gr8fulnrs

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1. Anyone ever get their license back after revocation?

   gr8fulnrs replied to Morganslake's topic in Recovery

   I concur with liamsmom. Get started, plow through. I had to do all that she mentioned in her post. It took me approx 5 years. But i did it. Jump in with both feet planted in your recovery and your higher power and go baby go!!! You got this!!! You ca...

2. Scholarships for nurses in recovery?

   gr8fulnrs replied to gr8fulnrs's topic in Recovery

   Yes indeed. there is quite a plethora of recovery type scholarships; Hazeldon - Betty Ford, Hope for addiction - The welcome back scholarship, and many more. I'm thinking about taking a class regarding how to write scholarship letters. I dont want to...

3. Scholarships for nurses in recovery?

   gr8fulnrs replied to gr8fulnrs's topic in Recovery

   Thankyou all very much! Off I go...research time! Will let you all know what I find!

4. Scholarships for nurses in recovery?

   gr8fulnrs posted a topic in Recovery

   Now that Ive made it through my addiction, made it through my consent agreement with the state board, earned my LPN license back and started working again...whew! now I'm ready to do the LPN to RN bridge program. Does anybody know of links or sites I...

5. nurses in recovery continue to suffer at the hands of board

   gr8fulnrs replied to hucksloretta's topic in Recovery

   I know, it bites...but what i did is got real humble and started thinking out of the box. I needed an RN to supervise me as well. I started looking at places where I wanted to end up working in Long term care, but nothing was coming available. Then I...

6. Practicing to my full scope...PICC question

   gr8fulnrs replied to gr8fulnrs's topic in LPN/LVN

   Thankyou fender and thankyou wyosam! I knew you all would set me straight! I researched with my BON in Az. and I DO have to take an LPN IV and medication skills course prior to doing any type of IV therapy. I did get this information in my core curri...

7. Practicing to my full scope...PICC question

   gr8fulnrs posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   I am an LPN who is working on a medicare unit in LTC. Resident on the unit is having Ancef administered via PICC line, using the SASH protocal (saline, antibiotic, saline, heparin). My question is do I check for blood return prior to the first saline...

8. do you HAVE to work as a nurse when you are in the program?

   gr8fulnrs replied to Junebug59's topic in Recovery

   oh no no no, dont give up! i just my license off probation. It took me four years to do it. but I made it. Every state BON is different with what your work limitations will be but i found a job. it took me a while but I got hired at a school, at a p...

9. late stage senile dementia pt. praying clear as a bell

   gr8fulnrs posted a topic in Spirituality

   had the most awesome experience at work. I work in LTC, had a patient that does not have the ability to put a sentence together. he stopped me and an aide in the hallway and announced he would like to pray. and he did. he prayed clear as a bell for o...

10. What is your current LPN salary

    gr8fulnrs replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN/LVN

    $22.50 /hr. Northern Az. LTC.

11. LPN license off probation! I made it! yippee!

    gr8fulnrs posted a topic in Recovery

    I signed a consent agreement in June of 2008 and got off probation last week, Jan of 2012. I did a vountary surrender in 2003 because I could not stop using meth. The Bon gave me 2 options; They were going to take my license from me and never get it ...

12. Anyone ever get their license back after revocation?

    gr8fulnrs replied to Morganslake's topic in Recovery

    wow. first of all, let me give you a great big hug! I can relate to what your are saying in a lot of ways. the 6 month narc restriction is a doozey, i went through that too. and i get that this basically means is you have no more livelyhood to suppor...

13. Anyone ever get their license back after revocation?

    gr8fulnrs replied to Morganslake's topic in Recovery

    From my experience, the application packet that I recieved from them (OIG) was self-explanitory. It was relatively simple. None of my previous employers were contacted and as far as a "clean" license...my license was in probationary status when I app...

14. Anyone ever get their license back after revocation?

    gr8fulnrs replied to Morganslake's topic in Recovery

    You bet, it is a long tough road but well worth it if you do have that burning desire like I did to not give up. Sure, there will be plenty of hoops to jump through and your patience will be tested. I hit my bottom in 2003, did a voluntary surrender ...

15. How to prepare for nursing?

    gr8fulnrs replied to Devie06's topic in General Nursing

    "You will never be bored. you will always be frustrated. You will be surrounded by challenges. so much to do in so little time.You will carry immense responsibility and very little authority. you will step into peoples lives and you will make a diffe...