Nursey1982

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1. Newly Fired

   Nursey1982 replied to Nursey1982's topic in Recovery

   Thank you all so much for your words of encouragement! I'm definitely getting the help I need and finding my recovery to be going better than I could have expected. I don't even have any desire to take any type of drugs and I know that for a while, I...

2. Newly Fired

   Nursey1982 replied to Nursey1982's topic in Recovery

   I never have even thought of heroin. I've been clean with no wants or desires for narcotics since this incident.

3. Newly Fired

   Nursey1982 replied to Nursey1982's topic in Recovery

   I'm in Iowa. I worked in dialysis for almost a decade as a tech before I became a nurse. I'm nervous but I'd rather be a productive financial partner in my household and have a job instead of just sitting around and waiting. I'm nervous about whether...

4. IV Benadryl

   Nursey1982 replied to kmrn1737's topic in Emergency

   I've always given any dose of Benadryl IV in 10CC saline or more and push over 2 minutes. I've never seen anyone have a seizure but have had patients nearly fall asleep halfway through injection. It's pretty intense given IV!

5. Newly Fired

   Nursey1982 posted a topic in Recovery

   So, I made a mistake at work. I randomly started abusing narcotics about 6 months ago when I accidentally brought a vial of fentanyl home from work one day. I had been investigated a couple months ago after my omnicell counts started coming up higher...