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  1. SpankedInPittsburgh

    Confused

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Nursj68's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Great, Great advice RN1965. For some of us its about getting through this and minimalizing the damage. Nobody comes out of this unmarked in my
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    So much anger

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, "deductible" stuff means nothing unless you itemize & I
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    Drug diversion

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Jshaneyfelt's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yep one size fits all program in my experience. Taking an un-prescribed Xanax will almost surely buy you a ticket into monitoring.
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    The ANA is worthless, looks down on floor nurses, don't join!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to DannyBoy8's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah why would they be against mandated nurse to patient ratios especially if such a move is to be replaced by yet another useless nurse committee. Its senseless to be. I'm not renewing at
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    Need some guidance

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to doomedinpa's topic in Nurses Recovery

    There is hope!!!! A nurse in my support group is doing it. No easy road but it can be
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    Federal Nurse Staffing Bill Comparison

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to NursesTakeDC's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Which is why it's important to staff based on acuity, not nurse/patient ratios. On my unit alone, we could have 6 patients and need 1 nurse, or 6 nurses. The bill only sets up mandatory...
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    Need some guidance

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to doomedinpa's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I wish you well. I also wish that the folks in the BON and monitoring would remember that we are nurses but we are also human. We all make mistakes and have problems and we shouldn't be publically...
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    Marijuana

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to JadaM96's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah this is an easy one. He doesn't have to take a new job so just refuse the test. Have him call and say he's reconsidered and wait till the weed is outta his
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    Need some guidance

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to doomedinpa's topic in Nurses Recovery

    First, congratulations on your recovery and a sincere wish that everything works out. I'm in a nurse support group with a lady who surrendered her nursing license then decided to try to get it back....
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    Have I proceeded correctly?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Persephone Paige's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Perse, I don't know what to say except you have the support of many in this corner of the internet and truly "there but for the grace of God go I". Any of us could be put in this outrageous situation...
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    Bipolar and tpapn

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Foxynurse5006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I had a DUI. I didn't so much as reach out for help from the monitoring folks & the BON as I reported out of a sense of professional duty. For those of you who self-reported any issue on your...
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    Possession charges

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to sarahellie's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I wouldn't!!! You have a lot invested in your nursing career. The hardest part of these programs is right at the beginning. Have you even been contacted by the BON yet? Do you know what you are...
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    Confused

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Nursj68's topic in Nurses Recovery

    OK, I can tell you what I've seen: 1) As long as you have an unrestricted license you can use it and get a job. From the time of my DUI it too about 6 months for them to restrict my license. Work...
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    22 days No Drug Test

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Kel65's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I went 6 weeks once it made me paranoid but at least my checkbook didn't get hit so
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    Sick.. need medicine!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Nursealc123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, I wish I had something better to tell you but I'd probably go to my PCP & call my case manager. It's a pain in the butt for sure & I had to do it a few months ago when I had a simple...
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    Concern

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to FengYan's topic in Nurses Recovery

    YEP!!!! That's what you get for being honest to Nazi's just looking for more blood on their lips courtesy a fellow nurse. I'll say it again LIE!!!! If they find out and threaten you with any thing...
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    Concern

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to FengYan's topic in Nurses Recovery

    The BONs can ask anything they want. However, that is private and protected medical information that you are in no way obligated to tell anybody about. Lie if you have to. Hell the BONs say these...
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    Concern

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to FengYan's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Do NOT tell the BON. You will be referred to a monitoring program which is a fate I wish on no
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    Federal Nurse Staffing Bill Comparison

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to NursesTakeDC's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't the ANA supposed to be on our side? A giant pile of nothing is what their bill looks like. Without objective testable ratios these bills mean
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    Starting the IPN in Florida

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to sheracraft's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I read stuff like this and I realize how "lucky" I was when this tornado hit. I didn't get fired from my job thanks to a collective bargaining agreement and my insurance paid for the bulk of the 5...
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    Grad school and OJG exclusion list

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Sabatino's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I guess, as far as it goes, I got very lucky with my clinical hours. I got a DUI in July and by the time I signed my contract it was October. I was in NP School at the time doing a clinical rotation...
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    Done

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Meq815's topic in Nurses Recovery

    yep PNAP is 3/2 years. YUCK!!!! Of course its a ton better then our colleagues in 5 year
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    Suspension

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to stasiastar's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah if it was an employment at will situation I'd can him. You need coworkers that help out when times are tough not run
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    So much anger

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah I'm having a hard time conceiving how you can deduct it as a medical expense. The program doesn't really follow a medical diagnosis nor is its "treatment course" overseen by medical...
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    Failed last semester and it hurts

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to HopefulRNtay's topic in General Students

    How does one fight a grade? You have to get a certain numbers of questions right in a certain amount of time? Do you think the test was invalid? Did many other students fail? If the vast majority...