Nursj68

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1. Confused

   Nursj68 replied to Nursj68's topic in Recovery

   Tht is good information to have; my guilty conscience is killing me not letting my part time employer know what's going on. The good thing about my license at least is it doesn't expire til sept. And by tht point; I'm sure I would've heard from the b...

2. Confused

   Nursj68 replied to Nursj68's topic in Recovery

   Thanks; I really think this will be it for me; if I was only a few yrs in; I'm SURE I'd fight for my license but at this point; I'm reading what others go/ have gone thru idk if I have the strength to go thru it. The other issue is; of course, now w...

3. Confused

   Nursj68 replied to Nursj68's topic in Recovery

   Thank you; when you look at my license on the boards website; tho active; it s states active/ under investigation which is is is like kryptonite. I may as well already b suspended. Most applications say "unencumbered" and oc I must divulge why I'm un...

4. Confused

   Nursj68 posted a topic in Recovery

   I was turned into the board for diversion; and am currently under investigation. I was told that I would be under investigation for 3-6 months and would hear from the board at the end of the investigation. Currently am only working sporadically bc I ...

5. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

   Nursj68 replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

   I started out as an LPN in '88. 1st pay was......$5.95.... at tht time I worked w a nurse who'd already bn a nurse for 20+ yrs; and her starting pay was $2 and some change....the eldest nurses who were about to retire so had bn nurses since Th 40s-50...

6. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

   Nursj68 replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

   Caps; white dresses; white hose... patients could smoke in their rooms.... staff could smoke at nurses station and there were ashtrays at the desk.... there were med nurses who gave meds/ blood to the entire floor; and floor nurses that did everythin...

7. What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

   Nursj68 replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

   I surely believe we were respected more then by patients and their families; but I believe physicians; and physician extenders respect us more now; and take our thoughts/concerns more seriously now; there's not so much of a "fight" when we're trying ...

8. bullying? racism? or overreacting?

   Nursj68 replied to beachbum2000's topic in Relations

   This sounds like a hot mess; and a horrible unit to work on. My unit has everything from new grads to nurses w30+ yrs experience; and none of us would b floating around w 0-1 pts "helping" while others had 4-5. Again; sounds like a horrible workplac...

9. bullying? racism? or overreacting?

   Nursj68 replied to beachbum2000's topic in Relations

   Exactly; who let tht slide?? Why would u throw a new nurse to the wolves; and allow any other nurse; new; seasoned; black; white or green walk around with just ONE patient. How does no one notice the desparage n the assignment???...

10. bullying? racism? or overreacting?

    Nursj68 replied to beachbum2000's topic in Relations

    Quick decision to NOT give the nurse with ONE patient an admission when other have 4 or 5..... umm.... Nope.

11. So I kind of messed up

    Nursj68 replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    This person cannot be serious.... u can take ANY legal narcotic tht u have a prescription for. They can and will require documentation of a prescription. It has happened to me before. And yes; I had a prescription and had to provide a copy from the p...

12. Leaving After 10 Months

    Nursj68 replied to DEgalRN's topic in New Nurse

    If you have the public health job lined up; and they are willing to take you w/o a yrs experience; I will say 1) why are they willing to take you w/o much experience??? is it a high turnover position; are they desperate to fill the position??? 2) if ...