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    In TPAPN and currently in IOP. Tested pos in IOP...do I need to tell my CM?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to JustBreatheRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, I don't know about the particulars of your monitoring program but in mine I signed a zillion releases. The monitoring Nazis are likely to have access to all your records for review so even if...
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    ISNAP DRUG TESTS

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

    Yeah its one of mine too. I was sick & working a ton of hours to try to dig myself out of the financial hell I'm in. Its not excuse really I was just exhausted and forgot. Its hard to be human...
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    ISNAP DRUG TESTS

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

    Oh boy now I'm paranoid!!! I had a test Wednesday and didn't check in until it was too late Thursday (fell asleep on couch). I hope this aint a hanging
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    When you have a rule that you don't 'friend' coworkers on FB

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I don't use Facebook. True dinosaur
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    Weekly Support Group Meetings

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Nope not
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    Weekly Support Group Meetings

    SpankedInPittsburgh posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi everybody: I'm sure like many of you I have to go to a weekly nurses support group. My experience there is horrible and I simply dread it every week. I'm hoping some of you find your experience...
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    Nurse week, scavenger hunt

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Dskipp's topic in General Nursing

    Are you kidding me? The funny and I think sad part is some nurses are so, so eager to please and get a pat on the head they are probably tripping over each other to be included. Our mascot should...
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    Weekly Support Group Meetings

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It might be
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    Possession charges

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

    Yeah if they haven't suspended or restricted your license you can still
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    Required to participate in RAMP for prior Marijuana charge

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Michael Shelby's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Yeah there is no running from this. You will just wind up in multiple monitoring
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    Hate nursing school help!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Mabern1's topic in General Students

    Yep Ringo is right!!! Lots of "clinical" experience I had was basically doing aide work. And more than some of the classes were stinkers also. However, you go through it and survive you get to be a...
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    100+ attempted IV starts, 3 successes

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to crx971's topic in General Nursing

    You are probably over-thinking. Like I tell the students I get in the ER "pointy end
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    Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Yep the nurse who smokes faces lots of stiff ramifications because of their choice to smoke. Non-smoking colleagues resent them for taking more breaks (they do by in large). Employers don't want to...
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    Weekly Support Group Meetings

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I used to play on my phone like at the AA meetings but they made me
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    Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    How do you have a no smoking property when you have a designated smoking
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    Trouble Finding Work

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to FatElvis's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a guy (56) and have never had a problem getting hired, promoted, pay raises, my education paid for (BSN and DNP). I'm aggressive about this stuff and treat nursing as a career and not a calling....
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    I'm an NP student - How did you choose your specialty?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to abc616's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'll never run an independent practice but how do you like it? How's it
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    I'm an NP student - How did you choose your specialty?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to abc616's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank u Boston!!! I'll be interested to see what they have to
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    I need an experts opinions please !!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Nursing

    Hey you are a brave lady and did nothing wrong. Right and wrong have little to do with this. It's a toxic environment that flourished under the watchful eyes of the same hr folks and management...
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    Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Good
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    RN support group

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to rnfarmer's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah mines $25 a week to hear a bunch of yammering stories about a big pile of nothing. I can't wait to be done with it. I would gladly give them twice the money if I didn't have to
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    Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    That is becoming more the norm. In fact in some parts of the country employers are allowed to fire employees if they are found to be smokers. Nurses have made great progress in smoking cessation but...
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    I'm an NP student - How did you choose your specialty?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to abc616's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Do you have proof that 5 years of RN experience makes for a better NP besides your opinion? I hardly think its fair to ask the other side of a debate to cite studies when you are not prepared to do...
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    Required to participate in RAMP for prior Marijuana charge

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Michael Shelby's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Yeah, this stinks six ways from Sunday. I'm sorry you are being punished so hard for which truly seems to be a trivial matter that occurred before you became a nurse. Do you know the terms and...
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    Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    This is a subject near and dear to my heart. I'm an ex-smoker who is also a nurse. I'm doing my CAPSTONE project on nurse smoking and the impact on nurse careers and patient relationships. Soon I...