blugreenh2o

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1. Anybody approved for SSDI for fibro?

   blugreenh2o replied to Simba&NalasMom's topic in Disabilities

   Esme thank you for that link. After reading it, it gives me hope that I'll be able to qualify for my diagnosis of lupus should I need it ever. Times are tough right now with work, and I'm trying to get out of the ER into something else, along with ...

2. Did I shoot myself in the foot by disclosing?

   blugreenh2o replied to ceebeeaitch's topic in Disabilities

   I was given a full license, no problems.

3. Did I shoot myself in the foot by disclosing?

   blugreenh2o replied to ceebeeaitch's topic in Disabilities

   I disclosed to the Texas BON when I was moving there, and the only thing they required was a letter from my psychiatrist. Just make sure that once your psych sends the letter that you confirm that the BON has in fact received the letter. They won't...

4. Diagnosed with lupus can i still be a nurse?

   blugreenh2o replied to livvie32's topic in Disabilities

   I'm a nurse with lupus. I was first diagnosed May of 2013, and I'm 36 years old. When I first went into remission, I thought ok, I can handle this, work will be fine, no problem. But now I'm not so sure. I'm currently having a flare up, it's my t...

5. Help....I Can't Take it Anymore! - Nurses Coping with Stress

   blugreenh2o replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Stress 101

   I hate my job right now. There I said it. I truly do. I've got every symptom of compassion fatigue and burnout that there is. I've even dealt with discrimination at my job by employee health and management about my bipolar disorder. They tried t...

6. Challenge for mental illness

   blugreenh2o replied to jtmarcy12's topic in Psychiatric

   I too was discriminated against at my current job by management and our occupational health. They tried to get rid of me, but I won that battle, and I will continue to fight. There does need to be more compassion about mental illness among nurses, ...

7. Nurse burnout-How do you handle it?

   blugreenh2o replied to Nursepreneur's topic in Emergency

   I've lost my "why". I've become so burned out that I'm thinking about talking to our EAP.