annyoklie

annyoklie has 35 years experience and specializes in everything.

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1. Health-care unions may make push in Nashville

   annyoklie replied to herring_RN's topic in Union

   Did anyone know that you can receive a verbal warning while you're walking down the hall? YES you can...and not even know about it. Not the way due process works. They're flying by the seat of their pants!

2. Health-care unions may make push in Nashville

   annyoklie replied to herring_RN's topic in Union

   Tennessee is one of the many states that NEED unions. I completely agree that if management is good, there is no need for a union, but everywhere I've worked, the HR department publishes an employee handbook with nothing but mumble/jumble,very few b...

3. fallen into the trap

   annyoklie replied to annyoklie's topic in General Nursing

   Interesting thought re contacting the ADA. What could they possibly do?

4. fallen into the trap

   annyoklie replied to annyoklie's topic in General Nursing

   My point exactly...I'd love to know how many nurses take some kind of moodaltering drug while working. My pharmacy records show no narcs before surgery and no narcs for last year (took the board almost 2 years to bring this to hearing). Dosing is t...

5. fallen into the trap

   annyoklie replied to annyoklie's topic in General Nursing

   I too am disgusted with the whole process. By making that phone call, everything that I've worked for for 35 years is in jeopardy because I had 2 major surgeries in 2 years and had to take narcotics to function. I have disclosed all of my injuries ...

6. Need Help From Nurses In Recovery!

   annyoklie replied to bossynurse101's topic in Recovery

   Knowing that addiction is a disease...can't help thinking about what my attorney said...wonder how many of the "judges" have a problem?

7. fallen into the trap

   annyoklie replied to annyoklie's topic in General Nursing

   Got letters from prescribing physicians. Bottom line: BON doesn't give a hoot about anything but pt safety. Don't get me wrong...I live for pt care. Benn off drugs for about a year...and I still will have a monitoring agreement? There is no advoc...

8. fallen into the trap

   annyoklie replied to annyoklie's topic in General Nursing

   Got a nurse/attorney

9. fallen into the trap

   annyoklie posted a topic in General Nursing

   OK...this is dicey...I have been a nurse for 35 years. I have had 4 neck surgeries. Problems started in 2005 when after 15 years of cervical health, I ruptured another disc at work. I could not even raise my head off the pillow. Had surgery #3 an...