BamaRN2004

BamaRN2004 has 9 years experience and specializes in med/surg, step down, I have seen it all.

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1. Workplace bullying

   BamaRN2004 replied to BamaRN2004's topic in Relations

   No not ageist. I was not saying bullies were old nurses. They can be nurses wit ten years exoerience. I think you read that wrong. I do not like your comment

2. Just self-reported to IPN

   BamaRN2004 replied to rngodhelpme's topic in Recovery

   I am sorry you had to join us. It breaks my heart to hear this. You should have gone and did a urine screen anyways. And received a lawyer. Lawyers do help you and get you a deal to your best interest or maybe even prove the discrespency was wrong. A...

3. Should I be worried or am I just paranoid

   BamaRN2004 posted a topic in Recovery

   I have to admit this whole thing has thrown me for a loop as I am sure it has many of you. Yes I did the crime now I am doing the time. I have been clean for 3 years. I have been battling the board with my lawyer for three years. It came down to the ...

4. Pre-Employment Drug Screens and Perscription Meds

   BamaRN2004 replied to EmmaLynnSmithRN's topic in Recovery

   There are a lot of health care professionals who take opiates for chronic pain or benzos for chronic aniety everyday. They are not considered under the influence. I know many in pain management. It would be discriminatory if one were to be fired bc o...

5. Scared about a positive marijuana test

   BamaRN2004 replied to scaredandconfused's topic in Recovery

   Here in Alabama the lead investigator will call and ask questions. If someone calls and asks questions do not tell them anything. Get you a lawyer who deals with Nurses. Be honest like you have here on this forum. Keep working! No one has to know tha...

6. Can they report me?!?!

   BamaRN2004 replied to SGroRN87's topic in General Nursing

   your gonna be just fine. That is a load of crap and sounds like she was threatening you. Also look into the EEOCC and file a complaint too with them. That will definitely make it aware you did nothing wrong and will put the spotlifht on them and they...

7. Please listen!!!

   BamaRN2004 replied to snowwhite2002's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Don't listen to this. It don't mean a hill a beans if you are a CNA before or not. It might help you learn bed/baths and butt wiping better but that's it. And as one stated above and I know that the university hospital is the same they like fresh peo...

8. forgot First Lab call in. California Probation

   BamaRN2004 replied to onlytimeforme's topic in Recovery

   I call every morning at 0400. and if I sleep thru I do it as soon as I get up. I am too paranoid not to call. But I did forget one Sunday. It was my first week of testing. But we do not do screens on Sundays. Just Mon-Sat. So I am not sure we are act...

9. forgot First Lab call in. California Probation

   BamaRN2004 replied to onlytimeforme's topic in Recovery

   $95 good grief. Mine are $68. where are you from? Well I guess that doesn't make a difference

10. Pyxis machine and nurses diverting meds.....

    BamaRN2004 replied to docpsychrn's topic in Recovery

    Oh okay. I didn't see the part about correctional facility. It was kind of a long thread and I skimmed through. I give my apologies for saying that. It just was confusing at first like you said. But that makes sense being a correctional facility. I w...

11. Pyxis machine and nurses diverting meds.....

    BamaRN2004 replied to docpsychrn's topic in Recovery

    I am confused. Because if you were pulling med from the pyxis and then your patient didn't want it and you cancelled it that should be fine. But how did you know they didn't want it when you were pulling that med? Because you would have had to have ...

12. Advice for dealing with addicts?

    BamaRN2004 replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Addictions

    This post is very very judgmental. You have no clue what those people go thru. Anxiety is mostly the reason they started using in the first place. And when detoxing the anxiety is unreal. so give them the meds who are you to say they can't have it u...

13. Terminated! Now what?

    BamaRN2004 replied to BellaaSoleil's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry this happened to you. In fact it happens many of times. But what makes me shocked is you have never been in trouble before so why would this one time get you fired. Also do they monitor those phones with calls and recordings. Ask. It wo...

14. New Grad starting to feel burnt out as a Per Diem nurse in a SNF

    BamaRN2004 replied to MsNiceNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to the world of Nursing. Most are knocked down bc it was not what they imagined. 3 months a brand new nurse and burnt out already Maybe you should look into a diff degree than a BSN. All a BSN will do is help you with grad school. Also don't ...

15. Are you kidding? benedryl???

    BamaRN2004 replied to Junebug59's topic in Recovery

    Melatonin doesn't bc I take It just abt every night.