL quickly 😂
@@J_Mc1 when all your friends pass away early because they were stuck on partying, life gets pretty boring. Better to just get a hobby..
I think it’s more inspiring to get through life without having to turn to drink or drugs to cope with life in the first place.
Thanks everyday is like day one for us soo I truly appreciate you
She's probably been drunk while treating patients. Yikes!
Oh absolutely! This isn’t her first time drinking at work.
First thing i thought too after i heard that she was a .416 - you dont get that drunk without having severe alcohol poisoning unless you have a pretty heavy tolerance, and to get to a tolerance that high, you would almost certainly have withdrawal symptoms after just a short time without drinking....likely even before all of the alcohol has even exited her system....its really sad more than anything. Scary too, but sad mostly.
This might be true. I hope she gets help for her severe alcohol problem. This event may save her life and other people's lives - her alcohol use seems so incredibly high.
Just think how many times before. Maybe they need to have breathalyzer on all jobs.
For DECADES!!!!
I had . 35 and I was threatening self harm. After being in the psych ward for a few days, I quit drinking. 26 years ago
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Congratulations!! VERY proud of you and grateful you are here!! Sending you love and hugs!! Many blessings to you!! 🙏🏽💖🥰
@@kmalow66 I’m proud of you! 💕
That's wonderful. I'm sure your family is very grateful and proud of you
Awesome
She’s an extreme alcoholic if she’s walking at that BAC
100 percent
It doesn't sound like she was, they had to use a wheelchair to get her inside the facility. Granted she sounds WAY too coherent for a BAC that high.
@@azalagoThat’s probably why they thought “stroke” at first!
She has to drink in the middle of the night to sleep through, and doesn’t even think this is a big deal. She is a hard core alcoholic.
@@azalagoa lot of human beings would be on the verge of death at that BAC. She’s definitely been a hardcore drunk for years if not decades. Glad she didn’t kill anyone.
just one of those days where you have 15 drinks too many before work
😅
15 drinks damn 😮
Hey its just part of a breakfast
When you’re that drunk you’re drinking around the clock.
Yea like wake up to drink n go back to sleep
Her coworker was so empathetic and kind in helping her out of the hospital, and taking her watch and stuff before putting her into the cop car. I hope this lady gets help❤
It's that same coworker who has known for years that she's working drunk.
Her coworker is complicit in trying to cover for her friend, and should be held accountable by their employer😡
I bet that coworker was on the phone when she's gone! spreading the gossip!! 😂😂
@@az55544 You don't know that. You're being extremely judgemental regarding a person you don't even know.
@@amysizemore8570 How is she complicit? Everything was aboveboard and more than one hospital staff was in attendance.
Her- "I felt dizzy. I was almost passing out."
Yeah that's a side effect of being hammered.
Yeah that's what happens when you drink a quarter of a bottle of everclear 190 before work darling lol 😂
She wasn't drinking regular stuff.
Exactly what I thought as well
"I was driving because I clearly was too drunk to walk".
She was feeling dizzy and was almost passing out BUT still decided to drive?!? 😂😂 oook lady.. so glad she didn’t hurt ANYONE on her way to the hospital..
Also the squinting was because of her double vision.
I used to carry around a breathalyzer and have been past .41 many times and sometimes having the present of mind to stop drinking at that moment because i was in dangerous territory. I was able to carry on conversations and walk around. Ive also checked myself into the er before for help to detox and was past .45 They had to take it again and everything because they were so stunned. I used to drink from the time i awoke til i fell asleep and could go out in public and everything. Heavy drinking everyday will do this. Im sober almost two years now.
So glad you are sober!
Congratulations on your sobriety, this internet stranger is incredibly proud of you. Best wishes on your continued recovery!
I had a friend who I used to call my sister, who I suspect was approaching this territory. It started affecting her work and how she kept her home. She became verbally abusive and I decided to stop speaking to her. I see videos like this and wonder if she continued down that painful road..
Awesome! Praying all the best for you! You got this! 👍👋❤️🙏
Congratulations and life is so much easier sober😊
I watch these to remind myself why I’m sober
Like how I watch Hoarders to get motivated to clean fr fr
im proud of you
*me with intervention !
Me too!
Congrats!! I drink myself, usually just some weekends. I watch these to remind myself not to breach into alcoholism like my dad bc it’s easier than ppl think to slip down that path and become trapped as it increasingly becomes your norm and primary comfort.
People would be absolutely shocked to find out how many teachers, nurses, police officers, judges, pilots, etc are showing up after to work after a few drinks. Wayyyy more widespread than people realize.
.415 is way more than a few drinks. Holy cow! How is she even walking and talking?
Very true. Functioning alcoholics and addicts are a very real thing.
YUP I quit bartending bc day shifts were only drunks going back to kids, patients, work. One guest bragged about leaving rehab that day and was mad I refused to serve him, terrible.
Or in meat packing plants. If they didn't come in drunk, they came in with hangovers and went home with the "flu"
I think what would really shock people is the fact that bosses and co workers enable it and there fore the public is at risk because of them being enablers
So grateful to be a recovering Addict/alcoholic. I am 588 days clean and sober today. I love this life ❤ I pray she gets the help she sp clearly needs.
Congratulations!! Great job! ❤
I so agree - I hope she seeks the help she needs.❤
Great job Officer, you weren’t mean, but to the point. You weren’t disrespectful, but doing your job. Thanks for saving the lives of others.
I thought so too, he was composed and just plain honest with her. He did very well handling that situation.
.426! Holy moley! That’s the highest I’ve ever heard. She got dressed, drove, and is walking around. She doesn’t seem nauseous at all. That’s scary how much tolerance she has and she probably has come to work drunk on such a regular basis she doesn’t get why she’s in trouble. This is terrifying to think she’s in charge of peoples lives.
There’s a bodycam video on UA-cam of a middle aged man in a motorized cart at Walmart who had like, .50 or something if I remember correctly.
Those breathalyzer tests are so unreliable. Defense attorneys always attack their efficiency. They claim the thing malfunctioned is damaged or that the officer didn't use it correctly.
The highest I ever saw in the ER was 0.867! She practiced… a LOT
Did you see how steady she was on her feet when she walked to the bathroom? Most people probably would fall right away if they weren't blacked out and if they could walk it would look like it does when wasted people who are serious alcoholics try to walk super drunk
The highest recorded i believe ever is 1.4% not .14% 1.4% a polish guy was found by police riding his bicycle they took him to the hospital and his blood work came back 1.4% how dude wasn't dead idk
Her mug shot was brutal ... she actually looks better in the video. I use to be an alcoholic, so happy those days are long gone!
Congratulations to you
Congratulations!
Keep it up!!!
She has Doonesbury eyes 😂
Nobody cares about you dude I always wonder why people feel the need to say that lol jeez
She shouldn’t be released, look how tolerant she is to such a high BAC. She could have seizures and die going through withdrawals. Once when I was traveling for work at a hospital in Fairbanks, AK, I was working in a pharmacy and they were sending up a little 4 pack of Jack Daniel’s to a patient - I was so confused. When I inquired, they said it was for a patient in ICU, that they had to wean them off the alcohol because quitting cold turkey could kill them.
Why wouldn’t they just give Librium? That’s crazy! Lol
What that makes no sense. When did pharmacies give out rum as medicine
Yes, many years ago ago patients in the UK were prescribed Guinness post-op and post-pregnancy to boost Iron levels. I worked at Central Middlesex Hospital and used to walk past the Guiness Brewery at Park Royal to get to work. There were many tales believe me.
That's what I was thinking. And in jail there is a high chance they won't take any complaints she has seriously.
@@spinrash6000Right? I'm going guess 1902
The nurse taking care of Candace is just wonderful.
As coherent as she was you know this was an ongoing problem
How many patients has she KILLED over the years while drunk?
Her brain adapted to the alcohol.
@@wildcatdan5072 Probably true. Really heavy drinkers (like some of my uncles and aunts) were able to tolerate very large amounts after years of drinking.
I'm glad the police officer told her as much.
@@wildcatdan5072she hit multiple cars coming in still kept driving and parked..thank got no one was killed
its crazy how much your tolerance builds up. My mom was an alcoholic. Never got clean unfortunately. I hope she gets the help she needs and glad nobody was hurt.
That we know of she was going to work that way. I speak from experience only I was a janitor on the night shift, and I didn't drive. Glad it's all in the rearview mirror at least she went peacefully instead of getting out of control. I'm thinking of you and hoping you're okay now.🥹🕯🧡💜🧡
You really don't know if she's hurt/killed someone in her care while she was under the influence of alcohol.
I’ve always had a problem with opioids and gas station drinks like feel frees. When I don’t take those, then I end up drinking. They are both bad. I haven’t had any alcohol in three months but I can’t go more than 3-4 days without a feel free to
@ you are on my mind.🕯🧡💜🧡
I really love how the comment section is being kind to her… if she ever reads this she knows she isn’t alone and that we all pray for her to recover!
Exactly! Well said. I was apprehensive to open the comments and am pleasantly surprised that people are being kind and hope that she gets the help she needs. This is such a sad story. Cheers.
It's sad that this happens to people.
@@t.t6191 Nurses are at very high risk for being addicted to drugs or alcohol.
I've never seen any bad comments when the criminal is palm colored. It's always sweet nothings and get better. Teach
No sympathy, she endangered so many people by her actions. She deserved a long prison sentence.
That Co worker was so sweet. An absolute 😇 . I pray everyone in this situation is doing ok and everyone in the comments as well❤
She needs to loose her nursing license not just drives license!!! That's insane 🤬
She needs help just like every other person who is an addict. She has a life and a profession. I’m sure she got a penalty but she shouldn’t lose her license just because she’s an alcoholic.
It’s crazy to think this used to be me 5 years ago. I’m so blessed that I was able to quit once I found out I was pregnant.
Congrats to being and remaining sober and Congrats on your baby!! ❤❤ but don’t do it for your baby, do it for yourself! This may sound selfish but YOU should be THE ONLY reason to be sober, the rest will follow!
I just celebrated 9 years clean from a doctor induced opioid addiction, a 10 year addiction.. BUT I got myself into an outpatient treatment center, took advantage of all the FREE mental health services they provide and the FIRST thing my drug counselor and my therapist told me was “YOU HAVE TO DO IT FOR YOURSELF, YOU HAVE TO BE THE REASON TO BE SOBER” and I was selfish, a healthy selfishness(if that makes sense) for the first time in my life and did this ONE thing for myself and like I said, I’ve been clean from opiates for 9 years!!
It really takes a lot to remain in a sober, healthy spot! I wish you all the best in the world and be proud of yourself for being sober!! ❤❤ congrats again on both of these great achievements!! ❤❤
congratulations you are a great mom!
Got knocked up drunk huh?😂
I’m proud of you! What a difficult journey. It takes immense courage and determination! You bet on love of yourself, your child and your future. ❤
Congratulations on your sobriety!
Im surprised she didn’t get admitted for that. If she’s coherent and walking after a 416, she’s a DT risk
This!!
Exactly! Her age and that high probably needs straight to rehab after full work up. Poor candace. I hope she got help.
I pray she gets the help that she needs. I pray that she is able to turn her life around and live a safe and happy life. 🙏🏽💖🙏🏽💖
Amy Winehouse died from a .416
My sister was a functioning alcoholic for a few years and died from alcohol poisoning at 40 years old. Her BAC was .36 The fact that this woman was higher than that and still relatively coherent means her immunity has really been built up and she’s been doing this kind of drinking and for YEARS. I sincerely hope she gets the help she needs if she hasn’t already.
My husband was too. He drank until he was 35. He passed away in August from ALS. I believe the alcohol caused the ALS.
@ so sorry for your loss! 🙏🏻 😭
SHE SHOULDN'T BE GOING TO JAIL AT THOSE LEVELS! SHE SHOULD BE STILL HOSPITALIZED! THAT'S NEAR FATAL. Even if she's a heavy alcoholic... A hospital is the perfect place to stay and detox.
She was treated that day.
If the BAC didn't kill her the alcohol withdrawal will. In her case withdrawal will be worse. She needs to be monitored and treated for withdrawal. Alcohol withdrawal is deadly.
I was thinking the same thing.
Pretty sure the doctor who took her blood test assessed her health situation.... she's an embarrassment to the profession and patients don't expect to find an intoxicated nurse in hospital
@@suzieque9934She’s a person who’s made a mistake. She has an addiction.
If she’s .416, that’s crazy that the hospital released her. At that point, medical help is required. That’s potentially fatal
It's not because she has such a high tolerance. It's going to be potentially fatal if she drops near 0 too quickly.
@ every med professional there would’ve known to try a saline IV, if only for slight help
agree
Agreed, multiple liabilities
AGREED
This woman's nursing license needs to be revoked until she is able to maintain sobriety for a few years. We don’t need anymore situations where the wrong (deadly) medication is administered, or medications NOT being administered, etc.
Oh, believe me, ISAP will have her on a tight leash for the next few years...
The nursing board will send her to rehab and keep a VERY close eye on her for years. I’m sure she will be breathalized regularly along with drug screens. If she messes up again…her license will go bye bye.
I agree 100 percent! She needs help and hopefully this was her wake up call 🙏🏼
Drinking on the job is a firable offense. Complexion for protection m
I’m sure it was.
I love how honest this cop is about her addiction!
I am a retired Nurse. I worked with another Nurse, who was an alcoholic and hid it very well. I never knew she had a problem until her name showed up in article showing that her Nursing license had been revoked, due to her showing up to work drunk.
@@churchofpos2279 I had a nurse friend who died an alcoholic, barely 50. I never knew…
That's dedication to her job. 😂 She definitely needs to get herself healthy. Prayers for her that this is a wake up call and that no one was hurt in those car smashes.
and the patients thats shes working with
Nothing funnier than a drunk treating people who are in the hospital for urgent care. Hahahahhaha
@@Hwgt888 ...and you mock her. Look at you.
Or pedestrians going to and from the hospital 😢 lady please get help Alcohol will kill you and you won’t have any life when you kill somebody 🫣🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
but not dedication to her patients, the ones who are fragile, scared and need someone stable.
I can’t believe she is awake & talking & why she wasn’t admitted. That’s dangerously/deathly intoxicated
Yeah was wondering the same, crazy.
This! No one ever cares for the nurse! Comments are saying take her license. How does this help her? Take her lively hood and make her situation worse? No get her the help she needs
@@coolkidd151she's in her 50's with more money for a therapist than most people. She's a selfish drunk POS and she has no place taking care of anyone else... No one deserves to die for this addict.
Bcuz alcoholics are used to it. The body builds up a tolerance after a while.
As a former alcoholic myself, it's not unusual to be able to tolerate blood alcohol levels at such that would prove fatal to others due to the ever increasing tolerance the body builds up as a direct result of prolonged and sustained consumption. Judging by the individual being able to merely remain conscious, much less engage in a conversation with several individuals and still sound coherent, tells me in no uncertain terms that this lady has been a chronic, all be it highly functioning alcoholic for some time as clearly demonstrated by the fact that she's been able to maintain a rather demanding job and right under the noses of many professionals actually trained to identify such behaviours that would indicate an addiction problem, so she's obviously a seasoned addict who's become competent in successfully masking her chronic problems to an adequate degree, at least for 8 hrs per day whilst working, but highly likely returns home and falls apart each night only to get up again in the morning and do it all over again. I strongly suspect the reason she's still able to function with such a high BAC level, is due to the fact that she didn't actually consume copious amounts of alcohol prior to starting her shift, but highly likely is from the evening before where she drunk herself into oblivion, slept some of it off and this is what remains in her system from the night before, especially as her already over strained liver is nowhere near as efficient at expelling the alcohol ftom her blood steam.
So ironic as she's being handcuffed it focuses on the shirt saying respect for life and she's driving with a 0.416
I know right that’s all I could stare at.
I was wondering if anyone else noticed that...
Noticed that too 😮
Wow so sad and disturbing
Glad I wasn't the only one to notice that.
Drunk or not, I wouldn't want to be the patient of a nurse who doesn't know what BAC is either
She just lost her drivers license, her job and possibly her nursing license all in one day! Wow!
This cop is actually great . Profesional
No! Honey you are drunk, as a skunk. On Christmas Day.” 😂
Not only as drunk as a skunk. But the next level up 😂
😂😂😂😂 not thanksgiving day. Christmas.
@@hellothereyouall Bcuz that skunks been eating on those fermented pumkins leftover from Halloween AND Thanksgiving consistently until Christmas 😂
that was her bestie. i guarantee you, she tried to keep this quiet for her (as much as possible). even prepped the FRONT seat for her.
@@PerturbedPeacock 😂😂😂 that’s so much funnier
I can't believe she asked if she was ok driving home 🤦🏻♀️
How is this woman even awake. The flippant way she says, “I got dizzy…”
She’s not flippant, she’s very ill.
High tolerance. She said she drank at 3 AM to go back to sleep. This is someone who has a habitual drinking routine. Like I’m talking all day, every day. Hope she got help, alcoholism is a horrible disease
If i was a hospital patient, a nurse that drunk would be my worst nightmare.
@
I recently had surgery for a broken knee, and I was already terrified of having to go under (I was being irrationally paranoid of waking up during the surgical process). If I found out my nurse or anesthesiologist were drunk handling my injury, I’d be mortified. I once got a little nervous when I had a clearly intoxicated server at a restaurant. Not because I was scared of what would happen to me, but because it was a crowded restaurant on a busy night and I could see she was struggling not to trip. I was worried she would hurt herself
Thank you for posting this video. Greatful to remain sober another day.
Imagine she is the one drawing your blood or putting in your IV
OMG, this lady is a nurse!!! Her booking foto is scary, and along with that, she's probably been working drunk!!!
Photo* it's spelled photo.
Spanish is foto
@@tinawindham6958 she's speaking English. Not Spanish ese.
Her coworker was very kind to her..😢
This was my thought. The kind of nurse you’d want.
Nurse was nice to her to calm her fears and then I’m pretty sure, this nurse went straight to phone and called the nursing supervisor.
See, the supervisor has to know because they’re now short a nurse and if she no call no show or what.
It’s up to her house supervisor if they share information but not supposed to v
Just to email this drunk nurse’s manager about incident.
Then the help process will come
While in the cop vehicle her coworker kissed her on the head before leaving. Very kind and supportive coworker 😌...the lady needs some serious help though. I mean she got up and went to work with an incredibly high unheard of BAC ....i hope things work out for her.......but Nurse Jackie couldn't pull it off too night.....🤫..
@@ukm37… chill out
Her husband said she seemed off? Someone should go check and make sure he's okay.
Enabler unfortunately
@jennamiller8648 you do not know their situation
I totally agree 😢
This lady has a lot of nerve to show up to work like that when she is responsible for the well-being of other people. She could kill someone by making a mistake while intoxicated like that.
They really need to look through records of patients she has treated. Who knows how long she has been working drunk.
Fastest growing segment of alcoholics are women who are home with their kids. That means they have children in a car and they are driving drunk. Please, If you need help get it!
We do recover. Coming up on 17 years in April.
So greatful for the fellowship that helped me to aquire the tools to live life on life's terms. ❤
How does one get "help?"
Asking for a friend.
so many ways! AA is a great start and there is a secular option as well. Are you mobile?
I got caught with a .38 and was a daily drunk for a couple years, hard liquor. This woman is walking, talking and pretty coherent. She's been doing this for a VERY long time. I've been told that alcohol is a hundred times harder than drugs on your body...she's at risk of death. I really hope this is the wake up call she needs to stop.
Sorry but although I agree alcohol is really bad on your body stuffing chemicals in your body is way way worse
Alcohol IS a drug bud.
@@levithewonderdog335ex meth user here, hard disagree. I stray away from both but alcohol is even worse imo.
Can’t the Patients smell the Alcohol during treatment? I would report that immediately!
ER's typically smell... Different. Not always revolting, but different.
You're not likely to notice it, or be able to determine conclusively it's her.
Are you kidding, you honestly think that someone cares if a patient complains about their Nurse all they're going to say, if she gives sub par attention or treatment, their drug seeking.
She never started her shift. The hospital admitted her as a patient rather than let her start her shift. I think they covered for her, because clocking in would have resulted in more criminal charges.
I had a coworker that was starting an IV for me and the patient claimed they smelled alcohol on his breath. Our manager immediately took him out of service and got him the help he needed. I’m not sure if he admitted drinking or testing was done. But he got the help needed.
@@amanipeach Yes - if I was patient and smelt alcohol I would immediately report it. And I'd expect the hospital to take immediate action. This could be a life or death issue, so any hint of suspicion should be rigorously investigated. And as you say, the earlier you catch the issue, the better the chances that help will succeed.
Sadly, many doctors will cover up. I had a relative who was a consultant and reported a surgeon at his hospital who was clearly operating drunk. The surgeon was struck off. But many of his colleagues were openly hostile and felt my uncle had "betrayed" one of their own.
The nurse treating her is an enabler.
This is just as bad as a drunk pilot, bus driver, etc .... Peoples lives could be at stake.
Everyone was so nice and respectful to her!i pray that she gets help !its such a sad situation 😢❤!
Did she really ask if she’s going to jail?
Yes, honey, you cannot drive drunk! She was 5 times over the legal limit. She’s probably been coming to work drunk for a while and staff overlooked it because I’m sure they could smell it.
Putting patient’s lives at risk. smh
She said she’d been off 6 months till the week before this. Thankfully she’d only worked 3 shifts since being back.
It’s likely that she was drinking straight vodka and it probably got passed off esp when she first got to work as hand sanitizer and cleaners I’m sure she used mints and stuff after drinking
Not only driving & hurting someone, but working while in that state..She seems very sweet but desperately in need of help.
She needs to lose her nursing license! You can’t show up to work in a place where lives are on the line drunk
“Not like a habit or anything…”. sad and terrifying
She drank in the morning. How is it that her husband & co-workers not know she was DRUNK? And the latter are medical professionals.
They all knew she was an alcoholic. They just talked about it among themselves behind her back 😢
She planned on looking after patients while dead drunk. Perhaps her nursing licence should be revoked.
Absolutely 💯!!!
Suspended until sober.
If it’s the first time, I think she should be given the option to get help instead.
@@ManuelaJäger-e6t with the condition that she be tested before working each shift upon reinstatement.
No leniency when you are responsible for people's lives and show up for work completely wasted. License permanently revoked. I could understand some leniency and suspension instead of revocation if she voluntarily checked herself into detox treatment (instead of driving to work her shift DEAD DRUNK) before it came to this, too late for that now.
Wow .... she looks 70+ .... hoping the hospital terminates her employment😮😮😮 scary to think of her caring for patients 😮😮😮
The way she walks is like my grandma - and I’m nearly 50!
She really said “I wonder if this is going to end my career?” I’m sure her inner voice replied “Yeah…most definitely it will!”
I cant believe she drove to work as a nurse in that state!! omg! she could have killed someone it's shameful!
I don’t like this new season of Nurse Jackie
Wow, over .40, thats insane. I used to be a horrible drinker and highest I blew was .296 and was barely coherent. Hope she gets sober like I did, its so much better
My high score is .45. My parents found me in a pool of vomit, I woke up in the hospital
@@misacruzader i hope you're doing ok now and left those days behind you. 🙏
I’m also a nurse. According to the clock on the wall, her shift started at 7:00. Wow, so sad.😞
I realized that too after she said “my shift was supposed to start at 7”
Sad but true. Unacceptable behavior. This is life. From a fellow RN. My personal study of addiction for a few different reasons...the focus should be on her current state and the recovery needed, not on what didn't happen as much. We all could fall into a similar type of category in some other way that we were perhaps even just once negligent or unwilling to properly cope and have escaped serious damage done.
Yes, truly is horrific to imagine what could have been. She's thankfully one step closer to finding some repair just by her willingness to communicate and acknowledge herself to some degree. Huge first step closer. See the positive.
@@kls3609 I have a friend who is a specialist in alcohol addiction. Sadly, in his extensive experience, people who reach this stage seldom recover. If she had the motivation she would surely have asked for help before things got so bad? A BAC of 0.41 would be fatal for most - she must have been addicted for decades to develop that kind of tolerance. And she hit that extraordinary level at 7:00 am! I had a friend like that who literally drank himself to death. He was educated and intelligent, just like this lady, and equally aware of what he was doing to himself. He could afford the best treatment, but he simply couldn't stop. It's a truly terrible addiction. I wish her well, but it will take a superhuman effort to recover from such an entrenched problem.
@@kls3609 My question is how do you get to the point of a BAC over 4 and nobody at work ever noticed her being or smelling intoxicated. It takes a lot of years drinking to be able to tolerate that high of a level. It's hard to hide especially in a clean environment of a hospital.
My dad used to drink peppermint schnapps to hide his drinking from my mother. @@sleepyguy144
How was she meant to look after patients being that drunk!!!
She is a DISGRACE TO ALL NURSES AROUND THE WORLD!!!
That was very respectful of them to just let her colleague steady her and walk her out before cuffing her. Kudos to the colleague for her discretion.
you're stunning
As a 30year ICU nurse, I don’t condone, but I totally understand it. Addiction is rampant in nursing, For almost 30 years, I worked 60 hours a week and a busy trauma. That leaves scars. There really is no support for nurses.
What I've learned from studying addiction may not be so much due to the profession but the exposure to living in this profession that triggers one's proclivity to addiction. Pick any substance or behavior. As a fellow RN, I
agree with you to a degree. I don't believe a rigorous nursing career causes addiction on its own.
@kls3609 I agree 100%. Genetics play a huge role. I am still unforgiving because adults have the capacity to change if they want to. Also, I was damaged physically at birth by a drunk doctor with forceps.
Multiple cancer survivor here. Thank you for your many years of service to those hurting. You are more appreciated than you know.
No support in any of the departments, it’s a mess!!! I worked in Sterile Processing and they allowed s functioning alcoholic to work in department for a couple of years. I told my manager when she first got hired, he then allowed her to redo her 90 days and scheduled her with me every weekend when zero managers present. Imagine working with a drunk in the heart of the hospital, she wouldn’t even see bioburden on equipment!!! Made my job so stressful I’ve been out two years and refuse to go back. The trauma was severe 😞
As a former nurse - my heart broke for her watching this … oh I hope she gets help and heals
transports her in the front seat....friend tries to coddle her, and tell her "nobody has to know" WOW! 😳
Horrible
I agree but like what are they gonna do, announce it to all her coworkers,
@Zosclothes no. but not act like she isnt putting ppls lives in danger. just fkn call off for your shift if you're hammered. especially when you're a gd nurse ffs
And she had soiled herself (they put a pad under her before she sat down). I’d be concerned she may vomit in my car. Back seat, please.
I understand that.
She has been drinking for many years. Once you find sobriety, you realize
how much of life you've been missing - all the beautiful moments ! She
needs to hit an AA meeting and get sponsor asap. Hospitals need folks
like her who are qualified nurses. I pray she gets clean for her sake.
NO, hospitals dont need people like her. I dont want some potentially lethally drunk POS treating me or driving around me on the road. The WORLD needs a lot less people like her.
im surprised her colleagues never picked up on this sooner
I’m sure they did.
She looks older than 52. I can’t imagine how much damage she has done working as a nurse during the times she was drunk and working.
Oh my, how is she even standing?!
Exactly, and how did she get herself to work on time? She must be a regular heavy drinker to be able to function at all.
It's called functioning alcoholic. I had a couple of in-laws that were alcoholics and worked full time (they're still there...I'm just not...lol).
@@itchy2415Yep, I had a very "calm" friend who used to walk around from waking to sleep carrying a huge "water" bottle. Turned out to be 10% water....90% boxed wine. She hid it so well....!!?? 😱🤔
High tolerance, the result of drinking all day every day. Probably to a point where it’s dangerous to quit without medical supervision. I know because I used to be this person.
@@SavvyMuhon Well done in getting sober. It must be so difficult to quit alcohol when addicted and hard to keep away from it when booze is everywhere.
Such a sad story. I pray she gets the help she needs 🙏🏼❤
Do not go to work drunk 😒.
I resigned my long time career before I started doing that s*** I drank plenty at home though
That bodycam close up of the back of her T-shirt with words like nurse, Christian, respectful, joyful, etc. was brutal 😩 I hope she gets help before she puts more people and herself in danger like that again
If you are drunk just call off SICK and stay home.
I hope she’s able to get the help she needs. This is absolutely insane & heartbreaking.
The help she needs is rehab
Hopefully patients will be protected from drunk caretakers
Over 40% blood alcohol levels and they didn’t keep her in the hospital for a cool minute. That’s a bit irresponsible
literally, walking around with alcohol poisoning levels!
.43 is not 40% of alcohol in the blood. But it is alcohol poisoning so ya I don’t know how they let her leave other than the fact she was normal with that blood alcohol, and she functions normally so this is not going to kill her, however not drinking alcohol might actually kill her
DT ‘s are real, and it’s ugly,
It’d probably be easier to calculate the blood content in her alcohol-stream! 😬😂
@@daisydoodleeit wouldn’t have been for alcohol poisoning, it would be for delirium tremens. Her BAC is only goi g to go down and she’s able to walk around so she’s not really at risk for EtOH poisoning but I would have admitted her due to the DT risk
@ that's interesting to know! thank you for the information!!
Ridiculous. Putting patients at risk. Ridiculous.
Selfish
Bro it said nowhere in the video or online if she lost her license. I just want confirmation that she will NEVER be allowed to work around suffering people EVER again.
Why did other employee say , “Nobody needs to know” the drunk nurse should lose her JOB omg
So here's the thing about ethanol (drinking alcohol), a BAC of 0.40 is already fatal in some adults. If she's hitting 0.416 that is a medical emergency and she needs life saving care, because she is at risk of dying. I don't know how she is even conscious, let alone able to stand with alcohol poisoning like that
This woman is a danger to the public. Revoke her license.
They probably did. Most states don't play with that.
In Canada they cant discipline nurses, they are legally forced to offer them addiction services.
“Drunk as a skunk on Christmas Day”???? WHERE IS THAT WOMAN FROM HAHAHA
Probably the UK. We say it a lot there 😊
@@sarahking957 We say it the American South as well.
Interesting how widespread that saying is. I'm Canadian and have heard, and used, "drunk as a skunk" for many years. Don't know where it originated, but I've watched YT videos of drunken squirrels who noshed on fermented fruit so, maybe, skunks do something similar.
Sounded southern.
Maybe hospitals should do random screenings on all employees in case its happening elsewhere and so it wont happen again.
No.
It’s happening everywhere
@@monogamousapostate6626 yes. Many places have random drug screenings, alcohol is a drug, and healthcare providers are literally responsible for human lives.
This addiction tears up so many lives. Sometimes quietly, sometimes loudly. It's everywhere. Her admission of "only a couple" Truly hard seltzers, to go back to sleep is telling.
I had fun drinking when I was younger until I realized it’s the biggest waste of time ever and that usually really drunk people are annoying
And in money
Interesting. Do skunks typically get more drunk on Christmas Day?
Lol
Yes...but it's nowhere near what New Year's Eve is like.😜
🍾🎉🥂🥴
Well yeah, everybody knows that..😂
Did she get drunk on Christmas day? Why was she drinking with a skunk?
lol
How is she still functioning?! I’ve watched a ton of these videos and that’s the highest BAC I’ve seen.
The fact she thought she was ok to provide care to patients is sickening, and acting like it’s nothing. Wow
She probably drinks everyday. Very high tolerance. Same thing happens with drugs.
@ definitely.
Someone with an addiction as severe as hers might be, looses the ability to have insight. It’s a sad disease and I hope she gets help.
And she's not even slurring
A functional alcoholic.
My mother will be two years alcohol free after going to rehab in March 2023 and I feel so blessed that she will be two years free. I remember nights like this and how horrible she was as a drunk. I hope she gets the help she needs…
Congratulations to your mommy 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I like the honesty of the cop. I know he isn’t the nicest but that’s not his job.