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    Charge nurse gave an antipsychotic without an order..how should i handle this?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to sallykk79's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't know if I understand. Did you sign for a waste you didn't see? If you did you verified that the pills in question were disposed of and not administered to
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    Finally working again!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to TNPAPnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Tnpap Yay to be working again and it sounds like you have the correct formula to whip the poo-covered gorilla's stinky
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    You were in Purgatory my friend...

    SpankedInPittsburgh posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi all, I don't know if their are any fans of the Sopranos out there but yesterday reminded me of a scene from the show. One of the characters from the show (Chrissy) suffered a near death experience...
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    IOP Questions

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to StanleyJ's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I did as many weeks as my insurance would pay for. I think it was a little over three months. I wasn't allowed to return to work until I had my IOP complete (40 hours a week) and my 90 in 90 done....
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    Holiday testing

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Red<nurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Here we have to check in Monday through Friday. Holidays or not. Now there are "excused holidays" of which thanksgiving is certainly one. However it very common to be selected for testing on the...
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    Vent/rant on Nature of public forums:

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I couldn't agree more. When you force somebody to do something it's not recovery it's punishment plain and simple. I've been going to mandated 12 step meetings for years now. I get nothing from the...
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    You were in Purgatory my friend...

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah cats I cannot wait till you are done I'm only a few months behind. March 2020. It's forever far away but it's a heck of a lot closer than it was. Like Churchill said a long time ago "it's not...
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    What is your opinion on calling in "sick"

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Goofaroo's topic in General Nursing

    Howdy
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    What is your opinion on calling in "sick"

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Goofaroo's topic in General Nursing

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    Herbal supplements

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to IN nurse for now's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Heck I don't even take Advil when I'm
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    Positive UDS

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Red<nurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It's not gonna be the end but you just made things a heck of a lot harder for yourself. I wish you well and will say a prayer for you. Here if you relapse whether you own up to it or not you start...
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    Is this fair move for my immediate supervisor to report me as noncompliant?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to dehlnmaria's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, ticky-tacky but fair
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    Vent/rant on Nature of public forums:

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm good with
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    Vent/rant on Nature of public forums:

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi Kooky, Why wouldn't I be mad? I'm not the kinda guy who is gonna be fed pig feces and pretend like it's a porterhouse steak to make the server feel better. I try not to personalize my feelings...
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    Vet prescribed CBD oil for my cat

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to bitter_betsy's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hey I think laws against humans smoking weed out to be thrown out as they are an assault on personal liberties and are frankly senseless. They have more to do with social philosophy and forced...
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    Uds 1 day before completion!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to OveritLPN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You had to see that one coming. It stinks but its par for the course. Good news is that you got this in the bag.
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    Vent/rant on Nature of public forums:

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hppy, I have no idea what kind of vitriolic conversation you may have become engaged in. You and I have vastly different viewpoints with respect to the worth of these programs and 12 step programs....
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    Cost of IOP

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to lifewithoutrn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My IOP was about 3 1/2 months. It was a ridiculous exercise and kinda looked like a daycare for alcoholics and addicts. Anyway, my copay for this was about $2000 if I remember right. I have no idea...
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    What's the deal with asking about what individual tests are for.

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think the wonderment of what's being tested at least in part springs from a well-earned sense of paranoia. I just got tested today and have drank in a couple years or drugged in a couple decades...
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    PNAP blood test

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Kat232523's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, I'm in the same exact boat. I'm in PNAP because I got a DUI and almost always get option 3 which I presume has etg testing involved. I've been getting tested for about 2 years now and got...
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    Nurses Eat Their Young

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Dairian's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    So if we don't agree that bullying is a big problem we are in fact bullies ourselves? Really? Couldn't labeling somebody who simply doesn't agree with you be seen as an act of aggression and...
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    Nurses Eat Their Young

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Dairian's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    YES!!!! We are in a profession filled with adults. Some of them are miserable beyond belief a like to cloister with like-minded miserable adults and moan about every possible thing. They will...
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    Best/worse experience in monitoring. Please advise

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to HoldenC's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Neats, You seem like a good and compassionate Nurse. I love that you told the Nurse in question to quit before getting charged with a felony thus actually helping that person. However, we disagree on...
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    A Recovery Poll, Sort Of

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to TNPAPnurse's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, it seems like I've been to a billion AA meetings now and what you describe is very accurate. In those rooms they give lip service to acceptance of anybody's higher power but the rooms are...
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    Choosing a facility for eval?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to StanleyJ's topic in Nurses Recovery

    That sounds hauntingly familiar Cats except there was no money to be found just insurance and they rode that horse till it died. I got out of treatment as soon as the money ran dry which was about 4...