saillady

saillady specializes in medsurg radiology endo ICU & staff-dev..

Latest Activity

1. Info for non-addicted nurses with chronic pain taking opioids

   saillady replied to saillady's topic in Disabilities

   I'm so sorry. I feel like I badgered you. I'll send you my contact info separately and if the need ever arises, I can connect you with my sister. Hopefully, not, however! I've been a registered nurse for my entire adult life. One thing that astounds ...

2. Info for non-addicted nurses with chronic pain taking opioids

   saillady replied to saillady's topic in Disabilities

   Glad to hear that you have a supportive healthcare provider. Just a cautionary note because you say that there are "threatening" noises being made. In this type of situation, there are two entities that are somewhat intertwined and also are not not. ...

3. Info for non-addicted nurses with chronic pain taking opioids

   saillady replied to saillady's topic in Disabilities

   I don't know this site very well. Is there a way for us to communicate privately? Don't do anything rash. First do your homework. What does your state Nurse Practice Act say about the matter? What is the policy of your employer? Are you a member of y...

4. Info for non-addicted nurses with chronic pain taking opioids

   saillady posted a topic in Disabilities

   For almost 5 years now, my sister has been undergoing an ordeal with her state Board of Nursing because of a complaint lodged by her employer. Long story made short, she had chronic pain, underwent many, many conservative medical therapies, had a 3-l...

5. Online Graduate Statistics Class

   saillady replied to MileHigh RN's topic in SRNA

   Did you find a course and take it? If yes, can you tell me about it? Would you recommend it? Thanks much!

6. really disappointed after my trip to the BON

   saillady replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

   Don't forget the people who work at the Board who do the bulk of the work, including investigations and managing the disciplinary actions. They are state employees. Some are RNs and some are not. They are the people with whom you would be interacting...

7. What's the difference between a progress report and a SOAP note?

   saillady replied to sorchgorch's topic in General Nursing

   This is my experience. Documentation has changed over the years and is different in various locales. Early on there were Progress Notes for physicians and Nurses Notes for nurses. When I started nursing, we documented our narrative in the Nurses Not...

8. really disappointed after my trip to the BON

   saillady replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

   Hello: I wrote earlier and referred to my sister's situation. Re: visiting a Board meeting. I went to my sister's trial and, later, to a board meeting when they decided on the disciplinary action. The trial was prosecuted by two Assistant Attorney G...

9. really disappointed after my trip to the BON

   saillady replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

   I'm very curious. The BON you describe sounds remarkably like the Colorado BON. Despite your age, your observations were very astute. My sister has an issue that has spanned the last 4, soon to be 5 years. Her nurse attorney told her that the Board d...

10. chronic pain and pain control

    saillady replied to mel1977's topic in Disabilities

    Hello: I'm on this site looking for information about this very topic. I graduated from nursing school many years ago and my sister is also a nurse. My sister has had chronic pain for a number of years and underwent a 3-level cervical spine surgery. ...