pickles98

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1. overdose in a nursing home/document falsification=need advice

   pickles98 replied to Nikko's topic in General Nursing

   you can all the division of aging and report this without revealing your idenity. they wil come in and do an investigation. is this home owned by a corporation? if so, you might inform someone at the corporate office. did you sign the document? there...

2. What do nursing unions do?

   pickles98 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I know there has been a lot of talk about unions lately. Exactly what do they do for nurses?

3. Has your Nursing License ever been in Jeopardy?

   pickles98 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   The attorneys group that I spoke with are not nurse-attorneys, it's a private firm. However they do a lot of cases like mine. In fact one of them used to work for the state board here in missouri. I thought I would go for the consultation and see wha...

4. Has your Nursing License ever been in Jeopardy?

   pickles98 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly what do peer assistance groups do?

5. Hi Everyone, have a question..

   pickles98 posted a topic in Urology

   Hi, I'am pickles. I have about 4 yrs hemo experience. I would like to get back into dialysis, and have a couple of question about some of the post I've read. What happened to Gambro? I also read comments about some upcoming changes in medicare, will ...

6. Has your Nursing License ever been in Jeopardy?

   pickles98 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   The order pretty much went down without much feedback from me. At the time I was @ the lowest and just decided to stick my head in the sand. Now that I actually have some spunk back in my spirit, I would like to have some restrictions lifted. I have ...

7. Poll: Nurse for life or do you have an "after nursing plan"?

   pickles98 replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

   Hey, as many of you know I am trying to re-enter nursing right now. However, if I were to win the lottery I would go back to school and be a Marine Biologist. I especially love dolphins. Maybe I would become a true-crime author too!!

8. Has your Nursing License ever been in Jeopardy?

   pickles98 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't mean to sound angry in my post, but I do feel like we have to stand up for ourselves. In my state(mo.), there are no peer assistance groups for recovering nurses. My agreement states that I cant carry narc keys(Fine), cant administer narcs(f...

9. Has your Nursing License ever been in Jeopardy?

   pickles98 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I related to all of your post, my license is on probation for 5 yrs. for a pain pill addiction that I self reported. I am having a hard time getting a job, I have been clean for 14 months and am a good nurse. I felt so shameful of my addiction that I...

10. Need Advice on how to re-enter nursing

    pickles98 posted a topic in Career Support

    Hi Everyone. Please be open-minded as you read this. I am a RN. I was addicted to pain pills. I self reported to State Board and my license is on probation. I have been "clean" for over 14 months. I am trying to get a job, but it has been hard becaus...