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    Option 4

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Big Blondie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Wow!!! I'm impressed Recovering. You keep track. I don't & I'm in RecoveryTrek. I almost always get Option
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    3 Tests in 5 days!!!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Eris Discordia BSN, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Indeed
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    3 Tests in 5 days!!!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Eris Discordia BSN, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah its totally a money grab. I honestly think these programs often try to soak as much money as they can from people. If the random testing frequency and dates have been turned over to a 3rd party...
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    New to Recovery program and not good news

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Beazy's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Mimi, I couldn't agree more. I self-reported a DUI so there is no issue of confidentiality here. However, the idea of a medical professional violating the rights of a patient and reporting that...
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    Do these scrubs make my butt look big!?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Men in Nursing

    Oh yes!!! Big butt easily spanked just ask the kind folks at the Board of Nursing and PNAP. They have been beating on it for a couple years and it has not been chipped away at all. A little bruised...
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    Do these scrubs make my butt look big!?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Men in Nursing

    All scrubs make my butt look big but I have a big
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    New to Recovery program and not good news

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Beazy's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah I think that if we are going to go with the whole protecting the profession and the public line of logic it should have to be shown that the nurses actions actually did impact their practice. If...
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    SNF job from HELL

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Glycerine82's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    First, God Bless you and your Dad. I'm glad that you are there for him now. I'm sure it means everything to him. Second, congratulations for not accepting the unacceptable. To many nurses are fed...
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    Something Positive!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Eris Discordia BSN, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    YAY YAY YAY!!! I recently went back to the ER again and feel like a nurse again. Bless you all for your much needed
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    Back to Back Tests

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Eris Discordia BSN, RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah I can actually see the value of the back to back tests. I have thought (but never acted on) the fact that if I'm tested and drink right afterwards the likelihood of an ETG test being positive is...
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    Working restaurant job in recovery..

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Nursealc123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Cats, As I remember through the haze tending bar was much easier than passing the nursing boards. It was also so some fun. When this program super-sucks I sometimes think about chucking the whole...
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    Overwhelmed & Recovery?

    SpankedInPittsburgh posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good Morning Fellow inhabitants of Nazi Monitoring Land: Well friends yesterday was my first day of my last semester of my DNP studies. To say that I'm overwhelmed is a little like saying the late...
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    Overwhelmed & Recovery?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    PERFECT!!!! I couldn't possibly have said it
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    Ok I am FREAKING OUT

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to JxoRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah, if they want honesty they ought to think about dumping the atmosphere of fear and coercion. Why would you tell the truth to these blood-suckers. Honesty isn't rewarded and as a result you get...
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    Do these scrubs make my butt look big!?

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yep I got 8 pair of Carhart Black (can't stain en when I spill coffee or whatever on them) and I love
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    I was found out!

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to cwilliams032's topic in General Nursing

    Just about everyone that I work with know that I come on here because they see me checking out the site and they ceaselessly yak with each other about stuff that is none of their business. I have...
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    Encouragement

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Oogie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Eris, you can't think of the totality of the BS you face (or at least I can't). I try to break the stuff into more easily digestible days at a time and celebrate the time gone & accomplished and...
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    failed drug test

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to mjrn70's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My BAC was 016 if I remember correctly but that was almost 2 years ago and the charges got dropped in the end. Didn't matter I still wound up in
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    New to Recovery program and not good news

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Beazy's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Benzo withdraw is particularly dangerous. Consider a medically supervised detox if necessary. I wish you
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    Encouragement

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Oogie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    YAY Oogie. The only things that cure the ills of this program are complete compliance (and some darn luck not getting a false positive) and time. You are getting it done my
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    Working restaurant job in recovery..

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Nursealc123's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Everybody has bills to pay and these folks in the recovery industry don't seem to care about that so long as they are getting paid. Some of these counselors live in some dream state in an alternate...
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    Not trying to give up hope

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to Versash's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yeah here in Pittsburgh Long Term Care & Dialysis seem to be the most recovery friendly. Good Luck to
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    Dx of Bipolar

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to nurse_girlie's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I never heard of then forcing you onto meds. The opposite usually applies. Treatment is a different matter. I would hope they wound not try to force you into treatment after many years of being...
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    Colorado ALTO (alternative to opioids) program

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to nurse2033's topic in Emergency

    Hi everybody. I've been an ER Nurse for a long time & I think these guidelines are great. However, from what I seen there are a couple bad-smelling 600 pound Gorillas in the room that nobody...
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    It all depends on how you look at it

    SpankedInPittsburgh replied to markko's topic in Nurses Recovery

    THey sound like good folks. These monitoring programs could take a clue. Address it and demand some level of accountability but don't try to destroy the